A Michael Broad Blog
I just took these photos. It shows the tabby coat as camouflage. I like to see the original tabby cat in nature. This hints at the wildcat ancestor. I like that. Long grass is probably one type of environment that the African/Asian wildcat – the domestic cat ancestor – has to hide in but …
By Christine Hi, I have a 6 year old male house cat who weighs 20 lbs. He is big all over, we have always controlled his amount of food, no endless bowl, etc. He is silver and has the markings of a Bengal, but because of his size – I don’t think so. Also, …
Today, I received a gift of catnip in the post. It was unexpected. It came from Walter and Jozef, the two cats who live with Ruth and Barbara. It was sent by Viv Robinson (& Partners) Home Textiles. It is quality catnip. Thank you very much. I feed a semi-stray tabby, girl cat and …
By Ruth (Monty’s Mom) This is the story of a gray tabby cat named Suki, who lives at The Cat Network in West Allis, Wisconsin. Suki does not have a sweet personality. Suki’s temperament may cause her to be a permanent resident of The Cat Network. She has an area designated as “Suki’s House” …
A spotted tabby cat personality is an idea that is completely misplaced. People actually think that a spotted tabby cat has a certain type of personality. I, for one, do not see a likelihood of a connection between the spotted tabby coat and a certain type of personality. There is nothing in any of …
The title says it all. It is a large format image showing the texture and pattern of a nice spotted tabby cat coat: The photo is by Michael. Anyone can use it but please tell me if you do. If you don’t tell me you can’t use it 😉 Sorry. It is just about …
The word “torbie” is a shortened version of “tortoiseshell-tabby”. The word describes a coat that is an amalgam of tabby patterns/colors and tortoiseshell patterns/colors. Both pedigree cats and moggies have torbie coats. The black areas are replaced by dark tabby patterning. They are also known as a ‘patched tabby’. To people unsure about cat …
by Finn Frode (Copenhagen, Denmark) Milly – our old Norwegian Forest Cat As you’ll know most tabby cats carry a distinctive “M” marking in their foreheads. In Lorraine Chittock’s book ‘Cairo Cats – Egypt’s Enduring Legacy’ I found this story of how it got there: “A cat once killed a snake that was attacking …
