tabby cat coats – Michael Broad

Your chance to watch a ginger tabby Maine Coon kitten grow up from 2 to 16 weeks of age in a 17 second video

November 9, 2023November 7, 2023 by Michael Broad

I always like these short videos showing a charming Maine Coon kitten growing up. This breed grows up slowly; still developing at 4-years-of-age they say. And this particular individual is a lovely ginger tabby with a nice little dark smudge on the left side of his nose which I think adds to his attractiveness. …

The classic blotched tabby (infographic)

February 9, 2024September 12, 2023 by Michael Broad

Silver classic tabby Scottish Fold kitten with a WOW appearance

Scroll down for an infographic on the classic tabby cat coat which is also referred to as the blotched tabby. Of the three types of tabby coat: the mackerel, spotted and classic, as stated in the infographic, the classic is believed to have evolved the last in the Elizabethan era due to a genetic mutation. But domestic cat tabby coats have evolved from the original domesticated cats which were all stripped/spotted tabbies as they were domesticated wildcats. Back in the day there was only one type of tabby.

Agouti tabby (infographic)

Click the link above for an infographic on the agouti gene which is responsible for the tabby coat.

What is the most common cat coat type in the UK?

September 25, 2021 by Michael Broad

The blotched tabby is the most common UK cat

The blotched (classic tabby) pattern is the most common for domestic and stray cats in the UK today. It is unclear why the classic tabby is more common than the striped (mackerel) tabby. As the domestic cat’s wild ancestor has a faintish striped tabby coat you might have thought that the striped tabby would …

Picture of a cat with a bowl haircut

March 2, 2021March 2, 2021 by Michael Broad

This is a picture of a tabby cat with a bowl haircut. Well, it’s not exactly a haircut. It’s a hairstyle. A cat coat pattern. It’s a permanent ‘hair cut’ that this kitty was born with. Or is this a photo-edited couple of photographs? It could well be because photo-editing is so clever these …

What is a tabby cat?

July 15, 2020July 13, 2020 by Michael Broad

A tabby cat can be any one of the following: a random bred domestic cat, a feral cat, a stray cat, a community cat or a purebred, pedigree cat and even a wild cat; all of which have or can have a certain type of coat. That coat is the original domestic cat coat …

Picture of a cute cat with a cinnamon bun coat

March 18, 2020 by Michael Broad

This cute cat who looks like a pedigree British Shorthair and she has a spiral tabby coat when curled up resting. When standing the coat would be deep, and high contrast straight lines along the torso which is unusual. The coat has been described as a cinnamon bun. The picture caught my eye for …

Pictures of striped tabby cats

November 6, 2019November 6, 2019 by Michael Broad

Striped tabby cats are also called mackerel tabbies in reference to the skin of the fish by the same name. This is the ancient type of tabby pattern close to the one we see in the ancestral wild cat species. The word ‘tabby’ is thought to be derived from ‘Atabi’, type of silk manufactured …

Coat pattern has image of cat’s head and shoulders

August 6, 2018June 25, 2018 by Michael Broad

Coat pattern is image of cat's head and shoulders

Nothing to say other than have a look. The coat pattern is very unusual and by pure chance at the center is an image of the cat’s head and shoulders. Big deal. It is just nice. The coat looks like an unusual tabby coat. [weaver_show_posts cats=”” tags=”tabby-cat-coats” author=”” author_id=”” single_post=”” post_type=” orderby=”date” sort=”ASC” number=”3″ …

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