Description
Size: 4-12 pounds
One of the most brilliantly patterned cat breeds is the calico, which has bright patterns of red, black, white, blue, and cream. The cat should be a tri-color cat with white feet, legs, belly, chest, and snout in accordance with the Cat Fanciers’ Association (CFA) show rules for Calico Persians. Additionally, the cat ought to have a colored tail and one or more colored patches on its body or head.
The eye hues of calicoes might be copper, blue, green, or odd-eyed. (In Persians of show quality, odd-eyed bi-colors should have equally pigmented blue and copper eyes).
Origin and History
Although its origin is unknown, it is believed to have come from Egypt and been traded along the Mediterranean. In the 1940s, scientists started paying significant attention to calico cats. Male cats do not have these dark, drumstick-shaped lumps inside their nerve cell nuclei, according to Murray Barr and his PhD student E.G. Bertram. Barr bodies was the final name given to these black masses. Susumu Ohno, a Japanese cell researcher, discovered the Barr bodies were X chromosomes in 1959. One of the two X chromosomes inside a female mammal switches off, according to the theory of X-inactivation first out by Mary Lyon in 1961. She noticed that mice’s coat colour patterns resembled those of calico cats. Numerous cultures’ tradition holds that calico cats are lucky charms. These are commonly referred to in the US as “money cats.” Maneki-Neko, which represent calico cats, are lucky figurines popular in Japan.
Behavior
Activity Level: high
Social Needs: The calico is a lovely, affectionate, and loyal cat that is typically autonomous and doesn’t need constant attention.
Calico kittens can be both loving and fiercely independent, like most cats. When they are kittens, they should alternate between being playful and active and napping for extended periods of time. Reading research on breed temperament can only give you a partial picture of the personality of your new pet cat because each cat has their own distinctive personality.
As Pet
Diet and Nutrition
Any breed of calico cat should normally be fed a comprehensive and balanced cat food that is either dried or canned. To learn if your cat’s breed has any particular dietary needs, do some study on it.
Grooming
Its breed, not its coat pattern, will determine the majority of a calico cat’s care. For instance, the coats of shorthaired calicoes will require less brushing than longhaired types.
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