Can calico cats be boys

Answer 1

Yes they can, but male calicos are very rare. Calico is not a breed, its a coat pattern that needs two x chromosomes, in order to make a male you need an x and a y but sometimes ( every one and 3,000 ) you will find a male calico with two x chromosomes. If you are lucky enough to have a male calico they are worth thousands and thousands of dollars. they are nicknamed "million dollare cat" "money kittey" and "pay check cat"

Answer 2

yes a cailco cat ca have many boy kittens. but as far as them haveing a male calico kitten, it very highly rare. i have owned a callie coat cat ever since i could remember and she has had many kittens. but never once a calico boy. .... hope this helped you out

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Sorry but that is not true. The reason there are no male calico cats is because the gene that is linked to the coat color is sex-linked to the female chromosome.

In certain breeds, such as Persians, there are tortoiseshell colored males but they don't have white on them. Tortoiseshell coat color is not sex-linked, but most of them are females.

No one should allow a cat to have "many kittens" for any reason.

Kaberle RVT

Answer 3

Following Genetics: NO.

The calico coat color is an effect created by a sex-linked gene on the X chromosome. This means only females can have both orange and black colors in the same coat (or orange and grey-tabby). (Because only they have TWO X chromosomes. A male has only ONE X chromosome, so he can be orange or black/grey, but not both.)

Example:

Girl XB XO (she is black and orange)

Boy XO Y (he is orange, not black)

Boy XB Y (he is black/grey, not orange)

A tortoiseshell (a calico without white) is the same thing - it can only be a girl. The white coloration in the calico is not sex-linked and is caused by a different gene. Thus, boys can have the white mixed in with their other color.

*The more white the female cat has, generally the more distinct the patches are (the less white, the more "mixed" or blotchy/blurry the patches are).

Following Genetic Disorders: MAYBE.

Technically, there is a disorder where an animal can have the wrong number of chromosomes. It is possible to have XXY (XX=girl, XY=boy)

XXY causes the animal to be male, but may have feminine characteristics and is usually sterile (can't have kids). With this case, it is possible you could find a calico or tortoishell cat with what appears to be male genitalia! I am only using knowledge about human conditions in this case, it may be that XXY is fatal in cats (but it's not in people).

Answer 4

Yes, calico cats are almost always female because they require two X chromosomes to display the unique coat pattern. Male calico cats are very rare and typically have an extra X chromosome (XXY) making them sterile.

Answer 5

It is possible for a calico cat to have a calico kitten. It is likely that it may have different coloured kittens as the kittens father usually another colour.

Answer 6

it can but only 90% of them are male (they are very rare)

Answer 7

Yes they can.

Answer 8

Male calico cats are very very rare.