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No, but orange females are rare. The simple answer is that an orange female cat must have BOTH an orange father and either an orange or calico mother. Where as an orange male only needs ONE parent to be orange or calico.
To understand why, you'll need a small lesson in genetics: The gene that determines orangeness is carried on the X chromosome. (females have two X chromosomes, X X, and males have an X and a Y, X Y) For our purposes, we will represent an orange gene carrying chromosome as "X^C" and a non-orange chromosome simply as "X" A male orange cat must have an orange X, so his chromosome pair is "X^C Y" (as opposed to a non-orange male "X Y") In order for a female cat to be orange, she must have two X^C chromosomes. "X^C X^C" Now, offspring get their chromosomes from their mother and father. A female gets an X from mom and an X from dad. A male must get an X from mom, and a Y from dad. So the female cat, in order to be orange, must have an orange (X^C Y) father and a mother that at least carries one X^C chromosome. A female cat with one orange chromosome (X^C X) only partially shows or expresses her orange gene and is a calico cat. If you find this interesting and want to get a better understanding of how chromosomes are passed to offspring, I suggest you learn about Punnet squares and how they work. Plug different combinations of X^C into the parent slots and see what colors the offspring are. (it's good clean nerdy fun!)
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Can an Orange cat get pregnant?
Most Orange cats are male - but not all, so if you have a female orange cat that has not been fixed then yes, she can definitely get pregnant.
Is it true that a female cat will mate with more than one male and have a litter of kittens with different fathers?
Yes, it's true that a female cat can mate with several male cats and have a litter of kittens of all colors and that goes for dogs as well.
A male cat?
A male cat is called a Tom cat.
What is an orange pippin?
An orange pippin is a cat that is orange.
What colour kittens will you get if you breed 2 black cats?
ginger, unless some old traits from grandparents come out...i bred a short haired cat with a tom cat and out came a long haired cat ( 3 inches!!!) if i was helpful to you could you please reccommend me and give me a trust point
Will you get a n orange kitten if you breed a tabby cat and a orange cat?
orange is sex linked dominate, a female orange cat will almost always have a few orange kittens, and a male orange cat can have orange daughters --- If the orange one is the mother, all the male kittens will be orange. If the orange is the father, you wont get any ginger kittens but you will get tortoiseshell female kittens.
Can an Orange cat get pregnant?
Most Orange cats are male - but not all, so if you have a female orange cat that has not been fixed then yes, she can definitely get pregnant.
A cat has orange furWhat is true of the cat?
it is a Red or Ginger cat.
Is there such thing of a girls orange cat?
Yes infact I have one. Most people believe that just because the cat is orange it is a male. This is NOT TRUE. Miss Hissy Pants is female so was her mom, and aunt. Also she had 2 litter mate brothers, and 3 half brothers and 2 half sisters whom were all orange. The only color cat who is mainly one sex is the calico and this includes the color called the tortie. I have had one Male calico and he was crazy to the point of one day he attacked me. I had to have stitches and have him put down was the hardest thing I could have ever done. His name was Little Man. He had a heartshaped yellowish/orange spot on his right front leg. His other colors were white, black, yellow and a redish brown. Don't let people tell you that all orange cats are male. This is so not true. Hope this helps you out.
Is it true that a female cat will mate with more than one male and have a litter of kittens with different fathers?
Yes, it's true that a female cat can mate with several male cats and have a litter of kittens of all colors and that goes for dogs as well.
Is it true that only Siamese cats can bear calico kittens and please explain why or why not?
no that is not true calico kittens can be born to just about any breed of cat. I myself have two calicoes, their mother was a black/orange tortie and the father a orange longhair tabby. also in the litter was a two black and white males and an orange tabby male.
What colors are Garfield?
Garfield is depicted as an orange tabby cat with black stripes.
Is it true that blues clues was really going to be a cat?
In the original pilot episode ("Blue Prints"), Blue was a male cat, as opposed to a female dog, which she is in all other episodes.
Are all truly black and white cats male?
Color is no clue to the sex of any cat...There are exceptions, a Tortie or a Calico is almost ALWAYS female, if it is a male it will be sterile. Also, orange/red tabby's are almost ALWAYS male. The chance of a red/orange tabby being female are about 25% --- No, black and white is not related to the sex of a cat. Also, 75% chance of having a ginger male isn't "almost ALWAYS". Every 1 in 4 orange cats are female, in comparison, around 1 in 3000 tortoiseshells/calicos are male.
Are all white cats males?
No, there are females as well. Yes, there are female orange/red/ginger tabbys, but the chance of one being born is about 20% Verifying the above statement, around 1/4 of orange cats are female. :) To get an orange female, both parents must have some orange in them. To get an orange male, the mother must be orange or tortoiseshell/calico, and the father can be any other colour. Actually 80% of orange tabbys are male with the rest being sterile it is a mutation in the xy chromosone
Are all yellow cats males?
Orange cats can be either male or female. The only color that I know of that is most always female is the Calico color. Personally I have never seen a male Calico cat. Most male calico or tortoiseshell cats are sterile.
Is it true that girl cats are multi-colored and boys are just two colors?
No. Both male and female cats can be any color or combination of colors. Case in point: my female cat is completely black (well, she has a few white hairs here and there, maybe 20 white hairs total), and my male cat is a gold tabby (black, grey, and gold).The orange/red coat color is usually only found on male cats, but it is not impossible for a female cat to be orange. Orange cats are usually males because the gene for the red-orange color appears only on x chromosomes. Since females have two x chromosomes, the other x chromosome will usually alter the color from orange to something else. Since males only have one x chromosome, if they are carrying the orange gene they will usually end up orange.
