Because of the regular use of persians as outcrosses, some exotics may carry a copy of the recessive longhair gene. We refer to these as jungle babies due to their wildly exotic coat patterns. The answer to the question that may be in your head right now is, yes, it is named after mackerel fish. The mackerel tabby pattern is the only striped coat pattern seen. Shes an aj baby and gorgeous with a wonderful sweet personality she loved the show. The classic tabby pattern is the typical blotches found on most cats. Tabby persian kittens past kittens pictured on this page are some of our past tabby persian kittens. Silverdance persians breedstandard of persians tabby. Classic tabbies have a bulls eye pattern along the side, and mackerel tabbies have thin lines that appear drawn on around the entire body. However, if you decide to adopt a grey tabby, youll need to regulate their diet since they lack physical exercise. The lines are parallel to each other and evenly spaced. They can appear as dark swirls in random shapes and sizes all around the coat. Ginger tabby cats come in four distinct coat patterns. A fifth includes tabby as part of another basic color pattern, e.
Tabby persians are one of the most funloving varieties of persian cats known for their love for outdoors. Although there are many variations of each, the tabby pattern falls into four basic classes. Brown mackerel tabby cpc, 7544s2672057 fi sk lo 1612238 ic, fi, aamukasteen finland maiden, may102012 brown spotted tabby cpc, 7545s2720560 fi srk lo 89208. Brown patched mackerel tabby persian female 201718 show season. So with that you could get a classic patterned patched tabby cat or a macarel patterned patched cat. Blue patched mackerel tabby persian beautiful cats, fluffy cat. The other four types are the blotched tabby, spotted tabby, ticked tabby, and patched tabby. He is sired by sgc vita nova ceaser of templeparlor and out of ch vita nova cleopatra of templeparlor. The patched tabby persians has redcolored patches on top of mackerel or classic coats. Krzanowski, carol persiantabby male p 40 349 cinemas delirious of bombshell red mackerel tabby.
Third best of breed gc, rw warhammer sparkle of bella mia. Each one has its own one of a kind unique color patternmarkings. The exotic shorthair is a breed of cat developed to be a shorthaired version of the persian. Cooke, lynn a exotic female c 37 209 oxi sable next step of elan brown tabby. They have a m type mark on the forehead, which is a quick identifier of a tabby cat. Also known as stripped tabby, the mackerel is the most commonly found tabby pattern. Its basically a tortie or a calico cat where the black patches are brown tabby instead of solid black. The exotic is similar to the persian in many ways, including temperament and conformation, with the exception of the short dense coat.
Tabby persian cat breed facts, origin, history and personality traits. Latin lover leo, black mackerel tabby exotic shorthair cat entertainment, exotic. They are not a breed but rather a coloration variation that pops up in almost all breeds of cats. Despite the term tabby which indicates stripes, ginger tabby cats actually come in four patterns. The mackerel tabby, which is the most common type, has stripes running down their sides that are at right angles to the spine and are somewhat reminiscent of a fishbone. Learn the differences between tabby cat patterns right here. The mackerel tabby is the most common maine coon tabby coat pattern.
There are 5 distinct patterns seen in tabby cats below. Both torties tortoiseshells and torbies tortoiseshell tabbies, also called patched tabbies are cats who have both red. How to tell the difference between torbie, tortie, calico. Tabby cats are often mistakenly thought of as being a particular breed of cat, but it is the coat pattern that is known as tabby. Pet central looks at the persian cat coat patterns and colors from. Blue patched mackerel tabby persian tortoiseshell tabby, persian cats. The brown patched is both a brown tabby and a red tabby on different parts of its body. Breedstandard of persians tabby silverdance persians. She loves people mina is the calico girl on the left, shes running for her regional win. Tabby persian cat breed facts, origin, history and. A fifth pattern is formed by any of the four basic patterns when part of a patched patterna patched tabby, then, is a calico or tortoiseshell cat with patches of tabby coat such cats are called caliby and torbie, respectively, in cat fancy. Tortoiseshell and calico cats with tabby underlines belong to this group. The longhaired feline has a storied pastand a frenzied following. The patched tabby may exhibit either the classic or mackerel pattern with the addition of patches of red.
Boberans jason of perfikatz red persian 011049958 v1101 682000. What is the life expectancy of a tabby cat traveling. Persian, bluetortiesilvertabby bluepatchedsilvertabby. Some also consider patched tabbies, aka tortoiseshell cats, to fall into the ginger tabby category. Tabby division tabby persians have either classic, mackerel, or patched tabby patterns. These are mackerel, spotted, ticked, patched and classic, and while that might sound like the lineup for a bizarre new range of burgers, they are actually the names given to most common tabby cat markings. Cats carrying the mackerel tabby lines see tabbies tend to appear. The tabbies are the extroverts of the persian breed. A tabby cat is one which has a unique design on its coat, mainly strips, dots and whirls. All about tabby cats and their color patterns the spruce pets. There is popular misconception that tabby is a breed of cats.
A tabby is any domestic cat felis catus with a distinctive m shaped marking on their forehead. There are a total of 95 different persian colors of which 26 are chocolate and lilac. Tabby cats feature distinctive strips, lines, swirling patterns or dots with a wide variety of patterns and colors. Persian cats persian cats for sale persians kittens. We comprise all of michigan and ohio, as well as portions of ontario, kentucky, new york, pennsylvania and west virginia. The orange tabby will usually have one of five varying kinds of coat patterns. Of all the tabby variations, the one most associated with traditional tabby markings is the mackerel tabby pattern. Tabby cats, mackerel tabby color pattern, tabby cat marking.
Some pointed breeds also allow tabby points within their color standards. These cats are also described as having tiger stripes. Spotted tabbies are variations of the mackerel tabby and classic tabby in which the stripes are broken up into spots. Class one is known by a bull eyes mark present on one. Jenny is one of my special babies, she was handfed. The longhaired feline has a storied past and a frenzied following. The mackerel tabby pattern gives slender vertical, gently curving stripes on the sides of the body. Chocolate persians resource cat breeders of persians in. Persian, bluetortie silvertabby bluepatchedsilvertabby. Ch blueskyeyes falcon of boberan dm 01081075021 v0698.
Tabby division the tabbies are the extroverts of the persian breed. Snowman has beautiful overall balance with big boning, round, prominent doming, large beautiful wide. Grey tabby cat personality is known for being quite lazy, and they tend to refuse anything that requires too much effort. Snowman is a silver, blue, mackerel tabby and white van. Technically speaking there are different variations of tabby cat coat color. These cats are known for their beautifully patterned tabby coats which can come in three different variations patched, mackerel and classic. As a result, both red cats and the patches of red on tortoiseshell cats will always show tabby patterning, though sometimes the. Persians come in such a wide variety of colors and are divided into 7 color categories in the cfa persian standard. The great lakes region is one of eight regions within the cat fanciers association. A bicolor cat of white and colored portions, the colored portions conform with the patched tabby color standard. Persian tabby top cats the cat fanciers association, inc. In cfa the same pattern would be called brown patched mackerel tabby and white. For example red ticked tabby could be introduced into the persian breed to create a red self solid persian. It has narrow stripes that begin at a dark stripe along the spine and run vertically down towards the belly.
Torties because of random color variation, but tabbies due to the patterns in the coloration. Persians, with their luxurious coats and open pansylike faces are the number one breed in popularity. The classic tabby will have a butterfly pattern on his back or a bulls eye. Although there are many variations, this coat pattern has four distinctive types. In 1981 he was cfas best red mackerel tabby persian i think he was the only. American shorthair, arabian mau, birman, british shorthair, cornish rex, exotic shorthair, japanese bobtail, manx, norwegian forest cat, persian, siberian, turkish van, turkish angora. Todays house cats originated from the african wild cat which has similar markings to those we see on tabby cats, an effective form of camouflage. About persians and himalayans gems of the south persian. It is preferred that the cat have white feet, legs, undersides, chest, and muzzle.
Brown patched mackerel tabby and white american curl. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Tabby persian article 2000 the cat fanciers association, inc. The marking should exhibit a classical tabby pattern, i. Tabby cats are a little different though as the patterns have much more variety. The four known distinct patterns, each having a sound genetic explanation, are the mackerel, classic, ticked and spotted tabby patterns. The patched tabby typically features patches of brown and orange tabby patterns, with markings often more apparent on the legs and head. Posh persian persnickety of pelaqita pelaqita persians. Murphy, heidi persiantabby female c 40 234 cozmo renegade red mackerel tabby owner. On the brighter side, they can be a perfect pet for those who prefer a quiet pet that wont bother them. Gc nw boberans wild ride dm red mackerel tabby persian 0140m1252330 v 2191999.