# Calico kitties! (Kitty pics) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 31, 2010, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calico-kitties-kitty-pics/548651 "2010-07-31T02:55:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Anne\_Neville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Anne\_Neville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anne_Neville)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2010, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calico-kitties-kitty-pics/548651/1 "2010-07-31T02:55:21Z")
[Calico kitties!](http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/contribute/sn/gallery?plckGalleryID=191f17dd-4cdb-4727-b1f5-95b60976b196) My Luna is a dilute calico Siamese mix. I may be biased, but I think calicos are pretty kitties. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2010, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calico-kitties-kitty-pics/548651/2 "2010-07-31T03:57:53Z")
Well, have I got some pretty kitties for you! [My silly kitty, Feather.](http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s142/featherlou/Family/HPIM4703.jpg) [My husband’s evil kitty.](http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s142/featherlou/Family/HPIM5524.jpg) She is apparently part Siamese, too. My cat might be; I don’t know. She does have the Siamese kink in the end of her tail. Calicos are pretty kitties; they sure have a lot of personality, too - little divas. ---
**Author:** ![whiterabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/cab0a1/32.png) [@whiterabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whiterabbit)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2010, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calico-kitties-kitty-pics/548651/3 "2010-08-01T02:11:57Z")
Torties have very Siamese-like attitudes, in my experience, no Siamese mixture needed. I’ve seen it referred to as “tortietude” here and there online. Wonderful cats. My mom’s Emily, the BossCat, is a little six-pound tortie who can out-attitude just about any other cat I’ve ever met. ---
**Author:** ![Cheez\_Whia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d26b3c/32.png) [@Cheez\_Whia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheez_Whia)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2010, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calico-kitties-kitty-pics/548651/4 "2010-08-01T03:31:00Z")
They resemble my [Squirrel Cat](http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w119/ignatz1957/Image-3B97D6A6AFAF11DB.jpg)\*! My niece the Vet Tech calls her a dilute Torti, but her adoption papers from the Humane Society say “calico”. I just think she’s pretty. 🙂 \*That is the name she picked herself and answers to. ---
**Author:** ![Elysium](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/3be4f8/32.png) [@Elysium](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elysium)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2010, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calico-kitties-kitty-pics/548651/5 "2010-08-01T03:47:52Z")
My [Mina](http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikerapa/1469836126/in/photostream/) is a dilute calico. She’s very [vocal.](http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikerapa/1468981029/in/photostream/) ---
**Author:** ![toofs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4491bb/32.png) [@toofs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toofs)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2010, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calico-kitties-kitty-pics/548651/6 "2010-08-01T03:51:33Z")
Ah, man, I wanna cat! **Mrs. toofs** said I need to wait until we get our house. She’s right, of course, but I WANT A KITTY!!!😛 Lovin’ the pics! ---
**Author:** ![kayT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayt/32/3633_2.png) [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2010, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calico-kitties-kitty-pics/548651/7 "2010-08-01T04:14:37Z")
[Max](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4111/4847832553_d0da082e67.jpg) has gotten more & more vocal as he gets older. Maybe he is also part Siamese. He is beautiful, in any case, and kinda dumb. Sweet, though. ---
**Author:** ![toofs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4491bb/32.png) [@toofs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toofs)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2010, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calico-kitties-kitty-pics/548651/8 "2010-08-01T05:54:35Z")
> [@kayT](#): > > [Max](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4111/4847832553_d0da082e67.jpg) has gotten more & more vocal as he gets older. Maybe he is also part Siamese. He is beautiful, in any case, and kinda dumb. Sweet, though. Ha, tabby with an orange spot! ---
**Author:** ![Surly\_Chick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@Surly\_Chick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surly_Chick)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2010, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calico-kitties-kitty-pics/548651/9 "2010-08-01T18:20:14Z")
I wish I wasn’t so deathly allergic to cats. My dog loves them and these picture threads always make me want to get one. But, alas, it is not meant to be. ---
**Author:** ![Renee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/renee/32/287_2.png) [@Renee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Renee)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2010, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calico-kitties-kitty-pics/548651/10 "2010-08-01T18:50:09Z")
> [@Surly\_Chick](#): > > I wish I wasn’t so deathly allergic to cats. My dog loves them and these picture threads always make me want to get one. But, alas, it is not meant to be. Easy solution. [You know](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3100/2702175093_b5ce660685.jpg) [you](http://www.everythingcatskittens.com/images/sphinx.jpg)[want one](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mlegNwpVE2A/SSYnqIsNHwI/AAAAAAAAACo/YZoD3pHNI3s/s320/hairless+cats-1.jpg). Do it for Mushi! ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2010, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calico-kitties-kitty-pics/548651/11 "2010-08-01T18:55:10Z")
> [@Renee](#): > > > [@Surly\_Chick](#): > > > > I wish I wasn’t so deathly allergic to cats. My dog loves them and these picture threads always make me want to get one. But, alas, it is not meant to be. > > Easy solution. [You know](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3100/2702175093_b5ce660685.jpg) [you](http://www.everythingcatskittens.com/images/sphinx.jpg)[want one](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mlegNwpVE2A/SSYnqIsNHwI/AAAAAAAAACo/YZoD3pHNI3s/s320/hairless+cats-1.jpg). Do it for Mushi! Actually, Sphynx cats are not hypo-allergenic. In fact, they’re some of the more allergenic cats out there, because the allergy is usually not to the hair but to the dander. Since the Sphynx has no hair to hold the dander, it tends to get out and around more than a furry kitty’s would. I’ve heard Abyssinians and Russian Blues are good for people with cat allergies. My spouse had a pretty bad cat allergy–he got the shots and now we have seven cats with nary a problem. Well, except for too many cats, of course. No more! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Anne\_Neville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Anne\_Neville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anne_Neville)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2010, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calico-kitties-kitty-pics/548651/12 "2010-08-02T13:52:28Z")
I know my Luna is a Siamese mix because she has blue eyes with red eye-shine. Siamese blue eyes reflect red instead of the normal blue-green color. > [@Cheez\_Whia](#): > > They resemble my [Squirrel Cat](http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w119/ignatz1957/Image-3B97D6A6AFAF11DB.jpg)\*! … I just think she’s pretty. 🙂 She is a pretty kitty! All the kitties in this thread are pretty kitties. ---
**Author:** ![Surly\_Chick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@Surly\_Chick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surly_Chick)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2010, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calico-kitties-kitty-pics/548651/13 "2010-08-02T14:21:18Z")
> [@Renee](#): > > > [@Surly\_Chick](#): > > > > I wish I wasn’t so deathly allergic to cats. My dog loves them and these picture threads always make me want to get one. But, alas, it is not meant to be. > > Easy solution. [You know](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3100/2702175093_b5ce660685.jpg) [you](http://www.everythingcatskittens.com/images/sphinx.jpg)[want one](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mlegNwpVE2A/SSYnqIsNHwI/AAAAAAAAACo/YZoD3pHNI3s/s320/hairless+cats-1.jpg). Do it for Mushi! I **told** you - if I get him a cat, he’ll want a pony next! 😃 PS Those things are **not** cats. I have no idea what they are but they’re definitely not cats! ---
**Author:** ![MLS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/919ad9/32.png) [@MLS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MLS)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2010, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calico-kitties-kitty-pics/548651/14 "2010-08-02T17:29:24Z")
> [@kayT](#): > > [Max](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4111/4847832553_d0da082e67.jpg) has gotten more & more vocal as he gets older. Maybe he is also part Siamese. He is beautiful, in any case, and kinda dumb. Sweet, though. I have been told that it’s next to impossible for a male cat to have both black and orange coloring. Presumably you are sure he’s a he. ---
**Author:** ![saje](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saje/32/3631_2.png) [@saje](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saje)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2010, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calico-kitties-kitty-pics/548651/15 "2010-08-02T20:05:27Z")
Did someone say [cats](http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs232.snc4/38919_1460464923205_1580907534_1095247_4474642_n.jpg)? ---
**Author:** ![kayT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayt/32/3633_2.png) [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2010, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calico-kitties-kitty-pics/548651/16 "2010-08-02T20:06:41Z")
> [@MLS](#): > > > [@kayT](#): > > > > [Max](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4111/4847832553_d0da082e67.jpg) has gotten more & more vocal as he gets older. Maybe he is also part Siamese. He is beautiful, in any case, and kinda dumb. Sweet, though. > > I have been told that it’s next to impossible for a male cat to have both black and orange coloring. Presumably you are sure he’s a he. Yes, he is a he. Next to impossible does not surprise me, though. He’s pretty unusual in many ways. ---
**Author:** ![Caprese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a9a28c/32.png) [@Caprese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caprese)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2010, 9:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calico-kitties-kitty-pics/548651/17 "2010-08-03T09:00:29Z")
Aww, I love the calico pics, thanks for posting. I had a tortie for 20 years, she was my _heart_ kitty. [Here she is in her final year, looking askance at our then brand new feline foundling](http://s34.photobucket.com/albums/d132/Capresesalad/?action=view¤t=PounceWillow_001.jpg). **Renee** , all I can say is wow. **Saje** –ditto.