BirdyDevil t1_j9mxwju wrote
Yes, cats are very difficult to sex. Even more so when they're very young. And that's how I wound up with a female cat named Toby lol. She's never seemed to mind.
Most useful piece of knowledge I've gained around this particular topic is that if a cat is calico, they are ALWAYS female, or rarely, a sterile male. That colour pattern requires multiple X chromosomes so it's impossible to have a normally developed male cat with calico fur.
zoinkability t1_j9n99cj wrote
My mom had a series of Georgina’s and such growing up because without fail they would get “boy” cats who proceeded to get pregnant.
Vast_Reflection t1_j9n5ry3 wrote
Yeah, I did a paper in college about how calico cats and klinefelter’s in humans were similar
claraalberta t1_j9oedgp wrote
When my cat Nara (like the city) was a kitten, I had a hard time trying to figure it out. He ended up being male.
I'm now having the same issue with our newest kitten Kazuha (named after the male Genshin character and the female LE SSERAFIM member). I used a gender-neutral(?) name on purpose.
Galendis t1_j9v86l5 wrote
Technically untrue - you can have a male chimera that displays tortie/calico colours - they won't breed children like themselves as its a genetic fluke of two kittens blending in the womb but is possible
BirdyDevil t1_j9w5cnn wrote
That is what STERILE means. Read my original comment again.
Galendis t1_j9xiz8z wrote
No - sterile means unable to produce children, a chimera can produce children they just won't breed male calicos
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