{"id":1940,"date":"2017-05-01T04:05:13","date_gmt":"2017-05-01T12:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=1940"},"modified":"2017-05-01T04:05:13","modified_gmt":"2017-05-01T12:05:13","slug":"mindful-monday-tabbies-rule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=1940","title":{"rendered":"Mindful Monday \u2013 Tabbies Rule"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Yesterday was the second National Tabby Day. We first blogged about National Tabby Day last year at this time. Did you know there are some famous tabbies? There\u2019s Garfield, of course. Winston Churchill adored a marmalade tabby named Jock. Orangey was in the movies Breakfast at Tiffany\u2019s<\/em> and Rhubarb<\/em>. Can you think of others?<\/p>\n

A reminder: Tabby is not a breed, but a color. You\u2019ll find tabby coloring and patterns in many breeds of cat, even pointed cats (Siamese, Himalayan\u2026) can have tabby points.<\/p>\n

For additional information about the tabby and their wide variety of patterns and color schemes, see my post published on April 26, 2016. https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=1201<\/a><\/p>\n

Tabby owners have come up with some interesting names for their cats with distinctive \"\"swirls and stripes and smudges and spots of color. There\u2019s Tabby, of course, and Cappuccino, Candy Cane, Speckles (cute), Marble, Tiger, Pebbles, and, of course, Marmalade. If you\u2019re seeking a name for a tabby cat, here\u2019s a site that might help. http:\/\/www.petplace.com\/article\/cats\/selecting-a-cat\/naming-your-cat\/naming-your-tabby-cat-name-ideas-for-cats-with-tabby-haircoats<\/a><\/p>\n

We named our tabby kitten (now eight years old), Lily. We chose that name because her coloring is soft. Because of her light shades of grey and tangerine mixed with white, she\u2019s known as a dilute tabby. She was tiny when we adopted her. They told us she was eight-weeks old, but the veterinarian said she was more like six-weeks, so she was a delicate flower. That\u2019s mainly why I chose a soft, delicate name for her. Lily.<\/p>\n

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George wants to know more about the Klepto Cat<\/p><\/div>\n

Here are more fun facts about tabbies\u2014the orange tabby, in particular. For example, there are more orange tabby males than females. Some orange tabbies are lovely and sweet and others are ornery and hateful. I\u2019ve known both of these cats. They have a tendency to overeat and become fat. They are also known as ginger cats. Here are more fun facts about the orange tabby. http:\/\/kittentoob.com\/cute-kittens\/20-fun-facts-orange-tabby-cats\/<\/a><\/p>\n

How many of you out there have a tabby cat? Lily is our first one and I could become addicted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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