{"id":4280,"date":"2020-07-09T03:29:15","date_gmt":"2020-07-09T11:29:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=4280"},"modified":"2020-07-09T03:29:15","modified_gmt":"2020-07-09T11:29:15","slug":"thoughts-for-thursday-what-colors-your-cat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=4280","title":{"rendered":"Thoughts for Thursday \u2013 What Color\u2019s Your Cat?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-4281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_8495-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_8495-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_8495-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_8495-500x333.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Cats come in many designs and patterns and shades and most of us have some favorites. Maybe you had a grey-and-white cat once that you adored. Certainly cats with that coloring will catch your eye as you recall special times with your special cat.<\/p>\n<p>Some people like tabbies or sleek striped<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-4164\" src=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/sophiecats-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/sophiecats-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/sophiecats-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/sophiecats.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> cats or fluffy cats of any color. Others prefer black cats or multicolored cats. One of my daughters likes brown cats and another one is fascinated by cats with a heart-shaped patch. There are pointed cats like the Siamese and Himalayan, ticked cats like the Abyssinian and any number of other types and styles and shades.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-4146\" src=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/catMillicentsFancy-289x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"289\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/catMillicentsFancy-289x300.jpg 289w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/catMillicentsFancy-482x500.jpg 482w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/catMillicentsFancy.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 289px) 100vw, 289px\" \/>Some may wonder if that cat is grey with white or white with grey. When is a tortie actually a calico and vice versa? We\u2019ve become so sophisticated in our deciphering of color and color combinations that a tabby is no longer just a tabby. It may be\u00a0 a mackerel tabby, spotted, ticked, or blotched. There are also the dilute tabby and the torbie. And they come in many colors.<\/p>\n<p>There are color breeds, then there are breeds where you\u2019ll see most any color. Oh my, how does one keep up with it all? Do you remember the days when a cat was a cat was a cat? It was either ginger, white or shades of grey-black<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cats come in many designs and patterns and shades and most of us have some favorites. Maybe you had a grey-and-white cat once that you adored. 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