Some people think that red cats are always male. But that’s not true!
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Many cat lovers found out by their first visit to the vet, that their cool red male cat is a cool red female cat. It is true that a red cat is almost always a male cat, but red female cats aren’t rare. To get a red girl cat, both the mother and father cat need to receive the gen for red coat. This always ends up in the color from the parents. Red female cats can be born from female calico’s or tortoiseshell cats and red male cats, and of course two red parents.
Do you have a red cat? Male or female?
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LOL. That is quite funny. I had never heard of this before.
I would think the color would have nothing to do with the gender. But I guess wive’s tales still linger.
Here you really notice it that everyone thinks a red cat is ‘he’!
I only know red male cats, funny, I never thought about this. Gismo and Big Binky were both male and Bobo, Stranger and Tess too. I’ll keep an eye open for the red lady’s
We’ve only known male red cats and have one of our own. We’ve known female reds but they’ve always had a patch of white on them.
Really?
Didn’t know that people have thought red cats are always male…..hmm….Well, Sam’s red and white but ALL the gingers I’ve had in my long life HAVE been males (coincidentally!).
Pam
I’ve never been able to tell what a cat is
Red cats are really cute, although my favorites are all black.
Black cats are beautiful too.
That’s so funny – I never heard that! My sister’s red cat is a female so never thought of it
Piggy kisses,
Katie and Coccolino the mini pig
See, there are red females!
I had the sweet Alemoa… I miss her every day!
http://repositoriodamarilia.blogspot.com.br/2012/01/tributo-alemoa.html
Me has only known red males…but me knows that red hair in peoples is a double resessive so it makes sence in cats too!
Kisses
Nellie
It’s funny, I had never thought of that, but I admit I always saw male red cats!
Me too. But my aunt had a red Maine Coon who is female.
Thanks for the info, i never knew that.
Sheba.
Wow – I had no idea about this. Thanks for the great info. I always learn something new everytime I visit your blog.
Thank you so much, Elizabeth!