The first is that the spotting gene is a mutation and a unique and additional gene. The spotting gene is not yet fully understood, but there are two main theories to explain it. The spotted gene is an additional gene that works on top of the underlying tabby pattern. The genetics of the silver tabby British Shorthair See a litter of our silver tabby kittens growing up: If Cruella De Vil had a British Shorthair, she would have a silver spotty for sure! These beautiful kittens tend to be more silver/paler than the other tabby patterns, because there is less of the black pattern on top of the silver. The Spotted silver tabby British Shorthair Black silver mackerel tabbies are a real favourite of ours.Īs with all tabby patterns, they can come in any colour and any pattern combination. The original Whiskas cat is a black silver mackerel tabby, although they have now also used a Classic Silver tabby, and even a spotty one too. Think of Tigger! Mackerel tabbies are beautiful, stripey cats a little like zebras. The Mackerel silver tabby British Shorthair This is being done particularly in red and cream British Shorthair cats, because their tabby patterns are for more visible than they are in other colours. So by using ticked tabbies, we can ensure that our kittens' tabby patterns have minimal effect and are therefore much less likely to show through. The breed standard for a non-tabby cat requires that a ‘self’, or non tabby cat, does not have a tabby pattern showing through on their fur. Some people are working with ticked tabbies to introduce the ticked tabby gene to their non-tabby cats.
Interestingly, all cats are tabby cats, but some have a gene that masks the tabby appearance. A silver ticked tabby British Shorthair cat has a silver undercoat with black tips (or blue, chocolate, etc depending on what colour the cat is). The ticked tabby gene restricts the pigment in the hair to the tips. The ticked gene is an additional gene that works on top of the underlying tabby pattern. The ticked silver tabby has a very interesting appearance. There are 4 variations on the tabby gene, and each results in a different appearance in the tabby pattern: The ticked silver tabby British Shorthair This removes the pigment from the hairs, giving the silver effect rather than a more cream-yellow effect of a non-silver tabby.Īll silver tabby cats also carry one or two copies of the Agouti gene, which is the gene that is responsible for the tabby pattern. The most common silver tabby, and the one that people think of, is the black silver tabby.Īll silver tabby cats carry either one or two copies of the silver gene. Cats can often be very fussy eaters so the kittens are fed on a variety of foods to ensure that they are accustomed at a young age to different foods so that when they arrive at their new homes you have the option of feeding the type of food you prefer to feed them.All silver tabby cats can come in all of the basic colours of British Shorthair cats: black, blue, chocolate, lilac, red, cream and tortie. They are fully litter trained and are used to both a paper based and a wood based cat litter. They are familiar with all the normal household noises including the antics of our three large breed dogs. They have a roomful of toys including their kitten cat tree from. Our kittens are very much a part of our family where they spend lots of time being cuddled by us and time with their mum and litter mates playing and interacting with each other until they are old enough to go to their new homes when they are at least 13 weeks. We also sleep with mum and her kittens for a number of days after the birth so that we are confident all is well. We sleep with our girls on the days approaching their births so that we are there for them when they give birth, providing them with gentle reassurance and support.
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