Eye Color - Although the eye color of the cat is helpful in picking the correct coat color of a cat, it should not be used at the only determining factor. A cat can have an eye color other than that which is specified and still be the coat color defined in the Show Rules or on the color description sheet. Kittens are born with blue eyes. some time for the adult eye color to develop. Eye color is not recorded on CFA registration records except in the case ofIf you are not sure of a white cat's eye color, hold off on individual registration until you are sure of theA litter can be registered even though the adult eye color is not known. Non-Championship Color Classes - There are colors which are genetically possible which are not included in either the Show Rules or on the color description sheet. These include such colors as cream smoke, bluecream lynx point, tortie lynx point in some but not all breeds, etc. These colors may have to be considered as possible coat colors even though they are not

accepted for registration and/or showing in other than the AOV class. WHITE - Some kittens are born with a smudge of black or blue hairs on top of the head. as the adult coat start to grow in around 9 months. BLACK - Kittens are born black, but often develop rusty or coppery coats, white or silver hairs, or a lighter ruff and/or undercoat until full adult coat appears at 12-18 months. BLUE - May have tabby markings when a kitten, but usually those disappear as the adult coat develops. RED - Kittens are usually born with tabby markings which may or may not disappear with the adult coat. There is actually no such thing as a pure red cat. All red cats are red tabby with tabby markings either very obvious (tabby) or very faint (red). CREAM - Kittens are often born with faint tabby markings which usually disappear with the adult coat at about 9 months. SOLID COLOR OR SMOKE? - A young non-smoke cat has a kitten coat that is often a lot lighter than the base color of the cat.

The cat can look like a smoke, but because neither parent cat has a white undercoat, the kitten cannot be a smoke. coat will darken as the cat gets older. Shaded Cameo/Shell Cameo - Kittens born white with tipping gradually appearing. Shaded Silver/Chinchilla Silver - Kittens born with dark markings and/or tabby markings - particularly on the tail, which disappear by 4-6 weeks. A chinchilla silver may be so light that it looks like a white cat, but because neither parent is white, the kitten cannot be a white. Green eye color on a white cat with silver parentage is a good sign that the cat is a chinchilla silver, not a white. Shaded Tortie/Shell Tortie - The cat may look like a shaded silver or a chinchilla silver, but will have just a small patch, or even just a few hairs, of cream and/or red, or will have mottled black and cream paw pads. Those small differences will make the cat a shaded tortie or shell tortie, not a shaded silver or chinchilla silver.

Smoke - Often difficult to tell from solid color kittens except that smokes sometimes have white around the eyes and a palerMay take some months to tell which kittens will be smoke because the full coat color is sometimes not seen until the adult coat comes in at 2 years. Undercoat begins to show at 3 weeks, and by 6-8 weeks have a mottled look. Tabby - Markings will show even at birth. Often the darker the stripes at birth, the clearer the adult pattern will be.Ge Warehouse Sale In Pasig Tabby or Patched Tabby? Homes For Sale Wolf Lake Muskegon Mi- If a cat has patches of red and/or cream or has two different colors on its nose leather and/or paw pads, the cat is probably a patched tabby (silver, blue or brown).Bamboo Blinds Costa Rica

- Kittens with the palest coat often develop into the best blue-cream adults. Often the kitten will look much like a pale blue in the first few weeks. Even a small patch of cream, or just a few hairs of cream, or if the paw pads are mottled blue and cream, will make the cat a blue-cream, not a blue.- Even just a small patch of red and/or cream on the cat, or if the cat has mottled black and cream paw pads, will make the cat a tortoiseshsell, not a black. Kittens are born creamy white with pink paw pads, noses and ears. Point color gradually develops over theIn seal point and blue point, a blob of color first appears on the nose after 10 days, but it may be 3 months before chocolate and lilac points become apparent. Colors may not be fully developed until 1 year. Blue Point or Lilac Point? - Check the nose leather and paw pads. A blue point has slate gray, a lilac point has lavender pink. Seal Point or Chocolate Point? A chocolate point has cinnamon pink, the seal point has

Seal Point or Tortie Point? If they are mottled seal brown and flesh/pink, the cat is a tortie point, not a seal point. Blue Point or Bluecream Point? - Check the paw pads and nose leather. If the color is a mottled blue and pink, the cat is a bluecream point, not a blue point. Flame Point or Cream Point? - These colors can be very close. There are hot creams and light reds. If both parent cats are definitely dilutes (blue, cream or bluecream), the offspring cannot be a flame point. Vomiting, Chronic in CatsUrinary Tract Infections in CatsSkin Cancer (Squamous Cell Carcinoma) in CatsHow to Treat Head Pressing in CatsWhy is My Cat Losing Hair? Hair Loss in Cats Home » Cat Conditions Spinal and Vertebral Birth Defects in Cats Congenital Spinal and Vertebral Malformations in Cats Congenital spinal and vertebral malformations are most often genetically inherited (as opposed to adverse conditions during fetal development). Specifically, sacrococcygeal dysgenesis (defective development) is a dominant trait, while thoracic hemivertebra (chest half-vertebra) is a recessive trait.

Spinal malformations are usually evident at birth or in the first few weeks of life. On the other hand, vertebral malformations can be latent until the cat undergoes a growth spurt, sometimes not becoming apparent for several months. Visible signs of a distorted spinal column are lordosis (curvature of the spine at the lower back) and kyphosis (a posterior curvature of the spine). Scoliosis (a lateral curvature of the spine) is also an easily visible form of vertebral malformation. If the malformations lead to secondary spinal cord compression and trauma, the affected cat will display ataxia and paresis. Medicine often does not resolve neurological manifestations of spinal and vertebral malformations. If the condition is severe and untreatable, euthanasia should be considered. Malformation of the occipital bones – and axis (the first and second cervical vertebrae at the base of the skull): Causes compression of the upper spinal cord, which can lead to paralysis, sudden death

Hemivertebra (half a vertebra) Wedge shaped vertebrae, causes angle in the spine Most likely to affect the neurological system Rear limb weakness (paraparesis), paralysis Has characteristics of two types of vertebrae May result in cord compression, disc changes Fused vertebrae due to improper segmentation of vertebrae Cat may live normally without symptoms Vertebra with a cleft through the body and a funnel shape at the ends (giving appearance of butterfly on X-ray examination) Causes instability of the vertebral canal, and rarely, compression of the spinal cord with paralysis May remain without symptoms Lack of vertebral arches in the spinal column Accompanies sacrococcygeal dysgenesis – a defective formation of the lowest vertebrae in the spine, resulting in a stumped tail Variable spinal (abnormal development); dysraphism (defective spinal fusion); syringomyelia (cyst in the spinal cord); hydromyelia (enlarged central canal in the spinal cord where excess cerebrospinal fluid builds up);

and myelodysplasia (defective development of the bone marrow) Weakness in rear limbs (paraparesis), hopping Inherited as an autosomal dominant trait in the Manx breed Defective development of the bone marrow Congenital spinal (narrowing of the spinal canal - malformation from birth, hereditary) Possibly, exposure of pregnant queens to: Compounds causing birth defects during fetal development You will need to give your veterinarian a thorough history of your cat's health and onset of symptoms. A full physical exam will be performed. X-rays of the spinal column (including all vertebrae) can often reveal the exact malformation. If neurological signs (paralysis) are present, a myelography can be used to indicate with precision at which level the spinal cord is compressed. This imaging technique uses a radiopaque substance that is injected into the spine, or into the membranous space that surrounds the spinal cord so that the defects in the spine will be visible on X-ray projections.