It's come to my attention that there apparently is a theory in the feline world that calico cats are rather difficult and not very desirable. Having recently adopted a calico cat who is just a pure sweetie, I can't understand where this comes from.
Perhaps a bit of background may help. Calico cats are almost always female due to the color being linked to the X chromosome. Two X chromosomes, and you get female calico. Two X chromosomes and a Y and you have a sterile male calico cat. A calico cat is defined by having three distinct colors - white, orange and black. A tortoiseshell (tortie) cat has those colors and more in a mottled combination. So my cat Lucy is technically a tortoiseshell with white, since her colors blend into the three calico colors and beyond, but everyone calls her a calico. I am always noticing a new pattern when I look at her!
She is one of the cutest cats I have ever owned and she had a tough start to life living outside and under a porch. She was loaded with fleas, worms and mites and it took a few treatments to get her healthy. Now she is just a bundle of joy and such a silly kitten. She is very enthusiastic in all that she does. She has the loudest purr, is the first at her bowl at dinner and plays fetch with her favorite red mouse.
She and Lila have bonded like sisters, even though there is a slight age difference, and it's great to see. She's even managing to win over my 15 year old rather cranky cat, which is no small feat!
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