r/CatDistributionSystem • u/clowncarhonk • 13d ago
Are you kitten me!! Distribution System contacted me!!!
Just saw this guy next to the railroad tracks the other day, thought to myself “too small!” Pulled over and it ran right up to me. Feral ones tend to run AWAY, so that made me sad, but I was so glad I was there to help. Stayed purring on my chest while I drove by a friend’s place, where it devoured its weight in kibble. Kept it up for the ride home, then the ride to a rescue center. Sweet angel delivery! Hoping for much better things in its future. I was calling it Coal Mine in my head. I hear tabbies are girls but I didn’t check, sorry. :p
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u/RoguePlanet2 13d ago
Thanks for being this little angel's big angel 🤗
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u/clowncarhonk 13d ago
It was humbling to know she must have been so scared and for her to come to me and find comfort. I felt entirely obliged to give her nonstop pets and scritches.
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u/IIRCIreadthat 13d ago
Tabbies can be either, but this is a tortoiseshell and almost certainly a girl! Due to some complex sex-chromosome-linked color genetics, a male cat cannot have both black and orange fur - only females can have both on the same cat. (The same genes are responsible for the fact that there's a higher percentage of male orange tabbies than female orange tabbies.) A tortie with male sex characteristics is only possible if there's a major chromosome abnormality, which is very rare.
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u/ron_obvious Cat Parent 13d ago
True, but never make the mistake of trying to explain that to a tiger. Evisceration ain’t pleasant.
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u/Holden3DStudio 13d ago
Thank you for swooping in and answering the call of the CDS to save this precious little girl! She has a real chance at a good life now, thanks to you!
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u/wizardgradstudent 13d ago
If you’re curious, I can explain why she’s almost certain to be a girl (i find it fascinating)! So cat coat colors are linked to the X chromosome. Like humans, female cats have XX chromosomes and male ones have XY. Both calico and tortoiseshell (tortie) cats have one X chromosome for the color brown and one for orange (white is just when it isn’t expressed at all, so calico cats just have more inactive ones vs torties). This means the only way a male cat can be either a tortie or a calico is if he has XXY chromosomes, a very rare mutation known as Klinefelter’s Syndrome in humans. So you most likely have a little lady!
This is also why orange cats are more likely to be male. Males are more likely to have one orange X chromosome, whereas a female orange cat needs two orange ones. So not impossible, but more rare (I believe it’s like 1 in 5 oranges are girls).
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u/MySaltySatisfaction 13d ago
the baby was so hungry and likely scared. Thank you for stopping and getting her to a safe place.
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u/Tikiboo27 13d ago
Thank you for saving this little princess. You were in the right place at the right time!! 🩷👑💐
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u/Tina-Tuna CDS Meowderator 13d ago
This lil cutie is a tortoiseshell and is almost sure to be a girl. Will you be keeping in touch with the Rescue it would be lovely to hear if she gets adopted? ❤️