SPOKANE, Wash. — SpokAnimal staff members are seeing a trend among the cats they shelter. The shelter's executive director said calico cats that come in are always female and the orange cats always ...

While many female cats do carry the orange gene, it's linked to the X chromosome; since males only have one, they only need ...

Editor’s note: Dr. Lee Pickett has retired, but Creators continues to distribute columns from her archives. This one is from 2021. Q: I adopted a calico cat from a shelter that named him Joseph for ...

It seems you’re in good company. Veterinarians from the University of California, Davis, have discovered, in recently published research, that cats with calico and tortoiseshell coat patterns tend to ...

Q: I adopted a calico cat from a shelter that named him Joseph for his coat of many colors. My veterinarian was surprised when she examined him and confirmed he was a male, because she said calico ...

DEAR JOAN: I’m planning on adopting a cat next year. I’ve always wanted a calico cat, so I’ll be looking for one. I just think their coloring is so pretty and unique. My friend and next door neighbor ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Getty Images/by vesi_127 While calico cats have an orange, black and white coat, dilute ...

It seems you’re in good company. Veterinarians from UC Davis have discovered, in recently published research, that cats with calico and tortoiseshell coat patterns tend to challenge their human ...

(Listen to this post, or right-click to download mp3.) Are women cattier than men? Well, in one respect, indeed they are. At least if we are talking about calico cats. In fact, there is an intriguing ...

It seems you're in good company. Veterinarians from the University of California, Davis, have discovered, in recently published research, that cats with calico and tortoiseshell coat patterns tend to ...

Frieda, a tortoiseshell cat, sits on at cat scratching pad shaped like a chaise lounge. She is one of the foster cats up for adoption at the LapCats cattery in Sacramento, Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2015.