You may also need to consult with an adoption specialist at the shelter before you may take David Bowie home, Carlson said.Īs of Friday, the shelter has 100 total cats available to adopt, Carlson said.Īndrew Clark is Facebook editor for IndyStar.
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Calico cats have been given different names, including brindle, tobi mi-ke, lapjeskat, and tricolor cat. It’s perfectly normal for black cats, or cats with a high percentage of black fur in the case of calicos, to have black gums and a black roof of their mouth. Anyone interested must fill out an application on the Humane Society of St. Calico is a tricolored coat pattern in domestic cats, comprising 25-75 white along with large patches of orange and black. "There's no reason he shouldn't live a nice, long, healthy life," Ekenstedt said.ĭavid Bowie's adoption fee is $50, Carlson said. Male calicos are often sterile, Ekenstedt said, but because David Bowie has been neutered, that does not matter.Įkenstedt said other than causing possible infertility, calico patterns do not affect a male cat's health. Without conducting tests, there is no way to know how David Bowie became calico-colored. This happens when two different embryos merge together, Ekenstedt said. This would mean the cat has a mixture of XX and XY cells. The third possibility, Ekenstedt said, is that a male calico could actually be a chimera. The black and orange patches that define the coloring of a calico cat beautifully illustrate the genetic mechanism known as 'dosage compensation.
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