Does anyone have a male calico cat

[kE5ranch]

so TRUE!

 

[cassie]

ok so my cat had kittens and two of them are clearly calico and yes one of them is a male . not sure about it being sterile or not but for those of you who think all calico male cats can't breed are wrong!!! not sure how to upload pic but i will try to upload the pic

What do you mean by saying that people who say male calicos can't breed are wrong? I'm curious. Can they complete the act of mating? Maybe. Can they sire offspring? Highly doubtful. If the calico is a chimera I would suspect he would be fertile, but genetically he would not be a calico.

 

[chickenboy190]

They are like all females but we had a male once

 

[venetianblinds]

A male calico cat is much like a human male with Klinefelter's syndrome, a syndrome where a man has the normal XY chromosomes but also has an added X chromosome. Males exhibiting Klinefelter's syndrome cannot produce normally but with assisted procedures (in vitro, etc.) MAY be able to father children. A male calico cat, in theory, would not be able to reproduce because he would not produce much, if any sperm, and what sperm he did produce would likely be deformed and unable to "swim" and I'm pretty sure no-one's out there offering reproductive assistance to cats! I'm not sure what the percent chance is that a male calico cat would be able to father offspring naturally but it would be infiinitesimal, though not completely impossible!

 

[chickenboy190]

A male calico cat is much like a human male with Klinefelter's syndrome, a syndrome where a man has the normal XY chromosomes but also has an added X chromosome. Males exhibiting Klinefelter's syndrome cannot produce normally but with assisted procedures (in vitro, etc.) MAY be able to father children. A male calico cat, in theory, would not be able to reproduce because he would not produce much, if any sperm, and what sperm he did produce would likely be deformed and unable to "swim" and I'm pretty sure no-one's out there offering reproductive assistance to cats! I'm not sure what the percent chance is that a male calico cat would be able to father offspring naturally but it would be infiinitesimal, though not completely impossible!

Yeah it died though.

 

[abbymckinn]

There can be such a thing, it's just rare. And the males are always sterile. The color gene appears on the "x" chromosome, and you need two for it to appear, but you can have a "xxy" cat. It's really rare but I have heard if it!

 

[Gumiho]

I've seen a couple males over the years, a few of which were in rescue. Some of them show up on petfinder.com now and then.
Its always been my understanding that males are infertile, and I've yet to meet or hear of one that was undoubtedly the sire of a litter... I've heard claims from some people who let their unaltered cats roam (pet peeve of mine), but without DNA I'd put no stock into those claims..

 

[awill0003]

I've always heard that calico cats are always female, I've had four calico cats and all were female, any kittens out of litters that were calico ended up being female. Does anyone have a male calico or is it old wives tale that there's no such thing?

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I have one- he was dumped on me by a client who neglected his fur and starved him of food and water. He is finally getting better and after having to shave off all his hair we have found that he is not just black and white and has cream and grey as well.

 

[AxolotlLove]

That's a beautiful cat

 

[MaLoTu]

We inherited a long-haired, calico male cat when we bought our house. He lived to be about 20 years old (he was already about 13 when we got him, the owners didn't think he could make the move). He displayed all the typical "Tom cat" behaviors, but I cannot verify that he was able to reproduce, however I have never seen any wild calicoes running around!