Cats are beautiful animals that can come in a wide array of colors and patterns. The most common primary colors found in cats are red and black as well as white. Cat lovers are all familiar with ...

**Calico Cats Are Not a Breed**: Calico refers to the color pattern, not a breed. **Mostly Female**: Due to their chromosomal makeup, almost all calico cats are female. **Diverse Naming Options**: ...

Every cat parent thinks their feline friend is one-of-a-kind, and they're all correct. Even though many cats share similar physical characteristics, their personalities, likes, dislikes, and routines ...

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.

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 UC Davis have discovered, in recently published research, that cats with calico and tortoiseshell coat patterns tend to challenge their human ...