Color Scottish Fold cats

When asked what color Scottish Fold cats are, most average people will answer that they are gray, or rather blue. Yes, this color Scottish fold, perhaps the most popular, but not the only one. There are various plain colors, tabby, tortoise and others. It was possible to obtain such a color variety due to crosses of carriers of various genes. What colors are typical for these charming cats, we will tell in this material.

On one of the American farms, a kitten with curled ears was born to a semi-wild tabby. Who was the father of this cutie, named Suzy, is unknown.

When the kitty grew up and started bringing kittens, the owner of the farm paid attention to one very cute white lop-eared kitten and decided that such beauties should start breeding. She bred with the British, in 1961 the first official litter of the Scottish Fold cat appeared, an examination in the genetic center showed no mutations.

Often, the ears of the Scottish Fold kittens begin to acquire their unusual shape only after a few weeks. The owners love these plush cats for their good nature and obedience. The Scots look very cute, and the kittens do not leave anyone indifferent at all - their faces with large round eyes and a flat nose look so charming.

Especially the owners of Scottish folds like when the Scots stand in a column, leaning on his hind legs. This feature is typical for cats of this breed. Experts say they do this to stretch their backs.

Today, the number of colors of Scottish folds includes about a hundred variations. And the wool color of the Scottish cat is not set immediately. In six months, the kitten is waiting for the first molt, after which the children's fur changes to an adult. Later, the colors can still be slightly modified and finally established only by two years.

The Scots have 2 main genes that are responsible for the red and black colors of the fur. In addition, there is a third gene, called the diluent, which determines the saturation of the pigment. One of the two main genes gains the upper hand, a combination occurs in a different order, as a result of which different colors are obtained from the scottish folds.

It is because of such a game of genes from black turned a bluish color, from chocolate - purple and so on. Even during the formation of the color, such factors as the degree of coloring of each hair and the presence of spots and patterns are important. Among the Scottish folds are also found pure-white individuals. This means that they do not have a gene that is responsible for the color and suppression of a gene of a given color by other genes.

For these colors cats are characterized by a uniform dyeing of wool. If there are blotches, then this color refers to non-monotonic. Due to the presence of such a small defect the price of a kitten is reduced. This group includes:

• blue;
• white;
• chocolate;
• purple
• black - ebony;
• faun;
• red;
• cinnamon - reminiscent of cinnamon;
• cream or peach.

The fur color of these feline representatives consists of two parts: one is white, and the second is one of monochromatic or striped. Ideally, the pattern should be placed symmetrically on the body of the cat.

The color in this case resembles the coloring of Siamese cats, that is, the main body color is always light, and the mask, ears, paw tips and tail are darker. There are subspecies with lilac, chocolate, cream blue and even tortoise splashes. This color is due to a special gene that darkens parts of the body with a lower temperature.

The name of this rare color comes from the English word "turtle". Coloring form spots of dark, red or cream color. They are black or chocolate red, blue or lilac-cream. In this case, the colors are evenly distributed, so they should not be confused with tricolor cats. Normally, this color is only in females. If a male tortie scottish fold is born, this is the result of a mutation, and it will not produce offspring.

The coloring assumes that the hairs have a monochromatic color almost along the entire length, and at the base they become lighter. The color of the hairs, when they have a part of silver-white color and a part of any other shade, is called tipping. He is responsible for the dominant gene silvery color.

All the favorite whales are among the Scottish folds. They are characterized by a pattern in the form of a “crown” on the head, lightening behind the ears, a rim around the eyes and nose, stripes on the neck, legs and tail. Tabbies are divided into different subspecies:

• brindle;
• leopard;
• marble.

By color pigment tabby are classified as follows:

• silver with a black tone pattern;
• a silvery blue with a whitish undercoat;
• blue - a blue pattern is placed on a cream-blue background;
• brown with black stripes, stained or divorced;
• cream;
• red;
• cameo tabby, suggesting the presence of a red pattern on a white background.

Combine two colors at once: white and tortoise.

In this color, the tipping effect takes on the following form: only one-eighth of the villus is colored dark, and the rest of it is white. Among them are the following varieties:

• silver;
• gold
• Blue Golden - the rarest kind of color.

The ticking effect involves dyeing the hairs not in two, but in three colors at once.

They pigment stains only the tip of the villi, and the rest of the pile is white. There is a light undercoat, a shaded part of the hair fibers on separate parts of the body - at exhibitions the experts estimate how evenly and correctly it is located. No signs of tabby pattern are allowed. They are divided into:

• red;
• silver;
• golden.

In their color, the white body is combined with the tail and the muzzle of a darker shade, it is possible to intersperse several spots with a plain or tabby pattern.

These are individuals of white color with a dark tail, as well as spots that are not located next to each other, but are distributed throughout the body. Such animals look very colorful, thanks to which they received such an interesting name.

Many wonder which colors are the most unusual, valuable and expensive. Among breeders rare tortiebecause they carry both red and black genes, which is very beneficial for breeding. In the market today have become fashionable silver and gold scottish folds. However, due to their popularity today they are no longer rare.

The colors are not common Color-Pont - they borrowed it from the British ancestors, who had Persians in their family. Tsitamong - also a unique warm color that looks no worse than rich chocolate.

Golden (blue) - an unusual coloring, which is created by the undercoat of the color of baked milk and tipping of a blue shade. Infrequently, you can find such a color as tabby marble on silver.

This parameter determines the genes, but the final color may not appear immediately, but only after some time. For this you need from four months to a year. Fully the shade is revealed by two years, besides, it can become richer by this age. The color of the eyes usually goes “in the coupling” with the color of Scottish Fold.

• A rare blue eye color is characteristic of white, and another color point.
• The brighter blue is observed in animal colors of the point and two-color.
• Green in combination with blue, as a rule, is found in silver chinchilla.
• Pure green tint of eyes is characteristic of specimens of silvery colors: chinchilla, shaded, tabby. You can also find a golden shaded.
• Scottish folds of white, red, black, blue, cream, smoky, shaded colors, red chinchilla, bicolor and tabby red, brown, blue and cream are often inherent in the eyes of golden color.
• Copper eye color occurs in the Fold Scots smoky, shaded, blue colors and cameo tabby.
• Eyes of different colors - a rare phenomenon and is observed in white and dvuhvetnogo colors.

Scottish Fold cats strike with a variety of colors. Some colors are at the peak of popularity, others, on the contrary, cease to be relevant. Do not pursue fashion and choose a kitten based on your personal sympathies, because he will spend with you all his life.

On the features of Scottish Fold cats, see below.