A pretty good pic of Arthur's stripes. Easy to get since he's sleeping. Again.

[Siwsan]

I'm glad they are back on a good sleeping routine. And he's on my lap because I had company and Arthur fell asleep on the extended foot rest of the recliner. Madoc JUMPED on it and flipped poor Arthur up in the air, and then down to the floor!! I figured he needs some TLC.

And, he is so cute!!

[2naSalit]

1. He's beautiful!

[Polly Hennessey]

2. Relaxed and happy.

[Laffy Kat]

3. What a bee-u-ti-ful kitteh!

Gorgeous stripes and that pink nose!! I'm experiencing major squee.

[Walleye]

4. So pretty!

[Karadeniz]

5. Total doll...and he'll be a beautiful adult!!

[ShazzieB]

6. Aww, he's smiling in his sleep! 🥰

What a little sweetheart!

[blm]

7. Ship him to me. 😻

[Trueblue1968]

8. lovely Tiger boy.

[PinkTiger]

9. Are you sure Arthur is a boy?

Three colors usually mean a girl. Just saying.

[Siwsan]

11. Oh yea. He's developing the equipment

The distance between the little 'exit holes' were the first clue. Not at all close together. And the vet confirmed it.

[wnylib]

12. Female cats can have any color combination,

but the combination that is definitely female and not male is red and black.

Males can have 3 colors, e.g. black, brown, and white. Or black, gray, and white. They can have lighter shades of brown, e.g. a fawn color, mixed with darker brown, black, and white. They can be red and white. I had male red tabby with a white bib and white socks.

But the color mix that can only be female is red and black. Doesn't have to be 3 colors. If it is just red and black, it is called tortoise shell. If it is red and black mixed with a lot of white, it is called calico. My female cat is a tortoise shell tabby. She has black and gray tabby stripes with random streaks of red. There is a little white under her chin and a little white ticking on some of the black hairs, but she is mostly black, gray, and red. Her mother had a calico coat with patches of red and black on white.

A cat has to have two X chromosomes to be able to carry both red and black, which is why red and black means female. In rare cases, a male cat with two X and one Y chromosomes can have red and black coloring, but he will be sterile because of the extra X.

[MontanaMama]

10. So handome.

[wnylib]

13. Arthur's colors and markings are nearly identical

to a cat that I had several years ago. He was a Humane Society rescue and looked like an ordinary stray tabby, but we discovered on his first vet visit that he was half Siamese. I was not at all famiar with Siamese cats then and just thought that Alex had a strange meow. The vet told us that it was a classic Siamese meow. He examined Alex's face, length, and body proportions and said he was half Siamese.

He grew into an almost Siamese shaped body, but a little more solid, and had Siamese shaped eyes, but they were green instead of blue. He had typical Siamese behaviors, too. Followed us everywhere as if there was an invisible leash on him. Was very mischievous and amusing.

The white area under his chin had a single brownish black stripe in the middle of the white. It made everyone think, at first glance, that he had an injury on his neck.

The resemblance to Arthur is remarkable.

[niyad]

14. That is one contented baby!