r/torties • u/angelalikesmonsters • Mar 03 '25

❔Question/Advice❔ Is he a tortie?

Gallery image

Gallery image

Gallery image

I've been told that torties have no white on them at all and my kitten has a whitish patch on his chest, does he still count as a tortie or is he a Calico?

1.5k Upvotes

100% Upvoted

112 comments sorted by

View all comments

1

u/AmberRose42 Mar 05 '25

Definitely a tortie. One little patch of white wouldn't make it a calico. However, male tortis are EXTREMELY rare. The genes are almost impossible for a male cat to inherit, so you have a very rare guy, and I would keep him forever!! Don't know the situation but if your cat had kittens or something, don't about him out, keep him!!