Yesterday was the second National Tabby Day. We first blogged about National Tabby Day last year at this time. Did you know there are some famous tabbies? There’s Garfield, of course. Winston Churchill adored a marmalade tabby named Jock. Orangey was in the movies Breakfast at Tiffany’s and Rhubarb. Can you think of others?
A reminder: Tabby is not a breed, but a color. You’ll find tabby coloring and patterns in many breeds of cat, even pointed cats (Siamese, Himalayan…) can have tabby points.
For additional information about the tabby and their wide variety of patterns and color schemes, see my post published on April 26, 2016. https://www.matilijapress.com/catscapades/?p=1201
Tabby owners have come up with some interesting names for their cats with distinctive 
swirls and stripes and smudges and spots of color. There’s Tabby, of course, and Cappuccino, Candy Cane, Speckles (cute), Marble, Tiger, Pebbles, and, of course, Marmalade. If you’re seeking a name for a tabby cat, here’s a site that might help. http://www.petplace.com/article/cats/selecting-a-cat/naming-your-cat/naming-your-tabby-cat-name-ideas-for-cats-with-tabby-haircoats
We named our tabby kitten (now eight years old), Lily. We chose that name because her coloring is soft. Because of her light shades of grey and tangerine mixed with white, she’s known as a dilute tabby. She was tiny when we adopted her. They told us she was eight-weeks old, but the veterinarian said she was more like six-weeks, so she was a delicate flower. That’s mainly why I chose a soft, delicate name for her. Lily.
George wants to know more about the Klepto Cat
Here are more fun facts about tabbies—the orange tabby, in particular. For example, there are more orange tabby males than females. Some orange tabbies are lovely and sweet and others are ornery and hateful. I’ve known both of these cats. They have a tendency to overeat and become fat. They are also known as ginger cats. Here are more fun facts about the orange tabby. http://kittentoob.com/cute-kittens/20-fun-facts-orange-tabby-cats/
How many of you out there have a tabby cat? Lily is our first one and I could become addicted.
