[Closed] Is a calico/tortie male too rare to be considered realistic?

**WarriorGalaxy** · #1 October 21st, 2024, 01:35 PM

Hey, I have a cat that I planned to be a male tortie and I was wondering since male torties have about a 1 in 3000 chance of happening, is it too rare to be considered realistic?

**Clamfish** · #2 October 21st, 2024, 01:36 PM

nah my oc raccoontail is a male tortie, and 2 others are males, so ur fine

@WarriorGalaxy

**gayvinegar** · #3 October 21st, 2024, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by WarriorGalaxy

Hey, I have a cat that I planned to be a male tortie and I was wondering since male torties have about a 1 in 3000 chance of happening, is it too rare to be considered realistic?

ouh so there are health complications with being a male calico, as it is due to a genetic mutation (being an extra x chromosome, so instead of being XY it's XXY or XXXY. and because a cat needs XX to be a calico, and males are XY, they cant be calico without having klinefelter syndrome)

which... leads to klinefelter syndrome, which can lead to being unable to have kits, and osteoporosis, and a bunch more health problems

and overall have a very poor quality of life since they can have a range of different health complications

TLDR; many health complications associated with being a male calico

so,, do with this what you will

**fade** · #4 October 21st, 2024, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by WarriorGalaxy

Hey, I have a cat that I planned to be a male tortie and I was wondering since male torties have about a 1 in 3000 chance of happening, is it too rare to be considered realistic?

This is fine, we aren’t that strict on those things. As Vinegar said, I would just be aware of the possible health complications that may come with it! :0