At work we got a cute kitty surrendered – an adorable 4 month old torbie teenager. Look how sweet:
Nothing too unusual about this except for the fact that this kitty is a boy!
Calicos, tortis, and torbies are generally girls since those color patterns require two X chromosomes, which equals girl child. I found a fun website that goes into more detail on how this actually works. (The short version is that these cats have an extra chromosome, having two Xs to allow the tricolor trait, and a Y, making it a boy.)
This little guy has been the talk of the shelter and is very sweet. Some lucky adopter is going to have a fun kitty to take home.
Monte shortly before his visit to our clinic for his neuter. He's now ready to go up for adoption!
UPDATE:
Monte made the news! A few local groups picked up his story, including KGW. And even better, Monte was adopted on his first day up for adoption!