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GiqueCee

(2,712 posts)

16. FINALLY!

Reply to NJCher (Original post)

Wed May 21, 2025, 08:50 AM

May 2025

A question that has been plaguing me for decades has, at long last, been answered.

For the record, we have two female cats who were litter mates. One black (Bandit), and the other a gray, tan, and white calico (Smokey).

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Scientists finally decode what makes orange cats so unique [View all] NJCher May 2025 OP

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That's so sweet NJCher May 2025 #11

I have had 4 cats in my life and 3 of them were black. Rhiannon12866 May 2025 #13

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