Adopted!

Marvelous adoption report for Sunkist! We thank her new human companions who have pledged to provide an outstanding forever home and wish the very best for this wonderful orange tabby cat!

Orange female tabby cats like Sunkist are uncommon in comparison to male orange tabby cats because the gene that produces that combination normally shows up as a calico in females and as such female orange tabbys are not seen all that often.

Cat's colors can be sex linked. When you see a calico (black, orange and white) or tortoiseshell cat (black and orange), they are almost always female. A cat's fur colors are on the X chromosome. The colour orange is sex linked on the X chromosome. What that means is for a male to be orange they only have to have one orange gene because they only have one X chromosome. For a female to be orange they have to have 2 orange genes because they have 2 X chromosomes (so she can be black on one, orange on the other). If a female only has one orange gene you end up with a tortoiseshell or calico. Because of this orange males are more common but orange females are a bit more unusual because she would have to have to have orange on both chromosomes to be an orange cat.

There are a lot of of other factors that determine shades of color and pattern of a cat's coat. If you are interested in cat genetics, there is a fun and easy to follow book called "Cats are not Peas" that goes into cat genetics in more detail.

THIS ORANGE TABBY FEMALE KITTEN HAS BEEN ADOPTED, BUT WE HAVE MANY OTHER WONDERFUL FELINES THAT WILL MAKE AN AWESOME LIFETIME COMPANION!

When you adopt a rescue cat from Catz Jazz, we are there to offer support for as long as you need. Should you ever need advice, assistance or have questions, help is just a phone call away. We love each and every cat that we have rescued and will always be there for them.

All of our available rescued cats have passed a vet exam, are up-to-date with age-appropriate vaccinations, have been treated for any medical needs, given preventative treatment for internal parasites/fleas, have tested negative for FeLV/FIV, are litter-box trained, spayed/neutered if old enough and now they just need a forever home!

We also have special needs cats and kittens available that need a home, too! Ask us about meeting any of them!

There are many wonderful cats at Catz Jazz Rescue that are waiting for their forever homes. Some have been waiting for over a year for their forever person to find them.

If you need some Cat Jazz in your life, then come find a soulmate!

If you want to help Austin rescue pets but cannot adopt or foster, please consider we also gratefully accept donations of much-needed items from our Catz Jazz Wish List. Thank you so much for helping us out.

Any donation, no matter how small is a big help and is greatly appreciated.