The kitty boys are easy to sort out in this collage. That’s Wee Andrew in the upper left hand corner, then the rest of the kitty boys on the left hand side (and the larger cat in the upper left hand corner photo) are MacDougall. That means all those kitty boys on the right hand side are Wee Andrew.
Not to worry, though! I called off the quiz I promised you in Post 1685 yesterday and I told the nuns they could put away those lethal rulers…this time. Caturday isn’t a school day after all!
If you look at the photos closely, you can see how Andy has the narrower head and the yellow eyes. Dougy’s orangey-brown wide-set eyes give him a more classically typical Persian kitty look than his brother. They had a Persian mother and a Birman father. Dougy has his mother’s face and head, and Andy inherited a more Birman-shaped head.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birman
Dougy.
Andy.
Those are great photos of the boys, Doug!
Thanks! Sometimes I luck out.
Oh, yes, I see it now. It is a good think that they are not identical, ’cause you’d have to color code them or something! Wow, a Persian momma and a Birman papa? No wonder they are so-o great looking! Mom doesn’t know what my kitty parents looked like. She just knows that I’m Persian. Hugs.
I’d call you a smoke Persian, like my kitty boys. The older they get, the more that smoke quality comes out in their coats. I bought two collars when they were kittens, two colors. Then I decided I wouldn’t make them wear collars since h=they live totally indoor. (They are micro-chipped, in case, and have their required vaccinations, too, of course.)
I think i know the difference by now, looking at photos and videos, but I am not sure if I could distinguish The Adorables if I saw them live and in motion.
If you see them live and in motion, you quickly realize Dougy has a heavy front end and a a narrow rear end (thanks to hair in part), and Andy his a fluff ball. I bet you’d know them apart quickly and without any difficulty! Their behavior toward people other than me is very different, too.
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Thanks! (Andy and Dougy agree with you!)
Glad that test was called off 🙂 They are both adorable kitties.
No one likes pop quizzes, though I am sure anyone reading this blog would pass with 100%! Only the smartest people follow Andy and Dougy!
Ever wish you had gotten one white one?
None of the kitties in that litter were white, as best I know, and I think the kitty boys were the only black ones. I’m pleased to have a more or less matched pair! They are pretty dramatic when you see them running side by side.
https://youtu.be/SpouZDMNmt8
I always thought they had different eyes and a different look but didn’t know if it was the lighting or photography. Now I know.
Yes, you were right! The eyes don’t always photograph as yellow or orangey-brown, and the nature of smoke Persian pelage means it photographs as everything from grey to black, depending on how the light hits it.
I see what you mean about the differences, I think I can tell the boys apart now …. maybe, lol.
It takes a little effort, but once you know a bit about their personalities and the physical differences, one or the other will help you get it right!
A Birman father eh? Birman are beautiful kitties. Mom had a Siamese that was part Birman. Every night at 11pm she would get up yell at mom and head to the bedroom. It was bedtime.
I’m sure if I was there I could tell one kitty from the other….eventually. mol
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I think you could, too! They are easily told apart once you are familiar with their behavior and those subtle body differences. I understand Birmans are used to help build up the Persian lines genetically. I once ,met their half-sister and an Auntie on their father’s side. It was a shock! They were very much Birmans and short-haired! I’ve met their mother, but not their father.
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It’s simple if you live with them for six and a half years! LOL!
I was lucky enough to get cats that all look completely different from one another, so there is never any misidentification!
LOL! I never mistake the kitty boys. Nev-airrrrrr! Actually, in the early days, I did confuse them, but they are very distinct kitties once you are familiar with them.
Some viewers may disagree!
I will deny them any errors made! All-waaayz! All-waayz!
They look so demure sitting with front paws neatly tucked up together.
Was the Birman father there to bring in the lighter coloured genes to make their coats smoky on the ends ?
I don’;t know if that is the effect of a Birman father or not, but you can see Birman markings semi-hidden in the form of black legs and points on their heads. When they are groomed, their bodies are greyish, and the Birman markings are more prominent. It’s sort of like they are a melanistic Birman! If anyone can answer your question more specifically than what I wrote, I’d be interested in what they have to say.