One summer night 13 years ago, Pinina wandered playfully into my yard chasing a firefly…since then she never left. In spite of being a rescued street kitten she was never feral but she has always been insistent, classy and sassy! She doesn't like thunder storms, loud trucks, dogs or any scent from intruding felines in her yard! Sometimes she is sweet and playful as a baby kitten and other times sh
e is very maternal in her behavior. She’s also a very independent and calm cat who likes proper attention and being scratched around her neck and ears, but when kids tease her while she’s trying to sleep she hisses at them for being naughty! Mackerel tabby cat;
The Mackerel tabby pattern has vertical, gently curving stripes on the side of the body. The stripes are narrow and may be continuous or broken into bars and spots on the flanks and stomach. An "M" shape appears on the forehead along with dark lines across the cat's cheeks to the corners of its eyes. Mackerels are also called 'Fishbone tabbies' probably because they are named after the mackerel fish. Mackerel is the most common tabby pattern. The legs and tail have dark bars as do the cat's cheeks. A tabby cat is any domestic cat that has a coat featuring distinctive stripes, dots or swirling patterns, usually together with a mark resembling an M on its forehead. Tabbies are sometimes erroneously assumed to be a cat breed. In fact, the tabby pattern is found in many breeds, as well as among the general mixed-breed population. The tabby pattern is a naturally occurring feature that may be related to the coloration of the domestic cat's direct ancestor, the African Wildcat, which (along with the European Wildcat and Asiatic Wildcat) has a similar coloration. Tabby cats also are noted for being the best pets of all domestic cats. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabby_cat