MC colour?

**leta76** · 8th June 2012, 08:25 PM

Just wondered if someone could tell me if there is such a thing as a tabby smoke?
I know Im probably being a muppet but my mc's coat is silver/blue underneath and just
Brown on the tips. He is a brown tabby I think although his head and tail are more blue.
Its just that I read up on the definition of the smoke and it says its mainly silvery but the tips
Are coloured. I could try to put some pictures up if it helps?

Thanks in advance for any thoughts : )

**jckkerrison** · 8th June 2012, 09:52 PM

Some good photos would most probaly help {plus it gives us all something to drool over}I am sure one of the breeders on here would be able to help,I always think of smokes as being "solid"without a pattern or the pattern being more "diffused"than a normal classic but by the time I have tried to work out the colours of my friends babes I get lost especially when it comes to the "shaded"ones.... I know even at shows people have had kittens coloured assesed only to find out a couple of months down the line it is something else,these cats keep everyone on their toes,bless them,over to you & your camera....x

**leta76** · 8th June 2012, 10:09 PM

I will get to work with the camera...but think ill wait until tomorrow now so
I can take some outside. I find the pics I take indoors dont reflect his actual
Colour! Thanks for your reply : )

**leta76** · 9th June 2012, 12:50 PM

Attachment 5825 Attachment 5830 Attachment 5831 Attachment 5832 Attachment 5833 Attachment 5834 Attachment 5826 Attachment 5827 Attachment 5828 Attachment 5829 Well these seem to show his colour pretty well. Had to wait till he was snoozing ( which is most of the time at the mo lol!) would love to have a definitive answer as to what colour he is. The only bit of him I havent shown well is the back of his head and ears but its similar in colour to his tail. The only part of him that is true brown, is his body between the base of his neck and the base of his tail.
Thanks in advance for any suggestions

**leta76** · 9th June 2012, 12:54 PM

Sorry!! had probs with image uploads :(

**jckkerrison** · 9th June 2012, 02:22 PM

Now this is going to be very interesting hope some experts come on with a good answer,know it sounds daft but to me he looks as if he should be a silver tabby not a brown,he is showing all the leg markings of a tabby,just going back for another look....
Yep same with his face got the tabby markings,normally smokes have a plain darker face.
At the moment I would stick my neck out & say a black silver tabby that has got quite a bit of tarnishing in the coat,but....!
As a matter of interest what does his pedigree say.
Super pictures also....x

**leta76** · 9th June 2012, 02:26 PM

His dad is a silver tabby and mum is a brown tabby....dont know if that helps?

**leta76** · 9th June 2012, 02:37 PM

Unfortunatley he's not a pedigree, although i'm 99% sure he's a full maine coon as I met his mum, dad, aunt and siblings.
But I guess that means without papers I cant be a 100%. There is a piccy of his dad in my gallery and I know that there was a
little blue tabby with white but the other 5 were brown tabbies in his litter.

**jckkerrison** · 9th June 2012, 03:50 PM

Hope we get some more replies on this one...
Whatever his colour may or may not be he looks an adorable cuddly boy....x

**leta76** · 9th June 2012, 05:23 PM

Originally Posted by jckkerrison

Hope we get some more replies on this one...
Whatever his colour may or may not be he looks an adorable cuddly boy....x

He is! we love him to bits! I was a little niave about breeders when I got him and
realise it was a risk to not get any papers. However my next one ( which I hope to be in the next couple of years)
will definatley be from a reputable breeder and I will definatley be quizing you guys on
here about what to look for

but back to the original question....

Does anyone have any ideas on what colour Dexter might be?