"RuPaul"....the female looking male cat!

It was a big day at SAF on Monday, April 19th!  One of our staff members, Deanna Theis, stopped to trap a cat to bring in for TNR that morning before work.  She had previously trapped 2 females at the location on Friday.  She spotted a torti in a vacant yard, and baited the trap.  Within 10 minutes, she had the cat in a trap and was on her way to the clinic.  Considering she had a tortoiseshell, she KNEW she had a female...Right?

Imagine our surprise when we discovered this little SHE cat, was a HE cat!!!  Full torti markings with testicles.  Now, many people don't know why this would be a big deal, but this boy is very, very, rare.  You see, calicos and tortoiseshell cats are usually ALWAYS females.  1 of every 3,000 calicos are male.  The probability of a torti being a male is even more rare.  Click here MALE TORTOISESHELL CAT and you'll see what we mean...

He's sedated in this pic, since he's feral...           Up close proof, our girl is a boy!!!