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thats gotta be a chimera right?
Ed..ward...
Oh no...
Usually chimerism in cats presents as split down the middle vertically - if this is chimerism then it's exceptionally rare, even amongst chimeras.
Either chimera or calico
I've never seen a calico with such a distinct pattern like that. The cat literally looks half ginger tabby, half tuxedo. Definitely a chimera.
Nah totally possible to be a normal calico, just that she has the a/a agouti gene so the black fur shows up completely black. Orange fur always shows up tabby, regardless of the agouti gene
I can’t find any chimeras or calico cats that look anything like this, so I’m gonna go with hidden option c or d: it’s AI or someone painted their cat.