What's your favorite colour of cat? Also, is it morally wrong to choose a cat based on color?

This is not meant to be discriminatory. Every cat is beautiful, but which which color do you personally prefer?

I personally like orange cats or orange/white mix, but I couldn’t find one at the rescue that was set up at PetSmart so I was depressed, lonely and I was desparate for the love of cats got so I just adopted a tabby brown cat.

My least preferred colors are pure white or pure black cats, but I somehow still like a mix white/black cat. I mean, if one showed up to my door and was friendly and had a great personality, I’d take him/her in, but I probably wouldn’t be looking for those color of cats if I were looking to adopt a cat in a shelter/rescue.

Are you being a bad person by picking cats based on their color? To be honest, if there was an orange cat at the PetSmart I’d likely not have chosen my tabby brown. I kinda feel horrible for thinking this way, but I mean, it’s just like this weird feeling, this attachment to specific color cats. I just loved orange cats so much. But once I gotten to know my tabby brown, I now prefer tabby browns as much as orange cats.

Again, every cat is beautiful, but I just have weird preferences for some over others for some odd reason.

Edit: To be clear, I was looking for ANY cats, but I wanted an orange one if possible, but if not, I would’ve taken ANY cat. I didn’t care that much, I just wanted some cuddles with a warm little fellow living being.

Double_A,
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orange

wildeaboutoskar,
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I love black cats and tortoiseshells. Had a lovely tortie on my street growing up who would talk to you and follow you up the street every day 💙 (let’s not have the outdoor cat argument please, not my cat, this is the UK, etc).

I adore Ragdolls aesthetically but never interacted with one so not sure I would get one as a pet until I had.

I am slightly biased against ginger cats as there was another cat on my street growing up who would scratch us after seeking us out for pets. I don’t dislike them but I probably wouldn’t get one

seven_days,

There are individual differences of course, but cat colors do have some correlation with personality. People who work with animals often in rescue or other work often observe this. I’ve worked in rescue before and can agree.

Ones that I can think of off the top of my head:

  • Orange: zany and spazzy
  • Black: more chatty than you expect

There’s also nothing wrong with having a preference. People can’t adopt or take care of infinite animals, so we do need to have some way of deciding. Color, personality, expression, etc are all valid ways of choosing a pet.

As long as you’re not discriminating against or attacking cats that’s not your favorite color, I don’t see an issue.

mbryson,
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Short hair black cats are my personal favourite. I grew up with a black cat so I have a particular fondness for them. Little things like the way they rust in sunlight, blend into black/darker colours (which apparently is a reason people don’t adopt them as much as they don’t photograph well??), and the lightness/sleekness of their coat make me feel all warm and fuzzy inside when I see them.

My wife wanted an orange cat while I wanted a black one. We both got what we wanted with a black tortie with orange fur speckles. Having a preference isn’t bad and honestly someone will have a preference for every type of cat. For example: I’m not big on hairless cats (lots of upkeep I’ve heard) but I know multiple people who go out of their way to adopt only the hairless babies. Just because it’s not your preference doesn’t mean they won’t find a loving home elsewhere!

davefischer,

Wasn’t really a fan of calico until I got Salome:

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FiggyPudPud,

Black cats are the best cats.

mobyduck648,
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I really love black cats but I’m unfortunately allergic to them. Looking forward to the day you can be routinely vaccinated against cat allergies, apparently that’s a thing.

room_raccoon,

Are you only allergic to the black ones?

FiggyPudPud,

I had no idea that was possible! Science is amazing. Are you allergic only to black cats?

WtfEvenIsExistence,

Google search shows this:

Some research found that dark-colored cats are more allergenic than ones with lighter fur, but other studies suggest that fur color had no link to allergen amount. Another study found that people living in the Western U.S. had higher cat allergen concentrations in the homes than those in other parts of the country.

petmd.com/…/cat-dander-8-things-you-didnt-know#:~….

mobyduck648,
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Yeah I read about it a year or so ago! It’s not just the black ones, it’s shorter haired ones in general for some reason. My old boss’s Maine Coon was never an issue.

elocution,

I have a preference for black kitties, and currently have five in my life (thankfully not all at my house). When we went to adopt I was specific about not wanting a long-haired cat with how much a pain it is to clean all the fur around the house. Naturally we came home with one.

Preferences are normal and totally fine!

dragnucs,

It is not wrong to choose animals based on colors. In ornithology this is a big criteria in bird selection and pricing. For example, there is a whole category of canaries based on their colors. Other small parrots have been bred specifically to be of some color or color mutation and it is a big factor on bird price. This is also very common to choose dogs based on color when the breed has many.

Jimbob0i0,

I’ve had a lot of cats as pets over my life to date.

Three of my favourite were all black kitties.

Then there was my dark tortoiseshell who will always have a special place in my heart.

AceLucario,

I’ve only adopted one so far, but I find that I absolutely love torties. The funny thing is I don’t even like the color orange that much but I think my cat wears it super well. Black cats are a good second place. I almost adopted a black kitten but my heart just wasn’t in it that day, and I ended up finding my tortie instead.

mackwinston,

Black cats are the best.

Etterra,

Just don’t buy a cat. Adopt.

Thorny_Thicket,

Black is the best color for cars and cats

Fun fact: most cats with more than two colors are females

mobyduck648,
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It’s a good colour for boats as well, sailing boats especially. A sailing ship painted black with gleaming white sails is a beautiful sight, but it works well for stinkies too.

Hazzia,

The only cats I can think of with more than 2 colors are calicos, and I thought the genotyping meant they were 100% female?

itsmaxyd,

Ginger cat 🙀

BonfireOvDreams,
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As long as you don’t buy an animal, no moral wrong in having a preference in appearance. Adopt and rescue.

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