Torbie
General
Torbie is the term for a cat that has both tabby and tortie patterns visible on any non-white areas. It is also known in real life as "patched tabby", "tortie-tabby", and when combined with white, as "caliby".
Torbies are only accepted in the breed if the standard lists both tabby and tortie. It is separate from both tabby and tortoiseshell, and is not considered a sub-pattern of either. Tortoiseshell catz with striping on the red/cream areas but not on the non-red/cream areas are Tortoiseshells, not Torbies.
All tabby areas on the cat should use the same pattern on all tabby areas - the cat cannot, for instance, have broad stripes on its red tabby areas and thin stripes on its brown tabby areas. When possible, use coordinating furfiles from the same set.
Gender Restriction
In real life, almost all torties are female, as this pattern is sex-linked. All torties and torbies that wish to be A-registered in the UKC must be females. Male torties/torbies may be P-registered. The Calico breed is the exception to this rule, where male torties/torbies may be A-reg.
Torbie Colour Guide
Torbies are created by mixing areas of a red/cream-based tabby pattern with areas of a non-red/cream-based tabby pattern. Follow the list below when combining tabby patterns from the Tabby doc. Distribution of patches and mingling should follow the Tortoiseshell doc as much as possible.
Regular Torbie
- Black Torbie - Brown Tabby & Red Tabby
- Chocolate Torbie - Chocolate Tabby & Red Tabby
- Cinnamon Torbie - Cinnamon Tabby & Red Tabby
- Blue Torbie - Blue Tabby & Cream Tabby
- Lilac Torbie - Lilac Tabby & Cream Tabby
- Fawn Torbie - Fawn Tabby & Cream Tabby
Silver Torbie
- Black Silver Torbie - Black Silver Tabby & Red Silver Tabby
- Chocolate Silver Torbie - Chocolate Silver Tabby & Red Silver Tabby
- Cinnamon Silver Torbie - Cinnamon Silver Tabby & Red Silver Tabby
- Blue Silver Torbie - Blue Silver Tabby & Cream Silver Tabby
- Lilac Silver Torbie - Lilac Silver Tabby & Cream Silver Tabby
- Fawn Silver Torbie - Fawn Silver Tabby & Cream Silver Tabby
Golden Torbie
- Black Golden Torbie - Black Golden Tabby & Red Golden Tabby
- Chocolate Golden Torbie - Chocolate Golden Tabby & Red Golden Tabby
- Cinnamon Golden Torbie - Cinnamon Golden Tabby & Red Golden Tabby
- Blue Golden Torbie - Blue Golden Tabby & Cream Golden Tabby
- Lilac Golden Torbie - Lilac Golden Tabby & Cream Golden Tabby
- Fawn Golden Torbie - Fawn Golden Tabby & Cream Golden Tabby
Examples
Below is a gallery of torbie patterned catz, either in just the torbie pattern or combined with other patterns. Many more combinations than these are acceptable, this is just to provide some visual guidance to the text above
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| A lilac or fawn silver torbie point with white in the tuxedo pattern | A black spotted torbie with white in the tuxedo pattern | A black mackerel torbie with white in the tuxedo pattern |
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| A lilac or fawn mackerel torbie with white in the bicolour pattern | A black spotted torbie with white in the tuxedo pattern | A blue torbie point |
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| A black mackerel torbie with white in the tuxedo pattern | A lilac or fawn mackerel torbie with white in the tuxedo pattern | A fawn or lilac mackerel torbie point with white in the harlequin pattern |
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| A fawn or lilac silver classic torbie | A black mackerel torbie with white in the tuxedo pattern | A blue mackerel torbie with white in the bicolour pattern |
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| A blue silver mackerel torbie with white in the tuxedo pattern | A black classic torbie with white in the tuxedo pattern | A black (natural/seal) classic torbie mink with white in the tuxedo pattern |
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| A chocolate classic torbie | A blue mackerel torbie mink with white in the bicolour pattern |
