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Reader Stories: Living with a Calico Cat

Did you know that calico cats are almost always females, and that the rare male calico is always sterile? Or that one state has named the calico as its State Cat? Learn more amazing bits of fact about calico cats. Then Share your tale of what it's like to live with a calico cat. Your story will help prospective owners decide whether a calico is the right pet for them.

NOTE: I'm now requiring your name, even just your first name. It's unwieldy when I feature a cat to write "fernesslovr wrote" or some such pseudonym when referring to the contributor.

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