Early-stage symptoms include: 1  skin next to the nail becoming tender, swollen, or hard. 2  pain when pressure is placed on the toe. 3  fluid building up around the toe.
Within the spotted pattern you will hear many descriptive terms referring to the type of spotted pattern a cat or kitten might have. The most common terms are; Single-Spotting, Cluster Rosettes, Paw-Print Rosettes, Doughnut Rosettes, Arrowhead (Rosettes), Embryonic Rosettes.
Tabby cat. Mackerel tabby, with the striped pattern. A tabby is any domestic cat that has a coat featuring distinctive stripes, dots, lines or swirling patterns, usually together with a mark resembling an 'M' on its forehead. Tabbies are sometimes erroneously assumed to be a cat breed. In fact, the tabby pattern is found in many breeds, as well as among the general mixed-breed population.