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.
Calico Cats are not a specific breed of cat but it is pattern of colouring that gives the name. These cats are tri-coloured with patches of white, red or orange and black fur. A tortoiseshell cats are the calicos but with the colour pattern of orange and black fur mixed.