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.
For most people, two of the most familiar types of cat are the blotched tabby and the ginger tom (or marmalade cat). These are two examples of tabby, or striped, cat. In the early days of cat exhibitions, tabbies were divided into banded and spotted.