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Tuxedo cats are not a breed but a colour pattern that may occur in almost any type of domestic cat.  The effect is of a cat wearing formal attire and is really pretty cute. Tuxedos can have white on the face and the tip of the tail as well, but the main requirement is black body, white chest and white paws.  Occasionally a tuxedo cat will have the ultimate accompaniment to their fancy attire in the form of a moustache, that Clark Gable look is very hard to resist!  The rarest of tuxedo cats sport a black patch on the white chest that resembles a bowtie.  These cats are referred to as "black ties" and are considered to be lucky in bringing wealth to their household.

Facts About Tuxedo Cats

Tuxedo cats are sometimes referred to as "Jellicle cats" from the T.S. Elliot poem  "The Song of the Jellicles" from his unusual book "Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats" In the original book written in 1930, T.S. Elliot describes Jellicle Cats as black and white, but in the popular Broadway musical "Cats" based on the book, the Jellicles come in an assortment of colours. Yet, T.S. Elliot was probably right, formal attire seems so apropos for a night at the theatre...

Sir Isaac Newton, William Shakespeare and Beethoven all had their own tuxedo cats.

Britain’s most famous Tuxedo cat is Palmerston who resides in the Foreign Office. He made headlines in the summer of

Postman Pat and Jess

2016 when he had a very public fight with Larry the Downing Street.

Former American President Bill Clinton had a famous tuxedo cat named "Socks".

"Sylvester" the cartoon cat regularly thwarted by "Tweety Pie" Bird is a Tuxedo Cat.

Sylvester and Tweety Pie

Postman Pat's cat "Jess" is a Tuxedo cat, also

Dr Suess' famous "Cat in the Hat".

"Felix" the cat food brand cat is too... 

Tuxedo colouration can be found in many breeds of cats
        including Persians.

Moustache type markings on cats are sometimes called "Kitlers"! 

In Britain 75% of all cats are black and white.

Black and white cats spend on average ten days longer waiting to be adopted from shelters than cats of different colours.