01/09/2026
🟧 Happy Ginger Cat Appreciation Day! 🟧
Today we are celebrating the absolute icons of the cat world: our fiery, ginger babies! To mark the occasion, I want to introduce you to The Cat Butler Hornchurch’s very own fiery lady: Olive! 🐾🧡
Olive is 13 years young and a textbook ginger cat. She was an absolute menace as a kitten and obsessed with food like a dog; but now she has relaxed into an intensely cuddly, lazy older lady!
Her daily routine consists mostly of sleeping, seeking out lap time, and eating as much as possible.
💡 3 Fun Facts About Our Favourite Orange Felines:
Around 80% of ginger cats are male! The gene that produces their striking orange colour is on the X chromosome, meaning females need two copies of the gene to be ginger -making lovely ladies like Olive extra special!
Every single ginger cat is a tabby! Whether they have bold stripes, swirls, or subtle spots, there is no such thing as a solid orange cat without a tabby pattern underneath.
They all wear their iconic "M" shape proudly on their foreheads!
Whether you have a chaotic orange boy or a feisty ginger queen, show them some love today! Drop a photo of your gingers in the comments below! 👇🍊