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Adopting a tuxedo in Quebec
A tuxedo is a black cat with white markings on the chest, face and paws. It is one of the few patterns people search for by name rather than by breed, and it appears across shorthaired and longhaired domestic cats alike.
In Quebec listings this colouring is usually written as « chat smoking », which is worth knowing if you are searching a shelter's own site. Most of the cats on this page come from Montreal organizations, simply because they are the ones that describe a cat's markings in writing; several Quebec shelters list a cat with no physical description at all. If this list looks short, browse the full Quebec cat listings rather than concluding these cats are not available elsewhere in the province.
A marking, not a lineage
The tuxedo pattern comes from a white-spotting gene laid over a black coat, and it says nothing about ancestry. A tuxedo cat is a domestic shorthair or longhair that happens to be marked that way, which is why you will find them at every Quebec rescue rather than through any breeder.
The markings vary enormously and no two are alike: some cats have a neat bib and four white socks, others a single white whisker or an off-centre blaze. If you are searching for a particular look, it is worth opening several profiles rather than filtering and stopping, because the label covers a very wide range.
Looking more broadly? Browse every adoptable cat across the province on Cat Adoption Quebec.
The rescues that most often list Tuxedo cats across the province are Chatons Orphelins Montréal, and A.B.C.'S Rescue.
Tuxedo Adoption FAQ — Quebec
Where can I adopt a tuxedo near me in Quebec?
LocalPetFinder gathers adoptable tuxedos from the Quebec rescue organizations we cover, most of them Montreal-area, into one list. Listings refresh regularly and each profile links straight to the organization so you apply directly with them. Colour comes from each rescue's own description, so it is worth checking the full Quebec listings too.
Are tuxedo cats a breed?
No. Tuxedo describes a black-and-white marking pattern that occurs across ordinary domestic cats. There is no tuxedo breed, no tuxedo standard, and no reliable link between the pattern and temperament. What shapes a cat is early handling and experience, which a foster can describe from having lived with it.
Why do fewer cats show a colour than a breed?
Because colour is not a field most shelters fill in. We read it from the written description, so a cat whose write-up never mentions its markings will not appear on a colour page even though it may well be that colour. Several Quebec shelters publish no physical description at all, and a few publish no description whatsoever, so their cats are under-represented on these pages. A short list is a limit of the source listings, not a shortage of cats.