Tabitha's breed is somewhat of a Tabby Cat or a Calico. He had a Siamese tabby cat named Snookie. On stage, Jellylorum is usually depicted as a predominately yellow calico or tabby cat. Nermal is a small grey tabby cat whom Garfield is jealous of. Smiff is a bright-eyed tabby cat. Hobbes is based off a grey tabby cat named Sprite that was owned by Watterson. She was an orange tabby cat who never missed a voyage. He is usually depicted onstage as a tall, grey tabby cat with a commanding presence. They have a tabby cat, Merlin, and fish in the garden pond. Beerbohm, a tabby cat, was named after Herbert Beerbohm Tree, an actor and theatre manager. The blotched tabby cat trait (Aminopeptidase Q mutation) arose in the Middle Ages. The highly imaginative, prideful orange tabby cat who loves good literature and milk.