i know that tortoiseshell is a color NOT a breed. we had our 12 1/2 year old tortie put to sleep on 2-8-07. adopted another tortie 7-31-07. both cats love (d) to bite toes, sit like a lemur and follow me around like a puppy. our jet black cat does not do those things. our first tortie was a dsh. the new baby girl is mostly siamese. any ideas?
2007-09-24 12:52:46 · 8 answers · asked by ♥ cat furrever ♥ 6 in Pets ➔ Cats
is it because of the "tortitude" that their antics are funnier or are they just sillier (hmmm maybe that is part of tortitude)
2007-09-26 04:26:07 · update #1
Yes. These are the original "dingbats."
2007-09-24 14:14:23 · answer #1 · answered by ♫ Bubastes, Cat Goddess♥ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've always heard of the "tortitude" with torties. But that doesn't ring true with all torties. My parents have a tortie that is maybe 8 lbs and she has the biggest, baddest attitude I have ever seen in a cat...she does what she wants, when she wants, how she wants and if you try to get her to do otherwise she goes psycho or something. On the other hand, I have a tortie who never had an attitude problem (in the 2 years that we had her and our manx) untill we got a puppy a couple of months ago. Since then she has really come out with the tortitude, but only when it comes to the puppy...so I think it all just depends on the cat itself...
2007-09-24 14:01:27 · answer #2 · answered by TTDBTTC 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Kind of, it's called "tortitude" by many. I too have a torti and she is different. She is our lap kitty but also will swat or nip when she is over stimulated or just cranky. Tempermental but still a sweetheart. Our Calico has a screw loose as well. Really lovey yet seems to forget who we are sometimes and becomes jumpy for just a few minutes, then she is fine again. Calico and Torti's are sex linked and they are only female, unless a male is born with an extra x chromosome. Studys have been done on the link between color and personality, especially with the Orange males, and some links have been found.
2007-09-24 19:05:28 · answer #3 · answered by Pocket kittys 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't know if there is any scientific proof to it, but most of the people I know who work/volunteer at the local Humane Society believe that temperaments tend to go with cat colors. It doesn't always work out but in general Calicos are the Queens, Torties are the more onery Princesses, and boy you couldn't ask for a sweeter boy than a big yellow tom. It might have something to do with the fact that calicos and torties are also very rarely male. But the toe biting thing might also have something to do with the age they are removed from their litter. I have a lone orphan right now who hasn't learned bite inhibition, the 3 I had before learned it (they were together) but the orphan before that was a biter too.
2007-09-24 13:05:04 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ok well here's an example for you. My fiance and I both have torties. They look almost identical. Snickers (mine) and Mouse (his).
Snickers' love and affection was centered for the most on whoever held her. You could pick her up, swing her in your arms, fold her in half, balance her on her back in your hands...she was docile as docile gets but she talked A LOT. Always meowing, cooing or purring. She was everywhere I was.
Mouse is selective about her affection. She doesn't bite, but she's got one hell of a scratch. If you are anyone other than my fiance, she'll let you pet her for a moment, turn around meow at you and then she's gone. With him she'll sit on his chest, let him clip her nails, bathe her. It's hilarious. Everyone that meets her gets warning - pet the kitty until she meows. After that you're on your own.
Those two cats couldn't me more different if you tried. As a matter of fact the only thing they have in common is that he saved Mouse's life (hanging) and I saved Snickers' (worms).
I'm sure they do have similarities. I think what makes the personality traits seem so alike for you is that they look alike and so it's more noticeable. Your brain thinks first of your other tortie and then associates it with the behavior of the new one.
2007-09-29 05:39:07 · answer #5 · answered by Wicked 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, sure. I've had torties more than 30 years apart that had similar character traits to each other - but not like yours ;) Cats can have great temperamental and behavioral similarities, but I don't think it has anything to do with their markings. I've had oodles of tabbies, and have one that reminds me very much of another long deceased - but I've had other tabbies that behaved nothing like them. I'm sure there are some similarities or even tendencies in genetically similar cats - but I bet there's an exception for every rule ~
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2007-09-24 13:05:27 · answer #6 · answered by amoggery 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
first off,all torties are female.they have that extra gene.i believe all torties are PSYCHO. i have had several and each one had very similar traits.the one i have now growls,hisses and spits at my two males especially if they come near me.all my cats are fixed so its definately not a sexual thing with my sahara.im surprised to hear that your siamese mix has not bonded with some one in the house because they are a 1 person cat.spend lots of time with her.your rewards will be great.cc
2007-09-24 13:09:13 · answer #7 · answered by CHER 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Aughh? It does? Stop that right now. Of course it does not happen. You ought to be hating everything in others that you are not. The exact opposite of what you try in your life to be. You should hate finding laziness in other peoples work ethics, because you work hard and long hours. You hate people who give you the wrong change , pretending they made a mistake. You hate drivers who cut in front of you, shoppers who push their grocery carts intoyour back as you line up paying in the check out tills. Come on. I dont believe you do these things.
2016-05-17 22:21:37 · answer #8 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋