breed

[Zilla98]

What exactly is a tortiseshell cat? I think it is a certain mix of colors, but I'm not sure. Please tell me!

[kath00]

Tortoiseshell cats have black fur with orange spots . :rolleyes:

This mix of color can appear on mutts and on purebred cats.

http://www.moggies.co.uk/royell/tortoiseshell.jpg


http://www.animalfriends.info/animal-f-e/images/C173_Flopsy3.jpg

[In_love_with_cats]

Tortoiseshell have a mix of black, cream, red and a bit of white. There are only females in this breed, in my life time. I only seen one male tortie and they are considered worth alot of money. But that is very rare to see a male tortie and same with calicos, there are only females. Here are two pictures of my Tortie:

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid63/pbca60e3580ff61051a5f3853f552e2bd/fc08e683.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid61/p685d4b4a6028781105dd8b5a2f3f17f8/fc24a90d.jpg