Indoor Tuxedos more aggressive/destructive?
I was dicussing this with a friend lately 'cause we can see this behavior in a mutual friend's tuxedo cat (female) which is kept indoors, she's acting unually aggressive and is over-active. When I'm thinking about the first four or five years with my Katz (also indoors, tuxedo and female), I remember she was also showing this tendency, she sometimes attacked visitors and was very destructive. When she got older, this grew out. I have known another female tuxedo kitty who acted the same way, no one but her mommy was allowed to approach her.
Now my friend and I discussed if this is only a coincidence or a tuxedo-typical behavior, maybe genetic.
What are your experiences with tux kitties, especially female indoor cats?
Kirsten
Indoor Tuxedos more aggressive?
Hi.
I am brand new here.(had to register just to reply)
I'm in a Tuxedo cat frenzy!
I LOVE Tuxedos. I'm on my third one (in 20 years)
All of mine were/are males and had their claws.
The first one: Qat
Walked on a leash. He was mild mannered and lovable.
The second: Milo
Milo was a free spirit, outdoors 90% of the time. He came to us as a stray and slept indoors everynight. He was clean (overgroomer) and friendly to a fault. He'd go up to anyone. (He'd get in cars with people) Thank God he had his collar, people would drop him off. One time his was at a bar, 5 miles away.
The third Tux is: Mr. Jones
I got him from the shelter a year ago and he is just a big lover. He stays indoors or on the patio.
The shelter said he may be dominant or aggressive. But he's not. He is completely dominated by my Lilac Siamese yearling: Snowy.
Mr. Jones is loving with us, craves attention, shares his food with his kitten, Snowy and is always gentle when they wrestle (although it sounds like someone's is getting murdered)
Here's a bit of behavior that I think may be strange about Mr. Jones. Although he's a neutered male, he still enjoys, how can I say, "dry humping" my leg, three time a day. Anyone have a male that does this?
I don't know what pattern there is to be seen in Tuxedos, but here is my data.
Thanks for reading.
Rosethecopycat