Is there any such thing as a "tortietude"...

**kt_luvs_kitties** · 09-09-2007, 10:10 PM

It is real. Penny was the most vicious cruel kitten I ever had... I had to call a pet psychic, which I was then told that she needed to be put down...

Needless to say, I did not listen.

Once she got about 6 months old, and realized that I did love her and that I was WORTH her time, she is now very loving to ME... Not Rickie. Or anyone really...

She is "special" in a quirky, tortie kind of way!

**shais_mom** · 09-09-2007, 11:49 PM

oh yes - it's very real.
Kloe will tolerate being petted for only so long and then she swats or bites.
But she can also fetch and be very playful when she wants to be!

**MyCatMowgli** · 09-10-2007, 05:51 AM

how can the color of a cat affect anything?

**jenluckenbach** · 09-10-2007, 06:18 AM

Originally Posted by MyCatMowgli

how can the color of a cat affect anything?

Well, first of all, it won't be 100% true, but the fact is that a great majority will fit the description.

Second, color is determined by genetics and so is personality. it is highly possible that the genes are related in a way that when the color comes out TORTIE then the personality comes out Tortie-tude.

Even my vet, who majored in genetics, says certain colors have certain characteristics (on the average, not a 100% guarentee)

**Medusa** · 09-10-2007, 08:21 AM

Funny, cuz my old vet said the same thing about calicos and Puddy does all the things that you all say torties do. Interesting.

**Freedom** · 09-10-2007, 08:29 AM

"Tortitude" is recognized by TICA -- The International Cat Association -- which sponsors many cat shows.

http://www.seregiontica.org/Colors/t...rtietorbie.htm

Since the tri colors are almost always female, it seems clear that the color and the personality, as well as the gender, are somehow linked genetically. (Males, if they survive at all, tend to be sterile.)

Torties and torbies are very interesting! They tend to have what the cat fancy calls "Tortie-tude". More than any other color, these girls have an "opinion" on everything. They will tell you exactly what that opinion is! At the same time, they can be one of the sweetest cats you will ever own.

**catnapper** · 09-10-2007, 08:47 AM

Originally Posted by Medusa

Funny, cuz my old vet said the same thing about calicos and Puddy does all the things that you all say torties do. Interesting.

A calico is simply a tortie with white.

**Medusa** · 09-10-2007, 08:55 AM

Aha! Thanx for 'splaining that, Lucy!

**Randi** · 09-10-2007, 08:32 AM

Oh yes, you can bet there's such a thing as tortitude - in Denmark too! Fister's mom was a tortie. She was mostly walking around being grumpy and seemed to hate humans. However, she was a good and caring mom.

No one wanted to mess with her, but after a few years of feeding her, she let me stroke her a bit, while eating.

She once cornered a huge dog in the yard, who was threatening another kitty.

**carole** · 09-10-2007, 10:22 PM

Well Nikkita is my first ever tortie girl, i am not sure what kinda of tortie she is,as she is not dark like some of them,but i have to say she is the sweetest and gentle little kitty ever, i believe you all about torties, but my girl does not seem to possess this, lol, i guess she just has to be different.

**Donnaj4962** · 09-11-2007, 07:01 AM

Oh yes..... torti-tude is alive and well in our house!

My Sasha is a prime example! She wants petted and held and cuddled.... ON HER TIME! When she is done, she lets you know! And sleeping in? HAH! Not with her in the house! She starts her screaming session between 5 and 6 every morning.... and doesn't stop until her slave (ME!) gets up and turns on the water int he bathroom sink. Never mind that there is a perfectly fine petmate water fountain downstairs! Only the bathroom sink water will do for her highness! But I love her and wouldn't have it any other way!

Here are a few pictures of the Princess!

I am NOT looking at you with that silly flashy thing until you change my litter box!

WHAAAAT? I am trying to take a nap here!

Ohhhh, you are going to let everyone see how gorgeous I am? Why didn't you say so? You may take my picture now.

**Anikaca77** · 09-11-2007, 08:47 AM

Here are my torties.

Ashley is 3 yrs old and Fiona is 4 months old. Ashley has the tort attitude going but Fiona so far is very loving and wants attention although she's not coming to her name or listening so she is being just like Ashley in that regards.

**kb2yjx** · 09-11-2007, 01:04 PM

The very first cat I adopted(way back in 1988), was a WHITE TORTIE. Miss BooBoo Kitty quickly taught me what tortitude was all about!!! For 16 yrs, she was my BEST friend. Now, Hayley, a black tortie, is at our house. She is my husband's best friend, and I am despised!!! Then to round things out, there is Nimet, a lovely calico. We once participated in a study about cats and their colours. It was NO suprise to find out that the ORANGE cat is the MOST sensitive....

**DJFyrewolf36** · 09-11-2007, 11:29 PM

My MIL is now caring for Pandora, the only tortie Ive had the pleasure/displeasure (depending on the day

) of being around for an extended period of time. To give you an idea of her tortitude her nickname is micro-psyco. She lives up to her name in SPADES! Unfortuneatly, she did not get along well with my other kitties and my MILs kitties seem to be tolerant of her swatting, hissy moments.

Tortitude is very very very real! Although I bet you are finding that out

Give that cute tortie of yours a hug for me, if she allows it that is!