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

[shais_mom]

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]

how can the color of a cat affect anything?

[jenluckenbach]

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]

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]

"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]

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]

Aha! Thanx for 'splaining that, Lucy!

[AbbyMom]

Camilla wants to know

What do you mean by that?

What's it to you?????

[Randi]

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.