Sara is very beautiful. She is also a Tortoiseshell. Both Torties I have had do this type of thing. Not quite with the intensity of Sara but the same sort of thing. My first was a long haired Tortie named Killer Sue. Sometimes she was Killer sometimes she was sweet Sue. And she could flip from one to the other with the speed of light.

Katiebug whom I have now is the same way. I call it conflicted. *L* One minute she is enjoying being petted and loved and the very next stroke with no warning at all she attacks with a hiss, yell and a swat. Of course she will still remain in my lap..she just is overstimulated. I yell OW real loud and sometimes even hiss at her if she is too rough.

There were times with Killer when she would get so extreme that I would wrap her in a towel and hold her like a baby while she screamed her head off till she calmed down. It didn't take very many of these sessions till she started getting the message and her attacks decreased in intensity.

Katie's have never been this bad...but there are times I have had to hold her very tightly while looking her directly in the eye and growling at her. She gets the message that meowmie is very upset and settles down. Usually at that point I get a nose lick as an apology.

I have always just considered it part of the tortie tude. I think there is something in the multi colored coats that can bring out this quick change attitudes.

Denyce