@@tsuyuasuithemoonlightfropp6554 I had a tortie as well she passed away miss her everyday but definitely keep an eye on the growling perhaps something might be up or many times if she was a feral she'll be defensive but please keep an eye my baby was defensivethe first2 months when I rescued her then she became my shadow and my all!!🥰
@Universal Mother oh ok thanks and also I find it a little suspicious how she growls at certain people and not at others so it might just be a sign that she's mad I don't know though
I remember getting a Tortie cat when I was 17. I already had 2 Siamese cats and a German Shepherd. I took cat to a vet to have it checked out. Cat was fine and the vet politely asked me how long I had cat. I told him a couple of days. He wanted to know if I had bonded with it. He had lost his male Tortie and actually shed a tear when he saw mine. He asked if I would sell cat after he told me about losing his tortie. I gave him the cat and he couldn't believe I would do that, saying that He would give my Siamese cats vet care and asked me to bring them in for a check up and free shots. After a few months he gave me a call and told me his mother had passed and that the Tortie was for her while she was on her last months with cancer. He again thanked me and loved the Tortie for making his mother happy. Apparently his mom had always had Torties.😢
So glad it all worked out. Your kindness had seen to the comfort and companionship during a lady's last few months with the tortie cat. It was win win for every one all round, though it was very sad of course when the lady passed xx
@@MamaMia.... That was long ago, I just turned 70 and the Vet was in his 40's so I don't think he's still alive but I've always remembered him and his mother who now has the cat with her in heaven, and maybe with her son the Vet too.💕
Sounds like mine. She is very vocal, from absolutely shrieking at me when she needs to be out on the balcony to survey her kingdom to muttering angrily under her breath when I won't let her on my lap when I'm working and my laptop is on my lap. Her expressions clearly state whatever she's thinking and there is no doubt that she believes that she is the most beautiful wonderful cat who has ever graced this planet! But she is my best friend and she's right, I do adore her!
My Gracie was like that. She was one of a kind, bossy, beautiful girl. Her dad was a ginger Maine coons and her mother a crossbred Siamese. She had the Siamese voice and the Maine Coon build, and everything else was uniquely, adorably hers.
My cat was a stray tortie. She was loving and indipendent. She died 5 years ago and i still love her. I would go back in time just to be with her again
We adopted a Tortie 9 years ago and she is our heart and soul. She’ll be 10 in 5 days, and last summer we almost lost her. She’s doing good now, with careful care, so Lili and I send you are love!
I have a black cat who is super loving and attached to me. I don't know what I will do when I lose him. He's 10, so if i highball, he's maybe got another 4 - 7 years. (The reason I clicked this video is his sister is a tortie.) Losing a cat is tough dude. They are often like sons or daughters to us.
When I first started being a cat mom, I decided to only adopt black cats. They are usually the last to be adopted and have great dispositions. Four months after my first cat Jade died, my husband suggested getting a kitten to help heal my broken heart. The head of the rescue I had volunteered with for awhile had a thing for Torties. He had several black kittens for me to see. I had the girl in mind but she wasn’t interested (I tend to let them pick me). I was sitting on the floor and this tiny Tortie crawled into my lap, looked up at me with these lovey dovey eyes and proceeded to fall asleep. Love at first sight for both of us. Elektra is 15 now. She’s so loving and funny and vocal. I know all of her noises. When she wants to be picked up, she stands on her back legs on the counter and puts her paws on my shoulder. She still plays and chases shadows and makes me laugh every day. For years she crawled under the covers and slept on my chest. My 18 year old polydactyl black cat Nora was always aloof, but has taken over my chest at night. I feel so blessed to have such loving cats. I refer to Elektra as my heart. I always tell her, she needs to live forever. I can’t even fathom the void in my world when it’s her time to go to the Rainbow Bridge.
That's why I adopted my black kitty. She was immediately friendly when we met her and I knew if we didn't get her, she'd probably be overlooked for a more colorful cat. Best decision ever. Her and my tortie are wrestle buddies.
My tortie was a total diva! 👑 I'm pretty sure she was a reincarnation of a cliché spoiled medieval princess with a purr like a cherry bomb muffler and had the judgiest looks that half the time screamed "fool". That sassy ball of fluff lived to a ripe old age of nearly 22. 😼💜
Every now and have these thoughts where I hope my Tortie baby lives super long. Right now she's 2 years old. Her name is Cinnamon and she's a spicy cat lol 😹
My wife's cat does too. Fetch Barks Growls Snarls snorts And also loves going for walks. She also does the typical cat things and I'm pretty sure she has some sort of Bi-Polar disorder...
I'm so happy for you. 😻 I have a Tortie too. & She's definitely got a Tortitude but as her Cat/Mommy and the 1 whom she picked to have as her human companion, she will only allow me to kiss her on her head. My Husband takes care of the feeding & cleaning but, she is very loyal & loving & she came from a feral community as a kitten. She was like a speed demon running & bouncing thru the Apt. She's 13yrs old now & still gets her playful time where we all play hide & seek & she is just so lovable. I couldn't imagine life without her in it. 😻❣️❤️😻
@@Gfysimpletons stop being ignorant, its just a belief and doesnt mean it has to be 100% true, its their culture and what they and their country believe in so shut up
last week, my boyfriend heard this loud crying and meowing and didn’t know what it was. he looked around his car and a stray tortie kitten was there and bleeding on her chin. we just took her to the vet and got her all fixed up. they said she probably got caught in something, but she had no micro-chip and she wasn’t spayed. we’ve decided to keep her and she’s so sassy and talkative. i’m so glad that we are going to give her a warm and safe home.
you described my cat very well, i found her last year august in front of a super market weighing only 400grams and just as big as my hand, she recovered very well. my cat almost never meows but thrills very often. and if my doorbell rings she runs like speedy gonzales to the door and isn´t afraid of new people
@@oliviamb9279 oh and i forgot to add that she follows me even into the bathtub while showering standing in the corner being careful not to get wet, her tail looks like from a maine coon and the fur is FLUFFY even more than microfibre
As a life-long cat owner, I am very familiar with tortoiseshells. I've always found them to be very affectionate, sympathetic and intuitive cats. They are both loving and respective of your personal space. A real blessing to the sick and infirm.
Mine could read my mind and would come to me just as I was thinking of her. This happened hundreds of times in 19 years. They pick up our thoughts I am convinced. No other cat of 15 ive had over 40 years has done this like Hibou! all indoor only for longest lives.
My tortie is so sweet and affectionate I have 3 children That are growing up with her and she is so tolerant and gentle with them! My first 2 children were 4 when I got my Cat Misty and I had my daughter a year later and my cat has always been gentle with her and my daughter is 4 now! Best cat I could ever ask for
My mom recently went to a nursing home. Her and my sister talked about it for weeks. The night before my mom went for good. Her torteshell cat slept all night with her. She had to of understood what they were talking about. I have her now and she has done so well adjusting and tries to please me helping me get my younger cat used to her. I love this torte so much!! She has so much instinct of what's happening. It's uncanny.
I have a tortie named Dorian, and she is just the sassiest little brat I've ever had. She's an only child at heart, dearly loves me and _barely_ tolerates everyone else.
I just took in my first kitten ever and she’s a tortie. However, she has leukemia so no one would take her for months at the vet I work at. Best decision I’ve made! I absolutely love her. And this is coming from someone who never wanted a cat!!!
I grew up with a tortoiseshell and a calico. The tortie, Katy, was the sweetest cat I've ever known. She didn't have a mean bone in her body and was almost like a dog. She never scratched anyone in her life and enjoyed playing fetch. Love you forever, Katy. x
Aww I had a Katie too though she was just like the black and white Felix cat and not a tortie and her name spelt Katie not Katy I had her for 20 years xx
I can't help but to feel some definite emotion while watching this video. The reason why is fairly simply. I had tortoishell cat (Identical to the one on screen at 1:30) for nearly 16 years. I watched her birth (Sister's cat had a litter in one the dresser drawers-of all places) and were each other's company for nearly every day for all those years. Through all the affectionate moments to the tortoishell ones, I never lost my love for her. Having grown up with her, I was absolutely heartbroken when her health began to quickly deteriorate and had to be put down. 😣😢Being there with her while saying my final goodbyes was one of the absolute worse experiences I ever had to go through. I didn't want to let go. 😓 Respect to all tortoishell owners who are out there. Torties are amazing. I'm glad to have known one.
So sorry for your loss, we just had to (8 months ago) say goodbye to our 18 year old "baby" tortie that we had since she was 8 weeks old, worst day of our lives. We started our channel so everyone can enjoy her love that she gave us. Luckily we took lots of video of her - hang in there 👍💝💕
We lost our Junie in the beginning of July last year, a week shy of her 12th bday. One day she was fine, then the next she was listless. Sadly we found out she had kidney disease w/anemia. Two weeks later, I held her as the vet put her down. Was one the hardest things I had to do, but I did it for her. Yes, they definitely have that attitude! She hated us when we first got her as a kitten, and it took a couple years for her to finally trust us. Towards the end, she was a total cuddle bug and would even perch on my shoulder to snuggle. If you just have patience with them, you'll see that they are very sweet and loving cats.
my tortie Gracie is the hardest cat Ive ever had to live with. She is so much to handle but I love her to pieces. She is an angel and I know she was sent to me for a reason. I have been a cat rescuer for 6 years and live with over 20 cats. Gracie is my second tortie after the first one passed away
I have a tortie. She was a stray that came to me 3 yrs ago a year after my tabby died. I named her Angel. I love her so much and she is so sweet and spoiled😻😻😺😺😸😸
I just lost my Tabby I miss her so much She was 18 years old. I just got a Tortoiseshell. I am sorry but I love the Tabby markings. Not so sure about the Tortoiseshell yet
My tortie plays fetch religiously, stares at me constantly and carries whole conversations with me, but she'll hate and fear any other person who enters our apartment. Meanwhile, my red tabby will be asleep on the cupboard or greeting the visitors, depending on her mood.
My tortie wakes me up at the same time (6 am) to feed her. She has also trained me to give her treats everytime she jumps onto her cat tree. If I forget to give her treats, she gently swipes at me and gives me a "give me my treats, human!" look. She's still my kid and I love her dearly.
I just got a male Torbie yesterday. He’s absolutely gorgeous. 10 weeks old. And a rescue! His markings look like an ink blot. So I’ve called him Herman, after Herman Rorschach 😊❤️
Nice! I have a female tortoiseshell I got back in 2015. She is 5 years old and is still very playful. She was 8 months old when we got her and she was a stray in early life. Probably the best day of my life.
That sounds more like a classic tabby, not a torbie. Torbies have a mottled appearance, and don't tend to have defined patterns, such as the solid black "ink blot" swirls, which is characteristic of a regular classic tabby. In a brown classic tabby, thick black bands swirl with brown, which sometimes appears to be an orange-ish color, but it's not true orange. Usually a male torbie/tortie/calico would have genetic defects, so if your cat is generally healthy, it's probably not a male torbie.
I have a dilute tort, she’s gray and cream. She definitely has tortitude. We were going to adopt her cage mate, but she kept getting in the way of interacting with the other cat and trying to get us to pet her instead. So we had to take them both! Now we have a chill, goofy black cat, and a rambunctious, opinionated tort. I guess with the good/bad luck it kind of evens out. 🤣
It’s Chimera (ki-meer-a). And there’s a reason why they are considered Chimeric when they have the lines down their face and bodies, because they absorbed another kitten in utero, thus they have more than one genetic code.
Did you catch the part where she said they ‘almost’ look like two cats rolled into one?!! I went straight for the comments because I wanted to see if anyone else knew what a chimera was... Yours is the only one I found so far
@@jjdrama actually it is called bridled brindling is a different kind of pattern a bridling is what makes the straight-line tortoiseshell pattern across the cats back,brindling is like what a blue tick hound or a boxer dog would have(little spots or blotches),and yes torties can be brindle too...my cat drachma has about every pattern a tortie can have on one part of her or another.good catch knowing what brindling is though.
I’ve rescued 3 different torties and I will say they are generally more vocal, more outgoing and smarter than most other cats I’ve been around. The one I have now is practically a small dog. I can instruct her to go pretty much anywhere I want her to, she’s great at opening doors, she plays catch. After owning a few of them idk if I would ever get any other type of cat. Once you get to know them they’re the most loving and compassionate pets you will ever own. We tried bringing a tortie kitten in the house with our 8 year old torite a few years ago but the older one just wasn’t having it, with that said I tend to believe they also love their independence if they’re not used to sharing a space with other animals.
Omg our one is like a little person🥺💗 she sleeps with us, wakes us up if we sleep too late, checks on us when if we are not around her. Her kids are either orange fur or black fur
We have a Torti! She’s going on 18 and still has “Tortitude”! ☺️ We’ve seen recent signs that she may not be with us much longer. She’s been a delight, though! She thinks I’m her momma and it sounds like she says “mama” sometimes. She’s always been a snuggled and sleeps by me every night. We’re bringing her to the vet tomorrow.
I always say my tortie has the intelligence of a 6 year old and the sass of a 16 year old. She absolutely has developed a language with me and uses it all the time. If im doing something she doesnt like, she makes sure to do something she knows annoys me! I swear its more like having a roommate/best friend than a child at this point. 😂 I love her so freakin much. (And yes shes in my profile pic)
I've had six cats, including a black cat, a siamese, a ginger, a gray tabby, a brown tabby longhair, and a tortoiseshell shorthair. My tortie was the most chill, laid back cat of all of them.
My liitle torties name was Thyme. We also called her Little Missy for obvious reasons. She selected me at the shelter. I asked who she was, she came over and slapped the hem of my dress. Thyme had grace and style. She also didn't take no shit. I miss her so much. She was a dark tortie. So what did I do. I went back to the shelter and got adopted by another charmer. She's a cuddly poo. Her name is Simone and she meows like she's screaming bloody murder. She gets what she wants by just tilting her head.
My tortie, Luna, is the sweetest little girl. She is super smart, cuddly, and likes to do tricks for treats. She is definitely a talker. She sits in the window waiting for me to come home from work. As soon as she sees my vehicle, she starts meowing. We live in a third story apartment and I can hear her meows as soon as I step out of my vehicle. I am so glad she picked my family to adopt her. She has given us so much joy 😊
The smartest cat on earth, the cat that turned me into a cat person 20 years ago was a Tortie. She was extremely intelligent, more than any other cats I know, she could respond to commands (with an attitude of "Again, hooman? You simple people are so easily entertained." She has touched my life in so many occasions. I will never forget you my love.
my tortie is scared of everything and will hiss that sounds like a spit and doesnt like people but at the same time she has such loud purrs and looooves belly rubs its ironic 😂
I have a tortie,her name’s Bella and she’s an absolute bean. Almost everything about her is absolutely amazing. Not to burst my bubble but I think I have the perfect cat.
The first tortoiseshell cat I had was in the 80s. My ex husband and I were house sitting and cat sitting for my parents. One day their cat came home and meowed at us to follow her. Hidden in a corner on the porch was a thin tortoiseshell with her tail hanging on by only a piece of skin. Lucky (parents cat) looked back and forth between us and the cat and meowing like she was begging us to help her. Well right then my ex and I decided to take the cat to the vet. She got a full exam, shots and her tail cut off with just a couple inches left. As soon as we saw her again to take her home we knew she was ours and her new name became Bobbie. Bobbie ended up giving us 2 beautiful litters of kittens and grandkittens of various colors. However several years later she passed away. We kept one of her grandsons who was an orange tabby. Sweet, adorable, adaptable. Loved anyone and anything. Indoor, outdoor or both. He didn't care. Just like his grandma. He passed away after 13 years.
My tortie is such a sweetheart! She really wants to be close all the time, goes for walks with me, the moment she see us on the sofa to watch TV she wants to be there too, and this is her purring time no matter what. We call her the cutest of the cutest 😍
I just adopted a Tortie not even a week ago and am surprised to say that she does have some tabby markings on her body. Not all the way through but they show on her face and tail! I love her to bits and she's extremely sweet 💕 this video was really informative!
I've had a tortie or some sort of calico in the house for the past 25 years, and they've ALL been just a little bit nuts. Best cat I ever had was more like a dog. She'd follow me around, always come to me when I called, would whisper back if I said her name, and would constantly invade my lap space when I was on the computer. Another highlight of her life was laying on me, with SEVEN kittens rolling around inside her, WAY past due. It was like a mini earthquake sitting on my lap. Her two equally-bizarre tortie daughters are still with me, and I'm going to be adopting my sister's goofy black cat in a couple of weeks. You will be missed, Sugar, but never forgotten.
I have encountered a couple of these cats. Once in the early 90’s when my 2 cats weren’t around. Even a friend has one in early 2000’s. Her cat was a sweet and friendly towards me.
My family has had cats of all kinds for 30 years, but we recently adopted a tiny kitten with a tortoiseshell coat, the first we have ever had. We named her Cali, and she is without a doubt the smartest, sassiest, most spirited feline we have ever had! Highly intelligent and incorrigibly curious, Cali gets into EVERYTHING, earning her the nickname "Trouble." She has learned to turn on light switches, open door handles, activate sinks for a drink. She even figured out that her humans put their hands near the sliding glass door to open it to the outside. She often reaches for the handle of said door, even though she has absolutely no way of opening it! She is an adorable ball of wonder and spirit, and has made the last couple of years truly delightful.
My tortie has tortie-tude for sure! She always has to be with me and she tells me when its time to go to bed and when I need to get up. She lays on me in bed until I go to sleep too, so I don't sneak off to get on the computer. But she's also been a life saver for me. I am diabetic on insulin. If my blood sugar drops below normal, she will pester me to wake up and if I try to cover up to go back to sleep, she will get under the covers and try to make me understand its important. She's even bitten my fingers to rouse me and quickly jumps back. By then I realize what she's doing, so off to the kitchen we go. She's 14 now and she took over the blood sugar monitoring duties after another cat who did this passed away from old age. She also calls me "Ma" when she wants my attention LOL I love her and hope she will live a long life. I have 7 other cats of various colors, but only one tortie and she's brought me good luck.
I found my tortie in Moscow Russia and I brought her to USA. She is the kindest cat with the most humble character. I’m blessed to have such a good cat.
@@teaeyedoubleguhur where are the meanings of them… As if chimeras are only tortoiseshell cats and as if it can only be orange and brown, there are human cameras to and I haven’t yet seen an orange one...
I have a gray and cream tortie... I got her at the shelter when she was 10 weeks old.. Her name is Patches and I love her to pieces.. And yes, she's very sassy and boy does she let me know when she wants something, even if I'm sleeping...
Okay, as somebody who knows quite a bit about cat genetics, there are a few misconceptions here 1. “Chimera Torties” are not actually chimeras at all. The cat that is most commonly seen when you search that up, is Venus, who has a half black half ginger face. This isn’t chimerism!! :O It’s actually just a coincidence of pattern, since tortoiseshells can have red and black splotes in any sizes and shapes. 2. Tortoiseshells and Calicos are the same pattern! They are sometimes called different things, because “calicos” have more of the white spotting gene, which affects the spacing of the eumelanin (red) and the melanin (black), where tortoiseshells just have less of the white spotting gene :D hope you learned something!!!
My beautiful tortie Kimmy passed quite a few years ago, but what a personality. She had the color split under her chin. The left half was black & the right was ginger. We still talk about the antics this cat got into. She was more a little person than a cat. I still miss her to this day.
Does anybody else here that owns a Tortie gets amazed at the fact that their cat comes to you if you whistle. Cuz I call my cat by her name and sometimes she comes and sometimes she doesn't but if I whistle at her she will be there alright!!! Haha
my childhood cat Daphne was a tortie and she was definitely an independent woman but was super sweet and was my best friend. she passed on in 2016 and I miss her every day
i have a 7 year old from the animal shelter. she only got 3 legs... i couldn't be happier with her. live is just better with tortoiseshell cats!:-) greetings from austria
My tortie is sweet but smart and funny. She was stray, I found her and her brother abandoned in a garden. They survived and are now with me thanks to her, as she was crying loud demanding food
i've had quite a few torties. loved them all! tortie w thumbs, medium hair w a fluffy tail, skinny minny, blue cream tortie, & an orange manx tortie! all amazing ❤
We adore Tortoiseshells and Calicos, our first cat was Tortie. I will always want to have at least one! They maintain a youthful sassy and playful quality well into old age too. 😻
I had a fluffy female orange cat, which I guess it's rare for an orange cat to be a girl, who gave birth to a fluffy tortoiseshell in her first litter and in her second litter gave birth to a girl tortoiseshell and white kitten and a boy kitten who looks exactly like her. So I guess she just had a thing for giving birth to cool looking kittens. I miss her she went missing a year ago I think someone in our old neighborhood might've decided to keep her.
There's a tortoiseshell mama cat at the plant I work at. Absolutely beautiful cat. She gives me the slow blink in-between all the hissing, so that's pretty cool.
I once rescued a tortie kitten off the street. She grew up to the most beautiful cat ive own. Her pesonality is a standout. Shes proud, very regal, sassy, and a total bossy and i dont mind being her slave. Unfortunately i didnt get to see her get to old age coz someone broke into our house took some money, a play station and my cat. GRRRRRR. I hope shes doing fine right now
Had a torti/calico cat as a child. She was a little superstar. Was like a playmate. Always needed to be in amongst whatever was going on. Played fetch too. Sounds crazy but I still miss her smtimes 30yrs on!
I've got a chimera tortoiseshell same yellow eyes I've had her for over eight years I wasn't looking for a cat when we found each other but, we did. She is the most unique cat I've ever seen or known. Even though the reason we found each other was unfortunate, I wouldn't change or trade the past eight years for anything in the world.
Our Tortie is the most vocal cat I've ever known, and I've had Siamese in my life, and as we know, those can talk your head off. This Tortie shares too much. Sometimes inaudible or a faint mouse-like squeak, sometimes just plain *yelling* .
I think my kitten is a torbie kind of tortie and she's a wild child. And now the kitten has a younger sister. One is patch and one is bridal I think. Parents were ginger (dad) and black/ white (mom). I'm not sure but another cat we have may be a torbie.
I rescued a tortie at 5 wks old. She is 7 yrs old now. Pure diva with a tortitude. Spoiled rotten. She has feline IBS. Purina FortiFlora saved her gut and made her happier. Love her to pieces. 💗🐾🐾💗
I have a tortie, and tortitude is indeed a thing. She's talkative, demanding, and fully aware of how adorable she actually is.
Does your tortie ever growl because mine does whenever you go near her and im wondering if something's wrong with her
@@tsuyuasuithemoonlightfropp6554 I had a tortie as well she passed away miss her everyday but definitely keep an eye on the growling perhaps something might be up or many times if she was a feral she'll be defensive but please keep an eye my baby was defensivethe first2 months when I rescued her then she became my shadow and my all!!🥰
Very talkative and actually sings when it’s time to eat! 🥰
Haha mineee too.
@Universal Mother oh ok thanks and also I find it a little suspicious how she growls at certain people and not at others so it might just be a sign that she's mad I don't know though
I remember getting a Tortie cat when I was 17.
I already had 2 Siamese cats and a German Shepherd. I took cat to a vet to have it checked out. Cat was fine and the vet politely asked me how long I had cat. I told him a couple of days.
He wanted to know if I had bonded with it. He had lost his male Tortie and actually shed a tear when he saw mine. He asked if I would sell cat after he told me about losing his tortie. I gave him the cat and he couldn't believe I would do that, saying that He would give my Siamese cats vet care and asked me to bring them in for a check up and free shots. After a few months he gave me a call and told me his mother had passed and that the Tortie was for her while she was on her last months with cancer.
He again thanked me and loved the Tortie for making his mother happy.
Apparently his mom had always had Torties.😢
That's a sweet and unusual story.
So glad it all worked out. Your kindness had seen to the comfort and companionship during a lady's last few months with the tortie cat. It was win win for every one all round, though it was very sad of course when the lady passed xx
@@MamaMia.... That was long ago, I just turned 70 and the Vet was in his 40's so I don't think he's still alive but I've always remembered him and his mother who now has the cat with her in heaven, and maybe with her son the Vet too.💕
@@lilyalexi3905 💖💖💖
@@huxley3043 Blessings to you and yours from El Paso, Texas 💙
My tortie is extremely sassy, independent, and will yell at you. I love her and it’s easy to figure out what she wants
awww cutie - cats and boxes 😹😹😹
Same with my!
Same here and fights my ginger cat
Sounds like mine. She is very vocal, from absolutely shrieking at me when she needs to be out on the balcony to survey her kingdom to muttering angrily under her breath when I won't let her on my lap when I'm working and my laptop is on my lap. Her expressions clearly state whatever she's thinking and there is no doubt that she believes that she is the most beautiful wonderful cat who has ever graced this planet! But she is my best friend and she's right, I do adore her!
My Gracie was like that. She was one of a kind, bossy, beautiful girl. Her dad was a ginger Maine coons and her mother a crossbred Siamese. She had the Siamese voice and the Maine Coon build, and everything else was uniquely, adorably hers.
My cat was a stray tortie. She was loving and indipendent. She died 5 years ago and i still love her. I would go back in time just to be with her again
We adopted a Tortie 9 years ago and she is our heart and soul. She’ll be 10 in 5 days, and last summer we almost lost her. She’s doing good now, with careful care, so Lili and I send you are love!
Same here,my Lily was a wonderful kitty. I miss her😣
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I have a black cat who is super loving and attached to me. I don't know what I will do when I lose him. He's 10, so if i highball, he's maybe got another 4 - 7 years. (The reason I clicked this video is his sister is a tortie.) Losing a cat is tough dude. They are often like sons or daughters to us.
@@botanicalmenace9995 , and sometimes our only true friends 😿
When I first started being a cat mom, I decided to only adopt black cats. They are usually the last to be adopted and have great dispositions. Four months after my first cat Jade died, my husband suggested getting a kitten to help heal my broken heart. The head of the rescue I had volunteered with for awhile had a thing for Torties. He had several black kittens for me to see. I had the girl in mind but she wasn’t interested (I tend to let them pick me). I was sitting on the floor and this tiny Tortie crawled into my lap, looked up at me with these lovey dovey eyes and proceeded to fall asleep. Love at first sight for both of us. Elektra is 15 now. She’s so loving and funny and vocal. I know all of her noises. When she wants to be picked up, she stands on her back legs on the counter and puts her paws on my shoulder. She still plays and chases shadows and makes me laugh every day. For years she crawled under the covers and slept on my chest. My 18 year old polydactyl black cat Nora was always aloof, but has taken over my chest at night. I feel so blessed to have such loving cats. I refer to Elektra as my heart. I always tell her, she needs to live forever. I can’t even fathom the void in my world when it’s her time to go to the Rainbow Bridge.
My girl gives me light taps when she wants to be picked up.
I believe in letting the cat approach u . That is how we ended up with the cats we now have. She sounds like a gem 💎 of a cat
I feel you and totally agree with you that they should live forever, yet somehow they do...in our hearts ❤️
I hope Elektra at least becomes 35 years old.
That's why I adopted my black kitty. She was immediately friendly when we met her and I knew if we didn't get her, she'd probably be overlooked for a more colorful cat. Best decision ever. Her and my tortie are wrestle buddies.
My tortie was a total diva! 👑 I'm pretty sure she was a reincarnation of a cliché spoiled medieval princess with a purr like a cherry bomb muffler and had the judgiest looks that half the time screamed "fool". That sassy ball of fluff lived to a ripe old age of nearly 22. 😼💜
are you a writer by any chance ? that was an awesome description 😹
Wow 22! Hope I get to keep my little tortie that long. She is 12 weeks right now. Absolutely love her.
Oh oh we know that judgiest look of our tortie diva very well, her name is Nikki❤️
Nice! I hope my baby girl lives that long.
Every now and have these thoughts where I hope my Tortie baby lives super long. Right now she's 2 years old. Her name is Cinnamon and she's a spicy cat lol 😹
Torties are the best! My tortie has such a unique personality and is such a little goofball, she's almost more like a dog than a cat!
Mine too behaves and sounds like a dog😀😀😂😂
That describes my rescued tortie perfectly.
😹 ours too - 2 of ours enjoy playing fetch, 1 even with a stick (plastic) 🥰😻🐾
My wife's cat does too.
Fetch
Barks
Growls
Snarls
snorts
And also loves going for walks.
She also does the typical cat things and I'm pretty sure she has some sort of Bi-Polar disorder...
Same here! She's a goof for sure.
My Tortie was feral took me months to get her to come to me. Turned out to be the sweetest cat ever. I think she knows she hit the jack pot.
So lucky, I am fostering a momma cat and she had 2 tortie babies 🤩
Mine was like that too. She ended up becoming a lot more friendly in her senior years though. She lived to be 19 yrs old.
I'm so happy for you. 😻
I have a Tortie too. & She's definitely got a Tortitude but as her Cat/Mommy and the 1 whom she picked to have as her human companion, she will only allow me to kiss her on her head. My Husband takes care of the feeding & cleaning but, she is very loyal & loving & she came from a feral community as a kitten. She was like a speed demon running & bouncing thru the Apt. She's 13yrs old now & still gets her playful time where we all play hide & seek & she is just so lovable. I couldn't imagine life without her in it. 😻❣️❤️😻
mine lived till 19 also in perfect health till very end with kidney failure.
You hit the jack pot.
Reading everyone talking about their cats just warm my heart.
you need two!!!! go to a shelter and get adopted maybe by a Tortie? sure worked for me!
Agree
In my country we sometimes call torties "weather cat" because they bring good luck and good weather
My cat recently gave birth to some torties and I hope ur right
Well, my roof blew off from the last storm. And I do have e a tortie cat. Sooooooo.....FALSE
That's a cute fact there, Izuku!
@@Gfysimpletons stop being ignorant, its just a belief and doesnt mean it has to be 100% true, its their culture and what they and their country believe in so shut up
@@khai9558 booooooo-hoooooooooo, did I hurt your feewings..................if so, MISSION ACCOMPLISHED.........
last week, my boyfriend heard this loud crying and meowing and didn’t know what it was. he looked around his car and a stray tortie kitten was there and bleeding on her chin. we just took her to the vet and got her all fixed up. they said she probably got caught in something, but she had no micro-chip and she wasn’t spayed. we’ve decided to keep her and she’s so sassy and talkative. i’m so glad that we are going to give her a warm and safe home.
My tortie is crazy, she’s full of beans and loves to play. She acts more like a dog than a cat, very sassy but sooo affectionate
My does backflips off the wall and will freak out over just air
MINE TOO..so what's say wE FORGET this quarantine and digital dating and exchange info so we can meet up and you can act kittenish..
you described my cat very well, i found her last year august in front of a super market weighing only 400grams and just as big as my hand, she recovered very well. my cat almost never meows but thrills very often. and if my doorbell rings she runs like speedy gonzales to the door and isn´t afraid of new people
@@Humbulla93 aww that’s amazing!! Mine too she is so friendly
@@oliviamb9279 oh and i forgot to add that she follows me even into the bathtub while showering standing in the corner being careful not to get wet, her tail looks like from a maine coon and the fur is FLUFFY even more than microfibre
As a life-long cat owner, I am very familiar with tortoiseshells. I've always found them to be very affectionate, sympathetic and intuitive cats. They are both loving and respective of your personal space. A real blessing to the sick and infirm.
Mine could read my mind and would come to me just as I was thinking of her. This happened hundreds of times in 19 years. They pick up our thoughts I am convinced. No other cat of 15 ive had over 40 years has done this like Hibou! all indoor only for longest lives.
My tortie is so sweet and affectionate I have 3 children
That are growing up with her and she is so tolerant and gentle with them! My first 2 children were 4 when I got my Cat Misty and I had my daughter a year later and my cat has always been gentle with her and my daughter is 4 now! Best cat I could ever ask for
My mom recently went to a nursing home. Her and my sister talked about it for weeks. The night before my mom went for good. Her torteshell cat slept all night with her. She had to of understood what they were talking about. I have her now and she has done so well adjusting and tries to please me helping me get my younger cat used to her. I love this torte so much!! She has so much instinct of what's happening. It's uncanny.
I have a tortie named Dorian, and she is just the sassiest little brat I've ever had. She's an only child at heart, dearly loves me and _barely_ tolerates everyone else.
My Tortie Schnitzelle is the same way completely attached to me and only tolerates anyone else.
I just took in my first kitten ever and she’s a tortie. However, she has leukemia so no one would take her for months at the vet I work at. Best decision I’ve made! I absolutely love her. And this is coming from someone who never wanted a cat!!!
I know
The information is genuine
thank you for taking in your tortie, they are the best 😻😻😻👍👍👍😍😍😍 you are PAWsome🐾💕🐾
Is she still alive?
@emma as in?
@emma ah,I see.
I grew up with a tortoiseshell and a calico. The tortie, Katy, was the sweetest cat I've ever known. She didn't have a mean bone in her body and was almost like a dog. She never scratched anyone in her life and enjoyed playing fetch. Love you forever, Katy. x
Aww I had a Katie too though she was just like the black and white Felix cat and not a tortie and her name spelt Katie not Katy I had her for 20 years xx
Hi Holly I had a calico and tortie too that tolerated each other but not bonded.
👍 To all the fellow Tortie owners, these kitties are immense characters! 😺
Yes they are😸😸😻
And only Tortie owners can appreciate, understand and respect a Tortie's Tortitude. Am I right?!
I had one of the sweetest tortie Persian in the universe. I miss her everyday. Lovely cat angel.
Melissa...100% correct!
I love my tortie sm
I can't help but to feel some definite emotion while watching this video. The reason why is fairly simply. I had tortoishell cat (Identical to the one on screen at 1:30) for nearly 16 years. I watched her birth (Sister's cat had a litter in one the dresser drawers-of all places) and were each other's company for nearly every day for all those years. Through all the affectionate moments to the tortoishell ones, I never lost my love for her. Having grown up with her, I was absolutely heartbroken when her health began to quickly deteriorate and had to be put down. 😣😢Being there with her while saying my final goodbyes was one of the absolute worse experiences I ever had to go through. I didn't want to let go. 😓
Respect to all tortoishell owners who are out there. Torties are amazing. I'm glad to have known one.
I’m so sorry I cant imagine losing mine. I try to not think of that day when it comes
So sorry for your loss, we just had to (8 months ago) say goodbye to our 18 year old "baby" tortie that we had since she was 8 weeks old, worst day of our lives. We started our channel so everyone can enjoy her love that she gave us. Luckily we took lots of video of her - hang in there 👍💝💕
I hope you get blessed with another one 🐈⬛🙏🏻❤️
It's beautiful growing up with them every room in the house carries a memory of them
We lost our Junie in the beginning of July last year, a week shy of her 12th bday. One day she was fine, then the next she was listless. Sadly we found out she had kidney disease w/anemia. Two weeks later, I held her as the vet put her down. Was one the hardest things I had to do, but I did it for her.
Yes, they definitely have that attitude! She hated us when we first got her as a kitten, and it took a couple years for her to finally trust us. Towards the end, she was a total cuddle bug and would even perch on my shoulder to snuggle.
If you just have patience with them, you'll see that they are very sweet and loving cats.
We had a tortie since she was just a few hours old. She passed at age 18 last year. I miss her. ♥️
my tortie Gracie is the hardest cat Ive ever had to live with. She is so much to handle but I love her to pieces. She is an angel and I know she was sent to me for a reason. I have been a cat rescuer for 6 years and live with over 20 cats. Gracie is my second tortie after the first one passed away
Fellow owner of a tortie named Gracie too! How special ❤️
I have a tortie. She was a stray that came to me 3 yrs ago a year after my tabby died. I named her Angel. I love her so much and she is so sweet and spoiled😻😻😺😺😸😸
I just lost my Tabby I miss her so much
She was 18 years old. I just got a Tortoiseshell. I am sorry but I love the Tabby markings. Not so sure about the Tortoiseshell yet
My tortie plays fetch religiously, stares at me constantly and carries whole conversations with me, but she'll hate and fear any other person who enters our apartment.
Meanwhile, my red tabby will be asleep on the cupboard or greeting the visitors, depending on her mood.
My tortie wakes me up at the same time (6 am) to feed her. She has also trained me to give her treats everytime she jumps onto her cat tree. If I forget to give her treats, she gently swipes at me and gives me a "give me my treats, human!" look. She's still my kid and I love her dearly.
Hey.what's her eye color
I just got a male Torbie yesterday. He’s absolutely gorgeous. 10 weeks old. And a rescue! His markings look like an ink blot. So I’ve called him Herman, after Herman Rorschach 😊❤️
Nice! I have a female tortoiseshell I got back in 2015. She is 5 years old and is still very playful. She was 8 months old when we got her and she was a stray in early life. Probably the best day of my life.
a male - wow super rare - we adopted 4 females 👍🐾🐈🥰😻😍
Lucky you Males are extremely rare
He is a special kitty.....protect him with your life!!!
That sounds more like a classic tabby, not a torbie. Torbies have a mottled appearance, and don't tend to have defined patterns, such as the solid black "ink blot" swirls, which is characteristic of a regular classic tabby. In a brown classic tabby, thick black bands swirl with brown, which sometimes appears to be an orange-ish color, but it's not true orange.
Usually a male torbie/tortie/calico would have genetic defects, so if your cat is generally healthy, it's probably not a male torbie.
I have a dilute tort, she’s gray and cream. She definitely has tortitude. We were going to adopt her cage mate, but she kept getting in the way of interacting with the other cat and trying to get us to pet her instead. So we had to take them both! Now we have a chill, goofy black cat, and a rambunctious, opinionated tort. I guess with the good/bad luck it kind of evens out. 🤣
The same happened to me lol the torties wanted the attention . I adopted one Tortie and a grey and white .
I've had several torties and they were all smart, sassy, playful and talkative.
It’s Chimera (ki-meer-a). And there’s a reason why they are considered Chimeric when they have the lines down their face and bodies, because they absorbed another kitten in utero, thus they have more than one genetic code.
Did you catch the part where she said they ‘almost’ look like two cats rolled into one?!!
I went straight for the comments because I wanted to see if anyone else knew what a chimera was...
Yours is the only one I found so far
It drives me crazy when "expert subject" videos mispronounce words. She also mispronounced "brindle".
@@jjdrama actually it is called bridled brindling is a different kind of pattern a bridling is what makes the straight-line tortoiseshell pattern across the cats back,brindling is like what a blue tick hound or a boxer dog would have(little spots or blotches),and yes torties can be brindle too...my cat drachma has about every pattern a tortie can have on one part of her or another.good catch knowing what brindling is though.
I thought it's Ky MAIR uh
Yes! I cringed every time she mispronounced it.
I miss mine! She was a once in a life time cat. ❤️
mine too
Same! I lost her 4 years ago! I miss her so much!
I have a tortie and a chimera. They are the sweetest cats that talk a lot. They will take my plate because they want to try everything I’m eating.
I’ve rescued 3 different torties and I will say they are generally more vocal, more outgoing and smarter than most other cats I’ve been around. The one I have now is practically a small dog. I can instruct her to go pretty much anywhere I want her to, she’s great at opening doors, she plays catch. After owning a few of them idk if I would ever get any other type of cat. Once you get to know them they’re the most loving and compassionate pets you will ever own. We tried bringing a tortie kitten in the house with our 8 year old torite a few years ago but the older one just wasn’t having it, with that said I tend to believe they also love their independence if they’re not used to sharing a space with other animals.
Omg our one is like a little person🥺💗 she sleeps with us, wakes us up if we sleep too late, checks on us when if we are not around her. Her kids are either orange fur or black fur
torties are PAWsome 👍👍👍😻😺🥰😍🐈🐾💗💖😸😹
my tortie died 3 months ago. she was so bright and sassy. how i loved her and miss her
@P PA1 THANK YOU
Great video! In the vet industry, we used to say Torties couldn’t decide if they wanted to be an orange cat or a black cat... hence the “Tortitude!”😂
We have a Torti! She’s going on 18 and still has “Tortitude”! ☺️ We’ve seen recent signs that she may not be with us much longer. She’s been a delight, though! She thinks I’m her momma and it sounds like she says “mama” sometimes. She’s always been a snuggled and sleeps by me every night. We’re bringing her to the vet tomorrow.
I always say my tortie has the intelligence of a 6 year old and the sass of a 16 year old. She absolutely has developed a language with me and uses it all the time. If im doing something she doesnt like, she makes sure to do something she knows annoys me! I swear its more like having a roommate/best friend than a child at this point. 😂 I love her so freakin much.
(And yes shes in my profile pic)
My late tortoise was so sweet! I've never ever had a connection with a cat that was so sweet
I've had six cats, including a black cat, a siamese, a ginger, a gray tabby, a brown tabby longhair, and a tortoiseshell shorthair. My tortie was the most chill, laid back cat of all of them.
My torishell cat's name is Hazel. She is super fluffy, and VERY VERY sassy.
My liitle torties name was Thyme. We also called her Little Missy for obvious reasons. She selected me at the shelter. I asked who she was, she came over and slapped the hem of my dress. Thyme had grace and style. She also didn't take no shit. I miss her so much. She was a dark tortie. So what did I do. I went back to the shelter and got adopted by another charmer. She's a cuddly poo. Her name is Simone and she meows like she's screaming bloody murder. She gets what she wants by just tilting her head.
OMG our first 2 torties were Thyme & Sage - both chatter lots 🥰😻😍🐾💝💕 lots of cute attitude 😹
My tortie, Luna, is the sweetest little girl. She is super smart, cuddly, and likes to do tricks for treats. She is definitely a talker. She sits in the window waiting for me to come home from work. As soon as she sees my vehicle, she starts meowing. We live in a third story apartment and I can hear her meows as soon as I step out of my vehicle. I am so glad she picked my family to adopt her. She has given us so much joy 😊
What's her eye color
@@ayshorjo2405 She has green eyes.
@@Silveine My bros tortie has green eyes too.Are their eyes only green or are there many different colors?
@@ayshorjo2405 I’ve seen torties with orange eyes. There are probably many colors of eyes that torties can have.
@@Silveine Thanks for the info.
The smartest cat on earth, the cat that turned me into a cat person 20 years ago was a Tortie. She was extremely intelligent, more than any other cats I know, she could respond to commands (with an attitude of "Again, hooman? You simple people are so easily entertained." She has touched my life in so many occasions. I will never forget you my love.
like mine who knew so many English words
My tortie is so talkative and always has that angry look..😅😅
We have a little 13 week old tortie named Tortie ❤️
we 💝💗💖 torties & have adopted 4 🥰😻😍
Cute name!
Yes I have a tortois it’s one year old and it’s beautiful long live the tortoise oh yeah❤️🐈❤️
my tortie is scared of everything and will hiss that sounds like a spit and doesnt like people but at the same time she has such loud purrs and looooves belly rubs its ironic 😂
We, Tortoise are the best. Our tortitude will prevail !
I have a tortie,her name’s Bella and she’s an absolute bean. Almost everything about her is absolutely amazing. Not to burst my bubble but I think I have the perfect cat.
My tortie is nearly 4 months old and, omg, the tortitude is real! she basically runs my house, I just pay the bills and exist lol
The first tortoiseshell cat I had was in the 80s. My ex husband and I were house sitting and cat sitting for my parents. One day their cat came home and meowed at us to follow her. Hidden in a corner on the porch was a thin tortoiseshell with her tail hanging on by only a piece of skin. Lucky (parents cat) looked back and forth between us and the cat and meowing like she was begging us to help her.
Well right then my ex and I decided to take the cat to the vet. She got a full exam, shots and her tail cut off with just a couple inches left. As soon as we saw her again to take her home we knew she was ours and her new name became Bobbie.
Bobbie ended up giving us 2 beautiful litters of kittens and grandkittens of various colors.
However several years later she passed away. We kept one of her grandsons who was an orange tabby. Sweet, adorable, adaptable. Loved anyone and anything. Indoor, outdoor or both. He didn't care. Just like his grandma. He passed away after 13 years.
I have a tortie, tortitude is a real thing with her! She's a diva and she knows it
My tortie is such a sweetheart! She really wants to be close all the time, goes for walks with me, the moment she see us on the sofa to watch TV she wants to be there too, and this is her purring time no matter what. We call her the cutest of the cutest 😍
I just adopted a Tortie not even a week ago and am surprised to say that she does have some tabby markings on her body. Not all the way through but they show on her face and tail! I love her to bits and she's extremely sweet 💕 this video was really informative!
I had a tortie. Josie lived to be 20 years old. I miss her. ❤️
Very long healthy life
What a life span... What do you give her as meal? Dry food?
I've had a tortie or some sort of calico in the house for the past 25 years, and they've ALL been just a little bit nuts.
Best cat I ever had was more like a dog. She'd follow me around, always come to me when I called, would whisper back if I said her name, and would constantly invade my lap space when I was on the computer. Another highlight of her life was laying on me, with SEVEN kittens rolling around inside her, WAY past due. It was like a mini earthquake sitting on my lap. Her two equally-bizarre tortie daughters are still with me, and I'm going to be adopting my sister's goofy black cat in a couple of weeks.
You will be missed, Sugar, but never forgotten.
I have a 4 years old long-haired tortoiseshell called Treacle, and she is definitely a sassy cat.
I own a tortoise shell cat, she’s so soft and adorable!
tortitude is so real. my torbie always has that RBF and is incredibly spunky.
I have encountered a couple of these cats. Once in the early 90’s when my 2 cats weren’t around. Even a friend has one in early 2000’s. Her cat was a sweet and friendly towards me.
My family has had cats of all kinds for 30 years, but we recently adopted a tiny kitten with a tortoiseshell coat, the first we have ever had. We named her Cali, and she is without a doubt the smartest, sassiest, most spirited feline we have ever had! Highly intelligent and incorrigibly curious, Cali gets into EVERYTHING, earning her the nickname "Trouble." She has learned to turn on light switches, open door handles, activate sinks for a drink. She even figured out that her humans put their hands near the sliding glass door to open it to the outside. She often reaches for the handle of said door, even though she has absolutely no way of opening it! She is an adorable ball of wonder and spirit, and has made the last couple of years truly delightful.
mine loved opening door handles as a hobby
One just appeared on my doorstep I’m guessing she’s 3-4 months old but she loves the new home and we named her cleopatra
I love my tortie!! She just had a litter of kittens, two more just like her, and two orange colored females, just like their daddy! 🥰
I found a tortoiseshell cat and had no idea what kind of cat she was, Im just glad I found a companion
My tortie has tortie-tude for sure! She always has to be with me and she tells me when its time to go to bed and when I need to get up. She lays on me in bed until I go to sleep too, so I don't sneak off to get on the computer. But she's also been a life saver for me. I am diabetic on insulin. If my blood sugar drops below normal, she will pester me to wake up and if I try to cover up to go back to sleep, she will get under the covers and try to make me understand its important. She's even bitten my fingers to rouse me and quickly jumps back. By then I realize what she's doing, so off to the kitchen we go. She's 14 now and she took over the blood sugar monitoring duties after another cat who did this passed away from old age. She also calls me "Ma" when she wants my attention LOL I love her and hope she will live a long life. I have 7 other cats of various colors, but only one tortie and she's brought me good luck.
I found my tortie in Moscow Russia and I brought her to USA. She is the kindest cat with the most humble character. I’m blessed to have such a good cat.
"Chai-meera" 😂😂😂 that's not the correct pronunciation, but it's cracking me up.
Yeah I don't think they know where the word came from I guess LOL
She also said “bridled” instead of brindled, but it was still an entertaining and informative video.
@@PNWShawn I do wish the narrator who learn the proper pronunciations of the words she is using , though.
@@teaeyedoubleguhur where are the meanings of them…
As if chimeras are only tortoiseshell cats and as if it can only be orange and brown, there are human cameras to and I haven’t yet seen an orange one...
@@denisenunya7054 cute
I have a gray and cream tortie... I got her at the shelter when she was 10 weeks old.. Her name is Patches and I love her to pieces.. And yes, she's very sassy and boy does she let me know when she wants something, even if I'm sleeping...
Okay, as somebody who knows quite a bit about cat genetics, there are a few misconceptions here
1. “Chimera Torties” are not actually chimeras at all. The cat that is most commonly seen when you search that up, is Venus, who has a half black half ginger face. This isn’t chimerism!! :O It’s actually just a coincidence of pattern, since tortoiseshells can have red and black splotes in any sizes and shapes.
2. Tortoiseshells and Calicos are the same pattern! They are sometimes called different things, because “calicos” have more of the white spotting gene, which affects the spacing of the eumelanin (red) and the melanin (black), where tortoiseshells just have less of the white spotting gene :D hope you learned something!!!
My tortie is such a grump, but also so sweet. She is quick to purr, but also quick to growl. She is so wonderful!
My beautiful tortie Kimmy passed quite a few years ago, but what a personality. She had the color split under her chin. The left half was black & the right was ginger. We still talk about the antics this cat got into. She was more a little person than a cat. I still miss her to this day.
Sorry about your loss, I lost a cat a couple months ago and I know how it feels. She sure sounds beautiful.
❤️❤️⭐️
We have a fabulous Torby, noisy, full of love and character, truly unique.
Does anybody else here that owns a Tortie gets amazed at the fact that their cat comes to you if you whistle. Cuz I call my cat by her name and sometimes she comes and sometimes she doesn't but if I whistle at her she will be there alright!!! Haha
my childhood cat Daphne was a tortie and she was definitely an independent woman but was super sweet and was my best friend. she passed on in 2016 and I miss her every day
I have a persian tortie cat! She is very sassy like you said in the video! She has that tortitude! It's so accurate :>
i have a 7 year old from the animal shelter. she only got 3 legs... i couldn't be happier with her. live is just better with tortoiseshell cats!:-) greetings from austria
I have a Torbie named Pepper who takes sassiness to a whole new level
My tortie is sweet but smart and funny. She was stray, I found her and her brother abandoned in a garden. They survived and are now with me thanks to her, as she was crying loud demanding food
i've had quite a few torties. loved them all! tortie w thumbs, medium hair w a fluffy tail, skinny minny, blue cream tortie, & an orange manx tortie! all amazing ❤
If my tortie cat was a human she would be blanche from the Golden girls😂💛💛💛
LOL!
I have a tortie and yes attitude for days. People tell me that cat was ment for you. Lol 😂
Tortitude indeed!
I have a zoom dweebie spasmo tortey named Gabby.
She keeps me hoppin’!
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We adore Tortoiseshells and Calicos, our first cat was Tortie. I will always want to have at least one! They maintain a youthful sassy and playful quality well into old age too. 😻
My torti is sassy loves eating has cute green eyes and she has a beautiful meow
I have three tortie cats at home; they're so beautiful!!
I consider my self lucky to have male tortoiseshell...
Damn!!
Is he neurted ???
Same mine is a month old !
🙀🙀🙀
Hey me too
They are the Divas of the cat world. I love tem!
I had a fluffy female orange cat, which I guess it's rare for an orange cat to be a girl, who gave birth to a fluffy tortoiseshell in her first litter and in her second litter gave birth to a girl tortoiseshell and white kitten and a boy kitten who looks exactly like her. So I guess she just had a thing for giving birth to cool looking kittens. I miss her she went missing a year ago I think someone in our old neighborhood might've decided to keep her.
There's a tortoiseshell mama cat at the plant I work at. Absolutely beautiful cat. She gives me the slow blink in-between all the hissing, so that's pretty cool.
we call ours Olive and i’m pretty sure she just likes the sound of her own voice at this point
My Tortie is named Olive too 😽
Omg me too!
I love seeing pictures of torties! And I love my own tortoiseshell cat! She is a sassy, spicy, and sweet little furball.
I got my tortoiseshell cat from a busy parking lot a few months ago and now I have some videos of her on my TH-cam channel, her name is Mocha!!!!
Omg I also got a tortie cat from a parking lot and named her mocha 🤣 it has been 2 years since then, and she definetely has tortitude
@@jborges93 They definitely have unique personalities and tortitude!!!!
I once rescued a tortie kitten off the street. She grew up to the most beautiful cat ive own. Her pesonality is a standout. Shes proud, very regal, sassy, and a total bossy and i dont mind being her slave. Unfortunately i didnt get to see her get to old age coz someone broke into our house took some money, a play station and my cat. GRRRRRR. I hope shes doing fine right now
My tortie is really affectionate, and not afraid to tell everyone what she thinks of them.
Had a torti/calico cat as a child. She was a little superstar. Was like a playmate. Always needed to be in amongst whatever was going on. Played fetch too. Sounds crazy but I still miss her smtimes 30yrs on!
We have one she’s 9 years old we called her Madam because she acts like one. Haha. Her mother is a siamese but we don’t who’s her father.
I've got a chimera tortoiseshell same yellow eyes I've had her for over eight years I wasn't looking for a cat when we found each other but, we did. She is the most unique cat I've ever seen or known. Even though the reason we found each other was unfortunate, I wouldn't change or trade the past eight years for anything in the world.
Our Tortie is the most vocal cat I've ever known, and I've had Siamese in my life, and as we know, those can talk your head off. This Tortie shares too much. Sometimes inaudible or a faint mouse-like squeak, sometimes just plain *yelling* .
Yes I nicknamed mine tweety bird because she always squeaks at me
I love my Tortie so much! She’s soooo goofy, playful, and loving 💞
What's her eye color
I think my kitten is a torbie kind of tortie and she's a wild child. And now the kitten has a younger sister. One is patch and one is bridal I think. Parents were ginger (dad) and black/ white (mom). I'm not sure but another cat we have may be a torbie.
Tabby Tortie. I have one and I love her to pieces
I rescued a tortie at 5 wks old. She is 7 yrs old now. Pure diva with a tortitude. Spoiled rotten. She has feline IBS. Purina FortiFlora saved her gut and made her happier. Love her to pieces. 💗🐾🐾💗
I had just been attacked by my cat while watching this video about her 😅😭