Facts About Tuxedo Cats
Tuesday May 13, 2008
Did you know that tuxedo cats are 200% smarter than other cats? That the first cat in the new world was a Tuxedo cat named Asgerd aboard a Viking ship, or that the largest inheritance given a cat was to a tuxedo? Learn more amazing bits of fact and/or fiction about tuxedo cats, as researched and verified by Dr. Magrathea Wallace.I was amazed and mystified to read some of these facts, although friends owned by tuxedos may agree with many of them. Thanks to Dr. Wallace and her personal assistant, Randy Wallace, for taking the time to assemble and submit these facts.
The truth will become clear, as you read further. One fact, which is indisputable, is that tuxedo cats are stunning, with their white bibs and spats against their sleek black coats and tails. The combination, of course, is how the term "tuxedo" was first coined.
You may submit photos of your own tuxedo cat or any black and white cat by observing the Photo Submittal Guidelines. Pictured here is Maggie, one of the tuxies in the new 2008 Tuxedo Cats Picture Gallery.
Photo Credit: © Randy Wallace
Comments
BWAAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Are plastic water and food bowls safe if they contain BPA? Human water bottles made by Nalgen have been taken off shelves because they pose serious health problems in lab animals.
Drive cars? I thought Toonces was a tabby …
So if Chuck Norris and a Tuxedo Cat got in a fight, who would win?
I nominate Dr. Magrathea Wallace for a Nobel Prize. This is excellent research, and I agree with every word!
Maggie asked me to thank you all for the kind comments. And in reply,
Toonces was a TC in tabby makeup.
Chuck Norris wouldn’t stand a chance.
RW
I think Chuck Norris would do OK. I think Mr. T and a Tuxedo would be a killer fight.
I had a male tuxedo cat and he was so good. I called his name and he would come like a dog they are awsome cats!
This is very droll and I see that your tongue is in your cheek on this one, but there are folks that will take these seriously and start spreading stupid rumors about tuxes. I guess I would rather you write about the Wallaces’ humor than relay the joke once more. Facetiousness only works once - after that it turns into urban legend. Next thing you know I’ll be telling my sister for the umpteenth time to check out Snopes.com to see if TCs really are 200% smarter than other cats - but not until she has e-mailed dozens of her friends that it’s true.
I’m sorry, but the term “tuxedo” is only a color pattern — it isn’t a breed and therefore you cannot ascribe intelligence or other marvelous qualities to it. Even though I own a tuxedo-patterned cat and wish I could declare his superiority too, LOL! Now, Siamese… THERE is an intelligent breed — but you have to accept the craziness too! Had one for 15 years, and after he crossed the bridge, we decide to go with a “normal” cat, hence the Tux! They all pretty much are what you raise them to be…
Harlequin loves what you had to say about her. She believes that you are the smartest person on the planet. She is rubbing the computer in delight.
I have had three tuxedo cats and several calico and tabby cats. I have owned persian and Siamese and to be honest my very last Tuxedo cat has to be the smartest cat I have EVER had thepleasure of loving and caring for.
Why aren’t thre any pictures?
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I also have a tuxedo. I started playing with her from day one. I used a sponge ball that I would toss across the room. She would chase the ball down and pick it up in her mouth and run the ball back to me, dropping the ball a few feet away from me while still in full flight, the ball would roll right to me. She would do this several times with me until she got tired. Occasionally when I come home from work, or when I get up in the morning, she will leave a ball on my bed. To this day, when I mention the word ball she will stop doing whatever she is doing and look in my direction.
My cat Simon was a beautiful tuxedo…I had the pleasure of raising him since kittenhood at 8 weeks to almost 14 years.
He was a very smart cat and I loved him very much. He crossed over the Rainbow Bridge after a brief illness…I miss him so much.
cool facts I wanted to learn more about Tuxedo cats. I have one and your facts were very helpful
I have had many cats over the years. I’ve had my Tuxedo cat now for 8 years and she is smart as a whip. She understands everything..I say ‘let’s get brushed’ and she goes right in the bathroom; I say ‘let’s eat’ and she walks in the kitchen; I say, ‘time for bed’ she walks right in the bedroom. She understands as much as my dog I use to have….Her name is Booboo, and she is beautiful.
We rescued two tuxedo cats from abandonment. One, Nigel, was frightenigly intelligent. I think he was capable of sly untruths to get his way. He would also clearly laugh at the embarrassment or misadventures of the household’s other cats, suggestive of shcadenfreude. He would train the other cats. He would train the neighbors’ dogs. He would train the humans in his life. He taught himself to stand astride the toilet. He had friendly relations with cats and people all over the neighborhood. He had better name and face recognition in town, and I am the Mayor (He was much better looking.) Alas, he got into some Chinese Communist origin cat food tainted with melamine at the next door neighbor’s house. Nigel and the neighbor cat both had to be put down after a long bout with IVs and hospitalization. He would be insulted to think I once thought he would come back as a Siamese cat or a human. We miss him so.