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This is the last week you'll see the November Tortie gallery this year, updated with several new photos. Feast your eyes on this parade of lovely tortie ladies, and if you are lucky to share your home with one, submit your own tortoiseshell photo with the Photo Submission Guidelines. Sorry, but I will be unable to publish your photos without all the requested information.

Does your tortie cat epitomize tortitude? Share more photos and her story with this easy-to-use form
Photo of Tortie Kitten Scout
Photo Credit: © Dee Kridel

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November 13, 2009 at 1:39 pm
(1) Alison says:

I don’t see a link to the gallery. :(

November 13, 2009 at 2:10 pm
(2) Franny Syufy says:

Thanks, Alison! Too bad it took almost 24 hours for anyone (including me) to notice. It’s linked on the title now. Thanks again for the heads-up.

Franny

November 14, 2009 at 3:16 am
(3) Bonnie Karen says:

I absolutely love your description of torties and their colors as being like the falling leaves with their interwoven colors of gold, black and red.

Yes, I have found that my torties and callies both possess “tortitude”!

My one tortie was brought to me from Georgia at about 7 weeks old after being separated from her mom and sister who all lived outside.

She was named “Muddy” by the person who brought her to me in a carrier on a twelve hour drive with no litter box from Georgia. He thought she was ugly. Her colors were like the muddy clay and muddy waters of Georgia and of course, there was the reference to the famous Muddy Waters.

The little flea-ridden, anemic creature that came out of that crate and was immediately washed down and flea-treated has grown into a large beautiful girl.

She too has a crackly meow and purr and has a lot to say when disgruntled! But she is a lovely soul and I am blessed to have her here with me.

It is nice to see so many other people enjoying their torties. Muddy has only one thing white on her: a whisker. Every now and again, that whisker will disappear but will reappear later on.

Thanks for sharing your love of torties and calicos.

November 16, 2009 at 12:02 am
(4) E says:

Where’s Coco?!?!? (-:

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