Probably one of the most common observations about tortoiseshell cats is the description of their personalities as "tortitude." I've seen other cat colors identified with certain personality traits, although they are not always completely consistent. I thought it would be interesting to compare cat colors and color patterns with the personality traits of individual cats to see if there is a consistent pattern.
This will be a non-scientific experiment compiled from individual articles by my readers. A form is provided for input.
Loverboy, Tuxedo Cat
Right now he is the only cat,my daughter took her kitty with her when she moved out.But he was tolerant of her,she was young and liked to instigate,by pouncing and ambushing him all the time.When he …
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Stitch (NP)
I don't have another cat in the home now but I had a cat about 27 yrs. ago. It was an all black cat and it was a pretty good cat but we didn't t have it very long, maybe a year. He got out side and n…
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Madeline aka Mattie
We don't have any other cats currently in the home. When we lived in Chicago, our upstairs neighbor had an older white male cat named Ribbon. They seemed to get along pretty well. When the landlord w…
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Personality Not Always Predictable
We just had 5 Persian kittens and they are not even 3 weeks old and I can already see personality traits. BUT THIS WILL SURELY ALL CHANGE ONCE THEY ARE FULL GROWN SO THESE ARE ONLY EARLY OBSERVATIONS…
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Kanga and Roo
Both cats are now 11 months and hve settled wonderfully. I now love to have Kanga in my arms. He is a wonderful Tuxedo Cat and he thinks he is boss. Roo is more of a baby. Talks a lot especially at D…
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Mila
We don't have anymore cats yet :( but compared to other cats I've had I've never met any cat quite like her. I've never had a torbie and I can say she is so different, she has such a unique personali…
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My Tortie, Tybee
Unfortunately I have no other cats or animals in my house. I had taken a break from having animals in my home. My last cat passed away 10 years ago and she had lived for 19 years and I need to get ov…
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Kanga and Roo
Kanga is agressive. Roo, a tabby is not. Kanga has become the more dominent male and attempts to challenge me, but of course of am not having it. At first, Kanga was very timid and now he walks with …
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Mellow Pumpkin
My 2 females ( Tabatha and Stirfry) do not get along. Pumpkin is the male and is the boss. He weighs 20 lbs to Tabby (15) and Stirfry (6 1/2). He will crowd out Tabatha to get her spot and when Stirf…
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Stirfry: an Excess of Tortitude
Stirfry has a bad attitude at all times. Her picture looks like the cover of the Steven King book " Pet Sematary" Her son Pumpkin has never shown any aggression. He has never hissed or growled. Catch…
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Tortie Kitten Spice
I don't currently have any other cats, but she is so different from my previous cat Coal. Coal was a pure black independent girl who would cuddle and play when she wanted to, whereas Spice is ALWAYS …
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My BiColor Girl, Beau
Beau was different as she didn't want to play when she was young, she much prefered being patted instead. She was not as curious as my calico girl, Candy, but they both loved catching mice together. …
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Feisty Tortie Georgie
Vanna is a dilute tortie/grayish /tan (hard to describe) Maine Coon mix. Vanna is shy, but not afraid of Georgie. So it is funny to see Georgie try to attack her. Maxine is a fat tabby cat. She has t…
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Temperamental Calico Paz
She is our only pet. We kept a cockatiel for 3 weeks; she ignores animals on TV and ignored this bird too, when it was in its cage. She didn't seem to recognize that it was alive. We never had the bi…
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Gender More Important Than Personality
Most of the cats we had over the years were good people, but Teddy and I had a deep connection. You wont know what I mean unless it has happened to you. As a rule my male cats were sweet and even tem…
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