Daphne is a Tortoiseshell (Tortie) with white. She is going on 5 months old so unsure what her adult behavior will be. She is loving, curious, teaching me to play fetch ... in short, she is awesome
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Tortie comparison thread!
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Isis is a very dark tortie. She looks almost black, but if you see her in person ( a very rare sight indeed) she is black, brown and white. Just very dark.
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She picked me out at the shelter when she was about 8 weeks old, and she's just turned 2.
She is a bony 9 pounds, she has some Maine Coon genes based on her looks, her long body & tail, and her coat of many lengths/many colors.
She is Alpha, but very quiet. NOT shy - she investigates EVERYTHING. She loves her meowmy deeply and shows it by sleeping on my bed and giving me kisses every morning. She is bold and friendly toward strangers, but won't be cuddled, and doesn't allow much touching.
She prefers to play alone or with me, and every once in a while, reverts for a few minutes back to the tiny, playful baby kitten she was when I first adopted her.
She is camera shy, but here are a couple of pics that show off her markings (stolen from my own thread in Fur Pics.
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Here she is, posing pretty for her meowmy - she is such a little sweetheart when she isn't being a cranky tortie!
And this one shows some of her orange tabby markings that caused me to fall so hard for her - to me she is beautiful like a kaleidoscope - her pattern seems almost to be ever changing - but her orange mask remains.
She was watching Ferris play, alert and ready in case there was an opening to pounce on him:
And this is where she takes her naps when I'm home, and where she sleeps near me all night long at the foot of my bed:
There was some nice light coming through the window this afternoon:
And this is one of her favorite sleeping positions. She slept like the the very first night I brought her home from the shelter, and she still sleeps like this when she's really comfy and out light a light:
Makes me want to rub her belly!
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She is a bony 9 pounds, she has some Maine Coon genes based on her looks, her long body & tail, and her coat of many lengths/many colors.
She is Alpha, but very quiet. NOT shy - she investigates EVERYTHING. She loves her meowmy deeply and shows it by sleeping on my bed and giving me kisses every morning. She is bold and friendly toward strangers, but won't be cuddled, and doesn't allow much touching.
She prefers to play alone or with me, and every once in a while, reverts for a few minutes back to the tiny, playful baby kitten she was when I first adopted her.
She is camera shy, but here are a couple of pics that show off her markings (stolen from my own thread in Fur Pics.
Here she is, posing pretty for her meowmy - she is such a little sweetheart when she isn't being a cranky tortie!
And this one shows some of her orange tabby markings that caused me to fall so hard for her - to me she is beautiful like a kaleidoscope - her pattern seems almost to be ever changing - but her orange mask remains.
She was watching Ferris play, alert and ready in case there was an opening to pounce on him:
And this is where she takes her naps when I'm home, and where she sleeps near me all night long at the foot of my bed:
There was some nice light coming through the window this afternoon:
And this is one of her favorite sleeping positions. She slept like the the very first night I brought her home from the shelter, and she still sleeps like this when she's really comfy and out light a light:
Makes me want to rub her belly!
[/Jugan - from your picture you have a bluecream - the dilute version of the tortie
I am trying to learn the photobucket thing real quick so I can post my torties!!!
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Don't worry, this thread will be here for awhile, take your time. If you need any help, let us know.
OK, let's try this!
This is Tiki. She is 2 years old. She weighs about 11 lbs. She is very full of tortitude. Only likes to be handled when SHE wants to. Doesn't like to be held, but will sleep in your lap. When I walk past her sometimes she will just stick out a paw and scratch me.
This is Molly (RB). She was a great cat. She was indoor/outdoor and could never be tamed. She was a mouser. Always left surprises on the front porch. Oh, she also had six toes on each foot!! Only cat I have ever seen like that. I miss you, Molly!!
This is Tiki. She is 2 years old. She weighs about 11 lbs. She is very full of tortitude. Only likes to be handled when SHE wants to. Doesn't like to be held, but will sleep in your lap. When I walk past her sometimes she will just stick out a paw and scratch me.
This is Molly (RB). She was a great cat. She was indoor/outdoor and could never be tamed. She was a mouser. Always left surprises on the front porch. Oh, she also had six toes on each foot!! Only cat I have ever seen like that. I miss you, Molly!!
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In that first picture Tiki looks like she's found another victim to scratch, lol!
I'm sorry for your loss of Molly.
I'm sorry for your loss of Molly.
Thanks. Tiki was probably watching Reggae play with a toy. He seems to be in charge. She just kind of hangs back and watches him.
Spaz is 13 years old, and weighs 6.5 pounds, a bit on the small side for her breed.
She is very loving towards everyone, even visitors, very outgoing.
She dislikes kids, but she simply hides whenever there are any around, she'd never dream of hurting a human on purpose.
Photobuckuet is having issues for me, but her pic is in my sig.
She is very loving towards everyone, even visitors, very outgoing.
She dislikes kids, but she simply hides whenever there are any around, she'd never dream of hurting a human on purpose.
Photobuckuet is having issues for me, but her pic is in my sig.
Firefox is a torbie, a patched tabby, & definitely showing signs of tortietude - you should've heard the talking-to i got tonight for feeding her so late! again, you can see her pic below, or in fur pic - she has her own thread!
Jasmine is our torti-point Siamese. She's a little ham and definitely has a touch of torti-tude! She will SCREAM at the top of her lungs anytime she wants something - (usually it's food
) When I adopted her- she was severly obease- close to 20lbs. Now that i've had her for a while though she's down to 13lbs (at the last vet trip the other week)
Her ideal weight is 11lbs so slowly but surely we only have 2 more lbs to go
She is probably the most affectionate cat i've ever known. She loves EVERYONE and will try to make friends with everyone who comes in our house
She loves our other animals and is just a big ole' sweetie pie! She also is always trying to be a little surrogate mommy to my foster kittens- trying to groom them and kiss them
She is such an amazing kitty!!! I love her to pieces!!!!
jasmine with her "baby" isabella
jasmine with her "baby" isabella
I'll move this to fur pics
Photos resized.... let's try again!!
nevermind. For some reason they are still posting huge. I guess I will have to upload them again. Will try again later.
nevermind. For some reason they are still posting huge. I guess I will have to upload them again. Will try again later.
OOPS I was so wrong. She is a Torbie with White. If I remember my lesson correctly, she has the striping and the tortie markings (tabby + tortie = torbie)Originally Posted by Bonnie1965
Daphne is a Tortoiseshell (Tortie) with white. She is going on 5 months old so unsure what her adult behavior will be. She is loving, curious, teaching me to play fetch ... in short, she is awesome
Please correct me if I am wrong
Here is a photo anyway - Darling Daphne
Cindy is my Tortie girl...
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..watching her opportunity to chase her sister Suzy
...soaking up the belly scritches
The first name she ever had (from her foster Mum) was "Shy Kitty". Vivienne didn't believe in really naming her charges. She has lived up to that, these 6 years, takes a long time to develop trust for anyone other than Mum and Dad, but is sucky in the extreme with us and particularly me.
She definitely has 'tude. She's a tease with her sisters, especially Suzy (Fawn, her littermate, takes her with a grain of salt
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She's a shorthair with very dense coat -- we call her woolybear -- and weighs in around 10 lbs.
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..watching her opportunity to chase her sister Suzy
...soaking up the belly scritches
The first name she ever had (from her foster Mum) was "Shy Kitty". Vivienne didn't believe in really naming her charges. She has lived up to that, these 6 years, takes a long time to develop trust for anyone other than Mum and Dad, but is sucky in the extreme with us and particularly me.
She definitely has 'tude. She's a tease with her sisters, especially Suzy (Fawn, her littermate, takes her with a grain of salt
She's a shorthair with very dense coat -- we call her woolybear -- and weighs in around 10 lbs.
I'm not sure if my kitty is a Tortoiseshell or a Calico, so if anyone can let me know, that would be wonderful! (and explain why??)
Anyways, her name is Gabby Ann and she is 4 years old. She's about 11-12 pounds, and actually quite big (but light for her size).
She's very cuddly, laid back, a bit shy but holds her ground. Loves playing with feathers and catnip.
I don't think I can post pics yet, but here are links to see her:
and her belly:
Anyways, her name is Gabby Ann and she is 4 years old. She's about 11-12 pounds, and actually quite big (but light for her size).
She's very cuddly, laid back, a bit shy but holds her ground. Loves playing with feathers and catnip.
I don't think I can post pics yet, but here are links to see her:
and her belly:
Oh my--she's lovely Andrea!!! Gabby is actually a Torbie. She's 1/2 orange tabby and half grey tabby.
Bonnie, your girl is a Tortie.
She has one copy of an orange gene instead of two. She's not a Torbie, which I believe (not sure.. I could be totally wrong.. google something like "genetics" "torbie") requires an extra X chromosome.
The basic run-through of tortie genetics is this.. (you can get way more in depth articles and diagrams by googling "cat genetics" "tortie")
Female cats must have TWO copies of a gene (I think it's O, that's what I'm calling it anyway) to become an orange tabby (of any pattern) because it is on a different locus than other tabby colors (once again, of any pattern--i.e. classic, mackerel, etc, it doesn't matter). The O gene is ONLY found on the X chromosome, so if male cats have one copy of it they will be orange tabbies. Females need TWO copies of the O gene to become orange tabbies b/c they have two X chromosomes. If females only inherit ONE copy of the O gene, they will become torties (essentially they are half orange, and their base color shows through. As I said above, I'm not sure about the second chromosome thing, the cats could just have tabby coloring as their base coat).
Calico and Tortie differ in one way... Calicos have patches of [color--usually black] plus patches of orange tabby pattern on white. Torties may have white on them, even large amounts, but I don't think it's the same. I haven't found a truly good explanation for this.
I have one tortie girlie who is the love of my life.
I'll upload some pictures soon and add them to the thread, as well as a few of my neighbor's kitty, Megan, who is a chocolate tortoiseshell point with white.
Bonnie, your girl is a Tortie.
The basic run-through of tortie genetics is this.. (you can get way more in depth articles and diagrams by googling "cat genetics" "tortie")
Female cats must have TWO copies of a gene (I think it's O, that's what I'm calling it anyway) to become an orange tabby (of any pattern) because it is on a different locus than other tabby colors (once again, of any pattern--i.e. classic, mackerel, etc, it doesn't matter). The O gene is ONLY found on the X chromosome, so if male cats have one copy of it they will be orange tabbies. Females need TWO copies of the O gene to become orange tabbies b/c they have two X chromosomes. If females only inherit ONE copy of the O gene, they will become torties (essentially they are half orange, and their base color shows through. As I said above, I'm not sure about the second chromosome thing, the cats could just have tabby coloring as their base coat).
Calico and Tortie differ in one way... Calicos have patches of [color--usually black] plus patches of orange tabby pattern on white. Torties may have white on them, even large amounts, but I don't think it's the same. I haven't found a truly good explanation for this.
I have one tortie girlie who is the love of my life.
Miss Kitty is my tortie.
She was a stray, which I rescued last fall or winter...I dont have her exact age.
Shes a very quiet kitty and usually will only let me give her luvin's!!
Oh and I agree with the smaller cats, but IMO all my calicos have been smaller....
Here she is letting my daughter brush her!!
Here she is letting my daughter brush her!!
