The Tough Ass Torties Association

Sunday, February 24, 2008

Spats: "I forgot to tell everybody my story. Mommy first "felt" me when I was inside my furry Mommy's tummy! That's right! Mommy Deb found Summer (my furry Mommy) when she was pregnant with me and my sister (Sassy). Then she adopted all of us. Even though I've had a very nice home forever, I'm still a Tough *ss Tortie cause I have to contend with Sam. He is always teasing me, typical brother; but I can kick his *ss! If he teases me too much, I just swat him and chase him up the stairs!"

Tortie Facts

Did you know that...?

A tortoiseshell is a cat whose coloring is a flecked mixture of either black and red (sometimes with bits of white), or blue and cream (diluted black and red).
The difference between a tortie and a calico is the pattern; torties have small flecks of colors mixed together, while calicos have large blocks and
usually a large amount of white.
Torties are almost always female. This is because the genes for color reside on the X chromosome, so for a cat to have multiple colors (i.e., black and orange), they must have two X chromosomes, therefore making them female.
Tortoiseshell is not a breed; it is a coloring.
There are torties of virtually every breed of cat, both long- and short-haired.
Torties almost always have copper or yellow eyes. (Except kittens)
People often talk about the "tortie temperament," which says that torties have an attitude’,commonly referred to as "tortietude".

Sunday, February 24, 2008

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