NEW MEMBER: BIBBA

BIBBA

This is our beautiful tortie. Her name is Bibba, formally known as Mrs. Bibbykins! We were blessed to have her turn up on our doorstep on Sunday morning in June. She walked in like she owned the place. Two years on she is still with us.

She reminds us of a super model; graceful, beautiful, sophisticated and a stroppy little madam; a true Tough Ass Tortie. She can through tantrums and stamp her little paws but she is also an affectionate little sweetheart (when she is in the mood!)

And that is why we love her to bits and would like to immortalise her on your website!

NEW MEMBER: T-REX

T-REX

Here is my kittie, T-Rex, who is FULL of tortitude! We were looking to adopt a cat and we found an ad in the newspaper "free kitty to good home." Here she was, this light tortie and we took her right away. She had taken over the house in just one night and began her "reign" as Queen. We named her T-Rex because she is a big girl and she sounds like a T-Rex when we hear her upstairs or running down stairs. We think she may have been abused as a younger cat (she is 6 now) because she does not like for any body part to be touched except her head and chin. She is demanding and definitely gets irritated if she her "supreme rule" of the house is imposed upon in any manner. But she has bonded to us and she happily greets us each night and follows us all around the house. She waits until we cut out the lights at night and then jumps on the bed and sleeps on my feet and purrs with contentment.

She loves to eat and is constantly begging for food. We have to be careful because if we are preparing any kind of fish or chicken for supper - we can't turn our backs or we find her climbing for it. She is a bit tubby but that doesn't keep her from running around and chasing her toys. She loves to jump for the mouse on a string toy. Needless to say, we are so attached to her that we have trouble sleeping in a hotel without the purr motor to lull us to sleep.

NEW MEMBER: Brontë

Brontë

Hi! I'm Brontë. I am 6 years old and here is my story. When I was born I was the youngest of a litter of eight kittens (just like my human Mom!) My biological mom couldn't handle having such a lot of kids at once because she was a stray and didn't have enough food to make milk for all of us. Me and my brother were the only torties, all my other brothers and sisters were white with blue eyes. (Again, just like my Mom-she and her brother were in only ones in her family with auburn hair and green eyes, all the others have blonde hair and blues eyes. Maybe that's why my mom felt such a connection to me!) Anyway, since Kitty Mom couldn't feed all of us, I became the runt. I grew weaker and weaker until some people found my Kitty Mom and our family and took us in their house. Kitty Mom made more milk then, but because we didn't bond, she still didn't take care of me. She didn't clean me or let me snuggle with her, or show me how to hunt. My brothers and sisters didn't play with me. I was very lonely until one day a man came to the house and took me home with him! I thought someone would love me at last. Except after a few days at this man's house, he got tired of taking care of me (especially cleaning my bum because I didn't know how to do it very well). Lucky for me, after a week a girl (my Mom!) moved into this mans' house to be his roommate. She fell in love with me right away! She took care of me and took me with her when she moved into her own home. Ever since then Mom and me have lived together and we love each other very, very much. Mom still has to clean me, because I never really got the hang of that, and she says I have "tortitude". But she tells me I'm a very good girl and always tells me how lucky she is to have me as such a wonderful friend.

NEW MEMBER: DELILAH

DELILAH

Hi, I never really was fond of the look of tortoiseshell cats until I was adopted by a 3 month old stray. Now I'm crazy about them! Delilah is a handful but so loving and active. She fetches little cat-sized soccer balls (sometimes footballs) and is a constant source of love and action.

She's full of 'tortitude'. I really love your site and all the pictures!
Thank you,
Karen Heese

p.s.:

I don't have a blog but a new website:
http://www.stuffformypet.com/ It's really new and not officially launched yet. In the forum I have a Tortie thread that is starting to be popular. I'm going to post about the TATA site.
Here's a link to the thread:
http://forum.www.stuffformypet.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=4. I also posted a video of Delilah: http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=iY0m0AU0Nls

Thanks again. I am enjoying reading about the awesome torties on your blog

NEW MEMBER: NIKA

NIKA Hi!

My fiance and I just adopted a Tortie from our local animal shelter and she sure has the famous tortie-tude! Our little baby had been at the shelter for 2 months before we met her --we like to think she was waiting for us and her forever home with us. Our Tortie was brought to the shelter by a pregnant woman who didn't want her any more and hadn't even named her. We named her "Nika" and ever since then our little nick-nack (what I call her even though my fiance thinks that embarrassing!) has been the queen of our house. Although she wasn't very verbal when she was just getting used to us, now her loquaciousness can't be capped!!!--especially in the middle of the night!

Nika's picture from when she was in the shelter is attached. If we're allowed to join, new ones will be on the way!

-Michelle

MORE PICTURES OF BEAUTIFUL NIKA

NEW MEMBER: ARIEL

WELCOME NEW MEMBER:

ARIEL
Hi,Catzee told me about you and I'd like to join my human mom will tell my story....

I got Ariel when she was just 8 weeks old from a pet shop.It was a cold rainy morning that day and when I walked in the man quickly took me to the cats.There were a lot of cages with different cats and kittens of all sizes and colors.Yet I noticed the man skipped over one cage So I went over to that cage and it looked empty so I lightly tapped it and out of the back came this tiny ball of grey fluff.I asked the man if I could hold the tiny kitten and he opened the cage and place it in my hands.I couldn't believe how tiny it was so I put it on my chest and heard it purring softly.I fell instantly in love and decided to take the kitty home.Yet I didn't know that I was getting a sick kitten.A trip to the vet 4 days later let me know this little girl kitty had a serious stomach parasite.Plus she was underweight the vet told me she was probably put in the cage and left to die.He gave me some medicine yet no guarantees.Yet I vowed never to give up.I went home and with a lot of love and medicine and special kitten food and milk.I watched as a kitten who wasn't expected to live got stronger and healthier and now that little kitten is a happy 6 years old.

Thank You Darlene (Ariel's Mommy)

REMEMBERING KALI

One of our members has gone to the Bridge. Please keep Kali and her family in your prayers.