I do not have grooming experience, but I have been a cat lover of MANY years
and with my own experiences:

My tuxedo cat was a gentleman with a bit of an "attitude" when he wanted to
be, and VERY picky about his litter box.

My black cat was a lover and EXTREMELY self centered. This cat spooked
easily.

My mom's black cat would STOP at the sign of the cross...*do do do do*

My RED tabby was basically the stereotypical "red headed wild child".

My orange tabbies are LOVERS, and will actually reach for me to demand MORE
lovin.

My snowshoe siameses I've had (one passed away Sept. 2004 at 17 *cries*) were
lovers...but ONLY to me...to anyone else...they were LUCKY if that was "the
day" they acknowledged them. haha

Kristi

Ellie Bentley wrote:
Stemming right back to Edgar Allan Poe's short story "The Black Cat"
there has been a perception that "little black cat" is usually bright,
intelligent, and utterly loving and devoted. (Although some times the
bright intelligent black cat has been associated with the supernatural!)

As for ginger cats, well, "The Ginger Tom" has a traditional reputation
for being a somewhat independent cat which is out there prowling around
and behaving like "one of the lads".

The thing is, my black cat and my ginger cat fit both of these
traditional perceptions PERFECTLY!

What is more, my black cat and my ginger cat are TWIN BROTHERS who have
been treated with exactly the same love and attention since birth. They
are both about 18 months old.

So what do people think?

Is there are theme here? Do the colours of a cats' coats relate to
their general behaviour?

I asked a professional biologist about this and he says there are many
instances elsewhere in the animal kingdom where one genetic
characteristic (even such as colour) is synonymous with another feature
or behaviour.

All anecdotes (or even pointers to academic studies!) most gratefully
accepted.

Ellie.

--
Mom to 4 felines and 1 canine.
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