traits of different groups of domestic cats

From: "Diane L. Schirf"

In article ,
(J1Boss) wrote:

For example, two that I have heard of and witnessed with prior cats:

Female tortoiseshells (nearly all of them) being aloof.


Just to clarify - *I* didn't write that! I DID write this:
Nobody ever told the ones I've lived with! Talk about affectionate and
interactive cats - they put themselves in the middle of every party and
endear
themselves to every guest.


Are we talking a breed here, or just torties in general of any breed?
Mine (domestic longhair) was a total love muffin. How I still miss her.

Tortie is a coat color pattern rather than a breed. I was referring to ADSH
and ADLH (although mine have all been SH - 1 dilute, 1 dark).

Janet Boss
http://bestfriendsdogobedience.com/
http://photos.yahoo.com/bestfriendsobedience

"J1Boss" wrote

Tortie is a coat color pattern rather than a breed. I was referring
to ADSH
and ADLH (although mine have all been SH - 1 dilute, 1 dark).


My dilute (medium-long fur, lavender cream she was, so
very beautiful!) tortoiseshell was hatched in hell and arrived
pregnant at 6 months old with a cigar in one paw and a
martini in the other, announcing that after she stole my heart
she would lay waste my skin and anything shreddable in
my household. She HATED being touched at all until
she was about ten years old, and that is just because
I wore her down.

One of her daughters, a dark short-haird tortie was
gentleness personified and used to awaken my sister
by touching her face gently with one paw when she
wanted to be petted.

The other was a medium-long haired tuxedo who was
not only mean but really, really stupid, though raised
gently and intelligently by my mom.

Our tuxedo now is a thinking cat, and a people cat,
very affectionate.

"J1Boss" wrote

Tortie is a coat color pattern rather than a breed. I was referring
to ADSH
and ADLH (although mine have all been SH - 1 dilute, 1 dark).


My dilute (medium-long fur, lavender cream she was, so
very beautiful!) tortoiseshell was hatched in hell and arrived
pregnant at 6 months old with a cigar in one paw and a
martini in the other, announcing that after she stole my heart
she would lay waste my skin and anything shreddable in
my household. She HATED being touched at all until
she was about ten years old, and that is just because
I wore her down.

One of her daughters, a dark short-haird tortie was
gentleness personified and used to awaken my sister
by touching her face gently with one paw when she
wanted to be petted.

The other was a medium-long haired tuxedo who was
not only mean but really, really stupid, though raised
gently and intelligently by my mom.

Our tuxedo now is a thinking cat, and a people cat,
very affectionate.

Mary wrote:
My dilute (medium-long fur, lavender cream she was, so
very beautiful!) tortoiseshell was hatched in hell and arrived
pregnant at 6 months old with a cigar in one paw and a
martini in the other, announcing that after she stole my heart
she would lay waste my skin and anything shreddable in
my household. She HATED being touched at all until
she was about ten years old, and that is just because
I wore her down.

LOL - what a description!

One of her daughters, a dark short-haird tortie was
gentleness personified and used to awaken my sister
by touching her face gently with one paw when she
wanted to be petted.

That was my dilute sweetie, Mitze. She used to sleep between our pillows and
always had to be touching me with her paw. Carey - a dark tortie, is very
sweet but in a different way. She "stomps" on us a lot until she gets comfy.
Mitze adored being held - she was one of those cats little kids could have
dressed up and driven around in a carriage!

The other was a medium-long haired tuxedo who was
not only mean but really, really stupid, though raised
gently and intelligently by my mom.

a friend's current tuxedo is a maniac - she's an eeeevil cat. Their tortie is
very sweet though (she's SH but has a very long and very fluffy tail).

Our tuxedo now is a thinking cat, and a people cat,
very affectionate.

That's my Skipjack - he loves being with people in general and is a smart and
active cat as well.

Janet Boss
http://bestfriendsdogobedience.com/
http://photos.yahoo.com/bestfriendsobedience

Mary wrote:
My dilute (medium-long fur, lavender cream she was, so
very beautiful!) tortoiseshell was hatched in hell and arrived
pregnant at 6 months old with a cigar in one paw and a
martini in the other, announcing that after she stole my heart
she would lay waste my skin and anything shreddable in
my household. She HATED being touched at all until
she was about ten years old, and that is just because
I wore her down.

LOL - what a description!

One of her daughters, a dark short-haird tortie was
gentleness personified and used to awaken my sister
by touching her face gently with one paw when she
wanted to be petted.

That was my dilute sweetie, Mitze. She used to sleep between our pillows and
always had to be touching me with her paw. Carey - a dark tortie, is very
sweet but in a different way. She "stomps" on us a lot until she gets comfy.
Mitze adored being held - she was one of those cats little kids could have
dressed up and driven around in a carriage!

The other was a medium-long haired tuxedo who was
not only mean but really, really stupid, though raised
gently and intelligently by my mom.

a friend's current tuxedo is a maniac - she's an eeeevil cat. Their tortie is
very sweet though (she's SH but has a very long and very fluffy tail).

Our tuxedo now is a thinking cat, and a people cat,
very affectionate.

That's my Skipjack - he loves being with people in general and is a smart and
active cat as well.

Janet Boss
http://bestfriendsdogobedience.com/
http://photos.yahoo.com/bestfriendsobedience

"J1Boss" wrote in message
...
Mary wrote:
My dilute (medium-long fur, lavender cream she was, so
very beautiful!) tortoiseshell was hatched in hell and arrived
pregnant at 6 months old with a cigar in one paw and a
martini in the other, announcing that after she stole my heart
she would lay waste my skin and anything shreddable in
my household. She HATED being touched at all until
she was about ten years old, and that is just because
I wore her down.

LOL - what a description!

I sort of stole the martini and cigar part from Bill Cosby's
very old riff regarding how different his daughters were.
He said that one came "out the chute" this way. :-)
But honestly, this cat had a bone to pick with the
world when I met her. I kept her for 20 years and
adored her as only one whose love is unrequited
may adore the object of her affections!

One of her daughters, a dark short-haird tortie was
gentleness personified and used to awaken my sister
by touching her face gently with one paw when she
wanted to be petted.

That was my dilute sweetie, Mitze. She used to sleep between our
pillows and
always had to be touching me with her paw.

I just think this is so sweet.

Carey - a dark tortie, is very
sweet but in a different way. She "stomps" on us a lot until she
gets comfy.
Mitze adored being held - she was one of those cats little kids
could have
dressed up and driven around in a carriage!

The other was a medium-long haired tuxedo who was
not only mean but really, really stupid, though raised
gently and intelligently by my mom.

a friend's current tuxedo is a maniac - she's an eeeevil cat. Their
tortie is
very sweet though (she's SH but has a very long and very fluffy
tail).

Our tuxedo now is a thinking cat, and a people cat,
very affectionate.

That's my Skipjack - he loves being with people in general and is a
smart and
active cat as well.


I'm really not certain there is such a thing as
inbred temperament. And I think I would hate
it if we could be sure of how a kitten is going
to turn out. Part of the joy is in the surprise!

"J1Boss" wrote in message
...
Mary wrote:
My dilute (medium-long fur, lavender cream she was, so
very beautiful!) tortoiseshell was hatched in hell and arrived
pregnant at 6 months old with a cigar in one paw and a
martini in the other, announcing that after she stole my heart
she would lay waste my skin and anything shreddable in
my household. She HATED being touched at all until
she was about ten years old, and that is just because
I wore her down.

LOL - what a description!

I sort of stole the martini and cigar part from Bill Cosby's
very old riff regarding how different his daughters were.
He said that one came "out the chute" this way. :-)
But honestly, this cat had a bone to pick with the
world when I met her. I kept her for 20 years and
adored her as only one whose love is unrequited
may adore the object of her affections!

One of her daughters, a dark short-haird tortie was
gentleness personified and used to awaken my sister
by touching her face gently with one paw when she
wanted to be petted.

That was my dilute sweetie, Mitze. She used to sleep between our
pillows and
always had to be touching me with her paw.

I just think this is so sweet.

Carey - a dark tortie, is very
sweet but in a different way. She "stomps" on us a lot until she
gets comfy.
Mitze adored being held - she was one of those cats little kids
could have
dressed up and driven around in a carriage!

The other was a medium-long haired tuxedo who was
not only mean but really, really stupid, though raised
gently and intelligently by my mom.

a friend's current tuxedo is a maniac - she's an eeeevil cat. Their
tortie is
very sweet though (she's SH but has a very long and very fluffy
tail).

Our tuxedo now is a thinking cat, and a people cat,
very affectionate.

That's my Skipjack - he loves being with people in general and is a
smart and
active cat as well.


I'm really not certain there is such a thing as
inbred temperament. And I think I would hate
it if we could be sure of how a kitten is going
to turn out. Part of the joy is in the surprise!

We had a black and white cat (is that what "tuxedo" means?) when I was
little. She would come and be fussed for a while but then, for no reason
she would scratch or bite you to tell you she'd had enough. I have now got
a pure white short-haired cat who is very affectionate (to the point of
being clingy) sometimes but can also be very temperamental and aloof at
other times. Are white cats generally like this?

PS. When I got her from the shelter they told me she had been re-homed and
brought back 4 times prior to me adopting her. I wondered why at the time
but I have since realised that having a white cat means that no matter how
much you brush them, you and all your furniture is ALWAYS covered in cat
hairs, which is quite a problem when you work in an office and you wear a
lot of dark coloured suits.

Jeannie
"Cheryl" wrote in message
...
(HUDAV847) dumped this in
on 01 Apr 2004:

I'm wondering if Tuxedo cats (specifically, the females) are known for
any particular traits as a whole?

I have a comment about b/w cats. Any that I have known (mostly males) are
the most in your face, "me, me!!" cats I've ever seen. From kittens, to
adults. This based on shelter cats, mainly. It always seemed to me that
the
b/w's were SCREAMING to be adopted. Back when I was photographing
cats
for our local SPCA website adoption page, I know that I accidentally took
multiple pictures of this one little guy because he was following me
around
trying to get in all the shots. lol My own Shamrock (b/w, not quite
tuxedo, though) is a dog-like cat; extremely in-your-face and friendly.

--
Cheryl

We had a black and white cat (is that what "tuxedo" means?) when I was
little. She would come and be fussed for a while but then, for no reason
she would scratch or bite you to tell you she'd had enough. I have now got
a pure white short-haired cat who is very affectionate (to the point of
being clingy) sometimes but can also be very temperamental and aloof at
other times. Are white cats generally like this?

PS. When I got her from the shelter they told me she had been re-homed and
brought back 4 times prior to me adopting her. I wondered why at the time
but I have since realised that having a white cat means that no matter how
much you brush them, you and all your furniture is ALWAYS covered in cat
hairs, which is quite a problem when you work in an office and you wear a
lot of dark coloured suits.

Jeannie
"Cheryl" wrote in message
...
(HUDAV847) dumped this in
on 01 Apr 2004:

I'm wondering if Tuxedo cats (specifically, the females) are known for
any particular traits as a whole?

I have a comment about b/w cats. Any that I have known (mostly males) are
the most in your face, "me, me!!" cats I've ever seen. From kittens, to
adults. This based on shelter cats, mainly. It always seemed to me that
the
b/w's were SCREAMING to be adopted. Back when I was photographing
cats
for our local SPCA website adoption page, I know that I accidentally took
multiple pictures of this one little guy because he was following me
around
trying to get in all the shots. lol My own Shamrock (b/w, not quite
tuxedo, though) is a dog-like cat; extremely in-your-face and friendly.

--
Cheryl