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6. Huh, we have a short haired tortoise shell that's mean to her Siamese looking brother.

Reply to ashling (Original post)

Thu Feb 11, 2016, 07:26 PM

Feb 2016

She will hiss, and/or swat at him if he gets too close, even though he's a bruiser and would probably wipe the floor with her if they ever fought.

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Tortitude is a real thing - Multicolored Cats Might Be More Aggressive Than Other Cats, Study Finds [View all] ashling Feb 2016 OP

I worked for a vet for 5 years. Torties are total cautions! mackerel Feb 2016 #1

I thought orange cats are typically male, not female. DawgHouse Feb 2016 #2

They are. This article got it wrong. Arugula Latte Feb 2016 #4

Orange tabbies are. KamaAina Feb 2016 #20

When I was a kid one of our cats was a little dilute calico and Arugula Latte Feb 2016 #3

My little long-haired tortie is definitely, um..."insistent on her rights and prerogatives." Lizzie Poppet Feb 2016 #5

Huh, we have a short haired tortoise shell that's mean to her Siamese looking brother. denbot Feb 2016 #6

That's a MaineCoon that you have pictured there. A very well behaved cat and very good around madinmaryland Feb 2016 #7

We had one. That cat had an attitude rurallib Feb 2016 #8

I have lived with many cats over my lifetime. OrwellwasRight Feb 2016 #9

That's interesting. My stereotypes are: Arugula Latte Feb 2016 #10

I guess we both have to continue seeking proof for our theories! OrwellwasRight Feb 2016 #13

Here is one article talking about "the common belief" that gingers are friendlier. Arugula Latte Feb 2016 #18

Interesting article. OrwellwasRight Feb 2016 #28

Your description of orangies is much more applicable to our long-ago Sean KamaAina Feb 2016 #22

Time to shred! Errrr ... shed, that is! Arugula Latte Feb 2016 #25

Thread win! KamaAina Feb 2016 #29

My favorite cat was a calico tabby. Zing Zing Zingbah Feb 2016 #31

"Tuxedo cats=outgoing, people-oriented" That's my cat. I have 2 pet dumbo rats that chase him.. BlueJazz Feb 2016 #12

Aren't cats fun? OrwellwasRight Feb 2016 #15

Absolutely. Some cats are so much fun that it seems like they went to "Cat College" and.. BlueJazz Feb 2016 #17

Ha ha! That's so cute. I'd love to see that. Arugula Latte Feb 2016 #16

I have a long-haired tuxedo and he is the devil from hell Skittles Feb 2016 #36

You're not the first one to discount OrwellwasRight Feb 2016 #37

Hmmm, I was under the impression that orange/ginger males. . . DinahMoeHum Feb 2016 #11

That's my experience as well. OrwellwasRight Feb 2016 #14

OMG, no. Ours was like Winnie the Pooh, only sweeter. we can do it Feb 2016 #19

The cat who wandered into our Thanksgiving dinner was a calico. KamaAina Feb 2016 #21

Yeah, my tortie has attitude. MissB Feb 2016 #23

I can just picture this. It fits in with my experiences, too. Arugula Latte Feb 2016 #27

Our cat when I was growing up was a tortoiseshell... LeftishBrit Feb 2016 #24

That's another cat stereotype I have. Arugula Latte Feb 2016 #26

My first kitty was a dilute tortioiseshell. GoCubsGo Feb 2016 #30

My Tortie took that indignity well, also. AngryOldDem Feb 2016 #34

My current cat is a torbie female. love_katz Feb 2016 #32

Our Tortie was the exception to this. AngryOldDem Feb 2016 #33

I wouldn't know about my cat's attitude sakabatou Feb 2016 #35