Happy Wild Out Whiskers Wednesday, Missians!
I hope you all are having a wonderful Wednesday morning so far, (or whatever time of day it is in your neck of the woods). In today's blog post, I'll be giving out the answers to yesterday's Tortie Trivia questions. But before I give out the answers, I want to share some upcoming pet holidays for the month of March. Pet holidays courtesy of http://www.holidays-and-observances.com/pet-holidays.html:
Okay now onto Tortie Trivia answers:
Are all torties female? True or false? The answer is false. Thought it is extremely rare that a Tortie cat is born a male, it can happen. And when it does, the male is usually infertile. To read more about this topic, check out this site:
http://www.theshokoshow.com/are-all-torties-female/
What is Tortitude? Though not scientifically proven, most Tortie pet parents feel that Tortitude is a real thing. Here is a description of it from The Conscious Cat website (http://consciouscat.net/):
"In addition to their distinctive coloring, torties also have a reputation for unique personalities, sometimes referred to as “tortitude.” They tend to be strong-willed, a bit hot-tempered, and they can be very possessive of their human. Other words used to describe torties are fiercely independent, feisty and unpredictable. They’re usually very talkative and make their presence and needs known with anything from a hiss to a meow to a strong purr. These traits are stronger in tortoiseshell cats than in calicos – it seems as though these traits are somewhat diluted with the addition of more white to the color scheme".
Is a Tortoise Shell cat an actual breed?
Once again, according to The Conscious Cat site, "Tortoise Shell" is not an actual breed of its own:
Contrary to what some people think, tortoiseshell cats are not a breed. They are named for their distinctive coloring – a combination of patches of black, brown, amber, red, cinnamon and chocolate. The size of the patches can range from a speckled pattern to large splotches of color.
What is the real difference between a Tortie and Calico?
This answer is easily explained in the eHow article excerpt: (http://www.ehow.com/info_8191846_difference-between-calico-tortoise-cats.html)
Tortoiseshell cats have patches of primarily black and orange fur -- and the orange gene can take on shades of brown, cream, ginger, amber, red and cinnamon. These patches can be in fine speckled patterns, bolder mottled designs or large areas of solid color. A dilute tortie has blue and cream fur instead of black and orange, and a torbie is a patched tabby, or one with brown tabby patterns instead of black fur.
Calico cats are also called tricolor or tortie-and-white. This is because the calico cat has the same black and orange colors as the tortoiseshell, plus white. Even a cat with mottled tortoiseshell patches is considered a calico if she has significant amounts of white in her coloring. A dilute calico has blue patches instead of black, and cream instead of orange.
Calicos have three colors: orange, black and white.
And of course my favorite question: Which Tortie has the cutest checkerboard mouth pattern ever known to man?
Why it's Missy, of course!
Hope you guys really enjoyed this blog post. It was fun for me to write for you. Here's to wishing you all a great remainder of your Wednesday. If you wanted to read more on "Tortitude" and Torties unique genetics, you can finish reading the article on The Conscious Cat site here:
http://consciouscat.net/2014/09/30/tortitude-unique-personality-tortoiseshell-cats-fact-fiction/
Be sure to check back tomorrow for our Featured Pet of the Week post.
Until then,
This is your host J,
signing off.....................................................
I hope you all are having a wonderful Wednesday morning so far, (or whatever time of day it is in your neck of the woods). In today's blog post, I'll be giving out the answers to yesterday's Tortie Trivia questions. But before I give out the answers, I want to share some upcoming pet holidays for the month of March. Pet holidays courtesy of http://www.holidays-and-observances.com/pet-holidays.html:
March
2016 Weeks: (Sorted Alphabetically)- National Animal Poison Prevention Week - March 20-26, 2016 (Third Full Week in March)
- Professional Pet Sitters Week - March 6-12, 2016 (First Full Week in March)
- If Pets had Thumbs Day - March 3
- K-9 Veterans Day - March 13
- National Puppy Day - March 23
- Respect Your Cat Day - March 28
- Crufts (The World's Largest Dog Show) held in Birmingham, England - March 10-13, 2016
- Iditarod Race - Starts March 6, 2016 - Awards Banquet on March 20, 2016
Okay now onto Tortie Trivia answers:
Are all torties female? True or false? The answer is false. Thought it is extremely rare that a Tortie cat is born a male, it can happen. And when it does, the male is usually infertile. To read more about this topic, check out this site:
http://www.theshokoshow.com/are-all-torties-female/
What is Tortitude? Though not scientifically proven, most Tortie pet parents feel that Tortitude is a real thing. Here is a description of it from The Conscious Cat website (http://consciouscat.net/):
"In addition to their distinctive coloring, torties also have a reputation for unique personalities, sometimes referred to as “tortitude.” They tend to be strong-willed, a bit hot-tempered, and they can be very possessive of their human. Other words used to describe torties are fiercely independent, feisty and unpredictable. They’re usually very talkative and make their presence and needs known with anything from a hiss to a meow to a strong purr. These traits are stronger in tortoiseshell cats than in calicos – it seems as though these traits are somewhat diluted with the addition of more white to the color scheme".
Is a Tortoise Shell cat an actual breed?
Once again, according to The Conscious Cat site, "Tortoise Shell" is not an actual breed of its own:
Contrary to what some people think, tortoiseshell cats are not a breed. They are named for their distinctive coloring – a combination of patches of black, brown, amber, red, cinnamon and chocolate. The size of the patches can range from a speckled pattern to large splotches of color.
What is the real difference between a Tortie and Calico?
This answer is easily explained in the eHow article excerpt: (http://www.ehow.com/info_8191846_difference-between-calico-tortoise-cats.html)
Tortoiseshell cats have patches of primarily black and orange fur -- and the orange gene can take on shades of brown, cream, ginger, amber, red and cinnamon. These patches can be in fine speckled patterns, bolder mottled designs or large areas of solid color. A dilute tortie has blue and cream fur instead of black and orange, and a torbie is a patched tabby, or one with brown tabby patterns instead of black fur.
Calico cats are also called tricolor or tortie-and-white. This is because the calico cat has the same black and orange colors as the tortoiseshell, plus white. Even a cat with mottled tortoiseshell patches is considered a calico if she has significant amounts of white in her coloring. A dilute calico has blue patches instead of black, and cream instead of orange.
And of course my favorite question: Which Tortie has the cutest checkerboard mouth pattern ever known to man?
Why it's Missy, of course!
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| I have the cutest checker board mouth in the world! |
http://consciouscat.net/2014/09/30/tortitude-unique-personality-tortoiseshell-cats-fact-fiction/
Be sure to check back tomorrow for our Featured Pet of the Week post.
Until then,
This is your host J,
signing off.....................................................
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