Topic: Prefered colours (Read 20364 times)

JackSpratt · « **Reply #153 on:** July 11, 2007, 12:19:36 PM »

Quote from: Gillian (Ambercat) on July 05, 2007, 17:52:53 PM

My persians mean the world to me, and I find these sort of comments highly offensive and hurtful - not just in this thread, there have been several over the time I've been on this forum - I havent commented before, but felt I just had to today...

Gillian, as a breed they make me sad solely because of the breathing and grooming difficulties they can have. I have a friend that had a persian called Wilbur - he was grey and I thought he was adorable. He was one of the most cuddly, unassuming cats I've ever met. If that's an example of the persian temperament, I can see why you'd be defensive!

My mum has a torti and she is utterly lovely. (well, to me. She used to swipe at my younger sisters legs all the time!) I have a black, black and white, ginger tabby and a grey tabby. The only colour I've "chosen" is the black and white. The other three came to me from various homes, that were having trouble finding homes for them or decided they couldn't train them. I couldn't love them more if I'd scoured the world for each one of them - but I didn't have to because they were meant to be part of my family!

Parsley was a tabby too, and her personality was completely different to my younger tabby. I miss her.

I have to admit to thinking greys are gorgeous too. Pictures of the little one needing a home please, Dawn!

As for wild cats - I don't think I have a favourite. I think they're all magnificent.

Gill (sneakiefeline) · « **Reply #152 on:** July 11, 2007, 00:08:54 AM »

It does sound like it but not till she trusts you.

I tried once to get a harness on Misa and he was terrified and he is too big to argue with

Mark · « **Reply #151 on:** July 11, 2007, 00:07:25 AM »

Well the "evil" tortie that has been coming in my garden every night for the last couple of months for some food, finally let me touch her today. I want to find out if she is a stray - She doesn't look underweight but wonder why she shares claptons leftovers with the hedgehogs?
She used to run as soon as she saw me and I have been working on her slowly so not sure what to do now as It looks like I will be able to get her soon but don't want to take someone elses cat.

Is this a paper collar job?

Gill (sneakiefeline) · « **Reply #150 on:** July 10, 2007, 23:47:20 PM »

Every cat is different and certainly their learned experiences with humans will have a bearing on how they act.

fluffycloud123 · « **Reply #149 on:** July 10, 2007, 23:45:30 PM »

hmm well i was never exactly a cat person until i moved into my own place.

but monkey (ginger) is the sofest stupidest lump ever and would never ever hurt anyone.
jasper (tabby) is the same she just wants to be with you all the time and again would never hurt anyone.

does it have anything to do with the way you bring them up?

Desley (booktigger) · « **Reply #148 on:** July 10, 2007, 07:32:35 AM »

I know rescue people who have had similar experiences with torties - yet I haven't met a nasty ginger, although I have met more torties than gingers admittedly. Surprisingly though, I have a soft spot for temperamental tabbies!!!

Linda (Bengalbabe) · « **Reply #147 on:** July 09, 2007, 22:48:48 PM »

aww bless Tammy

CurlyCatz · « **Reply #146 on:** July 09, 2007, 22:44:47 PM »

the nicest/sweetest one i knew was called tammy. She was a vn's cat who she'd taken on whilst working for pdsa in manchester, poor cat had been hit by a bus and had to have a leg amputated, lost an eye and her face was always lop sided due to the extent of the facial trauma and badly fractured jaws (upper and lower)

She was very sweet though, In the end (10+ years later) i believe Wendy had her on medications for her arthitis (as she had also originally had # pelvis plus various other bones) and also the latter couple of years she was insulin dependant diabetic.

Linda (Bengalbabe) · « **Reply #145 on:** July 09, 2007, 22:37:31 PM »

Well I must have been really really lucky then because my Ellie was an absolute angel and a sweeter natured cat you would be hard pushed to find (sounds like there are a number of Tortie owners on the forum who are having exactly the same experience

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CurlyCatz · « **Reply #144 on:** July 09, 2007, 21:39:02 PM »

I still stick with my own experience (which involves many hundreds if not into thousands of cats over the years probs) and in very general terms a higher percent of torties could be fractious to varying degrees over other colours. (cant say we had much of a problem with reds at all but we saw far far less of them)

I think since it is a saying that is well known within veterinary staff there must be something to it other than my own experiences.

That said, of course i've met some super natured ones too.

Team Svartalfheims · « **Reply #143 on:** July 09, 2007, 20:48:40 PM »

Torties are not any more aggressive or naughty than any other colour. I hate this thing about 'naughty torties' I think people only say that because once they hear the phrase they look for that behaviour. I have met lots of torties and none of them have been aggressive or naughtier than other cats.

Gill (sneakiefeline) · « **Reply #142 on:** July 09, 2007, 20:43:08 PM »

Sasa is not a dark tortie and she is not agressive, just terrified of all people

I also have had bad experiences with gingers but also have known the most wonderful one who also was terrified of people but came round after about 9 months

fluffycloud123 · « **Reply #141 on:** July 09, 2007, 15:48:08 PM »

deffoo has a HUGE soft spot for gingers, always have since being young.

Sarah (seldom_use) · « **Reply #140 on:** July 09, 2007, 15:35:33 PM »

You could really say that about any cat though Desley.

I've had a few bad experiences with gingers but I wouldn't tar them all with the same brush so to speak

Annie · « **Reply #139 on:** July 09, 2007, 15:32:56 PM »

Ezzy has a really good temperament... Well she's really lively and playful and a wacko, but also reeeeally lovely and cuddly and loves to be near people even when she's on a madden...

Most people I've spoken to who have torties say there's are the same... There's always things in their history that could effect it though...

But oh well... Btw all those dark torties are gorgeous! 'Spesh Freckles!

Desley (booktigger) · « **Reply #138 on:** July 09, 2007, 13:54:56 PM »

Of course not, but torties are just too temperamental for me - I have fostered 3, plus come across 2 neighbourhood ones, and only one not had an aggressive streak in them.

Sarah (seldom_use) · « **Reply #137 on:** July 09, 2007, 13:51:22 PM »

Quote from: Desley (booktigger) on July 09, 2007, 13:46:26 PM

Doesn't matter how many pics of torties are posted, I wont change my mind, it is the personality rather than the colour for me.

They won't all have the same personality though.

Desley (booktigger) · « **Reply #136 on:** July 09, 2007, 13:46:26 PM »

You can call dark torties Brindle, think they are classed as that in Messybeast - and some do look brindly. Doesn't matter how many pics of torties are posted, I wont change my mind, it is the personality rather than the colour for me.

Sarah (seldom_use) · « **Reply #135 on:** July 09, 2007, 08:36:33 AM »

Denise - Tiger-Lilly is gorgeous

Reynard · « **Reply #134 on:** July 08, 2007, 23:39:05 PM »

Pepper looks like a smoke tortie to me - she's near enough a spitting image of Muizetta.

Gill (sneakiefeline) · « **Reply #133 on:** July 08, 2007, 23:18:04 PM »

Pepper a mooooooooooooo, surely not

ccmacey · « **Reply #132 on:** July 08, 2007, 21:44:37 PM »

See I like the look of all them dark torties, Jasmine is my fave

deniseb90 · « **Reply #131 on:** July 08, 2007, 21:03:43 PM »

Aw Lynn your greys are wonderful!! My fave type of dog (apart from my Alf, of course!)

I've had quite a few dark tortie fosters recently, nust admit they are lovely but some are quite mad!!

Tiger-Lilly

Freckles

Jasmine

And Pepper, who was a bit of a moo!

CurlyCatz · « **Reply #130 on:** July 08, 2007, 20:48:07 PM »

MM In dogs when they are referred to as brindle it usually pertains to the markings and they are normally like stripes. My 2 greys are brindled.

I guess it would be a canine type equivalent to tabby markings really but the dark "speckled" torties aren't brindled or tabbies although obviously you get tortie tabbies.

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Ellie · « **Reply #129 on:** July 08, 2007, 19:39:59 PM »

Awww Linda Ellie is beautiful and her markings are stunning

Thanking for sharing her pic with us xxxxx

Millys Mum · « **Reply #128 on:** July 08, 2007, 12:56:21 PM »

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Maybe she has been sent to haunt me lol

I call dark torti brindle is that right or just for dogs?

Bazsmum · « **Reply #127 on:** July 08, 2007, 11:31:30 AM »

I have a soft spot for Tabbies (all colours).....love Tiger's uc

ccmacey · « **Reply #126 on:** July 08, 2007, 11:13:02 AM »

Quote from: Millys Mum on July 07, 2007, 17:14:00 PM

all those who think that torti cats are evil

Could I just clear something up on my own behalf...... I don't hate or even dislike dark torties, I just prefer other colours and seem so I have a choice in the cats that I choose to live with me then thats up to me. Just don't want people thinking I hate them.

I have never come across a dark tortie before and I'm sure if I did I would think its just as stunning and loveable as any other colour of cat.

And guess what I have been getting a vistor and she is a DARK TORTIE! I'm starting to care about this cat and wondering if she has an owner or not, she comes for food most nights but don't know wether I'm doing right in feeding her or not incase she's not going home.

(Maybe she has been sent to haunt me lol ) Thats a joke BTW

Annie · « **Reply #125 on:** July 08, 2007, 09:45:30 AM »

Quote from: Linda (Bengalbabe) on July 07, 2007, 21:52:44 PM

Simply stunning Annie

She is..

I think your Ellie is turning everyone into tortie lovers

Tiggy's Mum · « **Reply #124 on:** July 08, 2007, 08:54:55 AM »

I just love Ellie's ginger foot

She was beautiful

Linda (Bengalbabe) · « **Reply #123 on:** July 08, 2007, 00:06:01 AM »

Thanks Ruth

Kittybabe (Ruth) · « **Reply #122 on:** July 07, 2007, 23:57:42 PM »

aw Ellie is gorgeous

Linda (Bengalbabe) · « **Reply #121 on:** July 07, 2007, 23:27:37 PM »

Thanks Gill

Gill (sneakiefeline) · « **Reply #120 on:** July 07, 2007, 23:14:53 PM »

I am not surprised Linda , she is just gorgeous

Linda (Bengalbabe) · « **Reply #119 on:** July 07, 2007, 23:11:36 PM »

Quote from: lilycat on July 07, 2007, 22:20:00 PM

Linda, I have to admit that Ellie's a beautiful girl - she looks like she was a real cuddle kitten ....ok, I may be changing my mind about Torties...

Thank you Lily, its taken me a long time to deal with my loss and as much as I love the bengals, this little girl holds a special place in my heart

Reynard · « **Reply #118 on:** July 07, 2007, 22:31:42 PM »

A friend of mine has a lovely little non-ped smoke tortie called Muizetta. She's such a sweet little mad madam who is the life and soul of the paaaaarty!

She looks just like a tub of chocolate and caramel ice cream and I think she's beautiful...

lilycat · « **Reply #117 on:** July 07, 2007, 22:20:00 PM »

Linda, I have to admit that Ellie's a beautiful girl - she looks like she was a real cuddle kitten

....ok, I may be changing my mind about Torties...

Linda (Bengalbabe) · « **Reply #116 on:** July 07, 2007, 21:52:44 PM »

Simply stunning Annie

Annie · « **Reply #115 on:** July 07, 2007, 21:36:06 PM »

Linda she's gorgeous!!!

More Dark Tortie supporting pictures for you

Kitten (now named Ezzy) I mentioned in my "boo hiss" reply lol..

Linda (Bengalbabe) · « **Reply #114 on:** July 07, 2007, 21:10:31 PM »

Well as we are talking colours and not breeds, I need to defend the beautiful dark torties

Before the bengals and Stitch came to live with me the love of my life was my darling bridge baby Ellie, yes she was a beautiful dark tortie girl.

I have never posted her pics before so please be nice

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