I have a tortie, and tortitude is indeed a thing. She's talkative, demanding, and fully aware of how adorable she actually is.

My cat was a stray tortie. She was loving and indipendent. She died 5 years ago and i still love her. I would go back in time just to be with her again

I remember getting a Tortie cat when I was 17. I already had 2 Siamese cats and a German Shepherd. I took cat to a vet to have it checked out. Cat was fine and the vet politely asked me how long I had cat. I told him a couple of days. He wanted to know if I had bonded with it. He had lost his male Tortie and actually shed a tear when he saw mine. He asked if I would sell cat after he told me about losing his tortie. I gave him the cat and he couldn't believe I would do that, saying that He would give my Siamese cats vet care and asked me to bring them in for a check up and free shots. After a few months he gave me a call and told me his mother had passed and that the Tortie was for her while she was on her last months with cancer. He again thanked me and loved the Tortie for making his mother happy. Apparently his mom had always had Torties.😢

My tortie is extremely sassy, independent, and will yell at you. I love her and it’s easy to figure out what she wants

My tortie was a total diva! 👑 I'm pretty sure she was a reincarnation of a cliché spoiled medieval princess with a purr like a cherry bomb muffler and had the judgiest looks that half the time screamed "fool". That sassy ball of fluff lived to a ripe old age of nearly 22. 😼💜

last week, my boyfriend heard this loud crying and meowing and didn’t know what it was. he looked around his car and a stray tortie kitten was there and bleeding on her chin. we just took her to the vet and got her all fixed up. they said she probably got caught in something, but she had no micro-chip and she wasn’t spayed. we’ve decided to keep her and she’s so sassy and talkative. i’m so glad that we are going to give her a warm and safe home.

When I first started being a cat mom, I decided to only adopt black cats. They are usually the last to be adopted and have great dispositions. Four months after my first cat Jade died, my husband suggested getting a kitten to help heal my broken heart. The head of the rescue I had volunteered with for awhile had a thing for Torties. He had several black kittens for me to see. I had the girl in mind but she wasn’t interested (I tend to let them pick me). I was sitting on the floor and this tiny Tortie crawled into my lap, looked up at me with these lovey dovey eyes and proceeded to fall asleep. Love at first sight for both of us. Elektra is 15 now. She’s so loving and funny and vocal. I know all of her noises. When she wants to be picked up, she stands on her back legs on the counter and puts her paws on my shoulder. She still plays and chases shadows and makes me laugh every day. For years she crawled under the covers and slept on my chest. My 18 year old polydactyl black cat Nora was always aloof, but has taken over my chest at night. I feel so blessed to have such loving cats. I refer to Elektra as my heart. I always tell her, she needs to live forever. I can’t even fathom the void in my world when it’s her time to go to the Rainbow Bridge.

My Tortie was feral took me months to get her to come to me. Turned out to be the sweetest cat ever. I think she knows she hit the jack pot.

In my country we sometimes call torties "weather cat" because they bring good luck and good weather

Reading everyone talking about their cats just warm my heart.

Torties are the best! My tortie has such a unique personality and is such a little goofball, she's almost more like a dog than a cat!

My tortie is crazy, she’s full of beans and loves to play. She acts more like a dog than a cat, very sassy but sooo affectionate

I have a tortie named Dorian, and she is just the sassiest little brat I've ever had. She's an only child at heart, dearly loves me and _barely_ tolerates everyone else.

As a life-long cat owner, I am very familiar with tortoiseshells. I've always found them to be very affectionate, sympathetic and intuitive cats. They are both loving and respective of your personal space. A real blessing to the sick and infirm.

My tortie plays fetch religiously, stares at me constantly and carries whole conversations with me, but she'll hate and fear any other person who enters our apartment. Meanwhile, my red tabby will be asleep on the cupboard or greeting the visitors, depending on her mood.

👍 To all the fellow Tortie owners, these kitties are immense characters! 😺

My tortie wakes me up at the same time (6 am) to feed her. She has also trained me to give her treats everytime she jumps onto her cat tree. If I forget to give her treats, she gently swipes at me and gives me a "give me my treats, human!" look. She's still my kid and I love her dearly.

My 17 year old tortie baby girl was euthanised due to end stage renal failure on 03/01/2021. She was an amazing baby and I miss her so much. Torties are the best

I just took in my first kitten ever and she’s a tortie. However, she has leukemia so no one would take her for months at the vet I work at. Best decision I’ve made! I absolutely love her. And this is coming from someone who never wanted a cat!!!

We had a tortie since she was just a few hours old. She passed at age 18 last year. I miss her. ♥️

I have a tortie. She was a stray that came to me 3 yrs ago a year after my tabby died. I named her Angel. I love her so much and she is so sweet and spoiled😻😻😺😺😸😸

I grew up with a tortoiseshell and a calico. The tortie, Katy, was the sweetest cat I've ever known. She didn't have a mean bone in her body and was almost like a dog. She never scratched anyone in her life and enjoyed playing fetch. Love you forever, Katy. x

my tortie Gracie is the hardest cat Ive ever had to live with. She is so much to handle but I love her to pieces. She is an angel and I know she was sent to me for a reason. I have been a cat rescuer for 6 years and live with over 20 cats. Gracie is my second tortie after the first one passed away

It’s Chimera (ki-meer-a). And there’s a reason why they are considered Chimeric when they have the lines down their face and bodies, because they absorbed another kitten in utero, thus they have more than one genetic code.

I can't help but to feel some definite emotion while watching this video. The reason why is fairly simply. I had tortoishell cat (Identical to the one on screen at 1:30) for nearly 16 years. I watched her birth (Sister's cat had a litter in one the dresser drawers-of all places) and were each other's company for nearly every day for all those years. Through all the affectionate moments to the tortoishell ones, I never lost my love for her. Having grown up with her, I was absolutely heartbroken when her health began to quickly deteriorate and had to be put down. 😣😢Being there with her while saying my final goodbyes was one of the absolute worse experiences I ever had to go through. I didn't want to let go. 😓 Respect to all tortoishell owners who are out there. Torties are amazing. I'm glad to have known one.

I have a dilute tort, she’s gray and cream. She definitely has tortitude. We were going to adopt her cage mate, but she kept getting in the way of interacting with the other cat and trying to get us to pet her instead. So we had to take them both! Now we have a chill, goofy black cat, and a rambunctious, opinionated tort. I guess with the good/bad luck it kind of evens out. 🤣

Omg our one is like a little person🥺💗 she sleeps with us, wakes us up if we sleep too late, checks on us when if we are not around her. Her kids are either orange fur or black fur

I always say my tortie has the intelligence of a 6 year old and the sass of a 16 year old. She absolutely has developed a language with me and uses it all the time. If im doing something she doesnt like, she makes sure to do something she knows annoys me! I swear its more like having a roommate/best friend than a child at this point. 😂 I love her so freakin much. (And yes shes in my profile pic)

my tortie died 3 months ago. she was so bright and sassy. how i loved her and miss her

I just got a male Torbie yesterday. He’s absolutely gorgeous. 10 weeks old. And a rescue! His markings look like an ink blot. So I’ve called him Herman, after Herman Rorschach 😊❤️

I miss mine! She was a once in a life time cat. ❤️

We have a Torti! She’s going on 18 and still has “Tortitude”! ☺️ We’ve seen recent signs that she may not be with us much longer. She’s been a delight, though! She thinks I’m her momma and it sounds like she says “mama” sometimes. She’s always been a snuggled and sleeps by me every night. We’re bringing her to the vet tomorrow.

The smartest cat on earth, the cat that turned me into a cat person 20 years ago was a Tortie. She was extremely intelligent, more than any other cats I know, she could respond to commands (with an attitude of "Again, hooman? You simple people are so easily entertained." She has touched my life in so many occasions. I will never forget you my love.

My liitle torties name was Thyme. We also called her Little Missy for obvious reasons. She selected me at the shelter. I asked who she was, she came over and slapped the hem of my dress. Thyme had grace and style. She also didn't take no shit. I miss her so much. She was a dark tortie. So what did I do. I went back to the shelter and got adopted by another charmer. She's a cuddly poo. Her name is Simone and she meows like she's screaming bloody murder. She gets what she wants by just tilting her head.

I have a tortie and a chimera. They are the sweetest cats that talk a lot. They will take my plate because they want to try everything I’m eating.

I've had several torties and they were all smart, sassy, playful and talkative.

I’ve rescued 3 different torties and I will say they are generally more vocal, more outgoing and smarter than most other cats I’ve been around. The one I have now is practically a small dog. I can instruct her to go pretty much anywhere I want her to, she’s great at opening doors, she plays catch. After owning a few of them idk if I would ever get any other type of cat. Once you get to know them they’re the most loving and compassionate pets you will ever own. We tried bringing a tortie kitten in the house with our 8 year old torite a few years ago but the older one just wasn’t having it, with that said I tend to believe they also love their independence if they’re not used to sharing a space with other animals.

my tortie is scared of everything and will hiss that sounds like a spit and doesnt like people but at the same time she has such loud purrs and looooves belly rubs its ironic 😂

Great video! In the vet industry, we used to say Torties couldn’t decide if they wanted to be an orange cat or a black cat... hence the “Tortitude!”😂

My tortie is so talkative and always has that angry look..😅😅

My tortie has tortie-tude for sure! She always has to be with me and she tells me when its time to go to bed and when I need to get up. She lays on me in bed until I go to sleep too, so I don't sneak off to get on the computer. But she's also been a life saver for me. I am diabetic on insulin. If my blood sugar drops below normal, she will pester me to wake up and if I try to cover up to go back to sleep, she will get under the covers and try to make me understand its important. She's even bitten my fingers to rouse me and quickly jumps back. By then I realize what she's doing, so off to the kitchen we go. She's 14 now and she took over the blood sugar monitoring duties after another cat who did this passed away from old age. She also calls me "Ma" when she wants my attention LOL I love her and hope she will live a long life. I have 7 other cats of various colors, but only one tortie and she's brought me good luck.

"Chai-meera" 😂😂😂 that's not the correct pronunciation, but it's cracking me up.

I found a tortoiseshell cat and had no idea what kind of cat she was, Im just glad I found a companion

I found my tortie in Moscow Russia and I brought her to USA. She is the kindest cat with the most humble character. I’m blessed to have such a good cat.

If my tortie cat was a human she would be blanche from the Golden girls😂💛💛💛

The first tortoiseshell cat I had was in the 80s. My ex husband and I were house sitting and cat sitting for my parents. One day their cat came home and meowed at us to follow her. Hidden in a corner on the porch was a thin tortoiseshell with her tail hanging on by only a piece of skin. Lucky (parents cat) looked back and forth between us and the cat and meowing like she was begging us to help her. Well right then my ex and I decided to take the cat to the vet. She got a full exam, shots and her tail cut off with just a couple inches left. As soon as we saw her again to take her home we knew she was ours and her new name became Bobbie. Bobbie ended up giving us 2 beautiful litters of kittens and grandkittens of various colors. However several years later she passed away. We kept one of her grandsons who was an orange tabby. Sweet, adorable, adaptable. Loved anyone and anything. Indoor, outdoor or both. He didn't care. Just like his grandma. He passed away after 13 years.

My tortoiseshell cat is one of things I love most about this 'existence'.

I once rescued a tortie kitten off the street. She grew up to the most beautiful cat ive own. Her pesonality is a standout. Shes proud, very regal, sassy, and a total bossy and i dont mind being her slave. Unfortunately i didnt get to see her get to old age coz someone broke into our house took some money, a play station and my cat. GRRRRRR. I hope shes doing fine right now

My tortie, Luna, is the sweetest little girl. She is super smart, cuddly, and likes to do tricks for treats. She is definitely a talker. She sits in the window waiting for me to come home from work. As soon as she sees my vehicle, she starts meowing. We live in a third story apartment and I can hear her meows as soon as I step out of my vehicle. I am so glad she picked my family to adopt her. She has given us so much joy 😊

My torti is sassy loves eating has cute green eyes and she has a beautiful meow

We have a little 13 week old tortie named Tortie ❤️

My tortie is the sweetest, most gentle cat I have ever had! She is quiet and loving…but she only loves me!😻

My family has had cats of all kinds for 30 years, but we recently adopted a tiny kitten with a tortoiseshell coat, the first we have ever had. We named her Cali, and she is without a doubt the smartest, sassiest, most spirited feline we have ever had! Highly intelligent and incorrigibly curious, Cali gets into EVERYTHING, earning her the nickname "Trouble." She has learned to turn on light switches, open door handles, activate sinks for a drink. She even figured out that her humans put their hands near the sliding glass door to open it to the outside. She often reaches for the handle of said door, even though she has absolutely no way of opening it! She is an adorable ball of wonder and spirit, and has made the last couple of years truly delightful.

I've had six cats, including a black cat, a siamese, a ginger, a gray tabby, a brown tabby longhair, and a tortoiseshell shorthair. My tortie was the most chill, laid back cat of all of them.

I had a tortie. Josie lived to be 20 years old. I miss her. ❤️

I have a tortie, tortitude is a real thing with her! She's a diva and she knows it

Okay, as somebody who knows quite a bit about cat genetics, there are a few misconceptions here 1. “Chimera Torties” are not actually chimeras at all. The cat that is most commonly seen when you search that up, is Venus, who has a half black half ginger face. This isn’t chimerism!! :O It’s actually just a coincidence of pattern, since tortoiseshells can have red and black splotes in any sizes and shapes. 2. Tortoiseshells and Calicos are the same pattern! They are sometimes called different things, because “calicos” have more of the white spotting gene, which affects the spacing of the eumelanin (red) and the melanin (black), where tortoiseshells just have less of the white spotting gene :D hope you learned something!!!

My late tortoise was so sweet! I've never ever had a connection with a cat that was so sweet

i've had quite a few torties. loved them all! tortie w thumbs, medium hair w a fluffy tail, skinny minny, blue cream tortie, & an orange manx tortie! all amazing ❤

I have one! His name is Figaro :). My dad was looking at her in a neighbor's trash and I tried to be her friend by giving her wet cat food and ham. One night the weather was a bit rough and I took her home, and then took her to my room, to be safe and comfortable. It was the first time I brought a cat to my house and I was worried since we have 7 dogs 🙀. Fortunately, almost all of them became friends, and my Figaro is still with us. She is my friend and my miracle. My sister says that my cat is very picky, because she asks for wet cat food all the time! Like 5am on Sunday 🙀 and try to ignore dry cat food. LOL. She is my princess and my angel 😻❤️

My tortie is such a sweetheart! She really wants to be close all the time, goes for walks with me, the moment she see us on the sofa to watch TV she wants to be there too, and this is her purring time no matter what. We call her the cutest of the cutest 😍

My tortie is sweet but smart and funny. She was stray, I found her and her brother abandoned in a garden. They survived and are now with me thanks to her, as she was crying loud demanding food

My tortie is extremely affectionate and mischievous. When I am gone for a long time and I finally get back home she snuggles and purrs until she falls asleep. She can also be mischievous by stealing any meat she can find, she jumps up the grab one piece in her mouth, runs away and eats it, and then runs back to get more before running off again

I have a diluted tortie street gutter cat. The day I got her I brought her into the vet get fixed and checked out. The receptionist saw that she was a tortie and just laughed. It was then I knew something was up.

I have a 4 years old long-haired tortoiseshell called Treacle, and she is definitely a sassy cat.

I have a tortie,her name’s Bella and she’s an absolute bean. Almost everything about her is absolutely amazing. Not to burst my bubble but I think I have the perfect cat.

I love my tortie, she is a dilute tortie, 5 years and her tortitude is so unique, she acts like a little independent woman and is always soo sassy.

Does anybody else here that owns a Tortie gets amazed at the fact that their cat comes to you if you whistle. Cuz I call my cat by her name and sometimes she comes and sometimes she doesn't but if I whistle at her she will be there alright!!! Haha

I love my tortie!! She just had a litter of kittens, two more just like her, and two orange colored females, just like their daddy! 🥰

We, Tortoise are the best. Our tortitude will prevail !

I lost my tortoiseshell Ember in January this year. She was 14 years old so not a young cat, but I still miss her so much.

My beautiful tortie Kimmy passed quite a few years ago, but what a personality. She had the color split under her chin. The left half was black & the right was ginger. We still talk about the antics this cat got into. She was more a little person than a cat. I still miss her to this day.

I consider my self lucky to have male tortoiseshell...

My torishell cat's name is Hazel. She is super fluffy, and VERY VERY sassy.

I just adopted a Tortie not even a week ago and am surprised to say that she does have some tabby markings on her body. Not all the way through but they show on her face and tail! I love her to bits and she's extremely sweet 💕 this video was really informative!

tortitude is so real. my torbie always has that RBF and is incredibly spunky.

I own a tortoise shell cat, she’s so soft and adorable!

Had a torti/calico cat as a child. She was a little superstar. Was like a playmate. Always needed to be in amongst whatever was going on. Played fetch too. Sounds crazy but I still miss her smtimes 30yrs on!

My late tortie was a total princess and maybe the sweetest and most beautiful cat I’ve ever seen. They’re a special kind of cat for sure

I had a fluffy female orange cat, which I guess it's rare for an orange cat to be a girl, who gave birth to a fluffy tortoiseshell in her first litter and in her second litter gave birth to a girl tortoiseshell and white kitten and a boy kitten who looks exactly like her. So I guess she just had a thing for giving birth to cool looking kittens. I miss her she went missing a year ago I think someone in our old neighborhood might've decided to keep her.

Our Tortie is the most vocal cat I've ever known, and I've had Siamese in my life, and as we know, those can talk your head off. This Tortie shares too much. Sometimes inaudible or a faint mouse-like squeak, sometimes just plain *yelling* .

I've had a tortie or some sort of calico in the house for the past 25 years, and they've ALL been just a little bit nuts. Best cat I ever had was more like a dog. She'd follow me around, always come to me when I called, would whisper back if I said her name, and would constantly invade my lap space when I was on the computer. Another highlight of her life was laying on me, with SEVEN kittens rolling around inside her, WAY past due. It was like a mini earthquake sitting on my lap. Her two equally-bizarre tortie daughters are still with me, and I'm going to be adopting my sister's goofy black cat in a couple of weeks. You will be missed, Sugar, but never forgotten.

Yes I have a tortois it’s one year old and it’s beautiful long live the tortoise oh yeah❤️🐈❤️

I have a Torbie named Pepper who takes sassiness to a whole new level

I have a persian tortie cat! She is very sassy like you said in the video! She has that tortitude! It's so accurate :>

I have a gray and cream tortie... I got her at the shelter when she was 10 weeks old.. Her name is Patches and I love her to pieces.. And yes, she's very sassy and boy does she let me know when she wants something, even if I'm sleeping...

My tortie showed up in my house two days before I was supposed to graduate high school. I was walking upstairs and nearly stepped on her. Someone found out that one of our doors was unlocked and just dumped her inside the house. So naturally I took it as a sign and I adopted her.

I got my tortoiseshell cat from a busy parking lot a few months ago and now I have some videos of her on my KZfaq channel, her name is Mocha!!!!

we call ours Olive and i’m pretty sure she just likes the sound of her own voice at this point

We had one who was a real diva who lived to be 20. I found her because she was literally screaming "hey I'm over here and all alone" a very unreliable neighbor let her kid bring her home and then just dumped her outside. We took her in and she had such a forceful personality she would scream for attention. When we moved we put heavy metal on the car to try and drown out her yelling but she was louder than slayer! If we left her alone we could actually hear her in our car down the block she was so loud. At the vet's office they had to come out to see who was making so much noise and it was this little beautiful cat with enough attitude for 3 regular cats.

I love all cats and some more than others, but have a special place in my heart for Tortoiseshell cats over all others.

My tortie is really affectionate, and not afraid to tell everyone what she thinks of them.

We have one she’s 9 years old we called her Madam because she acts like one. Haha. Her mother is a siamese but we don’t who’s her father.

Adopted a 16 year old tortie a few weeks back, she's definitely interdependent and likes her personal space. But she also a sweet little old lady, with out a bit of aggression in her.

I used to have a tortie and I can confirm that tortietude IS a thing. She passed away in January, and funnily enough her brother is a black cat!

Tortitude indeed! I have a zoom dweebie spasmo tortey named Gabby. She keeps me hoppin’! ❤️❤️❤️

I think my kitten is a torbie kind of tortie and she's a wild child. And now the kitten has a younger sister. One is patch and one is bridal I think. Parents were ginger (dad) and black/ white (mom). I'm not sure but another cat we have may be a torbie.

I had one. Hadar, she was an amazing animal, loyal, careful. Was a gift form my grandmother when I was 12, she lived until the day I came back, I pet her, she died. Never again got a cat.

They are the Divas of the cat world. I love tem!

I had just been attacked by my cat while watching this video about her 😅😭