Tortoiseshell cats and kittens - your guide to Tortoiseshell cats
Description: Essential information about Tortoiseshell cats and tortoiseshell kittens including coat genetics, folkore and how to look after your cat.
Welcome to the wonderful world of tortoiseshell cats and kittens ! Tortoiseshell cats are growing in popularity as pets, thanks to their beautiful coats and their inquisitive personality, which is often referred to as tortitude’ .
Their coats are made up of a rich tapestry of autumn colours, resulting from a complex genetical pattern which also means that the vast majority of torties are female and a male tortoiseshell cat is very rare.
What we would usually refer to as a tortoiseshell cat will have a brindled coat with patches of orange, red chocolate and white. The sizes of the patches can vary greatly from large areas of colour to fine flecks, although the areas of white are usually very small on a tortoiseshell.
Tortoiseshell cats and kittens - your guide to Tortoiseshell cats