I have been wondering about tortie tails for years now since i've always had 2 or more cats in the house. One being a tortie and the other being a tabby of many kinds. The tabbies always had normal tails, but the tortoiseshells would always carry their tails above their back, unfortunately giving us a very clear view of their booty hole. I love my kitties but jeez girl!!!!
My first toritie had a flat-to-back tail, my current tortie has an arieal curved tail, and my dad just saw a tortoiseshell on TV that had a flank curved tail. We got our cats from humane societies and the most recent from PetSmart (regrettably, I do not advocate for pet store display case purchasing personally)
Why is this? Or is it just by chance? I know that calicos/torties are all normally female, is it something like that?
(also apologies if this is the wrong format / not the right spot to ask)
chart from: http://messybeast.com/bobtail-cats.html
My first toritie had a flat-to-back tail, my current tortie has an arieal curved tail, and my dad just saw a tortoiseshell on TV that had a flank curved tail. We got our cats from humane societies and the most recent from PetSmart (regrettably, I do not advocate for pet store display case purchasing personally)
Why is this? Or is it just by chance? I know that calicos/torties are all normally female, is it something like that?
(also apologies if this is the wrong format / not the right spot to ask)
chart from: http://messybeast.com/bobtail-cats.html