6 Facts About the Female Cat!

[@andromydous]

Jackson, here's something I bet you didn't know: How much appreciation there is for you continuing on through this medium after your show ended.

[@Futurebound_jpg]

Im so sad it ended :(

[@andromydous]

@@Futurebound_jpg Oddly enough, I watch it mostly to see what human problems Jackson has to solve this time even though I have two cats.

[@davidrickert4752]

What ever the reason I think it sucks yer show of shows ended!?I enjoyed it&learned so much,thank u!

[@aiai-j7i]

I must admit I love his youtube channel more than the tv show.

[@GABDAB]

Oh no! Your show ended for good!. I didn't realise that, I'm gonna miss watching you do your magic with all those kitties.

[@kellylanners9499]

I rescued a calico in June of 1999. She definitely had a tude, but I still loved that furry little beast. When she was 12 in 2011, I had my daughter, she loved my daughter and became her cat. I won't lie, I was a bit jealous!! Anyways my beautiful baby was spayed and strictly an indoor cat. I got to love her for 21.5 years. ❤

[@biskienator]

I understand. my wife and I have had rescues all our married life (and before). they've all been loving, friendly, huggable cats. our latest one? loves my wife - more or less (mostly less) and tolerates me. I can pet her but you can almost see her surreptitiously checking her tiny wristwatch and waiting to go.

[@marsthatdamnrebel]

Kelly, I too enjoyed close to 21 years with a feisty little girl, a feral-born tortoiseshell rescued from a colony. Born in 2001 and just passed away June 2022. Nothing gets deeper into your heart than a cherished pet who spends two decades with you.

[@veritasinvicta8128]

Thank you for rescuing her, you were rewarded with 20 plus years with her. I have a female tiger tabby about seven and a half.

[@LindaB813]

@@marsthatdamnrebel I'm sorry for your loss. I lost my 23 y/o about 4 years ago & still miss her.

[@ארתורפוסטילניק]

@@LindaB813 I so sorry for your loss. Was your cat spayed?

[@BigBlueYeti51]

I found a kitten in my yard, roughly four to five months. After a few weeks spent gaining her trust, she brought me four kittens that were at least six weeks old. And when I took her to the vet, she was already pregnant again with nine more babies. I adopted her and her first four, all happy and healthy a decade later.

[@stevenhenry4227]

Hello Julie how are you doing today

[@nancylangston4336]

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[@jc.1191]

Talk about a Full House!

[@amgooder]

Nine?...hope she was spayed asap!😬

[@AChickandaDuck]

Wow, a big happy family! 🥰 It’s crazy how fast they can reproduce

[@Jcompton69]

My Calico is 25 years old and still going strong!! She is a sweetheart who also polydactyl on both front feet.

[@xGshikamaru]

Holy molly that's a respectable age for a kitten, congrats

[@CathyBojould]

That’s amazing thanks for sharing

[@stevec1788]

What’s her secret?

[@cathy1520]

Wow! God bless her ❤

[@poorthing]

Wow...my old fellow, is 20. He is very wobbly, deaf, stopped grooming- I do it for him which he appreciates, but he still is an eager eater and uses cat pan. He spends most of his time sleeping & looking out his window. Indoor cats live longer healthier lives, obviously.

[@mrfelix2510]

My tortie is the sweetest cat in the world. She loves spending time with me and I her. She is my alarm clock and has the cutest way of getting me up. She also has some very adorable habits that just melt my heart. I just can't imagine not having her.

[@BUBBLESPOGO]

What a blessing

[@adunndeal]

She sounds like my Tortie. She's a sweet pea and is ALWAYS by my side no matter which room I'm in. I work different hours but on many occasions she's been my alarm clock. I'll wake up with her on top of me, staring while kneading dough. I also can't imagine life without her. She also sits on her butt like a human. It's hilarious. She's my baby! ❤

[@annarichter484]

I've got a Calico and all her 17 years on this earth she has been the biggest cuddle bug there is. Friends, strangers, children or dogs she loves them all. Flipping over and never-ending belly rubs. But if neighbours kitty comes around all the spice is there.

[@OMGAnotherday]

💕

[@alamc200]

That sounds about right. Most calicos and tortoise shell cats I've come across are very friendly and affectionate with PEOPLE but not with other animals. I think that's what Jackson is talking about. There's a calico in my mom's neighborhood that is a very sweet friendly cat but some neighbors have complained that she's attacked their pets like small dogs and other cats. Maybe they're quick to get angry and get very territorial.

[@sylviekins]

She sounds absolutely adorable❤️

[@freeanimals594]

What's her name?

[@Luubelaar]

My tortie is like this too. She can be a bit spicy sometimes but she's mostly a big floofy cuddle bug. But if a neighbour cat decides to wander over to our yard, she loses her fluffy little mind. Yelling and screaming and hackles all up. We say she's "little miss hysterical" when she does this.

[@roadstar499]

I am so glad there are so many cat lover's in this world...but there is always room for many more....

[@DeVirumEtMachina]

My baby girl got an extreme case of pyometra when she was very young. She had to have her uterus and ovaries removed all in one piece. The vet said it was the worst case he'd seen in 20 years and was at a loss for words at my having managed to diagnose it at the time, just in time. If I had not acted when I did, forcing a friend to drive us to the Emergency Vet at 1am she would have been too far gone. We got in, confirmed my diagnosis, she was sedated and given antibiotics then due to the surgery not being open till 8am we brought her home to wait. [ She could have stayed at the vets till the surgery opened up but I understand her better than anyone else ever could and knew she was too gravely ill and doped up to be left unattened, in a cage, in a dark scary room, filled with animals she'd never seen, heard or smelt before, in a scary place, her dad not around. Better to be at home as calm and comfortable as possible where I could closely monitor her ] After the most tense and agonizing wait the surgery opened up and she went in... Success! The case was so extreme we photographed the extracted organ/s. The fallopian tubes, normally the thickness of a thin shoelace, were so swollen they were as thick as your thumb. When I got her I dedicated myself to raise her up to be a perfect specimen of health now all these years on, any time we go to a vet they're quick to remark how toned and muscly she is. I was in a deep dark place, well and truly at the end of my tether when I got her, the tiniest little 8 week old runt you've ever seen. That little life saved me I am thankful everyday to still have my beautiful baby girl by my side and will be forever grateful to all the dedicated people involved in her surgery and care. She brought me back from the abyss and I dedicated myself to raising her the best I can, no matter what. And now, well now I'm the proudest most thankful cat dad in the world.

[@WyldeRatttz]

What a beautiful story. 🥲

[@AndYouWillBeWithMe]

what a beautiful story!

[@DeVirumEtMachina]

@@AndYouWillBeWithMe ​ @WyldeRatttz Thank you, I love my baby girl more than words could ever truly convey.

[@1Thunderfire]

So glad this had a happy ending!

[@angelasjambox]

You tell the story so beautifully and loving!

[@seviregis7441]

I love cats. They’re so loving and deep, beautiful, cute, smart, playful, clean... great animals.

[@5ft3VanillaMami]

First time cat mom here. My kitty girl is named Esme. I wouldn't have felt prepared to be her guardian if it weren't for your knowledge and all of the information I got from watching "My Cat From Hell," reading your books and watching this KZbin channel. Thank you Jackson. Best cat dad...ever :-)

[@DameTara]

Are you a discworld fan?

[@Rosita24340]

It’s been a year or so. How are you & Esme? 🤗

[@AshAshBaby]

We had a tortie named Tippy growing up out in the country, and she was definitely the boss of the house and she knew it too. But she also saved one of the other cats life- we had a blind cat, Helen, who was indoor only for obvious reasons, but she got out one day and disappeared. We thought she was a goner, but about a week after she had disappeared, we saw Tippy coming around the corner of the garage, closely followed by Helen. I'm convinced Tippy managed to find her and bring her back. How she did that I don't know, but there's no question to me that we'd have never seen Helen again without Tippy. Torties might have a 'tude, but they're smart as hell and I'll always love them

[@freeanimals594]

We had a blind cat that lived into her later teens. She was blind the last 5-7 years. Blind animals tend to walk in a circle. That is no doubt to me how your tortie was able to lead this cat home. So happy to hear!

[@adest5672]

My Tortie Abbi does have a tortitude. She is a bit rough with her mates who are ragdolls, very sweet and calm. However both ragdolls absolutely love Abbi and sort of consider her a mother figure.

[@ananimity7332]

Rhi I had a cat named Tippy when I was young

[@ChessieChess]

I’m 52 and had cats my whole life, even in my crib, but I never had a tortie til now. She is the smartest, sweetest, biggest personality and most devoted cat I’ve ever met

[@nunyabiznizz5619]

I had a tortie named Tipsy. I often called her Tippy. And she definitely had the tortitude.

[@Lestaticate]

Adopted a "teen mom" Calico from a foster program a few years back. She’s aggressive…ly friendly. Would shove my door open and make a mad dash yelling for emergency pets.

[@mirjanbouma]

Emergency pets 😂 that's perfect

[@Shannonbarnesdr1]

@@mirjanbouma LOLOL

[@LindaB813]

"emergency pets" lol!

[@yolanderobert8414]

That is just like my Calico rescue who is also "agressive...ly friendly". All visitors belong to her, and she has to be part of every conversation, right after rolling over for "emergency pets". And humans had better give this great priestess of Bastet everything she wants, or else, she melts their hearts with an overload of cuteness. Humans constantly have to watch where they walk, or she could be under their feet. Of course, every human she meets falls in love with her because she makes sure they do. She is always in seduction mode.

[@moonshadow3324]

Hey Jackson! another fun fact about ancient Egyptians, besides Bastet. they had another female cat goddess named Sekhmet, the goddess of war.

[@lanieharmon1345]

I think Sekhmet was a lioness, not just a domestic cat

[@saintkohle]

While she was depicted as a lioness rather than a housecat, Sekhmet was very much considered the counterpart of Bastet. And in some areas she was even worshipped within the same context as Bastet since ancient Egyptians tended to treat similar gods as one and the same, allowing their region, cult, or ruling dynasty to dictate which 'version' of the god they held in regard. Also Sekhmet, while being known as a goddess of war, was also a promoter of healing and protection. Pretty much the poster child of the idiom "A double-edged sword"

[@SL-gb8qd]

As far as I know, Bastet and Sechnet are considered to be different sides of the same goddess. Just like the picture of a mother doing anything for her children, Bastet would become Sechmet to fight.

[@JoJoGranum]

Sehkmet is also goddess of healing .. mostly of surgeons.

[@Sylene774]

Lol my fave goddesses ♡

[@hiramabiff885]

My first ever cat was a Tortie who was a tiny kitten who ran out from under a porch, sat on my foot and told me I was going to love her forever. Truth. Sadly she suffered from migraines and died of at stroke at seven. Two years later my wife and I were in a PetSmart just checking out the cats. We were standing speaking with the attendant and from back in a cage a Tortie we did not notice reached out and started tapping me on the shoulder. I turned around and she clearly said, "You're mine buddy." That was in 2016 and her name is Freya and a more apt name would not be possible.

[@anndapetcu4633]

I have a tortie and my first name choice was Freya ❤ I decided to name her raven bc she has an orange star in the middle of her forehead 😂

[@rhondadonelson6984]

What a sweet story... best to all of you...long live Freyda 💜

[@AgFalcon84]

Hah, that was how I acquired my tortie. I was at the shelter looking at kittens, and one of them climbed on top of the tower and tapped me on the back. I turned around to see her stretched out as faaaaaaaaaaar as she could reach, staring at me. When I made eye contact she meowed. I took her right home. Her name was Shadow. She slept behind my head on my pillow every night. She was my friend.

[@cindygreiman1581]

I have a Tortie Kitten from the Shelter. I named her Sissy, but after several days. Sissy is very 🔥. My Norfolk pine tree that's 7 ft tall is my kittens play thing. I put tin foil on soil along w very heavy stones. OMG she took stones out that weighs 4 pds. Ever rock was out. Lol

[@angelwings7930]

Can you please tell me how she was diagnosed with migraines ? I’m seriously interested. Pets can’t tell us they have pain, which is sad. Of course we notice when they’re not acting normal. It crossed my mind years ago that my cat might be cranky sometimes because “she has a headache or something “ that she couldn’t explain. I just knew that. But sounds like your kitty had it regularly. How did the Vet know ? Was she given headache medication ? If it exists for cats. Thanks ❤

[@BLUEGREEN65]

My rescue cat is a black male and is the sweetest boy ever. I may be partial, but I think he is the best cat in the world! I named him Freddie, after Freddie Mercury and his love of rescue cats! 🐈‍⬛ ❤😊

[@LisaLane711]

We had a calico growing up. Pooky was very sassy, moody, sometimes crazy. She spent 12 years perfecting her evil ways, but the last 5 years working her way into heaven. Yes, it took 5 years of sweetness to make up for all her catitude from her first 12 years. Dang, I loved that cat.

[@lindahandley5267]

We had a calico too, amongst the others. She was 'different' for sure. We named her 'grandma' since she was the oldest, but during Christmas one year, we re-named her 'Christmas Kitty' because she was walking around with a piece of shiny tinsel hanging out of her butt! 🙀

[@LisaLane711]

@@lindahandley5267 😂😂😂

[@lindahandley5267]

@@LisaLane711 😁

[@Spooky25286]

@@lindahandley5267 tinsel can kill a cat , your lucky it didn’t

[@lindahandley5267]

@@Spooky25286 Do you think I fed it to the cat?

[@raskelsrat]

Aww. Thinking about "tortitude", there was a dilute torti at a near by cat Cafe who was definitely "spicy". I was worried she wouldn't get adopted because of her behavior. I began getting attached to her and kinda wanted to adopt her myself. Right when I thought that someone took her. I'm glad my grumpy little Loaf found a home.

[@kennikitty]

As a vet tech I see many cats and it's definately true. Calicos are more spicy. That doesn't mean I haven't met the nicest Calicos, but even the ones that are nice, still know very well what they want. It's like... they're nice, but only because they choose to be. I love cats with an attitude.

[@poione42]

I ❤️ my baby tortoise

[@ETalamante]

My son has a longhair dilute cali that can best be described as a “spoiled princess”. She definitely has a cattitude, but is so beautiful that you have to forgive all her sins.

[@tahlstarkiller2111]

I've got the nicest Tortie. When she loves yo -, she's the sweetest, when she doesn't - she will pee on your stuff

[@irishpixierose]

Years ago I was told by someone our adopted girl was a dilute calico. I'd never heard of that before and to this day you are the only other person I've heard mention that. So weird. She definitely had attitude when she was young. Now she is 18 and blind, and the other cats don't understand.

[@nikkis7375]

I call my unspayed cat my queen because she is a queen haha! She cannot be spayed because of a severe heart condition. Cardiologists say she cannot survive a surgery. (Weve had multiple opinions) She’s an indoor only baby and on meds and stuff, she’s all good for now, don’t worry. We are enjoying the short time we have with her because her heart condition will shorten her life. When she starts to have symptoms and starts suffering we will put her down. There’s a chance she could die of a massive heart attack any time

[@YasmineGalenornOfficial]

I hope she has as long of a wonderful life as she can with you.

[@versena]

I'm glad she has you to look after her. 😊

[@freeanimals594]

I'm so sorry, but agree. Happy you're keeping her inside!

[@sarahcampbell7929]

I also have one who cannot be spayed due to a serious heart condition. I rescued her last year from a refuge after her elderly owner passed away. She is 9 now & was coming on heat every 3 -4 months & very uncomfortable & literally painful for her. I found a vet who gave her an implant & now she is the happiest pussy ever, she is the most cuddly little girl...

[@maimairocks]

So I guess Jackson was wrong on his last point huh.. I hope your queen will feel like a queen even for the short time she has 😢

[@BlackMoonSoul]

Omg. I recently got a cat and she has become my world. I'm so happy I found your channel so I can take even better care of her :)

[@31Alden]

Congratulations! Life will never be the same in the best possible way. Enjoy every moment with your new girl.

[@BijutsuYoukai]

Wanted to emphasize the spaying point because it really is so important. As someone who suffered the consequences of not spaying my cat (pyometra as mentioned in the video) because I thought she was fine being exclusively indoors and the only cat, don't make my mistake and 100% get your girls spayed when its time. I almost lost mine because I didn't and had to shell out $1200 for an emergency ovo hysterectomy and then struggle to get her to eat afterwards for several weeks. I got lucky and she's doing great now, but it's best not to risk it.

[@meemo506]

My spayed female is 16 and going strong! She's sitting on my head while I watch this. I got her from a shelter 11 years ago and she's so sweet (and opinionated, and very talkative).

[@cquirkyfish]

Sounds like a Maine Coone. Mine is tabby colored and very vocal; almost dog like too! She'll bring us her toys, and when she does we praise her.

[@jenniferhill6063]

mine is 16 as well, and she will sit or lay on the back of my neck while in the potty.

[@danamichelle1290]

@@cquirkyfish My Maine Coon mix runs up to me like a dog, lol. I love it.

[@kathleenmccrory9883]

When I was a child we had a long haired black cat and she had a litter that included a male calico. My grandparents took him in. He was a beautiful cat, but he's the only male calico or tortie I've ever encountered.

[@benw9949]

Male calico or tortoiseshell cats are very rare and due to unusual genetic or chromosome abnormalities, from anything I've ever read. XXY or something odd going on with an XY. Calico and tortie are sex-linked, meaning black or brown on one X, red (orange, ginger) on the other X, and only one or the other X gets turned on at a time in a group of cells during development of the kitten. So that gives the marbling of the orange and black/brown. (Red is recessive, it needs two copies to show up, or one if for a male, located on the X chromosome, if I recall right.) -- So yes, male calicos and torties do happen, they are possible, there's probably more than one way for them to happen. I'm not an expert, not a vet or geneticist, that's from reading and from videos from cat folks like Jackson and Kitten Lady and others. You should be able to find out more from your local vet or looking it up on your own. But the takeaway is, you got a good cat out of it, and not to worry about the genetic oddity. They happen enough to be a known thing. They're good cats like any other. :)

[@sealyoness]

We had a Hemingway male who was mostly grey/white (no stripes - solid grey... except around his face. There were creamy patches. Long nose, sort of flat head, and an amazing vocabulary. He adored my late husband and would scold him for shutting him out of the bathroom! I suspect some SIamese in the mix but wondered why the third color element.

[@oldfogey4679]

@@benw9949 my dad had a male tortie who wasn't sterile! And he was offered a thousand dollars to breed him I don't think he did?

[@reallyrll]

My current cat is a male calico! Only one I've ever seen too. I love him to pieces!

[@z.s7328]

I rescued Athênâ a Calico 5 years ago and she was the first female I've ever adopted - best thing I did in my life she cured my insomnia

[@user-mp4zs2by9m]

I understand. I sleep so much better with my sweet girl curled up beside me. She loves to cuddle. ❤️

[@OMGAnotherday]

💕

[@lindamorris4542]

Is it her purring that helped you sleep? I cant have any cats, son is allergic to them but i do listen to cats purring on my Alexa and have noticed i get to sleep a lot faster.

[@z.s7328]

@@lindamorris4542 the purring, kneading, the sounds she makes while grooming her self, the slow breathing, the warmth of her body against mine, playing with my hair... the whole package actually and she became my sleeping pill - My nephew was allergic to cats' saliva too but he's father adopted a cat anyway and with the proper treatment he doesn't have any reaction.

[@lindamorris4542]

@@z.s7328 I might try getting a rescue cat again as my son is a young adult now and mostly lives in his man cave.( his bedroom)

[@lizcain2367]

I have a female calico she’s 10 years old and we cannot go to sleep unless she jumps in my bed and snuggles next to me. I could not imagine life without her and I never liked cats. I was a dog person lol.❤

[@DemonicEmbrace]

What’s the secret to keeping them alive so long

[@lizcain2367]

@@DemonicEmbrace lots of love and attention and a good diet and visits to the vet whenever needed🩷

[@ananimity7332]

I lost my beautiful calico almost 3 years ago and my heart is still broken. She was the most loving and affectionate creature I've ever known. She was my best friend, my therapy cat, my baby and my everything. If I choose to get another cat it will be a calico 😻

[@michaelratliff9449]

Aww..you will choose to help another kitty...and help save some poor little cat..won't you?..😿💓

[@abbyborzillo8127]

I have a torbie, and she has honestly never shown any sign of tortitude. She is the sweetest cat I have ever met and she's even my pfp!

[@nero9105]

she’s gorgeous!

[@peppermint1349]

I have a tortie and she is the same. She never bites or scratches or nothing and she loves belly rubs and sleeps next to me :)

[@madelinefretheim6016]

A rare specimen

[@UnitedRedAngel]

I don't think tortitude refers to a cat biting or scratching. I have two torties but they're very vocal when they need something, and have sassy personalities!

[@abbyborzillo8127]

@@UnitedRedAngel Thanks for informing me, but even still, she is incredibly quiet and barely vocalizes.

[@relaxmycat]

Thanks SO much for sharing this Jackson, you do amazing work keep it up!

[@sanne7164]

"Oh my gosh! I can't take you all!" Said the guy who got ambushed by a bunch of kittens and who purrrobably took them all to find them wonderful homes. I know I would! 😍

[@tss9886]

He did and his community stepped up when word got out, there were 13 in all and it appears someone dumped them. He spotted one on the road and went to rescue her and 12 more ran out!

[@jules_2.0]

Yes, I started following him on Facebook. He's started to find them new homes, besides the ones he is going to keep. Lil Scout the first one he saw is staying part of his family.

[@N_0968]

@@jules_2.0 What’s his Facebook name? I would like to follow too.

[@jules_2.0]

Robert Brantley.

[@N_0968]

@@jules_2.0 Thank you!

[@aleatharhea]

I've had four male cats in my life, the last of whom died last year. We just adopted our first female cat a couple of months ago. She's 10 months old and she's a calico! So this was very interesting, thank you! She's so weird! She isn't attracted to cardboard boxes or paper bags or crinkly things! She snuggles in bed with us, but she loves to sleep in the crate we brought her home in (with a nice soft blankie). And if she can get away with it, she'll eat anything: bread, peas, dog food, onion (I got it away from her before she could swallow). We named her Cleo, part of "Cleopatra", Because only one eye of her Egyptian eyeliner is applied.

[@Quantum_Cowboy]

This video reminded me of my grandpas calico, pinky. She was the queen of the household and knew it, at first I didn’t really like her because she was a bit aggressive. When she was rescued by my grandpa she was very skinny, in fact, my grandpa named her pinky because of how small she was. She clearly had been through a lot so it was slow to gain her trust but once I did she was the sweetest cat ever. I’ve moved out of my grandpas house and I miss her a lot, gaining her trust was such a rewarding experience, shes never crawled on anyone’s lap except mine and it feels really special that she trusted me enough to.

[@emfen]

Sometimes cancers happen anyway. My first lady was spayed at 6 months, she developed mammary cancer but lived to be 13. The spread and arthritis pain was what eventually got her, she was such a champ.

[@artemisiaabsinthium3261]

My cat is happier after I subscribed to this channel. He no longer swears at me, no longer whines and tries to say something desperately meowing. We finally seemed to speak the same language.

[@roselucht4583]

We just adopted a 1 yr old ragdoll from our local shelter, she’s adorable and was very shy. It’s three weeks now we’ve been watching your videos and applying what we’ve learned- she is gaining confidence and getting her Mojo! Thank you for all you do!

[@user-mp4zs2by9m]

Our “girl” was found in the snow, under a porch at 6 months old. She is part ragdoll. She was so very timid for the 1st 6 months at least. She now is the most social, sweet cuddly girl you can imagine. Very laid back, we can pick her up & carry her anywhere without a flinch. You’ve just been rescued by an Angel!

[@presouz5]

@@user-mp4zs2by9m thank you for rescuing her

[@presouz5]

Ragdolls are one of my favorite kitties but boy the one we have now is so sassy! She’s our fourth the first three were all rescues. Thank you for adopting that baby!

[@americandream74]

I had a calico that was the sweetest kitten. So loving.

[@brianfarrer11]

I had a female cat that apparently took color requests for kittens. I would joke around every time she came in the house we want all orange kittens and one white one for my mom as I would pet her and giver her a lot of attention. She was a black cat and after she had that batch it was 6 orange kittens and one white one. We were in tears because we weren’t expecting that to actually happen.

[@Noethos]

😮 This happened to me too! When the neighbours tabby was pregnant, I asked her as I pet her growing belly "If you give birth to a little orange boy, I'll take him 🧡" and what do you know, when she gives birth there's 2 black/orange spotted one, one copy/paste of the mom just long haired... And a little orange boy 😂

[@KaylaNoelle1]

Having a queen around is insanity!!! My mom adopted a cat right before lockdown and she wasn't spayed. She kept getting pregnant and her appointments kept being canceled because of lockdown, it was awful! She's a total escape artist too so she had 4 litters before we finally got her spayed. I have a big brother from the first litter and a little sister from the last litter. Her kittens are wonderful though, extremely snuggly, all of them! There was always at least one with a crooked tail too! My boy has a lightning bolt, his was definitely the most crooked, so I named him Harry after Harry Potter's scar. He met the youngest litter and was just enchanted with them, people told me male cats aren't nurturing but I know my boy so I slowly introduced them to him, he was cleaning their ears and cuddling them in under an hour! He really would have made an incredible dad but his darn mother had already popped out 17 before we finally got her in for surgery! By some miracle, we knew people who were in need of a cat or two or three and it's been really sweet to get updates on them all because their families just adore them. My ex's family even has two who were raised by my boy! Cat family dynamics are fascinating, the only boy from the final litter copied everything Harry did and looked up to him a lot. It was sad to separate them today when I went to collect him. My mom kept one of the girls from the final litter because she's timid and very attached to her mother. And I ended up with a girl from the final litter because she was just determined to make me fall in love with her. She is the sweetest most affectionate cat I've ever met, and she looks like a more cool-toned version of my boy so I could not resist her. Big brother and little sister are buddies but they do compete for my attention as cats will do ... and I think she's also coming to the realization that he's always going to treat her like a kitten, even though she's nearly a year old now, and that annoys her a bit! Big brother will always clean her ears and fuss over her which is fun for me to watch the cuteness. Obviously, it's really bad that my mom's cat was able to have so many kittens and we would never do that on purpose, but the pandemic really messed things up, it's truly so lucky we were able to find enough responsible families for all of them. It's been such a once-in-a-lifetime thing to watch them all grow and see how similar their personalities are and observe the family quirks they all have, like how they all drool when they get really into snuggling! I also feel really lucky to have a beautiful pair of biological siblings and to see their precious sibling dynamic, it really is so similar to human siblings which is hilarious. Most importantly ALL 17 ARE NOW SPAYED AND NEUTERED!

[@beccamcpherson3078]

It does happen! My friend's dog was the same. She would crawl out of windows, dart out the door, chew through her lead, come back pregnant every time. Glad you managed to find loving homes for them all

[@freeanimals594]

I had a black and white cat that had a thunderbolt on his forehead. His name was Butch. One of his nicknames was Thunderbolt Butch!

[@lunettasuziejewel2080]

Tangential to the Cat Mummification thing, I recently learned that, on Cyprus, they've discovered a 9500y/o tomb in which a woman was buried with an 8m/o cat. This adds a significant amount of years to the original estimate of how long the humans/cat relationship has gone on 🥰

[@stevenhenry4227]

Hello Lunetta how are you doing today

[@punkithecat]

Oh yes, I learned this recently too bc of a new netflix documentary about cats

[@ChessieChess]

Whoa!! They could tell the cat was eight mos? The teeth were intact? That’s so crazy, I love it!

[@jacquelyns9709]

My friend adopted a Ragdoll kitten from a rescue organization. They told her she had had a litter of kittens. We didn't believe it because she was so young. Now I know it's possible. (Rescue group spayed her.) Now she is a very senior kitty. When I cat sit her she will bawl me out and order me to bed if I stay up too late.(I stay at my friend's house when I cat sit.) She's very loving but it took her years to purr. She started with an almost silent, short purr. Nor she purrs regularly for quite long periods of time.

[@stevenhenry4227]

Hello Jacquelyn how are you doing today

[@LindaB813]

Oh! That's what you all mean by 'catitude' lol! Yes, my tortie definitely does that if I stay up too late. Also, if I don't listen, she'll put a paw on my hip, wait a min & if I don't respond, she slowly & deliberately sinks the claws 🙀

[@jacquelyns9709]

@@LindaB813 Years ago I had a cat who would wake me up during the middle of the night for treats. If I was deeply asleep, she would take 1 claw and press it onto the middle of my lower lip until I woke up. She never, ever broke the skin. She just wanted her treats.

[@LindaB813]

@@jacquelyns9709 Oh that's funny! 🤣

[@eternal8song]

I definitely didn’t believe tortietude was anything more than confirmation bias until I adopted one and saw how different her personality is from my other cats. Spicy is definitely a good word for it

[@Funvetticake]

My calico cat’s shelter name was spicy! And she definitely is! Lol 😂 we changed her name to sally, but she is still spicy personality!

[@yatshie8717]

I have one but she is the sweetest most shy cat ever. Her mother (who is also one) is also super cute and cuddly. You can pick her up and she starts purring and laying on your lap. So I always thought it's bias too

[@WoSarvatraHain]

There was one stray with three colours - orange, white and black. I didn't know they're called calicos. But, my! She was an angry cat sometimes . Not as bad as a male cat I had before. But, she would attack sometimes . Never knew this was associated with coat colour genes. Wow!

[@nickirmen6671]

I grew up with a calico and as mean as she was she had a soft spot for me, compared to my three brothers she didn't like

[@2515mich]

My niece described calico's as sassy. I had another description of my calico. She can be b**chy as all get out. Especially to my 2 male cats. But she is also such a sweet, purring lap cat. I just take the good with the "not so" bad.

[@d0nth4t30nthis]

I always say that my calico is "sugar, spice, and not always nice". She definitely has an attitude!

[@bryanposso7322]

My orange tabby is a female 🐱 and she brought such happiness to my life, such unique attitude, so loving and cuddly, also protective, but she has attachment issues, and always attached to me 😅

[@seeshel63]

Thank you Jackson, when I drop in on your channel randomly these days, I get emotional to know that you are helping millions of people to better understand and care for the cats in our world. Thank you and all love & mojo to you too!

[@shanecampbell5100]

I have a tortie and I adopted here on December 8, 2021. Her name is Holly Jo. When we got her she had been diagnosed wi FeLV and we took her in to give her a loving home until her days are over no matter how long that will be. Not a cuddle cat but she must be by my side always. Thank you for talking about cats and teaching us about our precious fur babies!!!♥️♥️♥️

[@JackReynolds-w7g]

The period of estrus is extremely taxing, for both males and females, but most especially so on females. Their behavior demonstrates some of this. It is very stressful for them. Spaying or neutering spares them this experience that they cannot understand.

[@lunacycalico4017]

I adopted twins calicos kittens 5 years ago. They are well behaved, the sweetest cats I ever have.

[@ginamiller6754]

I love that you always mention spay/neuter!! If anyone has the desire to have a pregnant cat & witness the birth of kittens, PLEASE FOSTER!! There is always a need to foster a pregnant cat & her kittens! Then you can witness the birth & help instead of adding to the population!

[@cquirkyfish]

Omg! I can Foster a pregnant cat and her babies!? 😍 I'm going to research this!!!

[@ginamiller6754]

@@cquirkyfish call shelters. They may have training you need to attend & hopefully they check you out as a kind caregiver vs someone who wants free cats for nefarious reasons. Every year during kitten season the needs dramatically increase. Sadly because of this lots of cats & kittens are euthanized. Another place to check are local rescues in your area. Not enough people foster & most rescues need help. Thx for wanting to help!!

[@moonlampje79]

I adopted a female and male cat back in January. Female was 7 months, male was 8 months, they were not spayed/neutered, which I found so irresponsible! So I made an appointment at the vets office before I went to pick them up, and I had them spayed/neutered about 3 days later. I feel that they’re much happier now.

[@coldwhite93]

Hey! I was wondering how they handled the 3 days before being spayed/neutered? Did you just keep them separated? I currently have a 7 month year old male that has been neutered but we are looking to adopt a 1 year old female that has not been spayed yet, so I was wondering how your experience went them together?

[@NiceLoki]

After having cats for more than 30 years, I currently have my very first Tortie. She is THE most hilarious cat I have ever had the pleasure to share my home with. She has so much cat-titude, I am in love. I will be definitely getting another tortie.

[@michaelhargrove5111]

My female cat does not grab food out of my hand or mouth nor off my plate but she will come up to me and let me know that she's interested in what I am eating and wait for me to offer her some I didn't have to train her to do this she's just automatically polite

[@Granny_Cat_Lady]

Yes, our female will wait patiently, but pointedly for my porridge every morning (I have skimmed lactose-free milk, so it's safer for both me & her) ... she will, in no uncertain terms let me know that she wants some of my porridge, our old boy is not interested in porridge, but he loves anything tomato based 🤔

[@dylanhulen4855]

😊

[@Pinkkittie5006]

Mine be begging silently she looks so patient and sad i be wanting to share my food with her(unless it's not good for her) only for her picky self to pass it up

[@Pinkkittie5006]

Only food she takes really is sardines

[@kateaustin9428]

Yes my female cat does this, she sits by my feet waiting patiently for a small crumb lol.

[@kwall773]

Jackson, love your posts! I adopted a mom from a local community foster, along with the kitten most dependent on her. The little one has seizures (controlled on meds). She is the absolute bestest of kitties. She was found pregnant and abandoned in an apartment complex. The maintenance man took her when he saw it was winter and she was pregnant, but needed a foster. My friend got her emergently with the kittens. I never thought of adopting her until the foster suggested it. She hears my alarm in the AM and immediately comes to jump in bed with me for snuggles (not a second before). She runs to the door when I get home. She HAS to be in my lap if I'm on my phone. Everyone who comes to the house is CLEARLY here to see her. She is the sweetest, and also the bestest of mousers. She is the boss of the house, but so attentive and calming when the little one has a seizure. She makes sure he's safe and OK (we found a good med regimen for him so he's doing awesome now). I would strongly encourage everyone out there, when you see a litter to adopt, always ask about the mom. They are usually amazing cats . Take a kitten along with the mom. When he was little, she kept him in line. I'd never had a pet before and she was the one who made it seamless. Now mine play together, snuggle, and keep each other company. I'm so grateful her foster made me take a look at the mom. She's my best girl.

[@peytonteague5965]

My sister has a calico who’s a male and it honestly makes sense that he has a chromosome abnormality because he definitely…..acts a little special. But he has the same calico patterns as a female cat me and my sister had years ago and that’s how we know he’s one, and he’s definitely sterile cause she neutered him but nice to know he already was😂

[@padon7052]

I have a male calico too, and you’re right they’re very unique ♥️

[@d-padqueen1103]

Tortie guys are basically girls born with boy parts haha

[@angelacrabtree2847]

The disorder is called Klinfelters syndrome. I had one and he would wait for me to come home. Individuals can have other issues because their sex hormones are messed up and usually have shorter life spans. You might want to read up on it so that you can recognize early if something comes up

[@gertrudelisehahn2996]

@@angelacrabtree2847 Thank you 🙏

[@gertrudelisehahn2996]

Have a male tortie

[@nikkik4603]

We’ve adopted all our kitties from a rescue who takes the cats off the streets. Best cats ever! 🐱 ❤️

[@Luubelaar]

Rescue is the best breed.

[@AbsolutelynotatallpleaseIbeg]

I kinda just skipped a step and took them directly from the street

[@NinjaFlibble]

7 or my family's last 9 cats were gotten from a shelter that does the same thing. My last cat was actually named Keldon for the street she and her sister were found on (I named her Ninja Flibble after adopting her)

[@deviantoutcast]

My brother has two female kitties that he inherited when his live-in girlfriend died in a car accident not too long ago. Because of me, her and an old roommate of his, he's used to living with cats, but has never before been the soul caretaker cat dad that he is now (I expanded on this part of the story and added it at the end of the comment, for those who might be interested). The older of the two - call her Lady - Lady's about 15 years old or so and was sterilized when she was 8 or 9 months or so. The other one - call her Blinky - Blinky's around 6 years old now I believe, she may even be up to 7 or 8 years old at this point (none of us are 100% sure how old either of them are, but we have an estimate at least). For reasons unbeknownst to us, Blinky was never sterilized. Thankfully she's never had any kittens and seems so used to being indoors that she's not even once shown any interest what so ever to go outside (no worries - my brother's still keeping an eye out making sure she doesn't make a run for it when she's in heat). It's very obvious being in heat takes a great toll on poor Blinky - she hardly sleeps and after each heat she's so out of it she's more or less a completely different little lady. This along with all the other, usual, reasons why it's preferrable to sterilize, lead us to contact the vet to talk about doing something about it. I.e. having Blinky sterilized. The vet - to my jaw-dropping surprise - told us they didn't do that on cat's who were more than two or at the absolute max three years old because the chance was the behavior would persist regardless after that. Personally, I find that very hard to believe. Sure, I can go as far as imagine a possibility some of the behavior could remain, but seeing how the procedure we're talking about means removing the uterus and the oviducts, I have a hard time imagining what would set of the behavior when there are no sex hormones produced. And besides the behavioral side of a fur-dame in heat, there are so many other benefits to sterilization. My questions are: Am I wrong? Have any of you out there experienced something like this - and by "this" I mean both being denied or dissuaded from sterilizing your cat because of the cat's age, and/or have experience of a sterilized female maintaining her heat behavior, and if so: were there any difference before and after the operation regarding intensity, frequency, duration etc.? _For those interested: This is the part I cut out above in order to "get to the point". I don't know if it's of any interest to anyone if I'm being honest, but I still felt the need to share not only the tragic part of the story about how my brother became the dad of two lovely - and *very* individual - little ladies, without also sharing the good parts of the story. So here it is (it may be formulated somewhat oddly, but that's because, as I said, I just cut it out and inserted it here instead - hopefully it will make sense either way.) Originally it the plan was for me to take the ladies in - my brother's co-hab. gf had said on several occasions that *if* for some reason she wouldn't be able to care for them, she wanted me to be their guardian (none of us could of course know what the future would hold, but there were other circumstances that could result in her not being able to take care of them - work stuff and potentially moving abroad etc.). But when the time came as it did, I just couldn't do it. I love each and every one of those eight little paws, and would love the honor of being their servant, their buddy, and their personal guard. That wasn't - and will never be - the issue. There were something much more important: My brother might not have known it at the time, but I did: loosing the woman he'd been with for almost a decade and lived with for the past 3 - 4 years is hard enough, and while I did my very best to help him through that first year - just simple things like making sure he went to the funeral, and that he had clean clothes - even everyday stuff like paying the bills, opening the mail, eating and getting in and out of bed ... We don't have a big family, or lots of close friends - We have each other - sure we have friends, but when it comes to him: not friends for situations like this. I was really afraid for my beloved brother, and seeing the hurt in him .... The thought of him going from waking up in the morning to a home with her and the two fur-dames, to waking up the next day to an empty house - I knew he needed the ladies much more than I did; I knew he needed them more than anything, and I knew they too needed him. In all the sadness that was, and still is, I find comfort in knowing my dearest, most beloved brother gets to wake up every morning surrounded by two soft, warm, purring little ladies who immediately starts their individual morning routines, dragging him out of bed, telling him all about what's been going on during the night, what they're planning for the day ahead, and giving him all that warmth and love that he need so much of (and I'm not left dry either: Few things brings me as much joy and a feeling of warmth filling my stomach as waking up and finding a message on my phone with a pic of the three of them snuggling up in bed, and a short message telling me all about their antics

[@annem4203]

Personally, I would get an opinion from a vet in a different practice. Don't mention what the first vet said

[@lynnmartz8739]

Wow. Thank you for sharing that history. I'm so glad the 3 of them had each other to console each other. I'm sure you're completely right about how much they helped your brother put one foot in front of the other; there's others dependent on you, you have to do it no matter what you're going through. And by his actions your brother honors his deceased loved one. My best wishes for all of you.

[@davidrickert4752]

Thank u for that heart breaking&heart warming story.

[@szanar8422]

I literally just cried

[@lisanadinebaker5179]

I have rescued cats for ~20 years, including a lot of TNR. Some of the 'TNR' candidates (a good many) end up as TNA as they were abandoned and not truly feral. While I can't be certain of the age, I can think of several 'older' females that I had spayed who showed no problems afterwards. But, let's consider options. Even if your cat does maintain this behavior after she is spayed. It would still be better for her in the long run to have the surgery. Minimizes chance of mammary tumors. Eliminates ovarian cancer. Eliminates the chance of her slipping out (or an unaltered male cat getting in - yes, they will) and getting pregnant. All of that outweighs the small risk involved with this std surgery. There is no reason not to do it. I would be shopping for a new vet, one with a more carrying attitude towards felines.

[@DorothyDollLee]

My Tortie was literally the sweetest, most delicate and gentle thing I've ever known of. She lived to be 20 and I never once heard her even hiss 🤷🏽‍♀️

[@rachaelklahage2374]

Thank You Jackson, always learning something new ,I got my female tuxedo @4 wks old +had her spade at 12 wks old ,shes a very happy +,lovable girl!

[@boocrimson7720]

Most of my cats have been girls, and I like to joke as a kid I had my cat mom Duchess and my human mom cause my cat was the one I always went to with all my troubles as a kid to vent to and pet her. She was probably the friendliest and most social cat I ever had but also toughest most no-nonsense cat I've ever met around other animals. She loved human strangers and attention even though she was a tortoise tabby mutt, and she cat fought with everything got all her teeth knocked out over the years but one and still insisted on dry food and survived a pretty bad injury but she still lived 18 years as an outdoor cat. (And all this was after appearently leaving her first families home across town to come back to her old familiar territory. ) And she also made fast friends with my rabbit (after their initial meeting being a hiccup neither got hurt but they both false swiped eachother) and after that she guarded him too and literally fought small dogs off for him and waited for him to pass before she decided she was good to. She was a really great cat and I loved her a lot. If I were to base it on her, I'd be really surprised "tortitude" was even a thing, but I had a cat in middle school that embodied that and my siamutt boy who passed recently had a very similar cranky attitude

[@fourcatsandagarden]

My mom was always adamant about having boy cats, because she believed boys were friendlier, and...I mean, my girls are a bit off put by being held, sure. they were caught near the end of the infamous 'socialization window' and then went through a lot of stressful vet visits and such when they were finally caught (especially the smaller one - she was adopted by someone then returned a few weeks later, so she's even more upset by being held than her sister is because she's had less consistency in her life) so they're much more hands off than a cat that was socialized from a younger age. But they are just as loving, just in their own ways.

[@ranaraeuchle6485]

Here are a few KZbin Algopoints: So, I have two rescues - both of them were kittens on the street, both were injured. One had just had a litter of kittens and she was a kitten herself at the time. Anyway, the older one, Jikji, is about 7 now, and Autumn, is almost 2. Jikji is a Korean short hair with just four domino spots on the poles, and Autumn is a calico. It's been about 10 months now that they've been together, and they are finally tolerating each other in the same area - same room a few feet apart - without any fighting. It's been a long, rough battle, but I used a lot of your techniques in having them get along. Same feeding times, grooming times one right after the other, giving each of them their own safe place in each room... it's all working! Thank you so much!

[@crooker2]

We've adopted a number of cats over the last 22 years or so (5 since 2003), and I've come to find that in our family, male cats have been much more friendly overall. My favorite cat breed has been the tabby. (but we love black cats as well). Female cats tend to be a lot more aloof, but seem to mellow with age. Our female cats have their moments, preferring to be special in the evening at bed time. Our Male cats tend to be social all day but especially at night. Not sure if this is just behaviours that we've instilled into them, or not. We've never had a problem with them scratching furniture because we provide them with scratch gear. We've NEVER had a cat declawed (just... Don't...) We've always adopted our cats from the SPCA and always always always had our cats fixed.

[@aurorapena5720]

Thank you for raising awareness, JG!

[@Funvetticake]

I just adopted a beautiful diluted calico cat! She is absolutely beautiful, affectionate, playful, and so curious! I’m so surprised she wasn’t adopted sooner - it’s like she was waiting for us all along! She chirps and it’s her way of telling me to go follow her, and she wants me to pet her as she eats 😂 I’ve learned so much these past few days!

[@monacohaven]

I was very lucky and had my female Kiki picked me out. She was feral and never left me for a month so I brought her in and I have had her for a year and a half. First cat.

[@OMGAnotherday]

I’ve had many cats, but Two stood out with personality One male one female. I consider myself especially lucky for both of them. 💕

[@OMGAnotherday]

👍🏼💕

[@corninyourpoop]

What kind of cat is Kiki!? I have a female Kiki too LOL! She was also feral and we've had here about the same amount of time. She's a tuxedo and my first girl cat. She seems to be more playful and is a bigger cuddler than my male tuxedo was.

[@monacohaven]

@@corninyourpoop Kiki is a tabby. I thought she was a kitten. She is only seven pounds but she’s about six years old. Great lovable cat. How about yours?

[@jenmailsouth4155]

I have a male tuxedo Kiki. He's the love of my life. 💕

[@bobbilynn1752]

This is my third tortie that I have, Little Miss Maxie and they all have some sort of the same traits that you were talking about. Love this, my first two passed away, Little Miss Maxie I always say to her you're just like the other two, lol love them all to death till death do us part. 😻 Love you Jackson and always looking forward to your next video

[@xvgarnet]

I'm getting a female kitten soon and I've been watching a lot of your videos to be prepared for when she gets home. Very informative and well explained. Thank you so much! ❤🧡

[@kimberly5465]

Jackson, some of my best memories are watching you as a young teen with my family. God bless ❤✝️

[@tinamccormick4679]

Just added a little tortie(a rescue)to the home, and I love her to pieces

[@jeandixon586]

My word, that thumbnail beauty is a queen among cats 💚💚🤍🧡🖤 Stunning! Edit ... hopefully a spayed 'queen'!

My six rescued female cats and I thank you for this video. Lotta, Lucía, Leticia, Lunasol, Lalita y Loló are a handful but they are the solid reason why I keep my insanity sane. I adopted them because very few people want females in Colombia so that guess I stepped up…

[@thecaptain291]

I love the fact that all of the names start with an L :)

[@MJ-qy3ig]

I got a female cat. She's without a doubt a left paw. And i have never been this whipped before. I love her but she always gets her way 😅 she's a tortoise and spicy is calling it mildly. She's the sweetest ghost pepper you will ever meet.

[@suitov]

You can get along really well with a female cat when you inevitably accept that the pecking order is... what it is, lol. My beautiful tortie girl ruled with an iron paw and it was great to see her confidence, knowing how damaged it had been when she first arrived from the shelter.

[@kathyfritz9962]

Love my calicos. Their energy is awesome!

[@rhondadonelson6984]

Gracie is a dilute calico... always picks out the glitter ball of the toys...such a diva 💜

[@garyssimo]

I rescued 21 female and the sweetest one I named Gracie. She's a gorgeous target tabby with g on one side and a on the other! Looks like a clouded leopard.

[@garyssimo]

Woops I meant 21 ferals

[@calikoi]

My cali showed up at our door, meowing to let us know that we were now her chosen family, and then proceeded to bite us. Learned a bit later that's her love language and she's been the head of the cats here ever since. I love her and her atitude sm.

[@FaiaHalo]

I'm subscribed and I love how much I've learned about cats thanks to you! I don't have cats but I'm preparing myself to know them as best as I can for when I have mine. Much love from Latin America!

[@adessa97]

I named my first cat Bastet. She was the furry love of my life and definitely a protector with a bit of sass.

[@mrum]

My calico princess is very regal and confident but also pretty shy. My first cat was a tortie and definitely had attitude

[@victoriasimpson6698]

I miss your show. Reruns will do but, never stop helping and educating.. thank you***😊😊

[@beeb2532]

Hi Jackson, I realised that my cats were “different pawed” from watching them use the activity centre / puzzle feeder… I had never noticed or even thought about this with previous cats. yes the female is left-pawed and the boy is right-pawed 😄 thank you for the cat fact (and all the other brilliant info that you provide for all of us and our cats)

[@beckylink]

He said that the females are right -pawed.

[@farhadk7]

Great video as always, thanks, Jackson! I always recommend your channel to all my cat-loving friends and family.

[@greekdance79]

I love watching your videos! I have 3 cats and one day I want to be a cat behaviorist like you!

[@Crusty_Otter]

Hi Jackson! I came across one of your videos while searching for cat related content. Instantly subscribed! My wife and I always loved your show and never missed an episode. We were recently "chosen" by a stray female, a Russian Blue mix with the sweetest personality I've ever come across in cats. Took her to the vet last week for her first exam, vaccinations, and to check on having her speyed. She's an indoor kitty now, only going outside with us as weather permits: we're in a rural area with multiple predatory animals around.

[@rybuds47]

Thank you for helping me have an awesome relationship with my cat. She is way more intense and loving than i ever thought a cat could be. She is a Bengal cat. Your training videos and owner info have given me so much. Thank you thank you thank you. I will never skip an add on this channel.

[@rachelblitz3396]

My fur baby is 15 years old with early stage kidney disease and now has a bladder infection. I took my vet's advice and also watched every video. Your video of using oil was truly faster, easier and less traumatizing! I used organic avocado oil and quickly touched her nose then quickly but gently blew in her nose which caused her to swallow instead of chewing on the pill. I can't thank you enough for your video, Thank you!

[@oren1305]

My fiancé and I recently adopted a sweet little girl cat and I thought years of cat rearing had taught me everything; I'm grateful to be wrong haha. Thanks a bunch for these videos. I'm not sure what kind of kitty we have, but she looks a bit like a Rex mixed with a Siamese.

[@d_oneee]

Female cats (and dogs) are the best--Such smart and regal little ladies😆

[@tracywheeler1227]

Jackson I Always learn something new from you. You are the Cat whisperer for sure.

[@elizabethstolle1793]

Fascinating!!! And yes, I am subscribed ❤️❤️

[@RachelRhiarti]

I hadn't heard of tortitude before - thank you for that insight! Definitely fits my calico rescue cat's personality, but she's the sweetest little soul, and it makes the gradually increasing moments of wanting to be near me or asking for a fuss all the more rewarding. You can't mention Egyptian cat worship without including Neil Gaiman's comment that cats haven't forgotten this!

[@stevenhenry2940]

Hello Rachel how are you doing today

[@judithludlam2101]

Hey Jackson! Just want to say thank you for your videos. I have had a few fosters (I live in an area where people dump cats or unwanted kittens). I recently took in a tom cat that required a lot of trust working and such to become an indoor boy, as well as start to trust people. He just got adopted to a perfect home and I have to say I would not have known what to do without your videos for help!

[@stevenhenry2940]

Hello Judith how are you doing today

[@jogomes6938]

Jackson how long do you think is reasonable to leave cats "alone" at home? Could you please do a video regarding this issue. Thank you.☺

[@user-mp4zs2by9m]

Yes! …and, can cats measure the passing of time (ie. 1 hour vs 3 hours)?

[@caleigh2862]

Think about how long you’d leave a dog at home on its own (in terms of mental stress, not letting him out to pee etc.) cats are the same! I would go any longer than 5-6 hours.

[@ivicatic]

Hmmm, well, i love my 3 cats but once a year when I am going on the vacation, I leave them up to 2 weeks with constant checks from my friend. Mentally I am sure it is not easy for them, but we restore that with a lot of cuddling when I am home. I buy Feliway hormons to keep them calm. I have surveilance, and speak to them :). thanks God never had any issue. As their majesty gets programmed air conditioning and a lot of stuff :)

[@freeanimals594]

Not longer than 24 hours.

[@revsharkie]

@@ivicatic You're doing fine if you've got someone visiting them daily. As long as basic needs (food, water, clean litterbox) are met, cats can get along all right as long as you might be at work. But I think it's easier on them if they're not only cats. Cats aren't as solitary as we've been led to believe historically.

[@sylviesas2992]

Loved this video! So informative... yep I have had 3 sorties so far... and you just confirmed what I kept saying... there are special traits more common... particularly their sensitivity (yep they can get their feelings hurt) their gentleness (when raised with love and patience), their loyalty (they seem to imprint) they tend to stay close to us... in the room... they adopt us... they have certain routines around one individual. , their maternal instinct (even for human babies), their need to interact (meow, play) when they are young especially... and if encouraged... man they really strive. It's true of many other cats I'm sure... but it's always been true of my 3 and when I check with others they tell me the same.

[@point-five-oh6249]

I've been rescuing cats since I was a really small kid, like, not in shelters, but in harsh conditions out in the streets and in the wild. Saving them from mean kids that would abuse the poor things to them pretty much on their final days from dehydration and hunger, and I'll tell you, the strongest bonds I've ever had were with the cats I've rescued. Dogs we adopted were great and all, but when I was in any trouble as a kid, like one of my neighbor's bulldogs biting me and latching to my leg, the one that ran it off was my cat I saved, her name was Smoky, a Siamese mix cat, and I'll never forget her for literally going ballistic on the dog to help me. Lots of folks say Siamese cats have as much attitude as Torties, but really I think it's more of they just like who they like.

[@tracyblack5671]

Hi Jackson, I adore you and your love of cats! Could you do a video about Siamese cats. I find they are different in many ways from other breeds. I’d love to understand my sweet girl more.

[@GingerTheSpoiledCat]

That's a good idea 👍

[@mrhax4464]

I’m also agreeing with this suggestion, I suspect there are many misconceptions about Siamese cats.

[@suitov]

Ah yes, the yelling cats. :D Love to your Siamese.

[@user-mp4zs2by9m]

Rescued both female cats 3 years apart. Interested to know of differing character/personality traits between long hair black cat & short haired white cat. (Black cat much more laid back.)

[@benw9949]

Personality doesn't seem to be related to fur color or pattern or length, so far as I've noticed. Some people will make claims about tuxes or Siamese or tabbies, but basically, they're all cats. Hahah. Definitely nothing unlucky about black cats, that's superstition is all. Enjoy 'em both. Every single cat I've ever had has been a different personality, some more so than others, haha. Only a uple who were too spicy for their own good. Enjoy your two and have lots of good times.

[@user-mp4zs2by9m]

@@benw9949 Hey Ben, Thanks kindly for answering! Good to know! Yes, our black cat is 6 yrs. now & our white cat just about 4 years. Loves of our Lives! Sounds like you’ve had some precious felines touch your life too!

[@altyrrell3088]

Gorgeous green-eyed lady in the thumbnail.

[@nicoledias6967]

Wow, I learned a lot from this video! Absolutely educational stuff! Thank you.

[@HeathenDance]

I have a tortoise-female cat and she is great. Awesome temper. Very playful, affectionate, also enjoys to be on her own. Perfectly balanced.

[@tylerscott7780]

Was literally just thinking the same. I had no idea “tortitude” was a thing until I watched this video - lo and behold, there’s a whole community behind it. All that said, I couldn’t be happier with my tortie. She’s incredibly agreeable and not at all what seemingly most would consider “the standard” among tortoiseshells. Of course, however, everyone’s mileage will vary. There’s always going to be that outlier. But, I think, it DOES spark an interesting conversation regarding the overall perception of this specific type of cat’s behavior.

[@SUNNY70.]

You are my Cat God!!!🐈🤍🇨🇦 With your advice and knowledge, I am happy to report that my overweight female can now clean her 'lady parts' without rolling over!!! AMAZING 👏🏻 🧡💜❤

[@elizabethperez536]

Thank you, Jackson !! ♥️

[@stevenhenry2940]

Hello Elizabeth how are you doing today

[@naomichan5385]

Yep just adopted a 7 month old kitten and she's already got her appointment booked for next month. I'm so glad she is so loveable and I know that getting her spayed will give her a long healthy life. ❤️

[@nanag818]

Cool that's amazing about the Calico kitties

[@haneulnophi]

I love how your video made me more in love with my tortie baby (a big 1+ year old baby that is). she definitely has a tortietude but I definitely love that traits. the points is I'm in love with my girl and I will always be and I just want to share it here lol