Tortoiseshell cats are named for their mottled color pattern resembling a turtle shell. Most are female, similar to calicos, making male tortoiseshells rare and special. Your tortie cat deserves a ...

Tortoiseshell cats are beautiful creatures affectionally called “torties.” Best known as “the divas of the cat world,” this particular kind of cat hides surprising facts within its unique multicolor ...

It seems you're in good company. Veterinarians from the University of California, Davis, have discovered, in recently published research, that cats with calico and tortoiseshell coat patterns tend to ...

Editor’s note: Dr. Lee Pickett has retired, but Creators continues to distribute columns from her archives. This one is from 2021. Q: I adopted a calico cat from a shelter that named him Joseph for ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A rare male tortoiseshell cat brought to the Humane Society of Central Oregon in April was determined to be a hermaphrodite, the organization announced on June 6. The unique ...

A rare kitten was dropped off at an Oregon humane society, later stunning shelter workers when they realized how special he was. The kitten was discovered to be an intersex male tortoiseshell cat, the ...

BEND, Ore. — The Humane Society of Central Oregon has welcomed an amazing little fellow: Cinder, a tiny one-pound kitten who is a very rare maletortoiseshell cat and hermaphrodite! The HSCO says ...

Q: I adopted a calico cat from a shelter that named him Joseph for his coat of many colors. My veterinarian was surprised when she examined him and confirmed he was a male, because she said calico ...