Brilliant Tortie cat ESCAPES the Rage Cage!

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  • @tylociraptor8131
    @tylociraptor8131 2 роки тому +4657

    Never underestimate a calico of any caliber. I swear, they get all the braincells that the orange cats don't use.

    • @clairepettie
      @clairepettie 2 роки тому +428

      I have lived out that conundrum so many times - smart little female calicos and tuxedos who run circles around their big dumb marmalade brothers. It's never been intentional either, just happenstance.

    • @andreacook7431
      @andreacook7431 2 роки тому +384

      I have a female orange cat, and if she has two brain cells to rub together, I would be shocked.

    • @marina_ida8172
      @marina_ida8172 2 роки тому +121

      Oh lol, I find this comment funny as I have 2 cats outside (actually 3 but that one doesn't like me), and one is an orange cat who is lazy and just sleeps almost all the time the time, and a tortie who likes to hunt and be active

    • @NicholeTallent
      @NicholeTallent 2 роки тому +99

      I must have an odd orange boy then. he's pretty smart. lol
      I used to have a tortie and she could have used a few brain cells. I have some strange kitties.

    • @sookie.smooth
      @sookie.smooth 2 роки тому +45

      I love everyone opining on cat colors. One thing I can say is I’m afraid of tories and calicoes so much that I have a definite preference for solids or symmetrical coloring. Yes I’m a fraidy cat! 🐈 🙀🤣

  • @Snow_Sailor
    @Snow_Sailor 2 роки тому +3415

    What a little escape artist. Kinda funny how she's a ragamuffin and is named after a sweet.

    • @fenekku.kitsune
      @fenekku.kitsune 2 роки тому +3

      She's not a regamuffin.

    • @ForeverBrooklyn
      @ForeverBrooklyn 2 роки тому +35

      @@fenekku.kitsune Actually, she is!

    • @Snow_Sailor
      @Snow_Sailor 2 роки тому +52

      "A wild chocolate muffin- ragamuffin I mean."

    • @Kay101Fay
      @Kay101Fay 2 роки тому +8

      Such a beautiful kitty 🤗

    • @strawbabes
      @strawbabes 2 роки тому +37

      Babka also means ‘granny’ in a lot of Slavic languages

  • @Seasbestormy
    @Seasbestormy 2 роки тому +2063

    I had a Tortie, that appeared on our porch about half grown, during a snowy night, for 21 years. She could be deadly when being bathed, but she was the best fur baby I ever had. Only scratched the items I purchased for that purpose, which included two huge outdoor mats I kept indoors for her, and always used her litter pan. Only I and my husband were allowed near her.

    • @Chickadeebunny
      @Chickadeebunny 2 роки тому +44

      That’s how I found my tortie!

    • @Barbara-1111
      @Barbara-1111 2 роки тому +50

      Same with ours, she was a feral rescue. Had her 10 years now..I can tell you she has always used the litter box..never an accident ever:.

    • @rokelle_2012
      @rokelle_2012 2 роки тому +18

      We currently have a tortie! She was adopted from a friend who had two sets of kittens at once.

    • @werelemur1138
      @werelemur1138 2 роки тому +18

      Our tortie showed up roaming around the house, trying (unsuccessfully) to make friends with our other cats.

    • @Jakeee123789
      @Jakeee123789 2 роки тому +19

      My tortie came in the backyard, looked at my mom and it was like love at first sight for them 🤣 she was like 7 moth at the time, now it will be 6 years with us 🥰

  • @gudur1
    @gudur1 2 роки тому +869

    Babka means "grandma" in Czech and Slovak language (and maybe Polish as well). And with her evident calmness, she seems like one nice and experienced granny :)

    • @cutefinnic
      @cutefinnic Рік тому +90

      Also in Russian babka is a rude(kinda) way to say grandma/old lady

    • @Aeternitas75
      @Aeternitas75 Рік тому +55

      In Polish babka can be used with the meaning of "woman" but default meaning is a sweet bread, it can be chocolate if you add cocoa to the dough, but not only, it can be for eg. lemon

    • @Matty.Hill_87
      @Matty.Hill_87 Рік тому +3

      That's cool, she definitely fits that

    • @xijinping880
      @xijinping880 Рік тому +9

      actually in slovak and czech language its babichka not babka

    • @TerrifyingBucket
      @TerrifyingBucket Рік тому +20

      @@xijinping880 babka is just a shorter version of babushka in russian

  • @eldupont3095
    @eldupont3095 2 роки тому +112

    i definitely thought she was gunna hurdle through one of the arm holes

  • @tonysmith7632
    @tonysmith7632 2 роки тому +888

    The off switch is a clever way to describe the neck pinch.

    • @dorsk84
      @dorsk84 2 роки тому +100

      I had a cat that did NOT have a off switch.... you tryed the "off switch" thing ,the next thing you'd have is 8 hind claws in your.... whatever flesh was exposed.

    • @barbedwire_lace2160
      @barbedwire_lace2160 2 роки тому +23

      @@dorsk84 yikes 😬

    • @GracemarieJohnson
      @GracemarieJohnson 2 роки тому +12

      ​@@dorsk84 Ouch 😳

    • @zombei_kid
      @zombei_kid 2 роки тому +26

      And tbh you really shouldn't be holding an adult cat by their scruff. It's fine when they're kittens but as adults it can compress their windpipe and suffocate them. She wasn't holding the kitty up so it's not so bad but yeah. Not great lol

    • @ShadowSkyX
      @ShadowSkyX 2 роки тому +3

      Nearly every cat that actually needs to be scruffed: ayo you just activated the "imma whoop that ass" button!
      Or straight up have next to no neck/muscles to properly scruff

  • @idraote
    @idraote 2 роки тому +507

    Our little Bobka is a smart queen.
    I particularly liked it that she refrained from violence or defecation and chose to escape instead. Her discernment was evident in that choice.

    • @Nighthawke70
      @Nighthawke70 2 роки тому +20

      Her ragdoll genes cooled down her attitude quite a lil bit. But the brains remain!

    • @zuzuspetals9281
      @zuzuspetals9281 2 роки тому +27

      She’s intelligent and too regal to resort to such base behaviors when upset. She knows cats rule the universe and acted appropriately. Classy decision.

    • @samlab2935
      @samlab2935 2 роки тому +4

      hi fellow ragamuffin owner. its such a rare breed did you get her from a place in Gatineau ? i too have a torti 🥰

    • @Nighthawke70
      @Nighthawke70 2 роки тому +6

      @@zuzuspetals9281 You should see her grooming the crazy Kazoo. I swear the whiskers are insane!

    • @catsberry4858
      @catsberry4858 2 роки тому +7

      "refrains from violence or defecation" 💩🥊🥊

  • @Leapingspirit
    @Leapingspirit 2 роки тому +817

    I had a tortie when I was little. She was enormous, as long as I was tall when I was four, and I was a tall kid. Her name was Heaven, and she was my cat-mom. She'd lay in my crib by my feet when I was a baby, follow me around the house, and even attacked my (estranged) mother once because I was crying when she was changing my diaper because she thought that she was hurting me. She lived to be 18 and was spunky and opinionated to the very end.

    • @pencilRC1
      @pencilRC1 2 роки тому +105

      A burglar would never expect a guard cat

    • @ioanac.1211
      @ioanac.1211 2 роки тому +47

      Such a sweet story! ✨ Thank you for sharing, cats are truly loyal companions. I’m so glad you have fond memories with Heaven, she must’ve loved you very much. As I assume you did (and do) as well.
      I’m writing this because you reminded me of an incident with my (now-gone) best friend, Lizzie, who actually lived for 18 years too, until 2020. During the pandemic, my mother and I called the hairdresser we used to have at home, about 2-3 times, for dyeing but mostly cutting our hair, since we couldn’t manage that on our own. (Ironically, my mother is an epidemiologist, so she still went to work every single day and had to look decent.) Since the bathroom sink wasn’t big enough for rinsing, I used the tub, but not actually taking a shower/going inside, just having my back a bit hunched and my head leaning over.
      For context, as many other cats, Liz did not like water or bathing. Not even faucets turned on. She had never been bathed, except for the some very short sessions only in the very last months of her life, when she couldn’t clean herself anymore - and she made sure to let me know she hated every minute of it. But she was quite well-mannered still. Anyway, the point is that she still hadn’t made any direct contact with water at that time, being afraid and all.
      So, the hairdresser had comeback to see if I was doing fine on my own and if the colour came off well, at which point my furry bestie enters the scary bathroom with the water still pouring loudly over my head, taps me several times on the back with her paws just like a human being, trying a bit to “catch” my clothes with her claws, and starts meowing like an alarm just went off. Yup, she thought the poor woman - an absolute stranger to her - was harming me. And since I didn’t answer immediately / was in a very unfamiliar situation for her, she came to the rescue, old as she was, probably trying to get my mom’s attention. It was common for her to stay by my side whenever I was ill or crying, but she never had a reason to go to anyone and try to alert them. I’ll never forget that. ♥️

    • @Leapingspirit
      @Leapingspirit 2 роки тому +61

      @@ioanac.1211 That's so sweet. Heaven wasn't quite so polite about her 'rescue' of me as an infant. She had never liked my mother, who was very loud and high strung, so I think this was a perfect opportunity for her to take some frustrations out and protect her new baby. That cat heard me crying and fussing (as newborns do) and came tearing into the room, scaled my mother's back with her claws out and bit down as hard as she could on the tender part of the back of her arm. When my mother flailed, she jumped off her and stood over me hissing and arching her back. She became an indoor/outdoor cat after me but had effectively claimed me as her baby. She'd bring baby rabbits, catfish, squirrels, rats, and baby blue jays home for breakfast in the mornings and leave them at the back door for us. She was a special kitty, that's for sure.

    • @ioanac.1211
      @ioanac.1211 2 роки тому +24

      @@Leapingspirit That is absolutely adorable. Not so pleasant for your mother, but cats are very perceptive and definitely know when something is out of the ordinary (i.e. her overall behaviour with you and Heaven, I assume). And such a sign of love and loyalty when she kept bringing you creatures! She must’ve wanted your affection and approval so much. Liz never did that (except for one time when a baby bird fell and she saw it as a plaything and brought it in the house for us, but was quite curious about the poor creature, with no apparent intention to end its life - we took care of the birdie and she was able to fly back pretty soon). I did have a lovable cat-huntress at my grandparents (in the countryside) and she did bring me mice a few times when I came to visit because I was feeding her yummy stuff, petting and smooching her all the time, even let her sleep in the bed with me (she was not an indoor cat), so I know that love language. I think it speaks volumes of how much of a bond there was between you two.

    • @Leapingspirit
      @Leapingspirit 2 роки тому +22

      @@ioanac.1211 I could do anything I wanted to that cat. I could straight body slam her and she'd let me do it. She was a character though. She'd grab baby blue jays out of the pecan tree my grandparents used to have in their back yard, lay them where the parents could see them, and then get under one of their patio chairs with her tail sticking out flicking while the parents dive bombed and waited for her chance to snag one of the parents. She'd also sit in the window and taunt the neighbor's dog.

  • @Russianbluez
    @Russianbluez 2 роки тому +441

    I was thinking how she's such a well behaved tortie but then she was running for freedom and I was like ah there it be. Tortitude comes in many flavors but all of them have the base notes of audacity.

    • @wilsonakawislonly4868
      @wilsonakawislonly4868 2 роки тому +3

      Bruh that’s called cats stop classifying it as “torditude”

    • @juliac3933
      @juliac3933 Рік тому +14

      @@wilsonakawislonly4868 no torties are special

    • @gutsfinky
      @gutsfinky Рік тому +9

      I'd never seen a tortie before my nephew picked our kitten out at the animal shelter. She objected so strongly to the carrier box we were given that she bit and scratched and ripped her way out of it on the way home. Imagine trying to drive while there's a kitten frantically running around the car!

    • @renataravensong
      @renataravensong Рік тому +6

      @@wilsonakawislonly4868 There's cats and then there's torties. Torties are "cat squared" lol

  • @lucialovecraft
    @lucialovecraft 2 роки тому +594

    My 14 year old girl was a tortie. She sadly passed away on Monday. They’re wonderful kitties

    • @lauriewilson4741
      @lauriewilson4741 2 роки тому +29

      Sending ♥️

    • @nikkiewhite476
      @nikkiewhite476 2 роки тому +21

      I am so sorry! Losing a fur-baby is so hard. The unconditional love they gives us is so very priceless. Sending hugs

    • @MovableNu
      @MovableNu 2 роки тому +13

      My condolences on the loss of your girl 💗💗💗

    • @lisakaz35
      @lisakaz35 2 роки тому +12

      So sorry. I hope you keep her memories close.

    • @WakkasLove
      @WakkasLove 2 роки тому +9

      I'm so sorry for your loss.

  • @rambbler
    @rambbler 2 роки тому +65

    My long haired tortie is a small, angry lady around others but she's just a spoiled baby around me. She'll scream at me until I pay attention to her and she follows me around like a little duckling.

    • @sarahmolinasews
      @sarahmolinasews Рік тому +3

      My tortie is exactly like this 😭💖I love her so much. Even though she is mean to all of our guests lol

    • @gutsfinky
      @gutsfinky Рік тому +3

      My tortie will knock all the food out of her bowl, then cry about it and chase you around the house, crying until you give her more. If she does eat the food off the floor, it's her passive aggressive way of saying, "see? Look what you made me do, eat like a savage."

  • @cparle87
    @cparle87 Рік тому +37

    "I'm not taking any chances with a tortie." "Which explains why Babka has decided to spare my life." "I definitely thought this was going to be my last cat bath here in the physical world." You slay me with these absolutely deadpan deliveries.

  • @FelisTerras
    @FelisTerras 2 роки тому +748

    My neighbours got a tortie earlier this year, and let's just say: I think her name translates to "mischief". Cute as a button, but hyperactive and pretty feisty. Her papa joked, that she's actually a lowered squirrel.
    Might have to warn my neighbour to look out for his cupboards, after seeing this.^^

    • @vic7048
      @vic7048 2 роки тому +22

      I have a torbie named Mischief and she’s the reason I have child locks on most of the cabinets.

    • @heatherw.2751
      @heatherw.2751 2 роки тому +15

      My tortie mastered cabinets at a very young age! They’re amazing kitties!

    • @mythirlmaiden
      @mythirlmaiden 2 роки тому +3

      I had a Tortie named Pixie, she was super mischievous too but didnt have a mean bone in her body

  • @Ivegotsomescatteredpictures..
    @Ivegotsomescatteredpictures.. 2 роки тому +642

    That cat is adorable. Tortoise shell cats are very majestic. I’m surprised how calm she was.

  • @bravehearticus
    @bravehearticus 2 роки тому +270

    I grew up with a tortoise shell cat. She was called Mrs P. Short for Pickerdy Witch. She was lovely, just don't annoy her. She was about 2 when I was born, and died when I was 19. So roughly 21 years. Great age

    • @lanceknightmare
      @lanceknightmare 2 роки тому +4

      Not sure what breed it was. There was a smaller female mama cat which was colored like that. It had this stern old lady stare it would give people. Most could not get near it.

    • @bravehearticus
      @bravehearticus 2 роки тому +3

      @IM's right bicep apparently she just decided to move in with my parents. She lived in another house a few doors down. She had a litter of kittens but didn't want to raise them. So she moved house lol.

  • @pistolgrip44mag
    @pistolgrip44mag 2 роки тому +190

    One of the sweetest cats I ever had was a Tortoise named Missy. She always wanted to cuddle. She would crawl under the covers with you, She would jump off her perch and crawl next to you as soon as you laid down to nap. She would also scrunch down in the cushions when I was sitting in a comfy chair watching TV. She was the sweetest.... RIP..

    • @beth4928
      @beth4928 2 роки тому +13

      I had a kitty like this. We went to the shelter to pick up his sister (a tortie) and Monty was the only one left. Well....we couldn't leave him there alone, could we?
      He'd straight up snuggle under your legs or arms beneath the covers. Purring even in his sleep. What lovely companions cats make.

    • @poppyonline4034
      @poppyonline4034 2 роки тому +8

      Oh what a beautiful kitty you had. She sounds so sweet and so special! I’m sorry for your loss!

    • @Maddie1402_
      @Maddie1402_ 2 роки тому +1

      That sounds just like my cat. She's a tortie, too but she behaves more like a dog than a cat

    • @michellemcgill9328
      @michellemcgill9328 2 роки тому

      My sweet girl loves to sit on my lap there’s no escaping or denying her either .

    • @ShadowSkyX
      @ShadowSkyX Рік тому

      I had a litter of three I was fostering, all three were long haired but one was a tortie I named peppermint. Sweet as her brothers-all three were awesome, really-i could hold her, she cuddled with me and her brothers, all three insisted to lay out and take up as much room as possible on my bed, even my cat grew to like them pretty well. She let strangers hold her, and near the end she started being comfortable enough to be demanding when they wanted out of the room or for food. I still think about them from time to time.

  • @renarty4979
    @renarty4979 2 роки тому +124

    The first cat I remember owning was a Tortie and I would love to have another one. Now I have an angry land orca

    • @zardozmania
      @zardozmania 2 роки тому +29

      tuxedo cat?

    • @renarty4979
      @renarty4979 2 роки тому

      @@zardozmania yup, very angry, looks a bit liked a beached whale as she frumps around

    • @werelemur1138
      @werelemur1138 2 роки тому +6

      My sister has a tuxie, I'm going to have to share that one with her.

    • @renarty4979
      @renarty4979 2 роки тому

      @@werelemur1138 disgruntled land orcas, all of them. It's the tux, they feel fancy all the time and just look down at us poorly dressed peasants

    • @nadanah183
      @nadanah183 2 роки тому +4

      OMG that is funny

  • @beverlynelson90
    @beverlynelson90 2 роки тому +130

    I had a tortie that looked just like Babka. However she had an extreme evil attitude, she lived for 20 years. I loved her and while she could be cuddly occasionally with me, she hated most of the world, especially vets. Even when her cancer tumors had taken over her insides, and was dying, she still tried to kill the vet. I can't imagine what she would have done with a groomer. I miss her, some 20 years later.

    • @suitov
      @suitov 2 роки тому +15

      My sweet (mean) tortie girl had so much attitude and determination. I lost her recently to lymphoma and other conditions - but even on her last day, horribly thin and full of tumours, without even the strength to lift her head, she STILL found the energy to stand up and turn her back on the vet.

    • @Maddie1402_
      @Maddie1402_ 2 роки тому +7

      One of my former cats had a tumor in her mouth which we didn't detect early enough, because she ran away for a week (she was pretty smart and knew that we'd take her to the vet whenever there was something wrong with her) so she only came back when there were only mere days left for her. We had the vet come to us because we didn't want to stress her any more as she was really weak and looking horrible. She was also fighting the vet to her last breath, it was horrible to watch her torment herself just to try and escape something she clearly couldn't but thinking back now - and reading what you wrote - it really did show her great spunky character up until the very end

  • @septimka
    @septimka 2 роки тому +28

    Babka means "granny" in my native language (Slovak) 😄 May she have a long and happy life!

  • @Amberk1985
    @Amberk1985 2 роки тому +67

    I had a smart longhair that escaped a house fire. She found an open window as we left and we were sure she died. She showed up a day later. My dogs at the time panicked and we had to carry them out. Cats are smart. They have great survival instincts.

    • @gutsfinky
      @gutsfinky Рік тому +8

      That's amazing! Our tortie ran away when we were on vacation. We thought something had eaten her but she showed up a few days after we came back. She was just mad that we left her..

  • @bogbog
    @bogbog 2 роки тому +17

    I showed this to my tortie. She just shrugged and walked away.

  • @rilleygriffin
    @rilleygriffin 2 роки тому +15

    those tiny toe beans get me every time 😭🥺

  • @jeliarra
    @jeliarra 2 роки тому +12

    19 YEARS! You GO Girl! May you be given a few more lives!

  • @elainewood5887
    @elainewood5887 2 роки тому +29

    Babka is the most purrfectly adorable name I ever heard!

    • @MorusRubra
      @MorusRubra 2 роки тому +5

      In czech and some other slavic languages it means "an old lady". It is also a mushroom (Xerocomellus).

    • @peppermint_Pepe
      @peppermint_Pepe 2 роки тому +2

      You may also recognise the synonym for babka - “babushka”

    • @LovelyAngel.
      @LovelyAngel. 2 роки тому +1

      I recognize it as a type of cake, a delicious one that my grandma baked often

    • @muttslayer0121
      @muttslayer0121 2 роки тому +1

      Babka is either a type of cake or a name for a grandma here in poland

    • @peppermint_Pepe
      @peppermint_Pepe 2 роки тому

      @@muttslayer0121 wow you guys are brutal

  • @Spineless-Lobster
    @Spineless-Lobster 2 роки тому +52

    As someone who is owned by a tortie, I can tell that my cat wouldn’t be so tolerant lol

    • @lotus_flower2001
      @lotus_flower2001 2 роки тому +1

      The colour of a cat doesnt determine personality.

    • @leahkoffman4304
      @leahkoffman4304 Рік тому

      Mine wouldnt either, if it was me bathing her. But if its a groomer shes too scared to fight back and has no option but to let it happen

    • @leahkoffman4304
      @leahkoffman4304 Рік тому +2

      @@lotus_flower2001 well you know theres actually research done to show that most tortishell coats have a tortitude, obvs it doesnt apply to all torties but i know mine def has a very sassy face that she makes at me when she wants something. I think most tortie owners would agree. Just curious do you have a tortie?

    • @gutsfinky
      @gutsfinky Рік тому +3

      Sonya, the only reason I disagree with you is that I've owned a tortie cat and they are, um, unique

  • @Marlene55M
    @Marlene55M 2 роки тому +4

    I have a tortie named Cali. The most amazing cat among all the other amazing cats I've ever had. The drawers and closet doors in my place are secured with child-proof locks. I have to lock the door to my apartment. Otherwise she opens everything and besides thinks of the craziest things to do. I love her.

  • @leighflorkevich9916
    @leighflorkevich9916 2 роки тому +9

    Bobka looks like my stray tortie, Rosie. Rosie appeared on our porch on Thanksgiving Day of 2005. She was full grown at the time, so we don't know her true age, but we had her for fifteen years. Rosie was one of the sweetest cats who ever lived with me and I still miss her.😞

  • @psyphersky2552
    @psyphersky2552 2 роки тому +7

    We've got four Torties here at my house. Our one-eyed huntress named Tig, our psycho screamer Mandrake, a dorky attention seeker named Eleven, and our quiet church mouse of a longhair Tortie, Ember.

  • @monicapdx
    @monicapdx 2 роки тому +14

    Babka is amazing! I didn't even hear her make a sound. (My torbie used to only say "ack" until I'd talked to her for a few years; but if you did something she disliked, she'd go "mip mip mip mip!" until you stopped, LOL.) Very beautiful cat. Talk about a love. Mushi is beautiful, too; doesn't look near 19. Happy Birthday, Catherine!

  • @elizabethrodriguez9544
    @elizabethrodriguez9544 2 роки тому +2

    Babka is the most gorgeous little tortie!

  • @drolllindsay
    @drolllindsay Рік тому +3

    “Off switch” lol that’s amazing. I swear I learn something new every single time I watch your videos! You bless my socks off. 🥰 thank you for your work.

  • @quaver1239
    @quaver1239 2 роки тому +3

    More glad than I can say, that Babka spared your life!! Beautiful cat; brilliant groomer.

  • @tomdelongjohns
    @tomdelongjohns 2 роки тому +8

    as the owner of a smart and sassy tortie, i LOVED seeing one here. she's so calm and so beautiful! i love how you handle cats with such care for their needs and stress.

  • @RecklessRaven_
    @RecklessRaven_ 2 роки тому +2

    Omg. She looks like my Willow, but with a fluffier tail. Same sass too 🤣

  • @jazzmanian_
    @jazzmanian_ 2 роки тому +34

    I didn't know "tortitude" was a thing until today! It explains so much about my 15 year-old tortie Patches, and I was so amazed about how Babka took this grooming like a champ, my cat could never lol
    Keep up the videos! Wholesome content to watch every time!

    • @simplystreeptacular
      @simplystreeptacular 2 роки тому +5

      Ohhhhh, the tortitude is very, very real. I'm a vet nurse and torties and calicoes are spicy, spicy kitties. (I love them. I love them so much.)

    • @doctorwars2
      @doctorwars2 2 роки тому +1

      I knew a tortie cat (sister of my pet cat) named Patches (both came from the same litter as my dad decided to adopt a diluted tortie who later became the mother of Stripes (my cat's name), Patches (her sister), and 2 non tortie coated cats (one female and one male))

    • @lotus_flower2001
      @lotus_flower2001 2 роки тому

      @@simplystreeptacularif you're a vet nurse then you'd know that the colour of a cat doesn't mean anything.

    • @simplystreeptacular
      @simplystreeptacular 2 роки тому +2

      @@lotus_flower2001 It does actually but thanks for the patronizing!

  • @vickil3256
    @vickil3256 2 роки тому +83

    She was wonderful!! I had a tortie named tee-too because that’s how my one year old said “Thank you” at that time & she was the best cat ever.

  • @BuildinWings
    @BuildinWings 2 роки тому +203

    Fun fact: Virtually all tortoise-shells are female. Cat pigments are found on the X gene, so a female can have 2 (like black & orange), whereas males typically only have 1 and often some white. It's *extremely* rare for a male cat to have 2 pigments, like a Calico or Tortoise.

    • @Sally4th_
      @Sally4th_ 2 роки тому +40

      I've only ever met one male tortie and boy was he a handful. All the tortitude plus testosterone! The genetics are really interesting.

    • @inkat2679
      @inkat2679 2 роки тому +26

      And even when they do have 2 pigments, they are unable to reproduce due to it

    • @ithewho6603
      @ithewho6603 2 роки тому +45

      My friend has a tortie male. Super sweet and gentle just like the rest of the siblings. Fun thing is that he was given a female name because no one bothered to check his gender when he was little, everyone assumed he was a girl. Even the vet who did the litter's health check. Then my friend noticed "she" had balls lol.

    • @watchgoose
      @watchgoose 2 роки тому +30

      @@Sally4th_ I had one and he tested to be XXY but was still able to reproduce!

    • @brandondavis7777
      @brandondavis7777 2 роки тому +29

      @@inkat2679 I've got a tortie male who's not sterile. He's 1 in 10,000.

  • @monicahelton1006
    @monicahelton1006 5 місяців тому +1

    I had a tortie. She lived to be 16. She was an inside/outside cat. A tortie to the depths of her soul

  • @morningmossy
    @morningmossy 2 роки тому +9

    I had a tortoise coated cat in the past that i was very close with, Babka's face shape was quite similar to hers and i got a little emotional. We were quite in tune with one another, like we could understand what the other was saying so i miss her a lot even after several years have passed. Babka is a very pretty lady

  • @NinjaKat111
    @NinjaKat111 2 роки тому +22

    They have a big attitude, i recall my mom's old friend who had a pair of tortties and they were quite the mischiefs.

  • @writerspen010
    @writerspen010 2 роки тому +45

    I've bathed my tortie once, and I too thought it would be my last cat bath in the physical world, but it turned out okay. My cat jumped out of the bathtub multiple times, but didn't object too much to being picked up and placed back in it once she realized (over and over again) that the closed bathroom door would remain closed until her bath was done. Once I realized this was her way of resisting, I tried to talk soothingly to her, let her have her spazzy moment, and was patient each time I had to bring her back. I might have to do another bath again soon, but it's good to know my cat has manageable tortitude when it comes to something like this.

    • @suitov
      @suitov 2 роки тому

      Best of luck! I had to bathe my tortie because of ringworm - it was not appreciated, but went surprisingly OK!

    • @pinstripeowl
      @pinstripeowl Рік тому

      I had this discussion with my tuxedo cat earlier this year to try and get him clear of a fly paper he had managed to get wrapped up in. There's only so many times you can check doors and windows before submitting to being sorted out near the sink

  • @marionette8144
    @marionette8144 Рік тому +2

    We had a ragdoll tortoiseshell. Never saw the attitude. She was long furred, fluffy, and nothing but cuddly, anxious and loving.
    And she had the classic ragdoll behavior of flopping over when picked up. Could make her dance and she would just watch you.

  • @Allison_actually
    @Allison_actually 2 роки тому +5

    Shoutout to Mushi! 19 years old and still so lovely!! ❤️ (Babka is a cutie, too!)

  • @luvondarox
    @luvondarox 2 роки тому +13

    I love how she tried to gently step away as you poured water over her.

  • @ALazyBat
    @ALazyBat 2 роки тому +30

    How cute! My Torties name is Saturn, but my dad calls her Satan, because she’s so mischievous 😅

  • @svenjaj.3520
    @svenjaj.3520 2 роки тому +10

    We have a calicot, so smart that we catch on the last second from escaping through the air conditioning vent at the vet. Even the doctor was impressed "too smart for her own good 😂😂"

  • @ForeverBrooklyn
    @ForeverBrooklyn 2 роки тому +8

    We have a 3 year old American Shorthair. She is a beautiful tortie. Sweetest cat ever, I love torties; they’re beautiful cats.

  • @brendamabry2542
    @brendamabry2542 2 роки тому +102

    I love my tortie, she has such a personality and very strong for a little cat.

  • @youdontknowme5969
    @youdontknowme5969 2 роки тому +15

    I love torties 😻
    She's absolutely adorable.
    _edit:_ Mooshi is adorable too 😊

  • @clairecaldwell1611
    @clairecaldwell1611 2 роки тому +2

    aww little scrunkly🥺🥺double tap if the scrunkly when the

  • @ellencox7168
    @ellencox7168 2 роки тому +4

    I’m pretty sure your gentle vibes and confident positive nature are picked up by your animal friends, great job!

  • @TarotTanja
    @TarotTanja 2 роки тому +5

    she probably has magnet doors at home and already knows the trick ;) haha

  • @joyhruska9377
    @joyhruska9377 2 роки тому +16

    Oh my goodness she is beautiful!!! I had a tortie once and she was so funny. Thankfully she didnt have much tortietude!

  • @ClearBlueSky1
    @ClearBlueSky1 2 роки тому +3

    Okay but she's really really adorable 🥺❤️

  • @boboso7238
    @boboso7238 2 роки тому +7

    Very pretty cat and surprisingly calm, especially or a first groom.

  • @millers3888
    @millers3888 2 роки тому +10

    Your narration, always on point. Funny, informative, adorable

  • @TKC-op8nr
    @TKC-op8nr 2 роки тому +8

    reminds me of my baby torti kitty... she was also surprisingly good for the bath, but sadly she passed away... she made me love tortis and their tortitudes!❤

  • @jadedllamas
    @jadedllamas 2 роки тому +2

    She looks so much like my Lily. I lost her last year at 13. She absolutely had a full serving of tortitude.

  • @NeonRacer73
    @NeonRacer73 2 роки тому +5

    Great job, Vanessa. You did a wonderful job on Babka. You made me the happiest cat dad, onnthis groom. Thankiez!

  • @kriscook2423
    @kriscook2423 2 роки тому +7

    What a beautiful cat!

  • @yellowccake
    @yellowccake 2 роки тому +3

    One of my favorite things about the girl with the dogs is that she adjusts her behavior and the appointment according to the needs of the pet. She has the intelligence to know when to push through with a pet, and when to give in and not push things.

  • @milogan5
    @milogan5 2 роки тому +3

    The pet of the day kitty looks amazing for being almost 20. She doesnt look her age at all.

  • @cheesykitties7346
    @cheesykitties7346 2 роки тому +2

    love Torties! they're sweet, full of personality, and just plain beautiful. one Tortie acquaintance liked perching on my shoulder; I called her a pirate kitty.

  • @moonwalker8391
    @moonwalker8391 2 роки тому +4

    Guess you can say she completed the mission impawssible

  • @iamspeaking6686
    @iamspeaking6686 2 роки тому +3

    I throughly enjoyed her beyond belief. She did not live up to nothing as her owners had said, which was extremely generous on your behalf.

  • @travismcdaneld9656
    @travismcdaneld9656 Місяць тому

    "Choosing freedom" is DEFINITELY the perfect way to describe my tortie lol

  • @ashleyr6809
    @ashleyr6809 2 роки тому +1

    I love how you come up with words that have same letter as their first name.

  • @ReddCinema
    @ReddCinema 2 роки тому +566

    Love the videos, always so wholesome! ❤️

    • @trevormartin1770
      @trevormartin1770 2 роки тому +7

      ​@Simon McCreath she did great. No bodily functions or violence, just didn't care for the decibel

    • @paulwaltersheherfeministvl521
      @paulwaltersheherfeministvl521 2 роки тому

      I don't have any friends because they are ashamed of the videos I upload. Are they really that bad, dear rer

  • @Safra62
    @Safra62 2 роки тому +3

    I just have to finally blurt out how much I love your videos and I'm especially in love with all the cute alliterations you find for your customers. ❤❤❤❤❤ Besides the cute customers themselves of course❣

  • @Hutchdh
    @Hutchdh 2 роки тому +2

    That's one purdy kitty

  • @dreamersdisease2481
    @dreamersdisease2481 26 днів тому +1

    Despite all her rage she is still just a cat in a cage

  • @maryjanedoe
    @maryjanedoe 2 роки тому +3

    Such a gorgeous baby💜 both kitties have such beautiful eyes !!!

  • @Trash_Cat21
    @Trash_Cat21 2 роки тому +3

    Great video and a Happy birthday to Catherine!

  • @alldemcats
    @alldemcats 2 роки тому +1

    What a beautiful old lady.

  • @nerlana1281
    @nerlana1281 2 роки тому +2

    I have a very rude 7lb 8 year old Tortie and she demands to be hand fluffed with a tooth brush. As you wish tiny beast of adorable sass.

  • @sophieuwu4159
    @sophieuwu4159 2 роки тому +4

    Gosh she's such a beautiful cat!

  • @caseycronan9217
    @caseycronan9217 2 роки тому +3

    Aww great work! I love how compassionate you are toward the pets you groom. ❤️

  • @AddMehh
    @AddMehh 2 роки тому +2

    19 year old kitty! Very adorable!

  • @christinamaure9147
    @christinamaure9147 2 роки тому +1

    LOVE the name. It's what we called our Polish grandmother!

  • @RBFBettyCrew
    @RBFBettyCrew 2 роки тому +4

    Oh my goodness, those WIDE scared eyes during the wash! Too cute. She did pretty well overall. Betty would not have tolerated any of that, lol. She would have gone full Wolverine for sure.

  • @cocolime6496
    @cocolime6496 2 роки тому +5

    aaaw mooshie 😍 she looks great for 19!

  • @HeyItsCharlie
    @HeyItsCharlie 2 роки тому +1

    I have a Maine Coon tortie mix, she's so smart and sweet!!
    She knows commands like a dog, she knows to lay down when i tell her, she knows "off" to get down from anything, and "up" to get onto things, she knows to wait when I'm making her food! And she's sooo cuddly and constantly purring (:

  • @annierayner4792
    @annierayner4792 2 роки тому +1

    Bobka was so well behaved.
    Both cats are so cute.

  • @THATGuy5654
    @THATGuy5654 2 роки тому +10

    "... my last cat bath in this world."
    Which implies that you figure you'll still be grooming pets in an afterlife.
    This begs the question of which kind of afterlife you figure you're going to. 😇👿

  • @princesshannah7
    @princesshannah7 2 роки тому +8

    What a cutie!!! And yeah, as the owner of a particularly sharp tabby, Smart Cats are rarely deterred by doors of any kind 🙃 (we have to keep child-proof locks on the cat food/treats cabinet)

  • @lizholmes5358
    @lizholmes5358 2 роки тому +1

    Oh a tortie without tortie attitude... Fantastic.. I have been shredded many a time by tories... Some described as laid back, some a bit fiesty!!! She is beautiful.
    I also love cat of the day.... So darn cute for being 19 xxx

  • @shuenrong8511
    @shuenrong8511 Рік тому +2

    she has the eyes of a rag muffin fell for it at first sight so cute and sweet and those bouncy ears is a killer plus she beautiful and gentle

  • @greciacastro9020
    @greciacastro9020 2 роки тому +3

    She is SO ADORABLE 😭💚

  • @XeonProductions
    @XeonProductions 2 роки тому +4

    Torties are always so unique.

  • @coyoteartist
    @coyoteartist 2 роки тому +1

    So beautiful. Both Babka and Mushi.

  • @G-gnome
    @G-gnome 2 роки тому +2

    19!!! Holy cow! That cat is as old as my socks!

  • @flowerszq
    @flowerszq 2 роки тому +7

    what a brave cat.

  • @missrg1592
    @missrg1592 2 роки тому +3

    She’s so clever!

  • @AudreyLMcFarland
    @AudreyLMcFarland 2 роки тому +1

    What a clever girl!. Both cats (in this video) are really pretty cats

  • @laurieb348
    @laurieb348 Рік тому +2

    She is so cute, she reminds me of my sweet baby who passed away last month, she was the nicest cat ever, even when she wasn't happy about a situation (like car or bath) she never fought, she was just quietly waiting the end and always took advantage of it to collect an extra dose of pets and hugs. I miss her so much

  • @Lucy_351
    @Lucy_351 2 роки тому +3

    She’s so adorable!

  • @misssimp9907
    @misssimp9907 2 роки тому +4

    They’re soooo cute!

  • @kjpierson1152
    @kjpierson1152 2 роки тому +2

    Such gorgeous torties!

  • @nullasalus3
    @nullasalus3 2 роки тому +1

    Babka is a beautiful cat! I admit to loving the torti-tude.

  • @KC-do5zs
    @KC-do5zs 2 роки тому +3

    So funny, I named my Siamese Mooshe, too. Thought I was the only one to come up with that name😂❤️💕