Exotic Shorthair, Persian Cat & Kittens USA Cattery

01/21/2025

11/20/2024

5 months old Brown Tabby male. Super Personality!

11/01/2024

Do cats know how much we love them? I would like to think he knows how much I love him.

10/11/2024

Beautiful Chocolate Tortoiseshell female.

10/07/2024

Pretty kitty 😍 Sweet Chocolate Tortoiseshell!

08/28/2024

Four months old Very sweet chocolate boy 🍫

08/21/2024

Chocolate Tortoiseshell EXO SH four months old 🍫 🍫 🍫

07/06/2024

All females ❤️

06/03/2024

Many people consider Tortoiseshell kittens to bring good fortune.
There have been some famous torties too!:
- Cattarina was a muse of Edgar Allan Poe
- The resident cat at the Astor Theatre was called Marzipan and she lived to the age of 21
- Tama was station master for Kishi Station on the Kishigawa line in Kinokawa, Japan, her job was to meet passengers and she was paid in cat food!
- Cleo and Sarah were President Regan's tortoiseshell cats
- The official cat of Maryland is a calico cat!
There are a few legends and stories around the world that surround tortoiseshell cats:
In the US they are referred to as 'money cats'
In Ireland and Scotland, they are thought to bring good fortune to their owners. According to a Turkish myth, tortoiseshell cats were created by a wizard using smoke. In Japan they are thought to protect ships from ghosts, bad storms and shipwreck. In Cambodia, Khmers thought they came from the blood of a young goddess (perhaps Nang Kwak) born of a lotus flowerThe ancient Celts thought that If a male tortoiseshell cat stayed in a home it was considered a good omen. According to English folklore, rubbing a wart on the tail of a male tortoiseshell cat will cure the wart, but only in May! One legend states that all current tortoiseshell cats are descendants of a black cat that hosted the sun while it walked on the earth. As the sun had to leave the body of the cat suddenly, it left behind some of its golden rays in the cat's fur. If you are lucky enough for a tortoiseshell cat to appear in your dream then you will enjoy good fortune in love. So, if you're looking for a cat with a big personality, this female-dominated cat tribe will deliver! They will keep you on your toes, at the same time as giving you loyalty that some cats don't.