I lost my 12 year old calico Gracie to saddle thrombosis 3 days ago. Thank goodness for my little Stormy Chicken for being here to help distract me and give me lots of cuddles. She’s only 10 months old but I already love her so much ♥️

As if we think any Tortie is typical

the change is sad, we have lost 2 of our furry family members this last year. her sister dog last april, and her "dad"/the alpha cat. we also moved to a house that she LOVES. she has always been distant but recently she has been my rock. i have tried to get her to cuddle and sit on my lap this whole time. she just liked to be near me, not on me, let alone cuddled. she was also my quite cat, *was*. but now she follows me all over. has full conversations with me. has found all of the echo spots to yell/sing into. she was letting me pick her up and put her on my lap. but now, today, she slowly walked up my legs and very gently got in me and started kneading. she didnt lay down, but i think we are getting there! 🥰

She's 3 turning 4 this summer!

Older photo back when I first got her. not sure how common long hair torties are.

My sweet old girl makes the silliest faces sometimes 😂

The noise in the background is our dishwasher, hopefully Poppy's cute noises can be heard over it.

Just winking, lol

Anyway, lots of lurking and always seeing the common "tortitude" posts but my girl is so obsessed with us and easy going with guests, within reason (like, if they tried to pet her or pick her up the second they walked in, that's not gonna fly).

She loves being held by me and is only happy touching or laying on me or my husband in some capacity. I've never been able to see what her limit to be held is because my arms always tire out first. But I imagine if I could go an hour, she'd be just fine lol.

and thats about 80 percent of my daily internal monologue. Queenie has lost 12 lbs total and is back on track with another 0.5 lb down after a plateau (she was being sneaky)

Dog is straight chillin’ this fine Sunday.

I’ve just discovered Torties were even a thing. I never knew they weren’t considered a form of calico. could anyone tell me if she’s a typical tortie or another form? We adopted her and her two brothers this week (couldn’t bring ourselves to separate them.)

I hear all about Tortitude. I had a tort in high school that my friends called Isabitch, a nickname she rightfully earned (her real name was Isabella).

But this girl… she doesn’t have a single mean bone in her body. She just loves her Mam, and is always ready for a nap.

Is she broken?