mmom

I realize that a Tuxedo Cat is not a breed. But I've had 2 in my time and they've proven to be smarter and more affectionate than any of my other cats.

Anyone?

Naturally

I've never owned one, but of the ones my friends have had, they've all been extremely friendly.

ignatius

My vet once mentioned that he thought orange tabbies to be smart and affectionate. I've never owned one so I can't comment.

mom2collegekids

I have an orange tabby kitten that is about 12 weeks old now. She's very dainty and loving. My gray tabby (same age) is a wild man...LOL....but full of personality. He's getting fixed soon, so some of that will calm down a bit.

SamuraiLandshark

Don't tell my cat that. She thinks she is the smartest cat in the world. (I would have to agree.) She is a mackeral tabby.

Gourmetmom

I love Tuxedo cats and each one that I've known has been smart and affectionate. And they look great. However, we now have a Turkish Van and he is super smart, funny and second to none in all ways. So, I think it depends upon the cat, not the breed.

jambaby

I love this thread, lol. Cats are smart and fab in general!

SamuraiLandshark

I am a recent new cat owner I had one as a child, but he wasn't nearly as entertaining as our current kitty. He was a bit anti-social and liked to spend all of his time outdoors.

She has one very bad trait that I am trying to break - she keeps scratching my couch. It's driving me crazy.

cowman809

My friend had one for 10 or so years. His name was blacky, awesome cat, but he got pretty fat. He was killed because a neighbor complained and had him sent to the pound, where he would get put down if no one adopted him.

ShesOnHerWay

I have my daughter's tuxedo cat and she is a bully to my other 2 cats.

BunsenBurner

No. The smartest cats are calico cats. Maybe it has something to do with having the most diverse genes

I have 2 kitties, one calico and one white. Guess which one is as dumb as it gets and which one is as smart as a cat can be?

calmom

Actually, I had a tuxedo cat many years ago. He had 9 lives and went through them very, very quickly. Whether he was "smart" depends on how you define "smart". He was a wanderer, and adventurer and a risk taker. He was actually a stray that was adopted by my older, more sedated cat --- his name was Shamus and it was entertaining to hear stories from neighbors about what they had seen him doing, but I'd have to put him in the category of being too clever for his own good.

BunsenBurner

My calico Ms Kitty #1 was just like that: a restless wanderer who got in all sorts of trouble yet she lived for 15 years! The tips of her ears were missing because of severe frostbite. She ferociously hated dogs, so even the meanest, biggest dogs in our town learned not to approach Ms Kitty when she was sunbathing in the middle of our driveway...

emeraldkity4

I had a calico cat- she lived to be 21 & raised my youngest daughter. Seriously. ( she had night terrors/lots of tantrums as aspergery kids get overwhelmed easily- but momma kitty would seek her out when she was crying and would be the only one who could calm her down)

Very emphatic cat, but scary to the neighborhood dogs.( including our labrador- however when she was elderly, she would tolerate our dog in the same room)
Good hunter too. Brought home a side of salmon once that a local fisherman must have been cleaning that must have weighed as much as she did.

BunsenBurner

"Brought home a side of salmon once that a local fisherman must have been cleaning that must have weighed as much as she did"

OMG, EK - once my Calico Ms. Kitty #1 brough home a fish head (I assume salmon - where the heck did she get it?) that was almost as big as the cat!!!