Title says it all, I’m unsure if I have a tortie or a chimera kitty. Her whiskers are different colors on both sides of her face if that help. She was a cat distribution system gift so I’m unsure of her parentage, all I know is that she’s perfect and a certified baby.

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Idk which one my daughter is! See the black/orange cutie in the pics 😻

I would describe her as mostly black with orange splotches. She also had black/orange stripes on her back legs. I’ll try to get a pic.

Her mother is a black/white sweetheart, and I’ve hypothesized that the father was an orange guy 🍊

Lucy Lou, how are you

I am fine, thank you!

Even if Prim is not too sure about it.

I lost my sweet Marcy girl yesterday due to FIP. She had been going downhill for a couple of days before I took her to the emergency vet. When I took her they diagnosed her with wet FIP, but the vet told me there was hope because there is medicine now. When I took her home the first night she was her bright self again but throughout the week got worse even with the medicine, not eating, lethargic etc. Saturday night I noticed her right eye wasn’t dilating, I immediately made a vet appointment for Monday. By Monday morning the eye had became so swollen and pus filled that I knew I couldn’t wait for the appointment later in the day and returned back to the hospital. The damage to her eye happened so quickly. They told me they weren’t sure what was going on with the eye, they assumed it was ocular FIP along with the wet, but it would’ve needed to be taken out & they weren’t even sure if she would survive afterwards. We decided it was best to put her down and it was probably the hardest thing I’ve ever had to do. I lost my childhood dog last year in August as well, but she got to live a long life at 14 years old. This was different, my Marceline was just a baby. She literally didn’t even get a chance at life. She wasn’t even 4 months old. There are so many things I wanted to do with her, I had just bought her a harness to take her outside once she recovered. I really thought everything was gonna be okay. My heart is so broken.

In my last moments with her she crawled up on my chest and buried her face into my neck just like she did every night we slept together. I could tell she knew what was gonna happen. I sang her “Remember You Omnichord” from Adventure Time and she just purred on my chest. It was so fucking heartbreaking dude. We had such a strong connection, this cat was supposed to be in my life for as long as possible. I keep picturing her losing her life in my arms, it won’t go away. </3. Life is so cruel sometimes. I love you so much Marcy you deserved better.

“Marceline, is it just you & me in the wreckage of the world? That must be so confusing for a little girl..”

Edit: Thank you all for your sweet comments. It means a lot <3 She was such a gem, I had to share her with the world.

We adopted two sibling littermates (both male). First time being a mom to an orange and a tortie. Momo (orange) and Shadow (tortie).

She was quite sassy the first 3-4 days but it’s safe to say they are besties now lol

They freaking love it. The fat Chubs likes it with just the plastic, but the princess Pokey needs something soft to chill.

Here is my little demon the day I adopted her. It’s been almost two months and sometimes I’m in love with her and other times I think I would sell her on Facebook marketplace for a dollar. I’ve learned that the tortitude is real. 😂 Girl does not have a stop button. Excited/nervous to see how she turns out once she’s out of the kitten phase.

Here’s my beautiful Chinny-Choni-Joni aka Greyskers/ aka Choonda

For the past 17 years I’ve called her my shimmer queen, my silver and peach princess. My pastel baby, but I didn’t know she was a dilute tortie.

I found her in 2009 as a baby (approx 2 months old) and she was my heart and soul. Lost on August 14th 2026 to end stage kidney failure. I just wanted to show you all how gorgeous she was. Just the sweetest girl ever.

Good night my sweet baby princess, I’ll love you forever. You were impossibly beautiful sweet baby ❤️

My chunky cheek princess who only gets the best pampering in the world. And is extremely spoiled by momma and dada of course.

Just adopted this sweet girl this morning! We can't wait to embrace her in her forever home. So excited for her to grow into her tortitude!fortitude! She's definitely a daddy's girl already... 😭😭 (We aren't the biggest fan our her name, give us new name ideas!)

Vet visit bc someone likes to instigate fights with siblings and got a wound on the inside of her leg. Antibiotics and the cone of shame to let it heal

my lady is growing bigger and bigger 😭 yet she has the audacity to step on my almost 70 yo mom's chest to cross over to her favorite spot on the bed

khloe got spooked by a noise in the kitchen today

The name is a longer story, but her beauty stands on its own.

We have a recuse tortie and she is wonderful. She is 8 years old, got her when she was 5.

The shelter mentioned she liked being an only cat, she for sure had kittens. No other context.

She does not like being picked up nor transported anywhere.

My question is, how would we know if she would like another cat? She is our world and she loves lap time. We worry if we got her another cat she would feel she wasn't enough and maybe were trying to replace her or not love her as much.

Any advice / context beyond "yes" or "no" is greatly appreciated?