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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / December 2004searching for the elusive "brendel (spelling?) cat"
An associate of mine recently lost her cat of 19 years. A close friend of hers told me that the cat was of the type "brendel". Similar to a calico, but with a great deal of red. short-haired, short-statured, and thin; "sleek", as he put it. I have searched several different spellings of this word to no avail. I would like to find a piece of art with a rendering of this cat and give it to her as consolation. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you. >An associate of mine recently lost her cat of 19 years. A close >friend of hers told me that the cat was of the type "brendel". [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >find a piece of art with a rendering of this cat and give it to her as >consolation. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you. Brindle = brown with broken dark brown stripes. My neighbor had two brindled English Bulldogs. I think you are looking for a Tortiseshell or Tortie for short. Good Luck:) "you can tell alot about a people or person in how they treat animals" I think she is talking about a mottled color called brindle. With cats, we don't use the term brindle, though. Gail > An associate of mine recently lost her cat of 19 years. A close > friend of hers told me that the cat was of the type "brendel". [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > find a piece of art with a rendering of this cat and give it to her as > consolation. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you. > An associate of mine recently lost her cat of 19 years. A close > friend of hers told me that the cat was of the type "brendel". [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > find a piece of art with a rendering of this cat and give it to her as > consolation. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you. I think the word you're looking for is probably "brindle". In a cat, that coloring of a coat makes me think of a "tortoiseshell", or "tortie" for short. As you said, similar to a calico - but sans the white. (The build of the body has nothing to do with it, though - a cat can be small, thin, large, fat, or medium sized, & still have a brindled/tortie coat.) Cathy > An associate of mine recently lost her cat of 19 years. A close > friend of hers told me that the cat was of the type "brendel". [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > find a piece of art with a rendering of this cat and give it to her as > consolation. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you. With the exception of her chest (which is more calico), Mimi is a classic Tortie: http://groups.msn.com/idontmindsCompanionAnimalConnection/shoebox.msnw?action=Sh owPhoto&PhotoID=6 -L. > > An associate of mine recently lost her cat of 19 years. A close > > friend of hers told me that the cat was of the type "brendel". [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > With the exception of her chest (which is more calico), Mimi is a > classic Tortie: http://groups.msn.com/idontmindsCompanionAnimalConnection/shoebox.msnw?action=Sh owPhoto&PhotoID=6 > -L. In other words, tortoiseshell cats have NO white. This is a really common coloration. Most are dark like Mimi, but some are lighter, like my RB cat below: http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/crazyaboutfelines/detail?.dir=9d3a&.dnm=bd26.jpg&. src=ph She was what is known as a blue-cream tortoiseshell, with gray and buff tones instead of black and red. The only requirement for being called "tortoiseshell" or as many say "tortie" is that they have no white. If they have any white at all they are considered calico. "Mary" <crazyaboutfelines@yahoo.com> wrote in news:NA1rd.7774$yC2.692140 @twister.southeast.rr.com: > She was what is known as a blue-cream tortoiseshell, with gray and buff > tones instead of black and red. > The only requirement for being called "tortoiseshell" or as many say > "tortie" is that > they have no white. If they have any white at all they are considered > calico. I have seen cats I would describe as tortie and white -- calicos tend to have clearly defined patches of color that are distinct from each other, while torties have more of a mottled effect. Of course if they have no white and the red and black are all mixed up, that's a tortie. One website I found said that generally, the more white a cat has, the more distinct the patches are. I find it all fascinating. Rosalie has patches of grey tabby, patches of red tabby, and large white areas. --Catherine & Rosalie the calicohead http://www.catster.com/?58131 > "Mary" <crazyaboutfelines@yahoo.com> wrote in news:NA1rd.7774$yC2.692140 > @twister.southeast.rr.com: [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > have clearly defined patches of color that are distinct from each other, > while torties have more of a mottled effect. Yes, I agree! I just meant that this is how The People Who Decide What We Call Cat Coloration decide it! >Of course if they have no > white and the red and black are all mixed up, that's a tortie. One website [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > I find it all fascinating. Rosalie has patches of grey tabby, patches of > red tabby, and large white areas. Me too. This site shows some of the coat colors and terms. I think my girl was actually a lilac cream tortie: http://www.devons.com/color.html >> I have seen cats I would describe as tortie and white -- calicos tend to >> have clearly defined patches of color that are distinct from each other, [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >What We Call Cat Coloration >decide it! Carey (in my link) is a classic tortie. Mitze (need to put a pic up!) was a blue/cream or dilute tortie w/white - white chest and paws. I have always thought of calico as large patches and more white (and the white being predominant or at least not restricted to the "boots"). I think torties tend to have some of the most unique and fun personalities (and seem to almost always be petite?). Janet Boss http://bestfriendsdogobedience.com/ http://photos.yahoo.com/bestfriendsobedience > Carey (in my link) is a classic tortie. Mitze (need to put a pic up!) was a > blue/cream or dilute tortie w/white - white chest and paws. I have always [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > I think torties tend to have some of the most unique and fun personalities (and > seem to almost always be petite?). Yes, maybe because they are almost always females, unless they are sterile males? > I think torties tend to have some of the most unique and fun > personalities (and seem to almost always be petite?). They are really special, aren't they? Come to think of it, I don't know that I've ever seen a gigantic calico or tortie, but then most of the truly enormous cats I have known have been males, and calicos are almost always females. --Catherine & Rosalie the calicohead > >> I have seen cats I would describe as tortie and white -- calicos tend to > >> have clearly defined patches of color that are distinct from each other, [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Carey (in my link) is a classic tortie. Carey looks a lot like Mimi. > Mitze (need to put a pic up!) was a > blue/cream or dilute tortie w/white - white chest and paws. I have always > thought of calico as large patches and more white (and the white being > predominant or at least not restricted to the "boots"). IME, they look like patchwork quilts - all three colors very distinct and jumbled up. > I think torties tend to have some of the most unique and fun personalities (and > seem to almost always be petite?). Not always but often, I think. I knew a tortie that was HUGE. Mimi is about 12 lbs - average I think. Torties are the Snickers cat - half sweet, half nuts. -L. > I think torties tend to have some of the most unique and fun personalities > (and > seem to almost always be petite?). My calico Dash (RB) got to be very big. She was around 17 lbs at her heaviest! I think if I hadn't been a Young and Stupid Pet Owner, she would have been smaller. She had this little head on a big body. Here's a few pics of her when she was large. I apologize for the crappiness of the pictures, I really should rescan them. http://www.snittens.com/DashTrib3.html  Signature-Kelly kelly at farringtons dot net "Wake up, and smell the cat food" - TMBG >I think if I hadn't been a Young and Stupid Pet Owner, she would >have been smaller. She had this little head on a big body. Here's a few >pics of her when she was large. I apologize for the crappiness of the >pictures, I really should rescan them. > >http://www.snittens.com/DashTrib3.html she's cute. and huge! ;-D Janet Boss http://bestfriendsdogobedience.com/ http://photos.yahoo.com/bestfriendsobedience > > I think torties tend to have some of the most unique and fun personalities > > (and [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > http://www.snittens.com/DashTrib3.html She's so cute, Kelly. I love the markings on her face. :) -L. >> My calico Dash (RB) got to be very big. She was around 17 lbs at her >> heaviest! I think if I hadn't been a Young and Stupid Pet Owner, she would [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > >-L. Biskit is also unusual. She's like a calico/tortie/tuxedo. Her paws & chest are white, like a tux, her face like a calico, but her body like a tortie. http://members.aol.com/jjrich0523/bikkie.jpg Sherry > Biskit is also unusual. She's like a calico/tortie/tuxedo. Her paws & > chest are white, like a tux, her face like a calico, but her body like > a tortie. http://members.aol.com/jjrich0523/bikkie.jpg Biskit is extremely extra-gorgeous. And has a cute name too! --Catherine & Rosalie the calicohead > Biskit is also unusual. She's like a calico/tortie/tuxedo. Her > paws & chest are white, like a tux, her face like a calico, but > her body like a tortie. > http://members.aol.com/jjrich0523/bikkie.jpg Whoa. I haven't seen a picture of her lately and I'm just stunned! She's really blossomed! SignatureCheryl > Biskit is also unusual. She's like a calico/tortie/tuxedo. Her paws & chest are > white, like a tux, her face like a calico, but her body like a tortie. > http://members.aol.com/jjrich0523/bikkie.jpg Oh, wow - isn't she pretty! :-) Cathy > Sherry >http://members.aol.com/jjrich0523/bikkie.jpg > >Oh, wow - isn't she pretty! :-) > >Cathy Oh, thank you, Cheryl & Cathy. Here's her "before" picture, the night she strayed up. Apologies if you've seen it before. I'm just so proud of her, just love showing her off. She's a neat cat. http://members.aol.com/jjrich0523/calico.jpg Sherry > >http://members.aol.com/jjrich0523/bikkie.jpg > > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > love showing her off. She's a neat cat. > http://members.aol.com/jjrich0523/calico.jpg I don't think I've seen this one - don't remember it, at any rate. She definitely looks bedraggled here - although you can tell she has a lot of potential, & she spiffed up extremely nicely with subsequent care! Cathy > Sherry > >> My calico Dash (RB) got to be very big. She was around 17 lbs at her > >> heaviest! I think if I hadn't been a Young and Stupid Pet Owner, she would [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > Sherry Gorgeous, Sherry! I wouldn't want to groom her though, LOL.... -L. >Gorgeous, Sherry! I wouldn't want to groom her though, LOL.... > >-L. For sure. Her hair is angora-fine and fly-away, always static-y. We had to almost completely shave her from that first pic. She rolls on the carpet, and looks like a wild woman. http://members.aol.com/jjrich0523/bikkiebadhairday.jpg Sherry Her hair is angora-fine and fly-away, always static-y. We had to > almost completely shave her from that first pic. She rolls on the carpet, and > looks like a wild woman. > http://members.aol.com/jjrich0523/bikkiebadhairday.jpg She really is lovely. I like those plushy lookiing white feeties! :) > >Gorgeous, Sherry! I wouldn't want to groom her though, LOL.... > > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Sherry That's the kind of hair that matts easily - in Persians at least. :) -L. > I find it all fascinating. Rosalie has patches of grey tabby, patches of > red tabby, and large white areas. > > --Catherine > & Rosalie the calicohead > http://www.catster.com/?58131 We know that as a Torbie. Pretty cool cats, IMO. -L. |
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