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(4,491 posts)Drum
(9,484 posts)Think. Again.
(15,684 posts)wendyb-NC
(3,662 posts)OldBaldy1701E
(5,810 posts)pat_k
(10,339 posts). . .
The cats coat pattern started getting white when he was 7-years-old. Most likely, this is due to vitiligo, a genetic mutation that is extremely rare in cats.
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SWBTATTReg
(23,556 posts)3catwoman3
(25,026 posts)I wonder if this is photoshopped.
soldierant
(7,642 posts)And apparently the article about thr cat said he was black anbd then started getting white patches. That's how vitiligo works. Humans can also get vitiligo, BTW.
MN2theMax
(1,637 posts)Have never seen that coloration before.
3catwoman3
(25,026 posts)magicarpet
(15,830 posts)Quite unique coloration.
Sassy expression.
BlueGreenLady
(2,861 posts)or a Tortoise Shell cat. I've got one with a white tip on her tail. She's lovely!
wendyb-NC
(3,662 posts)debm55
(30,912 posts)Hermit-The-Prog
(36,145 posts)Polly Hennessey
(7,209 posts)DJ Synikus Makisimus
(545 posts)In my family, cats are always black. I'd make an exception for one of those.
soldierant
(7,642 posts)I would never imagine you abandoning a black cat for having vitiligo.
jmowreader
(51,144 posts)sakabatou
(42,756 posts)In actuality, this is probably a regular black cat with vitiligo.
Bernardo de La Paz
(50,288 posts)Figarosmom
(732 posts)Niagara
(8,912 posts)Scrappy crossed the Rainbow Bridge in April of 2017.
Here's an interesting article if anyone want to read it. He sure was handsome with his marble colors!
https://www.boredpanda.com/senior-black-white-cat-vitiligo-scrappy/
True Dough
(19,033 posts)19 years is a good life for a cat!
Niagara
(8,912 posts)That's because I always have to debunk "facts" off of Facebook.
One time this cool cat Scrappy was involved in one of my debunking journey.
Judi Lynn
(161,925 posts)Thank you for sharing his pictures.
Everyone who saw him will always remember him.
Niagara
(8,912 posts)Response to Niagara (Reply #23)
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Niagara
(8,912 posts)quaint
(3,233 posts)Niagara
(8,912 posts)I tread carefully in Facebook since there's so-called "facts" are interestingly inaccurate and wrong. I think that it actually increases the amount of gray hair that's coming in on my scalp. LOL!
I like you and never had a problem with you, so you're all good in my book!