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Gray Cats turn Gray?
Persia was probably 3 years old when she adopted me. The vet guessed, based
on looking at her teeth. So that would make her now 5-1/2. I've noticed when she rolls over on her back, she has grey (white-ish) fur on her belly. Her front paws also seem to be getting a tad lighter. Is my chubby gray cat going gray?! Jill |
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On Sun, 24 Aug 2003 02:41:50 -0500, "Jill McQuown"
wrote: Persia was probably 3 years old when she adopted me. The vet guessed, based on looking at her teeth. So that would make her now 5-1/2. I've noticed when she rolls over on her back, she has grey (white-ish) fur on her belly. Her front paws also seem to be getting a tad lighter. Is my chubby gray cat going gray?! Jill Could it be attributed to the shedding season? MLB |
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Your chubby gray cat is gorgeous....remember I said I believed that with her
coloring, little heart-shaped face, and eyes, she closely resembled the very rare Korat cat? Who cares if she has a few gray hairs on her belly? She is truly soft and cuddly looking. "m. L. Briggs" wrote in message ... : On Sun, 24 Aug 2003 02:41:50 -0500, "Jill McQuown" : wrote: : : Persia was probably 3 years old when she adopted me. The vet guessed, based : on looking at her teeth. So that would make her now 5-1/2. : : I've noticed when she rolls over on her back, she has grey (white-ish) fur : on her belly. Her front paws also seem to be getting a tad lighter. Is my : chubby gray cat going gray?! : : Jill : : : Could it be attributed to the shedding season? MLB |
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Hopitus2 wrote:
Your chubby gray cat is gorgeous....remember I said I believed that with her coloring, little heart-shaped face, and eyes, she closely resembled the very rare Korat cat? Who cares if she has a few gray hairs on her belly? She is truly soft and cuddly looking. Oh, she's definintely soft and cuddly, and truly a loving gal, too. I'm just wondering if I'm going to wind up with a (ahem) white cat as she gets older! "m. L. Briggs" wrote in message ... On Sun, 24 Aug 2003 02:41:50 -0500, "Jill McQuown" wrote: Persia was probably 3 years old when she adopted me. The vet guessed, based on looking at her teeth. So that would make her now 5-1/2. I've noticed when she rolls over on her back, she has grey (white-ish) fur on her belly. Her front paws also seem to be getting a tad lighter. Is my chubby gray cat going gray?! Jill Could it be attributed to the shedding season? MLB |
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"MaryL" wrote in message
... "Jill McQuown" wrote in message .. . Persia was probably 3 years old when she adopted me. The vet guessed, based on looking at her teeth. So that would make her now 5-1/2. I've noticed when she rolls over on her back, she has grey (white-ish) fur on her belly. Her front paws also seem to be getting a tad lighter. Is my chubby gray cat going gray?! Jill It's possible. I've noticed the same thing on my sister's gray cat. MaryL I noticed something I found even stranger. Skeeter is a black cat - very black, except for a couple of white "designs" on her underside. When I brushed her recently, I noticed that all the hair in the brush was light gray. She still looks shiny black, so I guess that must be an undercoat. Or something. Joy |
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Yoj wrote: I noticed something I found even stranger. Skeeter is a black cat - very black, except for a couple of white "designs" on her underside. When I brushed her recently, I noticed that all the hair in the brush was light gray. She still looks shiny black, so I guess that must be an undercoat. Or something. That's quite possible - I had semi-long haired black cat (black tabby, actually - although the tabby markings were only visible in direct sunlight). he was what the vet called a "smoke" tabby, because he had a soft, fine white undercoat, which made the black not quite so black in some areas. |
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"Jill McQuown" wrote in message news Hopitus2 wrote: Your chubby gray cat is gorgeous....remember I said I believed that with her coloring, little heart-shaped face, and eyes, she closely resembled the very rare Korat cat? Who cares if she has a few gray hairs on her belly? She is truly soft and cuddly looking. Oh, she's definintely soft and cuddly, and truly a loving gal, too. I'm just wondering if I'm going to wind up with a (ahem) white cat as she gets older! I doubt if your cat will actually turn white. I had a beautiful gray cat who lived to be almost 20. There was some change in coloration as he aged, but it was slight and was most noticeable around the mouth. He most definitely did not turn white-haired, and I have never heard of that happening (of course, I'm not an expert, either). MaryL |
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Yoj wrote:
I noticed something I found even stranger. Skeeter is a black cat - very black, except for a couple of white "designs" on her underside. When I brushed her recently, I noticed that all the hair in the brush was light gray. She still looks shiny black, so I guess that must be an undercoat. Or something. I think so....when we brush our black rabbit, all the fur that comes out is light gray, and when he moults (which is *always*!), he's got gray tufts sticking out. Even with our black cats, they brush out gray. So, yeah, must be the undercoat, cuz our cats are *very* black. So is the rabbit, actually, but he doesn't look it as much with all those tufts sticking out; we tried brushing him for about half hour one night to get as much as we could out, and he was tufty again the next day! He is one *fluffy* bunny (and he's just figured out how to use that cat door, little bugger).... ~ Ann -- http://www.angelfire.com/ca/bewtifulfreak |
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Jill McQuown wrote:
I've noticed when she rolls over on her back, she has grey (white-ish) fur on her belly. Her front paws also seem to be getting a tad lighter. Is my chubby gray cat going gray?! I do know cats sometimes change color a bit as they age, but I think it's usually a lot later. She might be going gray, but more likely, like someone else mentioned, it's a seasonal or undercoat thing. Ann -- http://www.angelfire.com/ca/bewtifulfreak |
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bewtifulfreak wrote:
Jill McQuown wrote: I've noticed when she rolls over on her back, she has grey (white-ish) fur on her belly. Her front paws also seem to be getting a tad lighter. Is my chubby gray cat going gray?! I do know cats sometimes change color a bit as they age, but I think it's usually a lot later. She might be going gray, but more likely, like someone else mentioned, it's a seasonal or undercoat thing. My mother had a black cat who turned a rusty orange-brown when she got older. I don't know if that's common or not. It looked like someone had left her out in the rain. Joyce |
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