Does anyone have an idea what kind of kitten this is? I believe the mother is all black so I am curious to know if it might be part Balinese and hopefully I would Does it appear to have an undercoat?
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Is This A Balinese Kitten?
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Does anyone have an idea what kind of kitten this is? I believe the mother is all black so I am curious to know if it might be part Balinese and hopefully I would Does it appear to have an undercoat?
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I think that the kitten is going to be solid black like mom- the white looks like a fever coat.
This article explains more about what a fever coat is: THE INDEFINABLE KITTEN COLOURS
This article explains more about what a fever coat is: THE INDEFINABLE KITTEN COLOURS
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Interesting. There was another in the litter that did look all black.
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Looks like you already got your answer, but I had a foster kitten a couple years ago with a fever coat. Here's a pic of him as a kitten and now as an adult:
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Looks like fever coat but don't worry it will fade
I agree with the other posters and whatever the lineage, this kitten is 100% adorable and deserving of a loving permanent home!
I did not know about the fever coat until I saw this beautiful kitten and then read the article suggested by
abyeb
, thank you!
abyeb
, thank you!
Well, slap me upside my head with a pipe made of lead . . . . .
That's fascinating!
And cute!
That's fascinating!
And cute!
*to say nothing of the fact that I've never heard of a Kinkalow Cat!*Well, slap me upside my head with a pipe made of lead . . . . .
That's fascinating!
And cute!
He was so cute I had to scream. So I did.
Yeah, that was my general reaction, too, and not least because there has been a cat in my life who looked a lot like that one, but I never knew the term, "Kinkalow".
I didn't know anything about fever coat until now, but I know my big blue guy had ghosting when he was still a kitten and I knew he was going to grow out of it. We had a girl before him change from white and cream to white with a deep heather color and a beautiful mask, so you never can quite tell with your kittens.
The pointed cats, especially, change quite a bit over time. Our beloved Sishya was almost all white with what looked like a faint mask around her eyes, a faint saddle, and a brown tail when she first found me. Over time, she darkened beautifully, and in her last year or so, she lightened up again.
