My daughter hasa black long haired male cat. He was a stray so we don't know his age. This cat is turning gray. He now is about 40% white. I never heard of animals turning gray. Anyone have this experience?
My Tomu's mommy is also black smoke. Also all of my cats would be "white" if they were shaved (they are silver too).Originally Posted by Feralvr
Magilla, my feral kitten is eight months now, and she is a long-haired black with a pure WHITE undercoat!!! Just gorgeous when she moves about, you can see the white undercoat as she moves. Interesting to me. I found out that is called Black Smoke??? If she were to get shaved, she would be white. Isn't that unique?
This might be a dumb question... but, if I were to ever shave Magilla, she would be white, would she grow back the black tips??? In other words, what color would grow out??? Would she still grow out black with the white undercoat again? I would not shave Magilla, she has a gorgeous coat, I was just wondering....Originally Posted by NorthernGlow
My Tomu's mommy is also black smoke. Also all of my cats would be "white" if they were shaved (they are silver too).
eta: smoke=silver
She should grow back the black tips but the coat might look different after that (more black or more silver, maybe uneven). I've never shaved any of my cats but plucked out a small matt out of Luna and later noticed that when she grew new hair, that small spot had black tips when the rest of her coat has more like seal brown tipping. (She is a seal silver shaded point, in some registries black silver shaded point. Same thing genetically). During the very hot summer I trimmed Luna's and Utu's tummy hair short with scissors, but that didn't change anything as their bellies are silver without black patterns.Originally Posted by Feralvr
This might be a dumb question... but, if I were to ever shave Magilla, she would be white, would she grow back the black tips??? In other words, what color would grow out??? Would she still grow out black with the white undercoat again? I would not shave Magilla, she has a gorgeous coat, I was just wondering....
I used to have a long-haired pure black that I would shave periodically to help with shedding. She would get the lion cut.
Thanks, I would not want to shave her, as I will keep her brushed daily. I would be worried if she did get shaved, a "funky" looking coat color would grow in, not all black and not all white..... Would be interesting thoughOriginally Posted by NorthernGlow
She should grow back the black tips but the coat might look different after that (more black or more silver, maybe uneven). I've never shaved any of my cats but plucked out a small matt out of Luna and later noticed that when she grew new hair, that small spot had black tips when the rest of her coat has more like seal brown tipping. (She is a seal silver shaded point, in some registries black silver shaded point. Same thing genetically). During the very hot summer I trimmed Luna's and Utu's tummy hair short with scissors, but that didn't change anything as their bellies are silver without black patterns.
I just remember that my black, DSH, Sherman (gone, but the sweet boy is not resting in peace as he haunts me) had this white undercoat, too. I loved it.Originally Posted by Feralvr
Magilla, my feral kitten is eight months now, and she is a long-haired black with a pure WHITE undercoat!!! Just gorgeous when she moves about, you can see the white undercoat as she moves.
I have noticed that Magilla's face is getting more white hairs throughout too!! Very strange, I wonder what color she will finish. Her hair is about two inches long and from the skin to about 1/2 way up the hair shaft is pure white!!! The the other half is pure black!!Originally Posted by bastetservant
I just remember that my black, DSH, Sherman (gone, but the sweet boy is not resting in peace as he haunts me) had this white undercoat, too. I loved it.
Robin
Yes, a black cat whose hair has roots that are white is called a black smoke, if he/she were grey it would be grey smoke and a red cat would be red smoke. They are not rare but not all that common either. It would not be the undercoat that is white but each hair would be white at the roots with rest of the shaft being the other color.Magilla, my feral kitten is eight months now, and she is a long-haired black with a pure WHITE undercoat!!! Just gorgeous when she moves about, you can see the white undercoat as she moves. Interesting to me. I found out that is called Black Smoke??? If she were to get shaved, she would be white. Isn't that unique?
Also, on her face, and it is so cute, where her whiskers come out she is turning a bit white/grey there and it gives her the cutest looking cheeks and face. And, on her face/head she is getting some stray white hairs too!! I wonder what color she will change out to be if any? But, I am noticing more white/grey hairs appearing on her face as she gets older.
I have never seen a cat with dark skin but I have seen Sphinxes with blotched skin, sort of pinkish-grey with darker grey patches.One of my totally black cats, Lulu, who lived to be over 18, had her whiskers - by her nose, eyes, and ears - turn white when she got old. Her fur didn't though.
We had a black kitten in the shelter a few months ago who had white hair sprinkled throughout his coat. Sort of "salt and pepper" though still definitely a black cat overall.
I have or have had 7 black cats, and I believe all of them had/have very white skin. Does anyone know if there are black cats with dark skin? Do most/all cats have that white skin?
Robin
She would grow back the same hair she had before. I have a silver Persian and sometimes she gets so matted I can't get all the mats out so she gets a haircut. All the fur comes back the same as before. At first she looks almost white with no shading whatsoever, her fur is kind of grey streaky in different colors of grey. As the hair gets longer it gets darker at the ends but only to the extend that it was before the haircut, so once it's all back to its proper length her coloring is back to what it was before, with all the streaks in the previous places.
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This might be a dumb question... but, if I were to ever shave Magilla, she would be white, would she grow back the black tips??? In other words, what color would grow out??? Would she still grow out black with the white undercoat again? I would not shave Magilla, she has a gorgeous coat, I was just wondering....
Originally Posted by NorthernGlow
My Tomu's mommy is also black smoke. Also all of my cats would be "white" if they were shaved (they are silver too).
eta: smoke=silver
I used to have a long-haired pure black that I would shave periodically to help with shedding. She would get the lion cut.