Question for breeders of pointed cats

[arlyn]

Siamese, Himi, etc.

Not actually a breed question, as this is in regard to a pointed moggie, but...

At what age is the darkening of the points considered 'finished' usually?
Ivory is 6 months old now.
When I got her as a 2 month old, she appeared to have a seal mask, and front legs, chocolate hind legs and a blue-lynx tail.
Now she has a beautiful, symetrical seal mask, seal mits on all 4 paws, but chocolate stockings and her tail appears chocolate now as well.

Aside from some very faint marbeling on her flanks, she has maintained an ivory/cream colored coat like a baby.

Do points continue to darken, or can I expect her points to be 'set' once she loses her baby coat in a few months?

 

[qit el-remel]

AFAIK, pointed cats continue to darken...well, pretty much throughout their lives.

-Qit

 

[arlyn]

I know overall they continue to darken.
Was more curious about when the points are settled and are the basic color that they will remain.
Or 1 year old seal point moggie is most definitely seal point and was most definitely seal point when we got her @10 months.
Her overall color is a nice toasted caramel.

Our RB Seal point Siamese was 17 and had darkened a lot almost no mask, just a black head legs and tail on an almost dark chocolate coat.

This is all just simple curiosity mind you, since this kitten's points have gone through a few color changes in the last 4 months.
From what I remember when my family kept Siamese, this doesn't happen with them.

So I'm thinking the color changes are due in part to her unknown ancestery?

 

[artistry]

Hi - we have Seal lynx Point Bengals and I know we have a male that is almost 2 - he is fully colored now but did not start coloring until he was 1 year old. We have a one year old that just started also. If I had to guess I would say before they are two years, but it varies.

 

[arlyn]

Thank you!

That helps a bunch.
I've actually been enjoying all of her color changes, it's all kind of novel to me.

 

[luvmybirmans]

I've also been told that points can darken depending on body heat. Apparently, if the cat regularly sleeps near a cold window or a place where there is a consistent cold draft, that part of the body that is exposed will actually darken.

 

[sharky]

My snowshoe didnt finish darkening till about 36 months