What Color Is My Kitten?

[Mmabryxo]

Can someone tell me what color my kitten is? Her ears are black and feet are also and tail and face but she gray on body!

And will she be long haired or short she is a polydactyl!

 

[Furballsmom]

Oh wow, what a beautiful, awesome cat!!
I'd guess that fur length might be it for her, but I of course don't know for certain.
I don't know about the color with those darker points....

 

[Kieka]

I think the most likely answer is a fever coat. This page Chronicles a fever coat in another kitten, Fever Coat: What is it?. Basically, it's when the mom cat has a fever and it impacts the pigment depositing in the babies fur. As they grow and their kitten coat sheds they will grow in fully pigmented fur. She most likely will be solid black by 9 months old.

There is a chance is a black smokek but with how dark she is on her legs and head compared to body I think it is less likely.

 

[Willowy]

She'll be pure black when her fur grows out. That's called a fever coat and it can happen if the mama cat was sick or the kitten had a fever at an early age. Enjoy it while it lasts! It's definitely cool looking.

I think she'll be shorthaired but a plush shorthair not sleek.

 

[DreamerRose]

She's adorable! Too bad the color won't stay; it's very pretty. Looks like a fever coat to me, too. Check back in with us in nine months and tell us if she's pure black.

 

[Mmabryxo]

I will do in the light she has some stripes on her so it’s kind weird! And her legs are black but have that gray color like mixed in it!

 

[Mmabryxo]

That’s her

 

[Mmabryxo]

This is her brother

 

[Mmabryxo]

This is her brother

Both her brothers looked like each other she different

 

[DreamerRose]

Yes, he's a tuxedo, called that because it looks like he's wearing one. He's just as cute as she is.

All black cats have some striping in bright light, like sunlight. I can see the M on her forehead, very typical. Here's picture of Mingo in the sun.

 

[Mmabryxo]

Yes, he's a tuxedo, called that because it looks like he's wearing one. He's just as cute as she is.

All black cats have some striping in bright light, like sunlight. I can see the M on her forehead, very typical. Here's picture of Mingo in the sun.

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It’s just weird how can one kitten be fever coat and not the other two? She has gray on her legs just doesn’t show much.

 

[Mmabryxo]

Khloe is 12 weeks turning 13 on 7th! Her coat has changed a lot can anyone tell me what those colors mean on her undercoat?

 

[Jayne89]

Khloe is 12 weeks turning 13 on 7th! Her coat has changed a lot can anyone tell me what those colors mean on her undercoat?

It does look similar to fever coat are her roots light or getting darker? I have a 3 week old smoke kitten (I think) she has no grey on top like yours but silver on her face and belly.

 

[Mmabryxo]

That’s the best I could get she won’t let me

 

[Jayne89]

That’s the best I could get she won’t let me

Do you know what colour her parents were thats normally a good indication of what colour she could be?

 

[Mmabryxo]

I do not know at all. All I know is her mother was a polydactyl. Women was quite weird. And when I got her she told me she was 7 weeks would be 8 next day. Come find out from my vet she was 5 weeks. She very tiny.all I know is she has these long hairs on her back that have white tips.

 

[Jayne89]

I do not know at all. All I know is her mother was a polydactyl. Women was quite weird. And when I got her she told me she was 7 weeks would be 8 next day. Come find out from my vet she was 5 weeks. She very tiny.all I know is she has these long hairs on her back that have white tips.

If the face tail and legs are darker I would say it's fever coat it doesn't always effect all the litter so that's why her brothers do not have it. Unfortunately some people sell kittens with fever coat as some rare colour and with a higher price tag.

 

[Mmabryxo]

I got her free! I think lady just wanted get rid of her. I don’t care what she is. As long as she happy and healthy.

 

[Jayne89]

I got her free! I think lady just wanted get rid of her. I don’t care what she is. As long as she happy and healthy.

She is very lucky you resuced her and she looks like a lovely girl I love black cats! This is one of mine out of a litter of 3.

 

[Mmabryxo]

Awww so beautiful. She is pure terror I love her though I lost my male yorkie a year ago and this has helped since his passing. He was only 4 pounds. Here is a picture of him and another picture of her coat.