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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / August 2004One white whisker
Dear Martha is a curious kitty. A tortie, she has a dark face with dark whiskers to match. All except one, which is snow white. And not to be outdone, her new little adopted sister Sophie has a gorgeous shiny all-black (Kiwi rugby fans pls note!) coat, save for two tiny patches of white on her back and flank. Only about 2 or 3 hairs each, but again, pure white - you have to be very close to her to even see them. I say, "Vive la difference!" Do any of your kitties have colouration quirks along these lines??? At first glance, Weeble is all-black, but he has 2 pure white hairs on his throat, and a patch of about 5 on his right elbow - not to mention the bunches you can't see on his belly: one near his left 'armpit' and between his back legs.  SignatureThe ONE and ONLY lefthanded-pathetic-paranoid-psychotic-sarcastic-wiseass-ditzy former-blonde in Bloomington! (And proud of it, too)? email me at nalee1964 (at) insightbb (dot) com http://community.webshots.com/user/mgcmdjeep > Dear Martha is a curious kitty. A tortie, she has a dark face with > dark whiskers to match. All except one, which is snow white. And not [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > them. I say, "Vive la difference!" Do any of your kitties have > colouration quirks along these lines??? > Dear Martha is a curious kitty. A tortie, she has a dark face with > dark whiskers to match. All except one, which is snow white. And not [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > them. I say, "Vive la difference!" Do any of your kitties have > colouration quirks along these lines??? A couple of my white cats hat tiny patches of black fur on the top of their heads, but they disappeared as the cat matured. > A couple of my white cats hat tiny patches of black fur on the top of > their heads, but they disappeared as the cat matured. My white Mikey had three black stripes on his head as a tiny kitten, but they faded until when he was full-grown they were entirely gone. ------ Krista > > A couple of my white cats hat tiny patches of black fur on the top of > > their heads, but they disappeared as the cat matured. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > ------ > Krista My white cat, Fuzzbox, had grey markings in the shape of a W between his ears. They faded completely by the time he was about nine months old. Jeanette >Dear Martha is a curious kitty. A tortie, she has a dark face with >dark whiskers to match. All except one, which is snow white. Speckles is like that too. All black whiskers but one. It gives her a slightly "cockeyed" look!!! Jeanne > them. I say, "Vive la difference!" Do any of your kitties have > colouration quirks along these lines??? Fez and Rufous (orange and white) have all white whiskers, except for one. In both of them, the top whisker closest to the nose on their right side is black! I pointed that out to TED yesterday and she was very surprised about it. They are littermates after all... :) SignatureVictor Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam here: uce@ftc.gov Email me here: pistorLITTER@BOXaustin.rr.com I had a calico that had all white whiskers - even though 1/4 of her face was black - but upon closer inspection, one whisker in the black area was black - all the rest were white! SignatureThe ONE and ONLY lefthanded-pathetic-paranoid-psychotic-sarcastic-wiseass-ditzy former-blonde in Bloomington! (And proud of it, too)? email me at nalee1964 (at) insightbb (dot) com http://community.webshots.com/user/mgcmdjeep > > them. I say, "Vive la difference!" Do any of your kitties have > > colouration quirks along these lines??? [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > side is black! I pointed that out to TED yesterday and she was very > surprised about it. They are littermates after all... :) >Dear Martha is a curious kitty. A tortie, she has a dark face with >dark whiskers to match. All except one, which is snow white. And not [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >them. I say, "Vive la difference!" Do any of your kitties have >colouration quirks along these lines??? Sheba, tortie, has only two primary whiskers, one on each side, that are snow white. But sometimes she has only one, as they molt at different times. Right now one is growing back in and only half size. The other whiskers are black. the white ones give her a peculiar look, making me think of Fu manchu or someething. Many years ago I used to have an all-black cat except for 5 white hairs on the very tip of her tail. -- CATherine Vino is kind of a diluted orange which fades gradually to cream under the chin and on the tummy. His whiskers are cream, except one whisker which is cream on the front and dark on the back. It really stands out, especially when looking at him from behind. Also, Vino's paw pads, nose and mouth are all pink, except that the older he gets, the more dark spots he's getting on his lips. He's 6 now, so I wonder how dark his mouth will be in a few more years? -- Britta Sandpaper kisses, a cuddle and a purr. I have an alarm clock that's covered in fur! Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album > Dear Martha is a curious kitty. A tortie, she has a dark face with > dark whiskers to match. All except one, which is snow white. And not [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > them. I say, "Vive la difference!" Do any of your kitties have > colouration quirks along these lines??? >Also, Vino's paw pads, nose and mouth are all pink, except that the older he >gets, the more dark spots he's getting on his lips. He's 6 now, so I wonder >how dark his mouth will be in a few more years? >-- >Britta Oh, Yoda has those mouth freckles. Lentigo? Is that the word? Or something like that. Yo isn't really orange, he's more like, beige or cream, but I hear orange cats usually get them. I was glad to find out they're perfectly normal and benign. Sherry > >Also, Vino's paw pads, nose and mouth are all pink, except that the older he > >gets, the more dark spots he's getting on his lips. He's 6 now, so I wonder [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > cats usually get them. I was glad to find out they're perfectly normal and > benign. Oh, I never even considered the possibility that they could be a problem. I'm glad to hear that they are ok though. I always figured they were like age spots on the back of people's hands. -- Britta Sandpaper kisses, a cuddle and a purr. I have an alarm clock that's covered in fur! Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album > Dear Martha is a curious kitty. A tortie, she has a dark face with > dark whiskers to match. All except one, which is snow white. And not [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > them. I say, "Vive la difference!" Do any of your kitties have > colouration quirks along these lines??? My tortie cat Toffee has all black whiskers except one. It bugs my DH for some reason. I think it's cute. Signature-Kelly kelly at farringtons dot net www.kelltek.com Check out www.snittens.com > > Dear Martha is a curious kitty. A tortie, she has a dark face with > > dark whiskers to match. All except one, which is snow white. And not [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > some reason. I think it's cute. > -Kelly I think a solitary white whisker shows uniqueness, a good thing in cat or a human. Martha's dark and light tortie blotches are all over the place, which gives her a permanent smirk. When our vet first saw her, he said, "Ah. An asymmetrical cat!" |
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