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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / July 2006Black cat that acts white......
We have a black cat that is all black on top, but if you brush his hair backwards (against the grain) his entire undercoat is white. people say this is "special" but im trying to figure out if this is special "YEAH SPECIAL" or special "YEAH HE EATS PASTE"....can anyone tell me what this "condition" is called? >We have a black cat that is all black on top, but if you brush his hair >backwards (against the grain) his entire undercoat is white. people say >this is "special" but im trying to figure out if this is special "YEAH >SPECIAL" or special "YEAH HE EATS PASTE"....can anyone tell me what >this "condition" is called? Most of the dark-furred cats that I have had over the years have had light undercoats, so I don't think the situation is all that rare. My current cat, Cinders, is a calico. She doesn't seem to have the light undercoat, but her skin color is very white, and, if you brush the hair against the grain, you can see the pale skin. Her ears are only thinly furred, so the pale skin shows through the fur, which looks odd.  SignatureJohn F. Eldredge -- john@jfeldredge.com PGP key available from http://pgp.mit.edu "Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all." -- Hypatia of Alexandria >>We have a black cat that is all black on top, but if you brush his hair >>backwards (against the grain) his entire undercoat is white. people say [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > thinly furred, so the pale skin shows through the fur, which looks > odd. Holly's skin is white and shows readily if she is brushed backwards, but the actual fur is coal black -- every part of her, with no hint of white or even "lighter" fur. MaryL This coat colour (in pedigrees) Is known as smoke' Marie in OZ >>>We have a black cat that is all black on top, but if you brush his hair >>>backwards (against the grain) his entire undercoat is white. people say [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > MaryL >>We have a black cat that is all black on top, but if you brush his hair >>backwards (against the grain) his entire undercoat is white. people say [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >thinly furred, so the pale skin shows through the fur, which looks >odd. Oh, I forgot to add, Cinders has a small area forward of each ear, symmetrical on the two sides, where the facial fur has become thin enough for the pale skin underneath to show through the fur. Last time I took her to the vet for a rabies shot and general checkup, the technician commented upon this, and the vet said, "Yes, that's feline pattern baldness." I hadn't heard this term before, but I suppose middle-aged cats can get a bit thin on top, just like middle-aged humans (it has certainly happened to me). I don't know Cinders exact age, as I am not her original slave, but I think she is about 11 years old. SignatureJohn F. Eldredge -- john@jfeldredge.com PGP key available from http://pgp.mit.edu "Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all." -- Hypatia of Alexandria > Oh, I forgot to add, Cinders has a small area forward of each ear, > symmetrical on the two sides, where the facial fur has become thin > enough for the pale skin underneath to show through the fur. Last > time I took her to the vet for a rabies shot and general checkup, the > technician commented upon this, and the vet said, "Yes, that's feline > pattern baldness." LOL! I don't know about other colors, but every black cat I've ever seen has this, no matter how old they are. The area right in front of their ears is sort of bald. I don't think this is "pattern baldness" since they seem to be born that way. Joyce > > Oh, I forgot to add, Cinders has a small area forward of each ear, > > symmetrical on the two sides, where the facial fur has become thin [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Joyce Every cat I've known the hair in front of their ears is thinner, I thought it must be normal for all cats. SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera) Cats leave pawprints on your heart. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk >Every cat I've known the hair in front of their ears is thinner, I thought >it must be normal for all cats. I think it is just more noticeable on black cats. Cats usually like to have that spot scritched. SignatureThe night is just the shadow of the Earth. >>Every cat I've known the hair in front of their ears is thinner, I thought >>it must be normal for all cats. > > I think it is just more noticeable on black cats. Cats usually like > to have that spot scritched. As with ALL cats, the term "usually" is relative. (Mine enjoy being scritched BEHIND the ears, but if a hand approaches that sensitive area in front, they're off my lap and half a room away!) > > Oh, I forgot to add, Cinders has a small area forward of each ear, > > symmetrical on the two sides, where the facial fur has become thin [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Joyce This has also been my experience, with all cats. It just shows up more on black cats because the white skin shows up so distinctly against the black fur. MaryL > > Oh, I forgot to add, Cinders has a small area forward of each ear, > > symmetrical on the two sides, where the facial fur has become thin [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Joyce My Siamese cats are all thin in front of their ears. Jo > I don't know about other colors, but every black cat I've ever seen > has this, no matter how old they are. The area right in front of their > ears is sort of bald. I don't think this is "pattern baldness" since > they seem to be born that way. FWIW, I think all cats have thin patches in front of their ears (and what fur there is, there, is slightly longer, to catch sound vibrations). Since a cat's skin color often follows the pattern of its fur (tabby cats usually have tabby skin, as well), the skin in front of the ears may not always be light colored, and if it's dark, it wouldn't be as noticeable. > We have a black cat that is all black on top, but if you brush his hair > backwards (against the grain) his entire undercoat is white. people say > this is "special" but im trying to figure out if this is special "YEAH > SPECIAL" or special "YEAH HE EATS PASTE"....can anyone tell me what > this "condition" is called? Sir Thomas was a tuxedo kitty, but his undercoat was white under the black part, too. Someone told me that was called "smoke". > > We have a black cat that is all black on top, but if you brush his hair > > backwards (against the grain) his entire undercoat is white. people say [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > under the black part, too. Someone told me that was called > "smoke". Thanks so much for your answers!, i have also had people call it grizzly, like grizzly bear, They said that grizzly bears hair was exactly the same way and they where called Grizzly because of this "feature" however i think this person is also full of ...... Thanks for the answer ... (smoke) define grizzly (one of them) = grey: showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair; "whose beard with age is hoar"-Coleridge; "nodded his hoary head"
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