
The other kitten is definitely getting lighter on the chest, stomach, upper legs, and sides! So much so it looks gray and not even a muted black. It's pretty faint, but there way more than any of the other kittens that have a "ghost tabby" pattern, but it seems more like they are showing up more as she grows rather than her changing color significantly. The bi colored (black and white) kitten above, is starting to get more obvious tabby markings oddly enough, but is a mute looking black with deeper black stripes. I just wanted to be sure nothing was wrong with her! The others are so fluffy and dark, her fur is short, a little sparse in spots but is there, and more rough/coarse compared to the others. I don't know the relation with the fever coat and breed, or what genes cause it, and what the requirements are, etc. Possible the father could be a Russian Blue perhaps or a mix because he does have dark green eyes, but I doubt it. All black Thanks for the info, I had no idea a "fever coat" is a thing, it looks pretty interesting! The kittens parents both seem like the average kitty, dad is blue/gray, stubby and has green eyes, mom is a tiny mackerel tabby with white spots and yellow eyes. Kitten in question at a few days old, you can see she has a few bald spots, which are now gone. Tabbies are often thought of as a breed, but their characteristic markings are a coat pattern that can appear in different breeds with a surprising amount of variation. I will post higher quality pictures showing the differences when I can, but for now these are what I have! The father is a smoke, the mother is a mackerel tabby. In cats, grey coats come in a range of hues, from very light silvery grey to deep slate blue. I guess my question is, are these two kittens going to darken back up, are they going to lighten up? Is it because they are "smoke" kittens? I'm not sure. The stripes on them have started becoming more obvious.

Over the past two weeks, two of those black kittens (a boy and girl) have become an even darker black, very solid, very sleek yet still so fluffy! Which is what I expected.īut the other two (two girls, one has white patches) have gone from dark black to a very "muted" black! They seem a dark dark "blue/gray" all over, except the center of the back. Realistic Grey Tabby Cat Kitten Collectible Figurine Amazing Detailed Glass Eyes Hand Painted Resin Life Size 10 inch Shorthair Figurine Perfect for Cat. They were all born a sleek black, where you could see on three of them very faint tabby stripes as you can with a lot of black cats and kittens.
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Now here comes the part I'm not familiar with! I thought black kitties only got darker! Download White and Gray Tabby Cat in Dark Background free stock photo in high resolution from Pexels This is just one of many great free stock photos about. stock photo, images and stock photography. Wild animal on hunt, catch your own food. Three were born "solid" black, one black and white, but the black was still a solid black. Picture of Dark grey tabby cat in the high dry grass on the field. Black stripes ranging from coal black to brownish on a background of brown to gray.

This is about three kittens in particular. Distinct color patterns with one color predominating. As some may know, my cat Buttons just had six beautiful kittens two weeks ago today
