I adopted a stray male cat 3 months ago. His fur was creamy, off-white overall. Suddenly it started changing to yellow stripes, and now he's mostly yellow everywhere. What happened?
2006-09-19 13:22:49 · 13 answers · asked by hellokittyangel1999 4 in Pets ➔ Cats
The cat is approx. 3 years old, and the color change happened in a matter of 3 months.
2006-09-19 13:29:25 · update #1
Well, that sounds a bit extreme from what I've seen, but I can tell you that lack of nutrition will make them look less than gorgeous. When we adopted our male, he was so malnourished that his white fur was a yellow color, and his orange tiger markings were more of a buff color. Now he's bright white and orange. (And he was 2 when we adopted him last year, so it wasn't the maturing of a kitten.)
2006-09-19 15:30:05 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
How old was he when you got him? Some cats as they age change colors. Also, I have noticed that some cats also change marking in different seasons. One other possibility is that you said he was a stray when you got him, the sun could have bleached his coat and as he shed, the true colors were able to show through.
2006-09-19 20:27:14 · answer #2 · answered by Mistress Sakura 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well... If he was young Then he probably shed off his kitten coat and got his adult coat. If hes an older cat he might just have started shedding and is getting his winter coat (which may or may not be a different color) It works that way with some animals
2006-09-19 20:31:20 · answer #3 · answered by Rebecca L 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well my friend she had a breed of cat at first they were like gray then they turned orange or it could be the other way around but some cats change color even mine first she was all gray no she is a shiny gray with black strips trust me it is ok lot of cats do that
2006-09-19 20:27:32 · answer #4 · answered by kitty_power100 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As cats age they tend to change colors. Just accept him for who he is. And good job for helping an animal in need.
2006-09-19 20:29:03 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
if he was a kitten then its normal to have their colors become more pronouced as they grow, my kittens colorings are all different form when they were younger. If he was not a baby then I do not know.
2006-09-19 20:28:10 · answer #6 · answered by miss_jennifer79 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yellow was probably his natural color all along, and now that he's healthier, his coat's healthier, too.
2006-09-19 20:54:27 · answer #7 · answered by GreenEyedLilo 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
my dog did that.. he was a sable color and at around 4 mos old or so he turned a beautiful red fawn ..
2006-09-19 20:33:36 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
ur cat may have changed by eating something alot
2006-09-19 20:28:55 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
how old was he and if he was a kitten then he prolly grew into his coat...
2006-09-19 20:27:08 · answer #10 · answered by Vegetarian Pride 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋