What do you call a cat with markings like this?

[True Dough]

[KarenS]

1. Beautiful. nt

[Drum]

2. Oreo Blizzard.

[Think. Again.]

3. Gorgeous.

[wendyb-NC]

13. Yes, really gorgeous

[blm]

4. Sir

[Think. Again.]

18. 🏆

[OldBaldy1701E]

32. Yup. Exactly what I thought when I saw it! (n/t)

[pat_k]

5. One headline called the car a "marble beauty"

https://www.boredpanda.com/senior-black-white-cat-vitiligo-scrappy/

. . .
The cat’s coat pattern started getting white when he was 7-years-old. Most likely, this is due to vitiligo, a genetic mutation that is extremely rare in cats.
. . .

[SWBTATTReg]

6. Wow. Such neat coloration. I haven't seen anything like this.

[3catwoman3]

7. I've never seen a cat like that until this picture.

I wonder if this is photoshopped.

[soldierant]

35. Probably not. It can happen to a black cat with vitiligo

And apparently the article about thr cat said he was black anbd then started getting white patches. That's how vitiligo works. Humans can also get vitiligo, BTW.

[MN2theMax]

8. Stunning!

Have never seen that coloration before.

[3catwoman3]

9. Vitiligo - how interesting. This disorder of color-producing cells...

...occurs in about 1% of humans.

https://www.google.com/search?q=incidence+of+vitiligo+in+cats&sca_esv=d674af110d3d1eb5&rlz=1C1FGUR_enUS1082US1082&sxsrf=ADLYWIJl_6VJ6kWQ8gY1KmkPehWWC533QA%3A1723513941657

[magicarpet]

10. Marbleized Poodycat

Quite unique coloration.
Sassy expression.

[BlueGreenLady]

11. A Tortie.

or a Tortoise Shell cat. I've got one with a white tip on her tail. She's lovely!

[wendyb-NC]

12. Chocolate Chip

[debm55]

14. Absolutely beautiful

[Hermit-The-Prog]

15. Alien invader.

[Polly Hennessey]

16. The feline twin to DUer George McGovern's dog Shadow.

[DJ Synikus Makisimus]

17. Wow! Minnesota winter camouflage?

In my family, cats are always black. I'd make an exception for one of those.

[soldierant]

36. Well, she was black.

I would never imagine you abandoning a black cat for having vitiligo.

[jmowreader]

19. From the look on her face, "permanently pissed off"

[sakabatou]

20. Cookies 'n' Cream

In actuality, this is probably a regular black cat with vitiligo.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

21. "Fierce". . . . . .nt

[Figarosmom]

22. Special ..nt

[Niagara]

23. His name was Scrappy and he was a black cat with vitiligo

Scrappy crossed the Rainbow Bridge in April of 2017.


Here's an interesting article if anyone want to read it. He sure was handsome with his marble colors!

https://www.boredpanda.com/senior-black-white-cat-vitiligo-scrappy/

[True Dough]

24. You're a wealth of information, Niagara

19 years is a good life for a cat!

[Niagara]

25. Thank you, True!

That's because I always have to debunk "facts" off of Facebook.

One time this cool cat Scrappy was involved in one of my debunking journey.

[Judi Lynn]

27. Beautiful. It was wonderful seeing the photos. What an amazing cat. His human friends were lucky to know him!

Thank you for sharing his pictures.

Everyone who saw him will always remember him.

[Niagara]

28. It's my pleasure to share with my DU family, Judi Lynn!

[Niagara]

31. Yes, I already provided the article about Scrappy from Bored Panda

[quaint]

33. So sorry! I thought the FB post was by the owner. My mistake.

[Niagara]

34. It's perfectly okay, quaint. I promise!

I tread carefully in Facebook since there's so-called "facts" are interestingly inaccurate and wrong. I think that it actually increases the amount of gray hair that's coming in on my scalp. LOL!


I like you and never had a problem with you, so you're all good in my book!

[Dan]

26. Lon Cheany (sic), the wolf man..

[Doc_Technical]

29. Granite