I had a cat like that once. All white with just a couple black blotches on his back, but for some reason ONLY black pads. Always wondered what determines that relative to the fur colors.
Totally normal. My dog has mixed colors on his paw pads and his front toenails are black while his back ones are white with little white toe tips like socks.
😂 to be fair she did have some other gunk around her nose, but definitely thought I was overstepping regardless.
She was monitoring me closely in this picture because I had just returned from a multi day work trip… so pretty sure she believed my dumbass got lost and required supervision.
It's wild how it develops as they age. Neither of my orange cats had any black on their mouths when they were kittens, but they both have black spots. Plus, those spots keep growing.
The skin of the mouth blew my mind, my cat had horrible dental disease when we adopted her and I thought the weird gray skin in her lips/gums was part of it. Turns out no, and now she is 9 teeth down and rubs her gums on everything while drooling. We love her <3
My boy has a rather large black dot on the roof of his mouth! Also part of his nose and all toes have black. It's adorable. I love asymmetrical markings.
I’m not on other social media, but it was crazy to watch the transition on here from shunning Munchkin breeding to tacitly promoting it. I see Munchkins hit r/all on the various “cute” subs (including this one) with no signs of mod stickying any comments about it’s horrible to support these breeders. So I view a supposed sub that cares about cats as complicit every time one of these posts hits the front page.
At least we’re past the early years of every one of the owners suspiciously claiming they “adopted” it.
I know... leave it to the first time cat owner to pick an inhumane breed. Still a cute kitten! But the sensationalization of munchkin cats are really filling homes with cats with spinal and joint issues and a world of health problems when there are thousands of perfectly healthy cats in shelters.
That is correct, it is not normal. It is a munchkin cat, bred for cuteness and given health problems as a result. I don’t know OP’s story so I won’t judge, but please don’t praise or encourage the breading of munchkin cats.
Yes the paw coloration is normal. However, it looks like the cat may be a munchkin cat. Munchkin cats have a lot of issues (allegedly, I've just heard through the grapevine) and are generally seen as a bad thing to perpetuate. Make sure you get your cat fixed!
I'll also get ahead of it, cats have nipples. A lot of posts ask if they're normal, they are.
Its just pigmentation. If there was fur there it would be gray, and the pink portion would be white. Her skin will be patchy in the same pattern as her fur colors.
Pinto beans are normal. Also if you find a bump on their belly look for more; It's probably just a nipple. (We see a lot of nipple identification questions.) Lol
Def normal cats have different colors on their feet just like any other part of their bodies this is my calicos feet her name is actually jelly bean because her feet remind me of jelly belly jelly beans
Perfectly normal. A cat's skin color (including the beans) will be pigmented based on their fur color. Cats with black or grey fur will have dark skin in the areas that are that color. Orange or white cats will have pink skin. Cats with mixed fur colors will have mixed skin colors.
That is just pigmentation. For instance, have you noticed how the gums or the roof of the mouth of dogs and cats will often have a combination of pink and brown colors?
Same thing can happen to paw pads. It is not a bruise.
Is it normal for kitty's paws beans being so friggin cute you want to chew on them!? NOM NOM NOM NOM nom nom. (ok don't put cat's paws in your mouth, gross) Pro tip!: Apologize to kitty constantly. I don't know why it works but I'm convinced. My kid told me I have to apologize, and once I started listening and apologizing kitties love you more. It doesn't need to make sense and you don't have to believe me, just do it. Scoop up kitty and squeeeeze!
Yes, their skin can have all kinds of different color variants and that is completely normal. But at the first vet visit ask any questions you have. It's sweet you care so much to ask. Good luck with your new kitten.
Those "lumps" on your kittens belly are nipples. Their fur is supposed to be sparse in front of the ears, it's their main pheromone release area. That pad and claw half way up their leg is their thumb. And yes, your kitty is the greatest kitty to ever exist.
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