Due to a strange condition, a cat has completely changed the color of his coat

February 25, 2019

While he was a black-haired cat, a year after he was born, he became almost all white.

Nicole Böhm rescued a pair of cats, a white and a black, who lived in an abandoned farmhouse in Germany few years ago. Elli She was the black cat, but things started to change a year after she was born.

The woman accidentally found two kittens hidden in the corner of a barn. At that time, they were only four months old and in poor condition. She knew that they needed medical attention quickly because they had mites and ear infections. I was sure that without their help, the kittens would not last long. "It hurts to see them suffer, so I took them both," he counted.

The kittens were incredibly beautiful with black and white fur and had wonderful personalities. For that, Nicole decided to name them "Elli" and "Rosie." With a lot of love and care, the sisters were badfed and quickly they became two strong and healthy kittens.

However, one day, the woman noticed something strange in the jacket Elli. There, where his coat was black and strong, some white hair spots had appeared.

Since then, his appearance began to change as more and more plates continued to form throughout his fur. Insecure and frightened by the condition of Elli, Böhm He took her to the vet to find out what might be causing these marks.

"He had a tuxedo fur like his sister.Nothing unusual The change started about a year after birth.It was just a little white spot at the back.I did not know why. so I took her to the vet. "badured the woman.

He was bullied, found a cat in the same state and his life changed forever.

Elli was diagnosed with vitiligo, A strange condition that causes a loss of pigmentation, which leads to white spots on the skin and hair. Although sometimes related to other medical problems, the cat was in perfect health.

The vitiligo This occurs when the patches of skin or fur lose their pigment. This condition forfecta at 0.5-2% of the general population in humans and is even rarer in animalssince all animals, from cat to horse, can develop it.

But what started as some white spots on the cat's body, Soon, it became something singularly beautiful. In the following months, white spots continued to form on all the fur in his tuxedo.

This condition did not cause any physical damage to Elli but that only gave him more unique features and added more adorablidad. "Her personality is the same, as always, it does not matter to her, she is as cute, charming and playful as the first day," indicated Nicole