This story is about a charming black cat who gave birth to seven kittens. And these babies are the most unusual of all that you have ever seen, because instead of the usual color they are “wearing” silver coats!
Or rather, they were dressed. Because as the kittens grew, the color of their fur changed.)
It all started nine months ago when a rescue group in Los Angeles found a cat in desperate need of help.
“The owner of a mama cat contacted us after her cat ran away and became pregnant,” said Jacqueline DeAmore, co-founder of Friends for Life RescueNetwork.
Jacqueline offered to take the animal because her owners could not afford to keep a large number of cats.
In April 2017, the cat gave birth to seven adorable kittens with silver (gray) fur. This phenomenon is known as the "fever coat". The mother cat most likely had an infection or stress during pregnancy, which affected the color of the fur.
But the most important thing is that all the babies were healthy - the color of their coat did not affect their well-being.
“As we age, white hair falls out and its true color begins to show,” Jacqueline added.
The kittens kept asking for milk, so the mother did not have much free time - it was taken up by caring for her beloved children.
Tiny Ben had the lightest coat when he was born. Later it turned out that the adorable baby would be striped.)
Bright stripes began to stand out more and more on his body as he grew older.
And this baby's name is Penguin. The photo was taken a couple of weeks after birth.
He has been here for about a month now.
The kitten, named Venom, was born with a white body but black fur covering his head and paws.
As he got older, the light fur disappeared. Eventually he turned into a magnificent little panther.)
“All the newborns were boys - Magneto, Venom, Joker, Penguin, Lex Luthor, Bane and Riddler,” the volunteers said.
When the babies were five weeks old, the noble silver coat completely disappeared, and people could see their true color.
“All the kittens were adopted, and one of them, Joker, stayed with me. He was my personal assistant for three months,” Jacqueline said.
The kittens turned out to be extremely pleasant and affectionate.)
“Mom is amazing too! Now she has recovered quite well (previously the cat was very thin due to feeding seven kittens),” says Jacqueline.
A few months after they were born, their beautiful natural colors had completely finished developing!
