Scrappy was born a black cat, now turning white due to vitiligo.Meet Scrappy the cat! This 17 year old cat has some extraordinary markings. He is now a black and white cat but when he was born he was completely black.
According to Scrappy's Facebook page: "Scrappy was born in 1997 as a black cat and only a few years ago he started turning white (maybe vitiligo) and has ended up with this extraordinary pattern."
Scrappy is perfectly healthy for his age. He started getting white spots on his fur when he was 7 years old.
Vitiligo is extremely rare in cats. Scrappy was born to a litter of five. He has this unusually beautiful camouflage markings, but the color changing seems to have slowed down a bit according to Scrappy's page.
Scrappy is a healthy and happy cat.
Vitiligo is very rare in cats. When it happens, it is most easily seen on black cats.
Rolling on his back, ready for a belly rub!
Scrappy developed a patch of white fur when he was 7 years old. Now he looks absolutely stunning with his camouflage markings!
Watch Scrappy in action!
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Scrappy is now 18 years old.
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But he's still a kitten at heart!
Photo: Scrappy @seniorscrappy
He's magnificent!
Photo: Scrappy @seniorscrappy
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