Cri Goes Rogue – Sept. 30, 2026

photo of a twelve week old black kitten with a dusting of white hairs.
My dive into the Cat Coat Color Genetics rabbit hole began when Binx began growing a dusting of white hairs. Most are on her face and neck, but they are all over her. Most likely when they shed they will be replaced with black hairs.

Commentary by Christy Solo

Over the past couple of weeks Binx has started sprouting some white hairs. Okay, a LOT of white hairs.

Wondering if these would be temporary or permanent, I hit the internet to explore cat coat genetics.

I’ll pause here to say – Don’t do this. Just…don’t.

Cat coat color genetics are the rabbit hole of all rabbit holes. It’s more than enough to learn that individualcat hairs can be striped…

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