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Is a black smoke cat rare?

I was surprised when I learned that smoke is considered rare, since I had a cat growing up who was born in a friend’s barn and was very clearly a black smoke. I don’t remember anyone thinking her coat color was unusual at the time. We also had her littermate who was solid black.

Are all black cats black with white hair?

Both their noses, and pads, are black .. both even have black patterns on their pink tongues. However, each of them do have a stray white or silver hair here and there in their fur. I think they are – most black cats seem to have at least a few white hairs on their chests or bellies.

What does a smoke longhair cat look like?

Smoke longhair cats often have almost entirely white fur in their mane or on other body parts where the fur is longer. The face of a smoke cat often looks like if the cat has some white powder on it, which can give a shiny effect. Smoke can also make the overall coat color look paler and colder.

Is a black smoke tabby cat rare?

I also have a black smoke tabby, though she looks like a plain black cat. Persian cat. It is not a rare color in purebred Persian cats. My husband found a kitten at the dealership where he works where its surrounded by fields and industrial area.

How rare is a black smoke coat?

You have heard from several sources that Black Smoke coat was a rare shade in the general cat population. And it can be seen randomly because every color has to finally show up so that they can be bred into a cat breed. Take the Cornish Rex for example.

Can a black smoke cat appear randomly?

I had seen from various sources that Black Smoke was a rare color in the random cat population but it makes sense that it CAN appear randomly since all colors have to eventually appear in order for them to be bred into a breed. Like the Cornish Rex for instance, randomly some barn cat had a cat with curly hair and boom we have the start of a breed.

How old are cats when they get random white hairs?

They’ve all got the random white hairs and all are increasing with age (they range from 16 months to 8 years old). My white and black cat has white hairs sprinkled through her black splodges.

What are the white hairs on a tabby cat called?

Our Billy started out sort of as a tabby but eventually turned into a true tuxedo and as he got older his fur developed a brown cast to it. Those white hairs are called Angel Kisses. I don’t remember why. My little black cat has them, too. She also has a secret white spot, from reading this thread, seems like many black cats do.

What kind of cat is a smoke Longhair?

Smoke is heaviest degree of marking in silver cats. Unlike tipped and shaded cats, smoke cats are genetically solid (non-agouti) colour, not tabby, cats. The pale undercolour is reduced to a small band near the hair root. A smoke longhair often appears to be solid coloured with a pale ruff or frill.

Are smoke shorthair cats smoke tabbies?

Shorthaired solid colour cats tend to have ghost tabby markings which are particularly visible in kittens. Hence Smoke shorthairs may appear to be Smoke tabbies. The Black Smoke Egyptian Mau has been selectively bred to have visible spots on a Smoke background.

What do smoke Persian cats look like?

Young smoke Persians look almost solid in colour except for a silver tracery (clown lines) where the agouti areas would appear in a tabby. Those that have clown lines tend to develop more striking adult coats, but in adults, clown lines are penalised.

What is the difference between a black and smoke cat?

A black cat has thick black hair from head to toe. They also have black noses and brown eyes. Unlike smoke fur, the undercoat of black cats is all black without any white. If the cat has some grey in the ear tufts and chest, it’s still black. However, if there’s grey in the undercoat then it’s technically a smoky cat.

How common is a black smoke tabby?

Black smoke tabby isnt that common! I would even say its rare. Just black smoke is not common either, but not that unususal. I had to look up pictures of blacks smoke tabbies, as I didn’t think I’d ever seen one. I was right.

Is my tabby kitten Black or white?

Your tabby is the most common because that’s where the first cats come from. But if he is a black smoke tabby, then things will be different! We thought that one of his parents probably owns a white undercoat. So, the kitten was born to be smoke. But it’s pretty hard to notice this difference as compared to the other solid-colored kittens.

What is a smoke coat cat?

Also, smoke can be light a bit of color that it might resemble the shaded cat. These cats are genetically tabby, which means they’re not the solid color. A few smoke coats, for instances, are seen as the overlaps, meaning that they won’t ever grow their silvery undercoat.

What does Smoky mean on a cat?

Silver or smoke is not the color of the coat but an additional effect on the coat, which can be combined either with a basic solid color (cream, blue, white, black, brown, etc.) or a special pattern (striped, tortoiseshell, bicolor, spot color). For example, a cat can be a blue smoky point or a chocolate silver tabby.

What does a smoke cat look like?

In most smoke cats, their undercoat is variable from the white to bluish grey shade. For those having darker shades or the narrower pale hair bands, they might look self-colored. Also, smoke can be light a bit of color that it might resemble the shaded cat. These cats are genetically tabby, which means they’re not the solid color.

Why do black smoke tabby cats have two colors?

In genetics, ‘agouti’ means that every single hair shaft owns various colors. One particular shaft of the hair tends to own two colors at least. That’s why your black smoke tabby has a coat alternating between light and dark bands. It’s the Inhibitor gene which will release the pale undercoat.

How old are black cats when they get random white hairs?

I’ve got 4 black or mostly black cats. They’ve all got the random white hairs and all are increasing with age (they range from 16 months to 8 years old). My white and black cat has white hairs sprinkled through her black splodges.

What causes a tabby cat to have white fur?

This white fur is caused by the white spotting gene (Ws). Genetically, the cat is tabby, but the white spotting gene masks the colouration on certain parts of the body.

What kind of hair does a tabby cat have?

The background hair consists of light and dark bands, intermingled with dark lines, spots or swirls layered on top. What colour is a tabby cat? Tabby occurs in several colours, the most common are brown tabby, silver (grey) and orange tabby