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Will my kitten change colour?

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springhasprung · 28/04/2016 16:57

He's 6 weeks old at the moment so he will be with his mum until the middle of June. Do you think he'll stay this colour or is it likely to change? I don't know much about kittens so I don't know whether he'll go darker or not

I'm going to the rescue tomorrow to see him again.

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Fluffycloudland77 · 28/04/2016 18:03

No they usually stay the same colour. He looks lovely.

cozietoesie · 28/04/2016 18:16

I'd imagine he'll be much the same.

HirplesWithHaggis · 28/04/2016 18:49

Ime, he'll stay pretty much the same, as pp have said. If his eyes are still blue, they'll probably change to greenish.

Glitteryfrog · 28/04/2016 19:22

Aww he's a cutie.

emotionsecho · 28/04/2016 19:24

Oooh he's lovely and a gorgeous colour which to answer your question shouldn't change.

PunkrockerGirl · 28/04/2016 19:25

No I don't think he'll change. He's a beauty

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springhasprung · 28/04/2016 19:47

Yeah he has bright blue eyes at the moment

I need to start thinking of names!

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YoureAllABunchOfBastards · 28/04/2016 19:49

He is beautiful!

Blue as a name? Or Buxton!

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springhasprung · 28/04/2016 19:56

I'm sat here alone in my living room shouting out names in my baby/pet voice to see what I like the sound of. If anyone could see me

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Mouseinahole · 29/04/2016 12:38

He may lose some of the 'shadow' markings as he grows. He is a beautiful cat.

Lonecatwithkitten · 29/04/2016 16:01

Often the lighter shades get lighter and the darker shades darker on silver tabbies when they lose their kitten fur and get a proper adult coat at about 6months of age.

NancyJoan · 29/04/2016 16:41

My puss was similar when she was a kitten, now she has much more defined, light and dark markings.

orangeyellowgreen · 29/04/2016 20:50

Black cats often have faint tabby markings when they are kittens. This kitty may finish up all grey. He's gorgeous!

BirthdayBetty · 29/04/2016 21:02

He's gorgeous

DramaAlpaca · 29/04/2016 21:06

He's a gorgeous colour

My ginger boy started off quite a pale ginger as a kitten, but his fur gradually darkened and his stripes are more defined now he's an adult.

RedOnHerHedd · 29/04/2016 21:20

He's gorgeous! My sister's cat has recently had kittens and I'm going to have this one when he's ready to leave his mother. DH said no, but tough. Our other cat is going to have a friend

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springhasprung · 30/04/2016 09:23

Red he's absolutely adorable! What is he going to be called?

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RedOnHerHedd · 02/05/2016 13:05

No idea yet, I'll leave it to the DCs

kimlo · 02/05/2016 13:13

My blak cats were all black when i got them with tabby markings if you saw them in the right light. In the last couple of weeks they have both lost the markings and one has now got random white hairs dotted about and a white mark on his tummy.

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