Rescued Cat With Rare Condition Slowly Transforms From Black To Dappled Fur

“Her changing still goes on every day, and I love her more and more.”

 

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A pet owner has shared incredible pictures showing how her cat’s fur completely transformed color, due to rare skin condition vitiligo.

 

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Her owner, Nicole Böhm, 39, from Rauenberg, Germany, has been documenting the change in her fur on Elli’s Instagram page.

 

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Vitiligo is a long-term skin condition where pale white patches develop on a person or animal’s skin over time.

 

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Nicole said: “It wasn’t there at the beginning. I thought it was lint and tried to remove it, but it turned out to be her fur,”

 

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‘ The changing began about one year after birth. It was just a little white spot on her back. I didn’t know why, so I took her to the vet.’

 

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“Now, She looks like a little snow owl.”

 

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“Her changing still goes on every day, and I love her more and more,” she said.

 

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