Why is my cat's fur turning white? Is it vitiligo or just aging?

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Hello! Cão is slowly turning white as you can see in the pictures. I googled about and it didn’t seem much to worry about, but i would like to be sure. It doesn’t seem like the getting old kind of white, since he has a bit of that on his neck, a few gray hairs on top of his head. As shown in the picture, it’s spreading all over his body, even though sometimes its more visible than others. Is there anything I should be doing? Should I worry? Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Male | unneutered | 2 years and 7 months old | 5 lbs

Andrea M. Brodie, DVM · Accepted Answer

You have a lovely cat. Cão looks a little bit like Clarence the cross-eyed lion, which is very cute. Cão may have a condition called vitiligo where the melanocytes in the skin disappear and the hair that grows in is white. This is just a cosmetic issue and not a disease as such. There is also a possibility that the coloring of his fur is normal like this, that he lightens up with age. This would be some sort of smoky-color. Overall it is not something to worry about, on the contrary, it makes your cat look very interesting.

Why is my cat's fur turning white? Is it vitiligo or just aging?

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