Cat turning color

Dani is a black cat but when I brush her hair againt the grain, I notice she has grey hair beneath the surface. There are white hairs in her tail. Lately, I noticed that the hair near her butt is turning grayish. It's like the hair where she sits is changing colors.

Do black cats turn color... will I have to buy Ms. Clariol to keep Dani's youthful hair color?

JoJo
mom to Dani Night Stalker

How old is Dani?

My black kitty Onyx's 'underfur' (for lack of proper terminology) is grey too. Only his guard hairs are black- weird

JoJo - moving this to the health forum for you -

Awww I'm guessing your baby is starting to get old?

Black cats fur can go various ways. Tage has a couple little strands of white here and there. DC turned more of a brownish reddish shade as he got older. But both of their fur was black all the way down to their skin

After talking to a geneticist, I found out that ALL black cats will get white hairs from time to time. They are "dead" hairs that didn't shed.

Thanks for putting me in the right forum. Dani's almost 2 years old now. She's always had a few white hairs in her tail but it appears she's getting an entire patch or gray up the backs of both legs.

She's got a somewhat bushy tail that's in the air nearly 24-7 so I could see the gray pretty clearly as she struts by me.

JoJo
mom to an old Dani Night Stalker