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Hello! I am a prospective first-time cat owner.
Yesterday, a local (super well-respected, highly-rated) cat rescue had an event in my local pet store, so I went there and absolutely fell in love with the personality, demeanour and incredible story of one of their littlest rescues -- a 5-month-old black kitten -- whereupon I submitted my formal application to start the lengthy process to potentially become his human.
I'll be hearing back from them this week and, if the great conversations I had with his current foster mom and other staffers was any indication, quite possibly moving forward with the adoption.
Before I do that, though, there's been something bugging me that I neglected to ask about in person, so if it's okay, I would like to ask on these forums.
The little boy is an all-black cat, at least as far as I observed, with the conspicuous exception of the area around his lips. I'm not sure if this is just a little (and very specific) quirk to his fur, or perhaps the result of something like an allergic reaction to his food/bowl, but you can see it in these pictures here:
I'd also like to note that, even though it's not visible in these photographs, in person I could see that the oddly-coloured area around his lips extends all the way to the sides of his head -- it stops precisely where his lips end, which I found to be cute, but also a little strange for a cat with an otherwise consistently black (and gorgeous!) coat.
If any of you could perhaps shed some light on what to make of this, I would be very grateful for your guidance. Thank you so much for taking the time to read my post, and have a wonderful day!
Yesterday, a local (super well-respected, highly-rated) cat rescue had an event in my local pet store, so I went there and absolutely fell in love with the personality, demeanour and incredible story of one of their littlest rescues -- a 5-month-old black kitten -- whereupon I submitted my formal application to start the lengthy process to potentially become his human.
I'll be hearing back from them this week and, if the great conversations I had with his current foster mom and other staffers was any indication, quite possibly moving forward with the adoption.
Before I do that, though, there's been something bugging me that I neglected to ask about in person, so if it's okay, I would like to ask on these forums.
The little boy is an all-black cat, at least as far as I observed, with the conspicuous exception of the area around his lips. I'm not sure if this is just a little (and very specific) quirk to his fur, or perhaps the result of something like an allergic reaction to his food/bowl, but you can see it in these pictures here:
I'd also like to note that, even though it's not visible in these photographs, in person I could see that the oddly-coloured area around his lips extends all the way to the sides of his head -- it stops precisely where his lips end, which I found to be cute, but also a little strange for a cat with an otherwise consistently black (and gorgeous!) coat.
If any of you could perhaps shed some light on what to make of this, I would be very grateful for your guidance. Thank you so much for taking the time to read my post, and have a wonderful day!
I'm so glad I asked here!
I'm glad you joined the site and came here for advice. Assuming the pet rescue has you sign a contract, check if it includes a veterinary check up. That way you can get a professional opinion about the colored area around his lips. He's adorable and we will be waiting to hear if he officially becomes your feline companion.
Please be sure to keep us posted. Best of luck! 
