Can you explain more? Kotton started going dark on her tummy then on her sides and then her back and now her head and ruff!
That sounds like the normal progression of a Seal Point. When you lift the fur up and look at the "roots", that is where she is warmest (next to her body) so it is correct that this fur is lighter as it holds more heat than the outer layer of fur.
Thank you. She's a modern Siamese, as opposed to the Applehead, which Shane is. I think that gives her the graceful elegant lines. However, I do call her my little Princess, because she's such a delicate little thing.
This is true, heat has absolutely nothing to do with what color the kitten will be - however, once born, heat most certainly does have everything to do with how dark the points will be ... if a cat lives a cooler environment, she ~will~ be darker and if a cat lives in a warmer enviroment, she ~will~ be lighter.
I have read that article before BUT I have also read articles that say the ORIGINAL Siamese was the apple headed one and that the Oriental type was created. THEN I have one that says BOTH were at the same time but only a few of the finer types were allowed out of the country.
My guess is that your two Siamese were, in fact, Seal Points. Seal Points do darken with age. When they are young, their bodies are a pale beige but darken on the hips, the saddle, the back while the belly and the under chin area of the neck and chest normally stay lighter.Originally Posted by sharky
Glad someone who knows said something..lol.. My two siamese were very dark but they lived in PHoenix
Because Chocolate Points are supposed to stay lighter through the body than Seal Points. That is just their genetics. As I commented to Sharky above, Seal Points will darken with age and they will darken even further if their environment is cooler - their environment does play a part, no matter what you may read, but genetics plays a part as well.
Have you never observed "fever coat" in a pointed cat? When a pointed cat is running a fever, the higher temperature lightens the coat color - I've seen this for myself and know it to be true. I once had an older Seal Point female who had bad gums. She was constantly getting infections and I always knew when she had one due to the fact that the very dark Seal Point fur in her facial mask would lighten significantly. She also liked to lay on a heating pad but only on her left side ... and wouldn't you know it? The color on her left hip and leg faded. If the coat color in a pointed cat isn't temperature-sensitive, then please explain to me why this happened.
