Fever Coat: What is it?

Fever coat - what is it?

8/6/2017

Bruce the Cat with fever coat

Blog post by Shamintha Kumar, ‘Bruce Finds A Home’ Digital Content Coordinator

Bruce the Cat followers are fascinated by the kitten which changed colour from grey to black within a few months.

Fever Coat is a condition that occurs when a pregnant cat falls sick due to an infection, or if the cat is stressed during pregnancy. It can also occur when cats are put on medication by their owners without knowing that their pets are pregnant.

Fever Coat appears in kittens because the pigments have not been properly deposited in the fur. This causes parts of the fur to appear silver-grey, cream or reddish as a result.

Fever coat remains present for up to 6-8months in newborn kittens but eventually fades away. (Bruce’s coat was completely black by the time he was about four months old.)

You can see Bruce's transformation in the video below.

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17 Comments

Laura Sheridan

27/6/2017 10:26:03 pm

He is beautiful! You have rescued a delightful creature and the way you have cared for him is all to your credit. I wish more people were as compassionate and caring as you.

Joan

18/7/2017 10:44:26 am

What a precious kitten. I have never heard of fever fur. This answers my question about my cat. I had the same thing happen to mine. When he was a kitten he was colored so beautifully, he looked like a grey siamese, he was a pretty shade of grey with black mask, tail and legs. The people at the vet had never seen a kitten colored this way. As he grew older he lost the gray and turned solid black. He is now has long black with a grey undercarriage. Just beautiful. I had to share my experience after reading Bruce's story.

Paula

20/7/2017 06:10:51 am

You are sure a good lookin fellow

Aggie Wloczewski

15/5/2018 09:51:40 am

Beautiful baby thank you very

Lorraine

2/7/2017 06:23:00 pm

Such a sweet story and a darling lil' kitty! Thanks for sharing! Your heart's in the right place...

Linda

5/7/2017 11:01:51 pm

My baby kitty was born March 26 with the same coat. Thanks for sharing now I know why he is now mostly black. He is a big love.

Diane Grady

8/7/2017 08:28:31 am

I had a cat, who turned from gray to black! When she later had kittens, all 4 of them started out, cream colored. They ended up having sealpoint markings! The mother of that cat, who was black, from the start, had another litter of 6 kittens! 3 started out cream colored, and ended up with sealpoint markings! The other 3 started out gray, and soon afterwards, developed black points! Thr latter 3 ended up all black, later!!!

16/9/2017 11:25:03 am

I had a kitten that turned from gray to white!

Patty

11/7/2017 06:47:48 am

I am a dog lover, but this was sooo precious--just had to read it. I hope Bruce is still with his Mom and Dad and doing well!!

Bruce the Cat

17/2/2018 10:28:39 pm

I sure am. I'm living the high-life xx

Jane

16/7/2017 02:34:54 am

What a precious little baby..thank you for sharing. Good luck to Bruce and you for giving him the love that he needed.

Candy

26/9/2017 07:13:43 pm

I would like to know where I can buy the books written about Bruce. I have a 7 year old grandson that would really enjoy reading them. Thanks, from Candy...Gus...Fang...Nemo... and Doley

Bruce the Cat

17/2/2018 10:29:41 pm

Hi Candy, thank you so much for your interest in the book. It has just gone on sale now, and can be bought online from the retailers listed on this page: https://www.brucethecat.co.nz/my-book.html

Katie

2/11/2017 01:14:05 pm

Hi! This was really informative as I was given two 2 week old kittens to foster, as the little girl grew she was silver all over her back like a silver back gorilla. I ended up adopting them and she is a lovely black colour now but I never knew what caused the grey. Both kittens had severe cat flu and were underweight so it is likely mama cat was sick too.

Gio link

6/2/2018 06:46:59 am

I have the same kitten fever coat. I noticed a 3 times brown color change from gray - black - brown. I am not sure whether the fur color will change again or not?

avik duttha link

26/4/2018 10:16:35 pm

Such a sweet story about a sweet little kitty. Thanks for sharing.

Secret

26/10/2018 02:38:49 am

I have a cat named Bruce! He's a Koran and k=looks like baby Bruce, except grown with silver fur and blue-green eyes.

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