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are frost kittens a mistake?
The myth
There is a belief that frost kittens are born beecause the cat mom experience stress or ilness during the pregnancy.
There is a belief that frost kittens are born beecause the cat mom experience stress or ilness during the pregnancy.
Let's dispel the myth together by looking at what scientific reserches show us ...
Once born, kittens like this look completely different:
they have a pale silver coat, a very soft and frosted fur and the spots are almost invisible.
This phase in their live is called “frosting” or being a “frosted” kitten. And when you look at them it's very hard to belive that one day this fluffy, light-colored and soft kitten will become a tiny leopard.🐆
they have a pale silver coat, a very soft and frosted fur and the spots are almost invisible.
This phase in their live is called “frosting” or being a “frosted” kitten. And when you look at them it's very hard to belive that one day this fluffy, light-colored and soft kitten will become a tiny leopard.🐆
In felins, including the Asian leopard cat, newborn kittens have a special characteristics, they are often born with a very light color and their true coat shows later by developing gradually over time.
Their pattern and color is genetically programmed before birth but it matures as they grow.
As the kitten develops, an incredible transformation begins:
we can see how te color darkens,
the spots become more defined,
and the contrast slowly reveals that beautiful wild leopard look.
Their pattern and color is genetically programmed before birth but it matures as they grow.
As the kitten develops, an incredible transformation begins:
we can see how te color darkens,
the spots become more defined,
and the contrast slowly reveals that beautiful wild leopard look.
During the first three months we can admire an amazing metamorphosis, from a frosted light coat into a contrasted bengal predator. But that's not the end, we will continue to see changes in its color, it will become richer, deeper and always more dramatic till the cat reaches two years of life.
That's why frosted kittens are so gazed at by breeders from all over the world.
That's why frosted kittens are so gazed at by breeders from all over the world.
As direct discendents of the Asian leopard cat, some of the kittens still conserve this rare and particular trait from their wild ancestors.
In conclusion we can deduce that frosting is not an imperfection or a defact. It's an amazing uniqness that reminds us about our bengals' origins.
