The Rarest Cat Colors and Patterns

Cats are clever and feisty creatures, and they have a knack for keeping their owners on their toes with all of the antics they get into.

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vv Kitties not only exhibit a wide range of peculiar cat habits and endearing cat-like qualities, but they also boast a diverse palette 

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vof fur colors and patterns. While others are believed to be fairly rare, some of these hues are quite frequent among cats.

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According to Grant Little, DVM, a vet expert for JustAnswer.com, "Cats have a combination of about three colors, which include red, white, and black,"

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All of the different combinations of the other colors that you see have to do with dilutions to these colors in the gene code, as well as ways that they have been bred over time to preserve those genetic variation

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"All of the colors that you see have been diluted in the gene code."This beige tone is regarded as one of the most uncommon cat colors that can be see

 and it is extremely lovely with its soft white appearance and its hint of orange undertone. (In point of fact

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cream cats are officially classified as a breed of orange cat.) According to veterinarian Lindsay Butzer, DVM, who specializes in animal health,

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