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Hello to all the fuzzies and their pets!
I've been seeing a lot mentioned recently about developing gray hairs due
to certain antics of our fuzzies. Well, here's a twist. My little girl,
Sunshine, is the one developing gray hairs.
Let me backtrack alittle. About a month ago I noticed that she was losing
weight and losing some fur on her tail. First reaction...fear. She
couldn't have adrenal, not at 10 months old. Once I calmed down though I
realized that she was shedding her winter coat...all over the place. I
could pull it out easily. Plus she was losing fur at the tip of her tail,
not at the base. I also noticed that her face mask was again changing, not
as much white but returning to how it was last summer, just lighter. I
checked Stretch, my 14 month old male, and he too was losing fur on his
tail in the same places as Sunshine. No shedding yet.
I should mention that Sunshine is a bib sable, once dark brown (last
summer), then a much lighter brown (winter). This is her third major color
change. Her fur is now becoming gray.
Has anyone ever seen such a drastic color change? She now has more gray
than brown. Is it seasonal or could this become her final color? I've
heard their color can keep changing until a year old.
Just curious. I just hope I don't get anymore gray hair. It just doesn't
look as pretty as it does on her. :-)
Lisa and The Triple "S" Gang
Sunshine, Stretch and Snow White
[Posted in FML issue 3006]
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