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Blueishwhiskers

Yes what has happened is just what you said! I havent experienced it before myself, but I think over time it should eventually revert back to the same shade around it.


asmnomorr

Siamese cats are magical. My boy is always changing colors.


A_R_K

My cat used to be all white with a tan face, and is now all tan with a dark brown face. However, when she was spayed back in November they shaved her stomach and it grew back a dark brown. I gather this has something to do with the temperature sensitivity of Siamese cat melanin, but has anyone else experienced this? Not saying this is bad or anything, I think it's cute, but will it stay that way forever or revert to matching the rest of her fur? [Lest you doubt her Siameseness](https://ibb.co/whRCZzb)


Alternative-Ad4008

Hi. Groomer here. Siamese cats coats do react to tempature that's true. Another thing is that dogs and cats have multiple hairs per pore, much more than humans. This means that once it's shaved, it reacts differently as all those hairs are pushing against one another, trying to grow out. Which means they are clumped together, while short and trying to grow out. This will produce more heat and could change the color based on the temp change. This is also why a common misconception of shaving dogs or cats down to "cool them off" in the summer is false and actually can cause more problems. Also, once you shave into the undercoat, it's usually never the same again. Hope this helps! Cute belly patch, I love it.


judepax

You have it backwards; they're lighter in warm areas and darker in cool areas. The shaved area is colder because there is less fur there. The hair growing back doesn't clump together any more than the long hair, because the follicle density remains the same. Shaved hair doesn't trap more heat, it traps less, because there is less insulation. The cool color change here proves that.


judepax

Siamese coloration is temperature-dependent. It's darker on colder areas, like the paws, tail, ears, and face. (This is why kittens take a while to toast - they're born with fur grown in utero at internal body temperature and only start growing dark hair after they're out and their skin cools down.) When you shave their fur, the exposed skin is colder, so the fur grows back darker at first. It'll gradually start coming in lighter again after the coat grows back and the skin is warm again.