{"id":5237,"date":"2021-09-27T03:33:01","date_gmt":"2021-09-27T11:33:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=5237"},"modified":"2021-09-27T03:33:01","modified_gmt":"2021-09-27T11:33:01","slug":"mindful-monday-why-so-many-cats-with-white-tummies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=5237","title":{"rendered":"Mindful Monday \u2013 Why So Many Cats With White Tummies?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Olivia has a gorgeous fluffy white tummy that I love to tickle when she displays it during one of her yoga stretches. She prefers, however, that I keep my hands off her delicate tummy, so mostly try<\/em> to I comply. While admiring her tummy one day this last week I recalled an article I read once describing how cat color is formed in the womb. I thought you might be interested too, so I went in search of the article and didn\u2019t find it. As I recall, one fact I thought fascinating was that kittens start out white. The color is produced from top to bottom which is why so many cats have white tummies. Many calicos do, as well as tabbies, \"\"tuxedo cats and some others. You\u2019ll also notice that a lot of cats have white paws\u2014giving the impression that the gestation period sometimes ends before all of the kitten\u2019s color is dispersed, so the extremities are left white.<\/p>\n

I didn\u2019t find that particular article, but here\u2019s one about cat color that is equally interesting. It\u2019s packed with color- and \"\"pattern-related information\u2014some of which you\u2019ve probably never heard before. For example,<\/p>\n