March 26, 2023

While many pet parents like to claim that their cat falls into the rare, colorless category, a true white cat is defined by a lack of melanin pigmentation—the gene that gives its coat and eyes its color.
The word cat comes from the Old English word catt, which originates from the Late Latin word catus, meaning “domestic cat.” There is evidence to suggest that the Latin came from the Afro-Asiatic word kaddîska, which is said to mean “wild cat.” This might stand to reason, considering that the first cat to be