German cat develops vitiligo and turns from black to white

BeFUR and after! German cat develops vitiligo and turns from black to white Three-year-old Elli was diagnosed with the skin disorder when aged 18 months  She was originally mainly black but is now white with small black patches  Her owner Nicole Böhm, from Germany, had noticed the change in her fur 

By Tim Stickings For Mailonline

Published: 11:36 GMT, 21 March 2019 | Updated: 11:36 GMT, 21 March 2019

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A cat has turned from black to white after developing vitiligo in Germany. 

Elli, aged three, was diagnosed with the skin pigmentation disorder when she was 18 months old. 

Medics assessed she had vitiligo after her owner, Nicole Böhm, from Rauenberg, Germany, noticed a change in her fur.  

The pussy cat was originally mainly black with a white tuxedo like her sister, Rosie. 

Elli before developing vitiligo

Elli is now almost completely white

Before and after: German cat Elli used to be mainly black (left) but was diagnosed with vitiligo aged 18 months and has now turned almost completely white (right)

Elli before developing vitiligo

Elli is now almost completely white

Elli, who lives with her 39-year-old owner in southern Germany, was diganosed with vitiligo after her appearance began to change from black (left) to white (right)  

But now she has been left almost completely white with small black patches. 

Her owner has made

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