They Thought They Had Adopted A Black Cat?

White patches were beginning to appear all over his body, right from the top of his head down to the tip of his tail!

Scrappy’s striking black-and-white pattern is actually due to vitiligo, which first appeared when the cat was 7 years old.

A progressive condition, the white patches spread over the years, making him look increasingly covered in frost — and increasingly intense.

Today, Scrappy is an impressive 19 and still going strong.

Today, his advanced age isn’t slowing him down at all. He still likes to be the neighborhood tough guy, and his new look really only amplifies his status.

“I guess you could say he rules the street and every other cat stays away,” David says. “We named him Scrappy because he picks scraps with other cats.”

He’s staked out a green tarp as a favorite napping spot in the yard.

And he won’t say no to a few belly rubs, either.

After sharing nearly 20 years with Scrappy, David encourages people not to overlook black cats: “With Scrappy technically being a black cat, I can vouch that black cats are fun, beautiful, wise-looking, energetic, affectionate, and loving, mysterious yet charming, and are definitely good-luck charms, like Scrappy is for me.”

Scrappy’s beautiful coat and big personality have garnered him quite a few fans.

H/T littlethings.com.

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