r/patchworkcats

Original post on FB with context

From the Kennel;

" She is NOT for sale She stays!
I can not do more puppies like this!
This is not hereditary

Here is the red father (Lammåsens Paw Patrol Rubble) and the black mum (Pawpalett Koskenkorva is piebald carrier) of our Pawpalett Kaffe Karlsson FCI number in Sweden SE25418/2026
She has no Merle because both parents are DNA tested.
Her black fur, her red fur and her blood has the same DNA so she shall not be a Chimera.
But a apricot mismarked with black somatic mutation "

Some comments in the original post also speculated in her colours fading in the future as she matures, and maybe she will end up looking like she is one solid colour as an adult.

I just figured this was a super cool colouration, and I am happy the kennel is taking a stance on it not being merle and also not being able to be replicated. As well as not selling her (so we are sure nobody try to breed her for future puppies).

A cat like this is called a Chimera cat.

The "Chimera Cat" is a single organism formed from the fusion of two separate embryos, resulting in two distinct sets of DNA within one body, often displaying a striking split-faced appearance with different fur colors and sometimes different colored eyes. This rare genetic phenomenon is distinct from other color patterns like calico or tortoiseshell.