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I have an adopted ginger tabby male cat who was found somewhere and his age was estimated by the shelter to be about 4 years old.

You may notice that when your cat was young, their whiskers were white. As a cat ages, their whiskers can begin to change color. (Source)

Well, he has just got his first black whisker. I'm wondering if it can be an indication of his true age?

lila
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Color of whiskers isn't set in stone, nor is their transition.

Some cats start black, other cats start white (one of our current cats has black whiskers at age 1, the others have white whiskers at age 1). I've had a cat who kept white whiskers to the day she died (age 21).

There's likely no guaranteed answer here, only an average approximation.

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