Elli and her sister Rosie, two cats living on a farm in Germany, were saved by Nicole Böhm two years ago. The kittens were small, infected, and covered with mites when Nicole discovered them.
She made the decision to adopt the siblings at that time and took them both home.
One day, Böhm noticed something strange on Elli’s coat and she didn’t know why, so she took her to the vet.
Turns out, Elli was diagnosed with vitiligo — a rare condition which causes the loss of pigment in the skin and fur, leading to the change of coloring.
In 2017, she started to develop white blotches, and by 2018, she was nearly all white. She had gorgeous black marks around her eyes and ears as well as white fur after changing. Elli appears to be a completely different
Despite undergoing a dramatic transformation about appearance, however, Elli’s sweet nature remained unchanged. Her special look just makes her all the more adorable and the most important thing is that Elli is in great healthy and happy.
“Her personality is the same as ever. It doesn’t matter to her,” Böhm said. “She is as cute and lovely and as playful as the first day.”
