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This is Pepper: I met her when I went to the vet to take my old lady cat, Amber, in for her regular blood test (she has hyperthyroidism). It took them twenty minutes to do that because Amber is an insane wildcat when it comes to the vet and I spent the whole time playing with the gorgeous black kitten they had in the cages where they put kittens who need adopting. She was the most relaxed and laidback kitten I'd ever met, just lying on a cat bed and letting me fiddle with her paws and scritch her belly and batting ever-so-gently at me through the bars. I hadn't intended on getting another cat for another year or so but I just fell in love with her. There were also other, younger black kittens around and I had in the back of my mind that black cats were hard to adopt out and if I didn't take her, maybe no one would. I inquired about her and was told she was about 16 weeks old and her adoption fee was discounted by $100 because she'd been there for about 8 weeks. So I took it as fate and made some things happen and the next day I brought her home. The day I took her the receptionist said she still remembered when Pepper was brought in, because she'd been very badly injured. She had a broken leg, a torn up ear and air bubbles under her skin and they didn't think she was going to make it. The only sign of that now is that her right ear is a bit scarred inside, otherwise she's fine. She's also just about the politest kitten I've ever heard of. She's very good about only chewing on things that we've given her to chew and not knocking over anything we don't want knocked over. She says hello to people when they enter the room and only cries for attention in the morning when she hears people stirring. A few more pictures, from shortly after I brought her home:   
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Does anyone else's black cat have weird white whiskers growing off them? Because Pepper has one on her leg: I'm sure she had more than one when I first got her but the other one might have fallen out because I can't find it.
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May 17, 2013 05:21
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 Pepper proving that despite not being a kitten anymore, she can still fit under the couch if she's bored enough.
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Dec 26, 2013 12:30
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Rotten Red Rod posted:This is Batman. Short-hair fluffy-tail black cat owners unite!     
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Feb 21, 2014 16:42
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 She was sleeping on the blanket like a normal creature for a bit but woke up and spent about five minutes rearranging everything to her satisfaction with this result.
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May 17, 2014 13:08
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 My cat has officially dissolved into a featureless lump of fur.
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Jul 10, 2014 04:51
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Chronojam posted:
Snap!    
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Nov 26, 2014 10:14
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Drake_263 posted:I've been considering adopting a pet for the longest time and finally got off my butt about it. If you're curious about what she'll look like as a proper adult, here's a preview:    And here's a flashback to what she looked like about two months ago:  Also her name is actually Peppermint, and please send her back to past-me ASAP.
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Feb 2, 2016 17:08
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 Dumb face black cats best face black cats
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Mar 17, 2016 07:30
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Antivehicular posted:Yeah, most (all?) black cats have those hidden tabby patterns; the genes for the pattern are still there, but they're black on black instead of being visible. In my experience, they tend to become less visible as cats grow and their fur gets thicker, but it's still really cute. Great kittens! Yeah I used to tease Pepper about being a fake black cat when she was a kitten but I can't recall seeing her secret shameful stripes at all in the last few years.
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Jun 7, 2019 14:12
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Yeah I think genetically all black cats are very very dark brown tabbies. I used to tease mine about how I knew her terrible secret that she's not a REAL black cat at all.
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Jan 9, 2021 05:19
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Yesss keep posting the little void in whatever threads you can. The yospos cat thread would also adore her! Here's a spoiler of what she might look like down the track: 
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Sep 3, 2021 16:27
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VelociBacon posted:Ah I'll have to check that out then. Depends who you ask! There isn't really a standard for it. I call her medium cause she isn't short haired but isn't as fluffy as my other cat.
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Sep 5, 2021 16:29
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Ancient posting about black cat https://mobile.twitter.com/_sashayed/status/1320844070311309313
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Sep 10, 2021 04:36
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As an owner of a black cat called Pepper who I also encountered by chance and simply had to have, can recommend.
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