Biology major student adopts a stunning lab cat with a unique coat and markings who has taken part in studies: 'The thick eyeliner patch almost looks Siamese'

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Mariel Ruvinsky • Writer and Editor
Dec 25, 2025 9:00 AM EST

One of the coolest things about cats is how unique each and every one of them is. And we're not just talking about the cats with the rare coat patterns and markings that you only ever see on the internet. Of course, we have the beautiful brown cats, which is a rare enough thing in and of itself. And we have snow white kitties, who look like they are a little fluffy pile of cotton. And then you have the cats with hearts on their fur - little special patches of color that came together in the most purrfect way. 

You have the "special" cats, but in reality, each and every one of our cats is special. Sometimes, it's obvious, when their fur marks out those special shapes. And other times, it's a little speck of color in their eyes that you can see when you look close enough or one of their toe beans being a different color. It's the little things that make them all unique, the same way that it is with us humans. And for the cat in today's story, it's in her one eye that looks like it has the purrfect eyeliner. 

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    "Recently adopted a lab cat"

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  • We have to say that although we have seen some very unique and cool cats throughout our time writing for ICHC, this one… is up there as one of the most unique of them all. We don't think that we have ever seen anything like it. The eyes, the eyeliner, the fact that both eyes are different. The tail, the fluffiness of it, the color of it being so different from the rest of the cat. Absolutely one of the coolest cats out there. 

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    I'm currently a biology student at my university and wanted to share a cool adoption story for those interested in biology and health-sciences!
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    Meet Diana, my absolute diva of a cat. She was adopted out from a study regarding GM1/GM2 (a lipid found in neuron membranes) because she didn't show symptoms of the neurodegenerative disease they were studying.
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    They are working to study how to treat Gangliosidosis and better understand other neurological diseases that both affect humans and cats!
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    (The cats are not abused or harmed in any way and research is ethical! My friend who is a veterinary student and works there is who told me about Diana needing a home!)
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  • We are happy to hear that the kitties are not being harmed there. We have to admit that this was the first question that we thought of when we came across this story. We didn't know if it would be wholesome or if it would make us made, and we are so happy that it ended up being the former. It's good to know that there are good people out there, trying to help us and cats in humane, careful ways.

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    DawneyEosa OP, can you please show us a better picture of her tail? Is that really a grey-ish FLUFFY tail? She is stunning!!!
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    inspireddraw OP She has the fluffiest tail and it's SO SOFT!!
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    ojw17 Wow, the last picture makes it obvious she's genetically calico but I've never seen one with such few spots of color. She has to be like 98% white lol. You've got a pretty unique kitty :)
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    inspireddraw OP What's stranger is that the thick eyeliner patch almost looks Siamese (which is listed on her adoption paper). She's got super interesting markings
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    Lost_Arotin What do you mean by lab cat? You mean like this? What do you mean by "they"? Are there other cat scientists in that lab?
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    inspireddraw OP Loving this Ty
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    ForestFairyflo She's simply a stunning cat and those eyes are something else! Clearly Diana has decided to be dominant over her cat sibling, who is very cute too, by standing over him/her in the cat tree. With her blue eyes, elegance and name she should be nicknamed Princess Di.
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    inspireddraw OP That is her biological brother Dionysus (we call him dio), and we also adopted him from the same lab. He is my roommate's little guy. Each litter has a theme, and theirs was British royalty! We kept Diana's name and changed her brother's, who was originally named Charles. Her nieces and nephews are named after adventure time characters!
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    needmorechickennugs Auburn?
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    inspireddraw OP Yes!! I'm a biomedical sciences major
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