Welcome to Listia, I noticed you are brand new to our community. :) It's nice to see new faces. The item descriptions are below the pictures. So, no this is not a real cat. Good luck with everything & don't forget to get your address, phone # & paypal account verified. You will need that done before bidding on auctions.
Lol, No, it's always been purple velvety fuzz. I just feel bad I could clean the brown spots off. Tried just about everything...was afraid I scrubbed so hard it would be fuzzless in spots. :) Next step would have been to get touch up paint on him.