Long Haired Kittens Vs Short Hair Kittens

Do you want a kitten for a pet.

Long haired kittens vs short hair kittens. Their coats no matter then length do require some help from you to keep on top of shredding and knots. And if she mates with another short haired cat then one out of four kittens will be long haired because of that mutation. If its breed pedigree is known a quick search can indicate its hair status. I have a short haired cat that has always bred with short haired males.

Mixed breed domestic kitten or purebred glamor puss. He seems about 5 weeks old. Whether your kitten is longhaired or shorthaired it is important to keep on top of grooming. Checking the fuzziness of a kitten s coat is one way to determine if it s a long coat cat.

If both parents are shorthairs the chance you get a long haired kitten is basically zero. If one parent is a pure bred longhair but the other is not it depends a bit on the breed. It s a good idea to figure these things out and do your homework before you venture out to choose your favorite furry friend. Half persian kittens are usually short haired half norwegian forest cats have a much better chance of being long or at least medium haired though still less than 50.

If the mother of your kitten was short haired and the cat she mates with is long haired then half of the kittens will be long haired and vice versa. Within the group of cats you d call long haired not all have hair like persians. Also most long haired cats have relatively elaborate ear tufts. There is also a case of mutation.

When a short haired cat mates with a long haired cat the result will only be short haired kittens. A long haired or short haired kitten. Longhairs should be groomed every day whereas shorthairs should ideally be groomed two to three times a week. We heard a stray kitten meowing relentlessly in our parking lot last night so we brought him inside and decided to keep him.

The american society for the prevention of cruelty to animals says a cat s genes determine what its hair will look like because the gene carrying the long hair trait in cats is recessive. Sometimes it s not super obvious either usually the coats are finer fluffier and thicker when long haired. If you decide on a pedigree kitten you will obviously need to find local cat breeders that sell your kitten breed of. There might be a mutation in the short haired mother.

Once it s eight weeks old a long haired kitten s fur starts its slow growing process making it look fuzzier than short haired breeds. To show and possibly breed. Some cats don t have that heavy undercoat. I can t tell if he ll be long or short haired.

So you can t tell by what the parents look like. I m not familiar with other long haired breeds but probably it s about the same. Usually a kitten will have tufts of longer hair between the toes as stated previously but will often have long tufts around the ears and face as well if it is long haired.