Long Hair Or Short Hair?

[fleur438]

Hey guys! I have a lovely kitten, she's about 4 months now. I'm wondering if she's going to be long haired or short haired. What do you guys think? I would love to hear your thoughts

 

[Neo_23]

Looks like medium hair to me. Gorgeous baby!

 

[GoldyCat]

With that tail I'd say longhair, or at least semi-longhair. It looks like she's going to be a big girl, too.

 

[Undies1978]

Hi all, would anyone like to guess if this chap is going to have long or short hair? He is only 6 weeks so won't be coming home for several weeks but just wondered what people think? Tia

 

[Daisy6]

Welcome to TCS. You have a very cute kitten. What is her name?

She looks like a longhair.

 

[Daisy6]

Undies, your new kitten is a shorthair tabby.

 

[Undies1978]

Hi Daisy6, We think he's a boy so my son has named him Eddie, thinking we are on a safe bet as it could be Edwina shorten to Eddie if it is a girl! It nice as the mum cat belongs to a friend so they have started to call him Eddie already! So you think short hair?

 

[MoochNNoodles]

Yep! Short haired tabby!

Welcome to TCS too!

 

[Undies1978]

Thank you MoochNNoodles, I thought short hair but then he seems to have started sprouting odd longer hairs so I thought long coat.

 

[MoochNNoodles]

Thank you MoochNNoodles, I thought short hair but then he seems to have started sprouting odd longer hairs so I thought long coat.

It'm pretty sure its just how some kitten coats look. They can look like little messy fuzzballs sometimes. It might mean a denser coat when he grows up. I don't think his tail looks fuzzy enough. I think he would have longer tufts from his ears. I could be wrong. Most of my cats have been short hair or were much older when they came to the family. If I'm wrong; we'll all learn something right?

 

[Undies1978]

I guess time will tell! Can't wait to bring him home

 

[MoochNNoodles]

I guess time will tell! Can't wait to bring him home

Please let us know! My mother's orange guy is an absolute sweetheart! DH wants an orange one because he likes Mom's. Hes a total baby.

 

[Kitty_Galore]

It looks like a short hair to me and a beautiful one too! Reminds me of the toothless from the how to train your dragon

 

[1 bruce 1]

Hi Daisy6, We think he's a boy so my son has named him Eddie, thinking we are on a safe bet as it could be Edwina shorten to Eddie if it is a girl! It nice as the mum cat belongs to a friend so they have started to call him Eddie already! So you think short hair?

Eddie for a boy, Edie for a girl!!! =D
Very cute babe.
We fostered a VERY fuzzy looking kitten that went to a new home around 8-9 weeks (we weren't sure of his exact age). We swore he'd be long haired, he had twice the fuzz of his litter mates.
Unfortunately, he was stalking and attacking their other young cat, making her life miserable, so he came back to us per the contract and they brought us a 4 month old cat with a SLEEK coat. I was dumbfounded that this fuzz ball was so smooth haired.
(He lives nearby, and is "all cat" but gives great hugs.)

 

[Undies1978]

Thanks for help. Yes I can see why you think toothless! Yes I think we can make Eddie work either way. I can wait to bring him home, he's going to be 12-13 weeks by the time he actually arrives because of a stupid holiday we have booked, but it's not fair to bring him home then up and leave him for a week in such early days of him getting here. But we get to visit him most weeks

 

[MoochNNoodles]

12 weeks is really good for them to learn all the manners and things they can from their mama. Please post pics when you do get him home!

 

[Daisy6]

Hi Daisy6, We think he's a boy so my son has named him Eddie, thinking we are on a safe bet as it could be Edwina shorten to Eddie if it is a girl! It nice as the mum cat belongs to a friend so they have started to call him Eddie already! So you think short hair?

You can figure out the cat's sex by looking under the tail.

 

[Undies1978]

12 weeks is really good for them to learn all the manners and things they can from their mama. Please post pics when you do get him home!

Just feels like forever at the moment, by son has a calendar he is marking off the days each morning. And yes I'm sure there will be one or two photos taken! ;-)

 

[Lanikoa]

I have the same question about my little girl. She has the ear and toe tufts with a fluffy tail. She is not quite 4 months yet but her long kitten fuzz is going away on the majority of her body. The hair is still really dense and even curly in some places. I'm wondering if she is going to be one of those cats with a short summer coat but long fluffy winter coat.

 

[MoochNNoodles]

It could be Lanikoa ! Her tail looks fluffy. Do you have any other pictures of her? I've seen some medium coats that look more fluffy in the tail and around the neck than the body. So that's a possibility.

My mother's Olivia looks much fluffier in the winter than the summer. She looses almost all of her ruff around her head in the summer. Some cats poof up in their cheeks only.