What kind of coat does my kitten have?

[Dario the GreyCat]

Besides a nice soft one.
Obviously, he’s a domestic short hair (maybe medium?) and I’m assuming maybe silver ticked tabby? But I was curious to hear what people more knowledgeable about this might have to say. I also might need to take better pictures.

 

[lutece]

He's cute! I agree that he looks like a ticked tabby, because he doesn't have a pattern on his body.

He is also some kind of blue tabby, because the darkest parts of his coat are gray, not black.

I think he is probably a blue ticked tabby (not silver), but he could be a blue silver ticked tabby. You can tell by parting his coat and looking at the base of each hair. A blue silver ticked tabby would have a white section at the base of each gray hair.

 

[jefferd18]

You always get the cutest get-ups for him, love the bow tie.

 

[Dario the GreyCat]

He's cute! I agree that he looks like a ticked tabby, because he doesn't have a pattern on his body.

He is also some kind of blue tabby, because the darkest parts of his coat are gray, not black.

I think he is probably a blue ticked tabby (not silver), but he could be a blue silver ticked tabby. You can tell by parting his coat and looking at the base of each hair. A blue silver ticked tabby would have a white section at the base of each gray hair.

Oh cool! I had no idea what the difference between silver and blue was but what you said makes sense. His base hairs aren’t white so he’s a blue ticked tabby. Awesome! Thank you!

You always get the cutest get-ups for him, love the bow tie.

Thank you! That actually came from a lot on eBay. I have more things but those will show up as he gets bigger.

 

[naquack]

My cats a silver so you can compare yours to her.

 

[Dario the GreyCat]

My cats a silver so you can compare yours to her.

Oh yeah. She’s much lighter than he is. Thank you!

 

[Dario the GreyCat]

Some more pictures. Any guesses whether he’ll be shorthair or medium? His fur is really thick.

 

[lutece]

Genetically, cats are either shorthaired or longhaired; there is no gene for "medium hair." Longhaired cats have fluffy tails, and a variable amount of long hair on the body. The short hair on your cat's tail tells me that he is probably a short haired cat.

 

[Dario the GreyCat]

Genetically, cats are either shorthaired or longhaired; there is no gene for "medium hair." Longhaired cats have fluffy tails, and a variable amount of long hair on the body. The short hair on your cat's tail tells me that he is probably a short haired cat.

Interesting, thank you!