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Victor M - 13 Sep 2005 16:55 GMT

I'm sure Lois might have the answer to this question I have. I was
petting Fez this morning and I noticed how coarse his fur is. He's a
short-haired orange tabby. His coat is nice and shinny, but his fur is
a bit rough. His brother Rufous has long hair (also an orange tabby)
but his fur is very, very soft. Almost bunny-like. Xoxo is another
long-haired moggie and his fur is also soft. Basho and Issa both have
short, soft fur, but both are Tonkinese and that is one of the breed's
traits. Luna and Maya are both shorthaired Bengals, Luna has the
softest fur I've ever experienced, feels like a bunny for sure. Maya's
fur is a bit more coarse, but not as much as Fez.
Is there a correlation between fur softness and length? I know diet
influences the coat some, but these guys all eat the same stuff.

Victor

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Caroline S. - 13 Sep 2005 19:17 GMT

> I'm sure Lois might have the answer to this question I have. I was
> petting Fez this morning and I noticed how coarse his fur is. He's a
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> Victor

I can't speak scientifically on this, but I've got 3 short haired
moggie boys, and each one has a different texture to his coat. Pippin
is soft, but a little raggedy looking. He goes outside, so I think he
may experience more of a seasonal coat change than the other two.
Fizz's coat is very smooth and sleek, soft, but not fluffy. Mithu (we
think he's got Maine Coon in there somewhere) has short hair that looks
almost like kitten fluff. It has some slightly longer guard hairs, and
is very soft and the fluffiest of the 3.

So I think it's more likely to be a genetic thing, as far as softness
and length go.

Interesting topic. It was certainly enjoyable thinking of my kitties
while stuck here at work!

Caroline S.

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Karen - 13 Sep 2005 19:20 GMT

> > I'm sure Lois might have the answer to this question I have. I was
> > petting Fez this morning and I noticed how coarse his fur is. He's a
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> Caroline S.

Check headers.

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Cwaazie Caatttz - 13 Sep 2005 22:49 GMT

Karen bent over and whined:

>Check headers.

Nah, I'd rather play guess the number of crabs on your over used
snatch ;)

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Jo Firey - 13 Sep 2005 19:41 GMT

> I'm sure Lois might have the answer to this question I have. I was
> petting Fez this morning and I noticed how coarse his fur is. He's a
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> Victor

There is more than that to coat texture. At least in dogs.

We had twin toy poodles for a very long time. They were so near identical
that I couldn't tell them apart across the room if they were clipped alike.
But I could tell them apart in a heartbeat by touch. Sugar had much thicker
and softer fur. Taffee was more course.

So identical bloodline, same environment, same food, same care etc. But
definitely different coats.

Jo

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wafflycat - 13 Sep 2005 19:54 GMT

> Is there a correlation between fur softness and length? I know diet
> influences the coat some, but these guys all eat the same stuff.
>
> Victor

Well, my three are all short-haired moggies, and each has a different
texture fur, and all slightly different lengths, even though they are all
most definitely short-hairs.

Waffles: Very soft fur and lots of it (except when she occasionally
overgrooms in the odd spot...) The longest hair of the three cats - but
still definitely a short-hair
Francis: very dense, sleek fur. Not soft, not coarse, but shiny, sleek and
dense. Slightly shorter than Waffles's fur, but more dense.
Marble: Exceedingly short hair compared to the other two - coarsest in
texture and not as dense as Francis's or Waffles's fur, which is an inverse
relationship to his brainpower ;-)

Cheers, helen s

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Cwaazie Caatttz - 13 Sep 2005 22:47 GMT

wafflycat bent over and whined:

>> Is there a correlation between fur softness and length? I know diet
>> influences the coat some, but these guys all eat the same stuff.
>>
>> Victor
>
>Well, <snip usual boring crapola>

Shouldn't you be on a treadmill Fatty?

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