Do cats have baby fur?

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TonyTheJavaTiger - 30 Oct 2006 06:06 GMT

I recently got a female cat from the local shelter. It's gray taby. Soon after
I got her, I noticed that the hairs on all her body behind the front legs is
about twice as long as those in front. Is this baby fur that will eventually
match the front or will it stay this way in case she gets lost in the North Pole?

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Melissa - 31 Oct 2006 03:27 GMT

> I recently got a female cat from the local shelter. It's gray taby. Soon after
> I got her, I noticed that the hairs on all her body behind the front legs is
> about twice as long as those in front. Is this baby fur that will eventually
> match the front or will it stay this way in case she gets lost in the North Pole?

I don't have an "expert" answer to this, by any means, however, I have
a gray tabby as well. I got him when he was about 3 months old and
within a few weeks his fur patterns changed. He has kind of whispy
longer fur that I guess fell out. At first I thought he was just a
plain gray kitten with tabby lines around the face and legs, but he is
a completely striped tabby now. So I would guess at some point your
kittens fur will even out like mine did.

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TonyTheJavaTiger - 31 Oct 2006 19:57 GMT

>>I recently got a female cat from the local shelter. It's gray taby. Soon after
>>I got her, I noticed that the hairs on all her body behind the front legs is
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> a completely striped tabby now. So I would guess at some point your
> kittens fur will even out like mine did.

I wouldn't say mine looks like she's gray, it's just that her hairs are much
longer on the hind part of his body, with some even longer ones spiking out.
For the time being, she certainly doesn't loose much hairs, though. I was even
wondering if her front hairs hadn't been clipped.

Anyways, though she would look better with shorter hairs, I like her a lot and
wait and see will be the only solution.

Thanks for your info.

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