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Varieties of fur
I've never realised that cat fur comes in so many varieties. Not the colour,
or the length, but the texture. Shmogg had short hair, but he felt soft, like rabbit fur. He had marino like 'crimping' in his fur on his shoulders, and his chest fur was softer than his back fur Pickle has short hair too, but he feels smooth and slick all over, almost like water would run off like a duck. Suki has long hair. Its usually cool and smooth, and 'heavy', such that she has a part down her back. Even though its long hair, its never fuzzy or fluffy, and always neat. She doesnt seem to need brushing. Suki has almost a blue sheen to her white fur. Shadow had long hair. Its fuzzy and warm like felt or velvet. It sticks out in all directions and all the fur besides the guard hair is wavy (but not wavy together, like marino wool or like Shmogg). Her armpits & belly have little curls. Shadow needs to be brushed. Shadow has a yellowish sheen to her white fur (where its clean, otherwise its grey/brown) I can tell the difference between Suki & Shadow more by touch than sight, LOL. Cats continue to amaze me.... Yowie |
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I can tell the difference between Suki & Shadow more by touch than sight,
LOL. Cats continue to amaze me.... Yowie Likewise with ours. Sammy has the finest, sleekest fur I've ever felt. Cleo's fur is soft and fluffy, but not as sleek as Sammy's. Tabitha's is long and soft, but tends to mat. Amelia and Harri have fur that is somewhat coarse and Ranger's is smooth and soft. It really is amazing the differences in fur textures. Dan |
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"Yowie" wrote in message ... I've never realised that cat fur comes in so many varieties. Not the colour, or the length, but the texture. Shmogg had short hair, but he felt soft, like rabbit fur. He had marino like 'crimping' in his fur on his shoulders, and his chest fur was softer than his back fur Pickle has short hair too, but he feels smooth and slick all over, almost like water would run off like a duck. Suki has long hair. Its usually cool and smooth, and 'heavy', such that she has a part down her back. Even though its long hair, its never fuzzy or fluffy, and always neat. She doesnt seem to need brushing. Suki has almost a blue sheen to her white fur. Shadow had long hair. Its fuzzy and warm like felt or velvet. It sticks out in all directions and all the fur besides the guard hair is wavy (but not wavy together, like marino wool or like Shmogg). Her armpits & belly have little curls. Shadow needs to be brushed. Shadow has a yellowish sheen to her white fur (where its clean, otherwise its grey/brown) I can tell the difference between Suki & Shadow more by touch than sight, LOL. Cats continue to amaze me.... Yowie For many years I had twin toy poodles. So much so that I could barely tell them apart across the room. Touch was an entirely different matter. They didn't 'feel' a bit alike. Jake's fur is changing as he gets older. I can tell he isn't in great good health. His fur has gotten softer and a bit thinner. Less guard hair as well. Molly has a firm fairly course coat. Especially today as I got probably the last of the winter undercoat out or her this morning. Jo |
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On May 17, 8:08*pm, "Yowie" wrote:
I've never realised that cat fur comes in so many varieties. Not the colour, or the length, but the texture. Shmogg had short hair, but he felt soft, like rabbit fur. He had marino like 'crimping' in his fur on his shoulders, and his chest fur was softer than his back fur Pickle has short hair too, but he feels smooth and slick all over, almost like water would run off like a duck. Suki has long hair. Its usually cool and smooth, and 'heavy', such that she has a part down her back. Even though its long hair, its never fuzzy or fluffy, and always neat. She doesnt seem to need brushing. Suki has almost a blue sheen to her white fur. Shadow had long hair. Its fuzzy and warm like felt or velvet. It sticks out in all directions and all the fur besides the guard hair is wavy (but not wavy together, like marino wool or like Shmogg). Her armpits & belly have little curls. Shadow needs to be brushed. Shadow has a yellowish sheen to her white fur (where its clean, otherwise its grey/brown) I can tell the difference between Suki & Shadow more by touch than sight, LOL. Cats continue to amaze me.... Yowie Oh, yes. They're all so different. When a cat jumps on the bed at night, I can immediately tell which one it is just by touching their fur. Sherry |
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Sherry wrote:
Oh, yes. They're all so different. When a cat jumps on the bed at night, I can immediately tell which one it is just by touching their fur. Heh, I can tell just by the weight landing on the bed which one it is. But their fur is also completely different. Miranda's is very, very short and very, very soft. Caliban's is longer and sleeker. Nikki had semi-long and fairly coarse fur. I used to think Frank had the softest fur any cat could have, until I touched a Russian Blue for the first time. -- Marina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. |
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"Yowie" wrote in
: I've never realised that cat fur comes in so many varieties. Not the colour, or the length, but the texture. Shmogg had short hair, but he felt soft, like rabbit fur. He had marino like 'crimping' in his fur on his shoulders, and his chest fur was softer than his back fur I can tell the difference between Suki & Shadow more by touch than sight, LOL. Cats continue to amaze me.... Yowie Frank has very soft smooth fur and he is a petite thing while the more stout Lyle has course rough fur so it gives me a chuckle that Frank has the raspy voice and Lyle's meow is sweet and clear like a little bell. Also Lyle sheds more than Frank. |
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"Yowie" wrote in message ... I've never realised that cat fur comes in so many varieties. Not the colour, or the length, but the texture. Shmogg had short hair, but he felt soft, like rabbit fur. He had marino like 'crimping' in his fur on his shoulders, and his chest fur was softer than his back fur Pickle has short hair too, but he feels smooth and slick all over, almost like water would run off like a duck. Suki has long hair. Its usually cool and smooth, and 'heavy', such that she has a part down her back. Even though its long hair, its never fuzzy or fluffy, and always neat. She doesnt seem to need brushing. Suki has almost a blue sheen to her white fur. Shadow had long hair. Its fuzzy and warm like felt or velvet. It sticks out in all directions and all the fur besides the guard hair is wavy (but not wavy together, like marino wool or like Shmogg). Her armpits & belly have little curls. Shadow needs to be brushed. Shadow has a yellowish sheen to her white fur (where its clean, otherwise its grey/brown) I can tell the difference between Suki & Shadow more by touch than sight, LOL. Cats continue to amaze me.... Yowie You can even have different kinds of fur on the same cat. I've had three black-and-white cats, and for the most part, their black fur was sleek and dense, and lay down flat-- like Pickle sounds. It's shiny, like a black mirror. The white fur seems lighter and fluffier, and is more easily ruffled. Stinky's white fur has always been very bright white. It's always been hard to get a good pic of him, because his white fur would bounce the flash right back, and he looks radioactive. -- Theresa, Stinky and Dante drtmuirATearthlink.net Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh |
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Yowie wrote:
I've never realised that cat fur comes in so many varieties. Not the colour, or the length, but the texture. snip I first noticed this with Mandy and Betsy (both RB) who were so similar to each other in colouring that strangers confused them. And they were both short-haired, too, your classic tabby-tortie DSH with their brown black and grey tabby stripes and little patches of white under the chin and some orange elsewhere. Their fur texture was quite different. Mandy's was silky, Betsy's, although smooth, was less silky. Sam, the current owner is a black DSH with fur texture more like Betsy's. I saw Mandy's mother when I adopted Mandy. She had sort of semi-long hair - not persian or anything, but definitely longer than your typical DSH cat's fur. I used to wonder if the unusual texture of Mandy's fur was due to her mother - although Mandy's fur wasn't long at all. Cheryl |
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Yowie wrote:
I've never realised that cat fur comes in so many varieties. Not the colour, or the length, but the texture. Persia is soft like a rabbit But of course her tummy is much softer and fluffier. Jill |
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Kreisleriana wrote:
Stinky's white fur has always been very bright white. It's always been hard to get a good pic of him, because his white fur would bounce the flash right back, and he looks radioactive. My niece always complains that she can't get a good picture of Caliban if he's in glaring sunlight, because the sunlight just bounces off his white bib. -- Marina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. |
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