What's he gonna be? Short or Med?

jkrodger

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I'm trying to write up descriptions of all the foster kittens and most seem like they'll be short haired and then there's this little bugger. Here's a bit of the kicker, this is the same kitten, pictures taken 2 days apart. With him on the tissue box, I'd swear he's gonna be a med. or long hair, but look at him sprawled out on his siblings?

Now I'm a short-hair in the making...



And now I'm a med. hair!



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How old? He might be medium hair but I'm willing to bet the kitten coat will fall out and he will be shorthair. Usually longhairs will be a lot fluffier then that.
 
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he's about 6 weeks now, the others in his litter still have their kitten coats but they're not nearly as long as his
 

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We had one of our barn kittens like that - seemed borderline. However she (calico) turned out to be longhair. Another kitten (red tabby) had longer hair then the littermates - we figured he was gonna be longhair - he turned out to be shorthair as he grew.

Maybe just put down medium hair to be safe. By the time they leave (am assuming 10-12 weeks old) you should have it more clear.
 
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