Kitten Coat Same Length as Adult Coat?

Is a kitten with a medium length coat going to have a medium coat as an adult?  (Domestic mixed moggy.)

The feral kitten I took in last month has fluffy, medium fur.  This morning I saw a feral cat from the colony with a very long coat, and thought the cat could be my kitten's mother or father, except the coat length.  Does a medium-coated kitten ever end up being a long-haired cat?

http://www.thecatsite.com/t/278216/what-will-be-the-length-of-my-kittens-fur

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Thank you, 1Cat.   I was hoping the answer was “Yes, it will be pretty much the same”, but it looks like the answer is that I’m going to have to wait and see.

Farrell has fluffy britches and tail, and the coat on her chest is fluffy/curly.  Now that the spaying shave is growing back, it looks like her belly is going to be fluffy/curly.   The coat down her back and sides is medium length and silkier, not as fluffy.

I’m already worried that she has the type of fur that will mat in the worst places, and she does not like her belly rubbed, much less brushed.

Hopefully she will stay medium length.   I usually choose cats with short slick coats for low maintenance, but this little one sort of chose me.

@Orange&White
Try to get her used to being brushed now. If you do it regularly now, it will be much easier when she's an adult and might have a mat.

Proactive brushing will also prevent matting....

I don't know what kind of brush to recommend. Probably start with a really soft brush or ask the vet or a groomer what they recommend for a medium-long haired kitten.

Thank you, foxden.   I am trying to desensitize her to letting me pet her belly and back of the legs.   She is a feral so to some extent, I’m still generally working to try not to have her look at me like I’m a big scary monster.   She’s coming along fast though, and lets me pick her up, pet her head and back fairly freely, and she snuggles with me at night.   She’s always going to be a little shy and skittish I think.

I have a two-sided brush which is a pin brush on one side and a bristle brush on the other side.   If I take one swipe down her side, she runs.   But she quickly comes back and if I just hold the brush still, she will rub her cheeks all over it and let me take a couple more sweeps on her back and sides.

Her belly and back of her legs, the places where it looks like her coat will mat, are off limits right now.   We’re working on it.

Major breakthrough last night.  When I was ready for bed, Farrell was sleeping on the area rug and I gently lifted her and put her on the bed.  After I got in bed, I was petting her and put my hand on her belly, as I usually try right before she bunny thumps me and bites my hand.  She put her back paw on me, ready to bunny thump my hand away, but she didn't thump, and I just kept my hand there but didn't move for a second or two.  She relaxed and rolled onto her back, and let me stroke her from her chest down to her belly about a dozen times.  She was purring and actually enjoying it.

I didn't have a lot of hope of desensitizing a cat who doesn't like her belly touched, but looks like she'll come around. 

That makes me a lot less concerned about how long her adult coat grows.  I was envisioning up to 2 decades of major battles to keep her coat groomed and mat-free.  I now have hope that maybe she can actually enjoy being brushed out.