Crimped fur?

I know the condition of a cat's coat can signify health issues,but I have yet to find any references to a cat's hair looking as tho it has been crimped with a crimping iron.....wavy like! Does any one know if it could be health related or genetic? I have asked my vet,but she had no idea..

The American Wirehair has more of a crimped/rough coat - its a mutation. The rexes (especially the cornish) have very soft wavy coat that some would call "crimped" - again its a natural mutation.

Perhaps your cat has wirehair or rex in the background. Health has nothing to do with the fur looking wavy.

Zissou's "overcoat" is very straight, and her softer, shorter "undercoat" is crimped and not as colored (her fur is black/white/grey tabby, the undercoat is mostly just grey). These are the hairs I mostly find in my sandwiches .

Jinxposting!
Zissou is an unknown-background moggy. She is a mackerel tabby, domestic short hair. I doubt she has any purebred anything in her background, but you never know! I don't even know what her siblings (if any survived) look like!

That's great to hear! I'm such a worry wart!! I just love her fur...it's such a finer texture than what my other two have,and those little wiggly waves are sooo cute!