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My cat has regular short fur around her body but at her abdomen (more like at her bladder) she has longer fur, a family member told me it's because she is becoming a grown up by the days and the long fur around her abdomen is their to protect her abdomen more, because her body is getting ready for mating and pregnancy procedures. My cat is a mixed breed so I'm thinking it can be due to the admixture of breeds she's brought up to have.

So do all female cats have longer fur at their abdomen rather than the rest of their body? Or is it probably because she is a mixed breed?

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You can see the fur around her bladder part is like floating, while the rest of her body has shorter fur.

toothless199
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The fur on the belly of cats is about the same as on the rest of the body, but the combination of loose skin and gravity, and the fact that the fur stands straight out, makes it look longer.

Male and female cats have about the same amount and length of fur on the belly; lactating cats have a bit less fur in the area around the nipples, but the fur length is the same as the males have.

Older cats have more loose skin on the belly than younger cats do, and I think female cats have a tiny bit more loose skin around the mammaries than male cats have in the same area.

Allison C
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trond hansen
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Is the white fur, the area of the abdomen? If it is, my cat has the same thing. She's an orange and white tabby and has soft white fur around the abdomen which is longer than the rest. So it's probably more common in most cats.

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My female cat also has long hair on her stomach, I was thinking it was because they shaved her when they fixed her. Not for sure!

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