Guard hairs: The longest, outer hairs of the cat's coat.
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Guard Hairs
Guard Hairs - long, bristly hairs making up the outercoat
Felis ...
Guard hairs tend to have a coarse texture but the coat is very dense and overall soft and plush. Medium length, double coat with thick undercoat and deep waves with curled ends. The curls are most prominent on the neck, tail and belly.
Condition ...
Cats lose guard hairs so coat becomes soft and fuzzy; may lose whiskers
History
None, hair will regrow after chemotherapy discontinued; may regrow in a different color or texture ...
While many cats have three distinct hair types in their coat, guard hairs, awn hairs and down hairs, the Turkish Van only has one. This makes their coat feel like cashmere or rabbit fur, and the coat dries quickly when wet.
Absence of guard hairs, resulting in an extremely soft, fine satin or silklike coat. Coat grows slowly. Colors: Any color. The Siamese pattern variety is called Si-Rex.
Fault: Overly large or long head. Small ears. Massive, stocky body.
Protective water repellent, oily guard hairs cover over a moderate thick, insulating, woolly undercoat. The sign of a good coat is that it almost never mats. It could be said the most glorious part of their winter coat is a very impressive mane.
Most cats have three distinct types of hair in their coats: outer guard hairs, awn hairs in the middle and downy hairs underneath. The Turkish Van lacks the guard hairs and the wooly undercoat.
This small to medium sized cat's most distinctive feature is its fur, which is short with a distinct wave or curl and lacks primary guard hairs. Each individual hair is 'waved', which produces an overall rippling effect to the fur.
The awn and down coats are dense, soft, and close to the body, but the guard hairs, which form the outer coat, are wiry, short, sparse, and prone to breakage; there is some risk of temporary bald patches because of this fragility, ...
Devon Rex - a mutation cat breed with a fine undercoat of wavy thin hairs as well as some guard hairs, giving it a bit more lumpy appearance than the Cornish Rex.
Unlike most cats, Cornish coats do not have guard hairs and the hair lays in marcel waves that can be tight or loose--they are often compared to a washboard in appearance and to Chenille in touch with its incredibly soft and silky texture.
Guard hairs desirable.
COAT: Distinguishing double coat, consisting of a dense undercoat, covered by long, glossy and smooth water-resistant guard hairs hanging down the sides.
appearing to be without guard hairs]. Density: The cat is well covered with fur with the greatest density on the back, sides, tail, legs, face and ears. Slightly less density is permitted on the top of head, neck, chest and abdomen.
Although completely lacking guard hairs-the long, stiff, outer hairs that act as a barrier against the elements-the Cornish Rex's coat is made up of the soft inner down and awn hairs, with down hair predominating.
Some time in the spring they take off their "winter underwear," the downy undercoat that provides warmth, and the long non-tangling outer guard hairs that act as protection from rain and snow. The contrast can be quite extreme.
Coat Type, Color & Grooming: The Ragdoll coat is moderately long, with abundant guard hairs, shorter fur on front legs, longer on rear legs. A wide array of pointed colors is available in bi-color, van, mitted, shaded and smoke patterns: ...
s coat lacks guard hairs, the Devon?s coat contains all three hair types (guard, awn, and down), but the guard hairs are typically fragile and stunted, and the whisker hairs are often missing altogether.
The Devon Rex looks similar in appearance to the Cornish Rex, but has guard hairs and sheds.
The Siberian cat has three types of fur known as guard hairs, awe hairs and down. Since it was initially a Russian cat these hairs provided protection during cold times while having a coat easy to care for.
The coat is velvety soft, being mainly "down" fur, although there are a few guard hairs which break the smoothness (these guard hairs are also softer than those found in other cats).
The cat's coat comprises three hair types: guard hairs, awn hairs and down hairs. The long, stiff guard hairs form the coat's outermost layer, keeping the cat dry and warm.
Longhaired cats have very long guard hairs (up to 12.5cms) coupled with plentiful long down hairs making the coat extremely full and dense.
Yet, Robinson's Genetics 4th edition, states at page 178, that "the Devon Rex coat possesses guard hairs but tends to have a thinner coat and is more prone to bare areas especially on the chest and stomach". Linda P.
Shedding season brings with it almost daily combing because as that soft downy coat sheds for the summer, it wraps around those longer, outer guard hairs, creating a nightmare of mats and tangles.
The typical cat has three types of hair, guard hairs, awn hairs & down hairs (the undercoat). The Cornish Rex coat completely lacks the guard hairs, giving it an incredibly soft feel. The coat is wavy in appearance.
To compensate for their lack of guard hairs, the Devon Rex has a slightly higher surface body temperature than other breeds - and so making them wonderful lap and foot warmers
Breeders
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Primary Hairs: The outer coat of a cat, also known as guard hairs.
This breed has no outer guard hairs in the coat, leaving only a woolly, short coat. The cat has the slender Oriental body type, a Roman nose and large ears that are wide at the base and rounded at the tips. Many coat colors and patterns are accepted.
The Cornish Rex has a short wavy coat which lacks the outer guard hairs. The body is slender and hard with arched back and muscular legs. The head shows straight lines from ears to chin with a rather long nose. The Cornish Rex is an active cat.
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UNDERCOAT - The wooly or down hairs under the longer guard hairs.
UNDERCOLOR - The part of the hair shaft closest to the skin, in a smoke, the unpigmented portion of the hair shaft, in tabbies, the ground color.
UNDERSHOT - Projecting from below.
Rex: Type of coat with no guard hairs but a soft and curly undercoat. .
Ringworm: Contagious skin disease caused by a fungus.
Roman nose: Nose type with an arch and low set nostrils.
The coat is known as a "double coat," with the undercoat being soft, downy, and equal in length to the guard hairs, which are an even blue with silver tips.
This coat is unique in that it is a double coat, with the undercoat being a soft and downy and the longer guard hairs an even blue with the silver tips. This "tipping" gives the coat a shimmering appearance.
The color of the Russian Blue may be an even bright blue to lighter shades. There may be a silvery sheen made by the guard hairs being silver-tipped.
The Cornish Rex is characterized by the wavy coat and arched back. The coat is short, very soft, silky with no guard hairs and comes
Colors and Patterns
Various colors with specific eye colors ...
In the spring, these cats shed their downy undercoat that provides warmth and the long, non-tangling outer guard hairs that act as protection from rain and snow
Breed History ...
The coat's guard hairs bear silver tipping that reflects light, giving the coat a silver sheen. Combined with the vivid green eyes, the Russian Blue is a strikingly beautiful breed.
in the cold northern regions of Russia, the Russian adapted to this harsh climate by developing, not a long furry coat, but a short, thick, seal-like one. It is, in fact, a double coat, there being an outer coat of remarkably strong guard hairs and ...
Legs: medium, hind legs longer than frontlegs
Paws: large, round
Tail: long and bushy.
Coat: distinguishing double coat, consisting of a dense undercoat, covered by long, glossy and smooth water-resistant guard hairs hanging down the sides ...
The coat of the Norwegian Forest Cat is so dense that you need a generous amount of shampoo to make sure that the lather gets through the water-repellent guard hairs. The thicker hairs on the back make it almost waterproof.
The coat is low maintenance with little tendency to mat and little shedding compared to other breeds. There is also a tendency for this breed to cause fewer allergies in humans than with other breeds, probably due to fewer guard hairs.
The coat is short, lies close to the body and is completely free of guard hairs. The coat is incredibly soft to the touch and warm and falls in washboard waves.
 See also: Double coat, Champion, Wedge, Behavior, Ruff
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