2006-12-14 04:09:38 · 17 answers · asked by Snowshoe 3 in Pets ➔ Cats
If so, is it based on the length of the day? The temp is the same, inside all the time
2006-12-14 04:17:51 · update #1
It's not your imagination. Their hair gets thick because it's an ingrained response to the change of seasons, not temperature.
I just gave my long haired Rag Doll cat her annual winter haircut. It gets so long around her neck at this time of year, she looks like she's wearing an elizabethan collar!
She can't get past it to clean herself, so we trim it up. :)
2006-12-14 04:31:03 · answer #1 · answered by korikill 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Many do yes. It's caused by diminished natural light that triggers biological changes in the way the fur grows. Most animals develop a thicker coat in during the winter months.
2006-12-14 12:18:05 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most definately, animals naturally get ready for colder weather. Although indoor pets aren't going to build a coat that makes it safe for them to be outside in the cold, they will develope a thicker coat... It's to do with the time of year, the hanging seasons, everything that tells the plants to drop their leaves, flowers to bloom.. Natural..
2006-12-14 13:06:42 · answer #3 · answered by DP 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it's the change in length of light during the day that causes a coat change and not the actual temperature of where your cat lives.
2006-12-14 13:55:13 · answer #4 · answered by stoofadoofa 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
of course the have a thicker coat they need to stay warm inside or outside cat
2006-12-14 12:18:22 · answer #5 · answered by meme_bubbasparxxx 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no you are not imagining things. Just because it is an indoor cat, it still senses the weather changes and grows on a thicker layer of fur. I have a long haired cat and she is sooo poufy now, its hullarious...haha
2006-12-14 12:17:47 · answer #6 · answered by designerista 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes most animals will grow a heaver winter coat
2006-12-14 12:19:01 · answer #7 · answered by norsmen 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's not your imagination they do grow a thicker coat in the winter and even if you have a short haired cat you will notice shedding in the spring and summer. My cat never shed and then I noticed he got... thinner? in the spring and summer and his hair was everywhere
2006-12-14 14:27:04 · answer #8 · answered by vixen 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yep, most all animals do, even if they ARE kept inside their body clock still knows it's colder out ;) Extra fur keeps them warmer. They'll shed a bunch in the spring, too, be ready to keep them well groomed unless you want to vaccuum CONSTANTLY!
2006-12-14 12:17:05 · answer #9 · answered by goddessdawnie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mine do... They are both male and the fur on their chins grows slightly longer than the rest of it so it looks like they have beards in the winter. It's kinda cute.... ;)
2006-12-14 12:17:28 · answer #10 · answered by nmtgirl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋