LOL - the chis with the undercoat that are short hair are the ones that have such nice thick short hair all over and you think "wow they have hair!" when you see them after being used to yours. Mine have the freckles showing too :o). The ones with undercoats are kind of like british short haired cats, or the short haired persians compared to regular short haired cats except in dogs. It sounds like Chiquita does not have an undercoat either. Shell
On 6/17/07, ROSA GARMON <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi Shell and thank you for the welcome *and* the info!. I never knew about the undercoat or that some chi's have and don't have them. Sophie, my 3 yr old chi, is a smooth coat and best I can tell she doesn't have an undercoat. She seems to be the same as your babies- (they are soo sweet looking), very thin to no hair from her chest to her belly and inside her legs. Matter of fact I can see all of her freckles! LOL. Chiquita has hair on her chest and all the way to her tummy, which is bare. Her coat hair is fine and seems to be long strands to the skin. Is it too early to tell if she'll have an undercoat or not since she's so young? I'm trying to load some pics of both Sophie & Chiquita but find I gotta clean up old pics off the camera since it's taking forever to load! *Michele Burr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>* wrote: Hi Rose, Welcome to the group! I have short haired chis without an undercoat ... so I have no idea about her coat ... I would just see what the vet says on Wednesday since she seems happy and healthy. You will notice looking at pictures of chis some have undercoats and some don't. Some short hairs have thick, dense fur all over (the ones with an undercoat), and the ones without the undercoat have shorter, finer hair - almost none on their tummies and chest. Same with the long hairs - the ones with an undercoat have very thick and long hair all over. The ones without an undercoat have more of a fine medium length hair, with longer hair on their ears and tails. Mine will shed, not so you see hair around, but their tummies end up almost bald in the summer, then they have more hair in the winter on their tummies - LOL! I'll attach a picture of them. If you look at their chests and tummy areas that you can see, you'll notice you can see their skin through their hair (it was taken in August - they're not that bald yet right now). Shell On 6/17/07, Rosa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > My Chaquita is 3 mos old and I noticed this past week that her hair is > > really starting to thin out. Is she losing her "puppy" coat? I > thought this would happen when she's a little older. She's not > scratching and her skin looks healthy with no flakes; has good appetite > and PLENTY of energy! Have a vet appt for her this Weds for her last > shots, but I'm starting to worry about her. > > Rose > > >
