Kittens will usually start exhibiting tell-tale traits at around 8 weeks old that will indicate the likelihood of their coat being long or short. If your cat is going to have long hair, you should notice the tail beginning to get fluffy, and they'll start showing signs of ear tufts and tufts of fur around their paws.

Will my kitten grow up to be long-haired?

Many young kittens look fluffy whether short or longhaired and kittens should be at least eight weeks before you can see the signs of long hair. ... If it is very fluffy, the kitten may be longhaired or semi-longhaired. The easiest way to be sure is to wait for the kitten to be about 12 weeks old before you adopt him.

What percent of the kittens will be long-haired?

When mated to another shorthair with one copy of the longhair gene, about 25 percent of the kittens will have long hair, and about half will have short hair but carry the longhair gene. When mated to a longhair, about half the kittens will be longhairs, and the other half will be shorthairs carrying the longhair gene.