A breed of cat that doesn't moult excessively?

[Auntiedahlia]

DD has lived with our large collection of hairy pets all her life. She's now bought her own place but her partner is not keen on a cat that will moult like mad, the same as ours do here. Is there a breed that is less prone to moulting? Not a sphinx.

Devon or Cornish Rex

How does he feel about vomit, wee or poo accidents or "presents"?
I would worry about anyone who chooses a pet based on moulting

I don't know what breed ours is, possibly some ragdoll in her, but she has very fine fluffy black fur and hardly sheds at all. We also have a tabby with short, much coarser hair and she sheds like a bastard.

If she gets an adult from a rescue she can get a fair idea just by stroking them.

He's got no issues with poo, vomit etc. He just wears a suit to work, and after years of visiting here still finds long cream cat hairs on his dark clothes! He would love a cat too.

Definitely DON'T get a black and white long haired! She would leave white on dark and black on white. I swear she did!!!
Miss that cat!!
Wonder how much oriental breeds moult?

Ideally you get a cat the same colour as your smartest clothes/majority of your wardrobe

Ragdoll cats don't moult. However, they do lose hair in the same way any animal that doesn't have different coats for different seasons does.

Our black long hair rescue cat sounds just like Pencilsinspace's cat. She very rarely sheds individual hairs, she sheds whole clumps or has to have them groomed out of her. She is a bit incompetent as a cat though - can't jump, bury poo etc, so I reckon that hair shedding is just another area which she can't manage to achieve successfully.

I'm not sure it's possible, OP.

That's interesting Milkshake. The more I hear about ragdolls the more I think ours must have some ragdoll in her mix. How is the hair loss you mention different from moulting?

My black cat sheds huge clods of hair about the place. He also leaves individual hairs too. My house is very clean and tidy but you will still get a surprise hair in your coffee, cereal etc. Sorry about that.

For example, my iPad screen has about 7 random hairs stuck on it. I realise that my house sounds like sting of the dump's gaff at this point.

Your DD needs to go to a rescue and stroke all the black cats to see which sheds the least. What a terrible chore The rescue will love her if she can give a home to a black cat, they're notoriously difficult to rehome.

*stig

I 💕 black cats.

I have ragdolls and they certainly moult. Everyfuckingwhere.

Thank you all! . The cat that moulted most here was a ragdoll! A lovely black rescue cat is a great idea. A house without a cat is not a home when you've been surrounded by animals all your life.

Our black fluffy cuddle monster doesn't seem to shed much at all, even in clumps. I could probably drag a few hairs off her blanket but that's about it. She doesn't get tangles either which was a nice surprise. I've only ever had one other really fluffy cat and he needed constant grooming to prevent dreadlocks in the pants region. He also shed a lot of hair, thinking back. He was ginger and we were told he had some Persian in him.

Oh, why not a Sphynx? They're lovely. Very pricey though I dare say.

Look at the Rex rescue sites you could probably rehome a Queen without paying ££££

My black shorthaired mog barely moults at all. His black shorthaired mog sister who had slightly fluffier textured fur moulted all over the place. I think there's an element of luck!

I don't think sphinx cats are ethical, in the same way as I wouldn't buy a pug.

Long haired Persian, seriously. They shed a bit but I'm little clumps and it first stick to your clothes like short hair does.

My black girl has sat next to my white trousers and don't leave hair.

My short haired black cats leave piles of soft pale grey underfur around the house, which gathers in the corners like snowdrifts after wind. My friend's long haired black cat hardly seems to shed at all!