• Barbarian
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    8 months ago

    Yup. For a lot of cats the layers are oil, undercoat, main coat. The undercoat is a very short, dense and wiry coat of fur to stop things getting from the main coat to the skin.

    The undercoat, as you can imagine, also absorbs a lot of the oil. Most people who are allergic to cats are actually allergic to the oil.

    Also, in very specific breeds, there can be 3 layers of fur (like Siberian, for example).