Monday, October 20, 2008

Rusian Blue

The Rusian Blue cat, once known as the Aechangel Blue, is noted for its coat of remarkable quantity; soft, thick, and silky like sealskin, and in varying shades of blue including lavender. The body is long and slender, the head broad with wide set vivid green eyes. The ears are large and pointed. The Rusian Blue was brought to Great Britain about 1860 by sailors trading from Baltic port.

The Rusian Blue cat has a double coat of short blue hair with a silvery sheen. Lighter shader-are preferred in competition.
The Russian Blue has a lean elongated body and a short, plush, blue-grey coat. The color is a bluish-grey that is the dilute expression of the black gene. The coat is known as a "double coat," with the undercoat being soft, downy, and equal in length to the guard hairs, which are an even blue with silver tips. Only Russian Blues and the French Chartreux have this type of coat, which is described as thick and wonderfully soft to the touch. The silver tips give the coat a shimmering appearance. Its eyes are almost always a dark and vivid green. Any white patches or yellow eyes in adulthood are seen as faults in show cats.
Russian Blues should not be confused with British Blues (which are not a distinct breed but rather a British Shorthair with a blue coat), nor the Chartreux or Korat which are two other naturally occurring breeds of blue cats, although they have similar traits.

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