Russian Blue Breed Information
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he healthy easy to care for Russian Blue is an elegant cat. It's origination
is the northerly regions of Russia and Scandinavia. Different names have been
given to this cat; Archangel cat, Foreign Blue, Spanish and Maltese cats.
The only name that really stayed with these cat was the Maltese and it held
until the early l900's. In 1875 a Russian Blue was shown in a class for all blue
cats. In 1912 the cat was separated into a class of its own. After world War II
American breeders started crossing the British cats with some Scandinavian
strains of cats.
The Russian Blue has a long, muscular body with fine bones. It's legs are long
and slender with fine bones. He has a double coat that is short, thick and
luxurious. No other cat has a coat like the Russian Blue. The shape of the
fingers will hold in the Russian Blue's coat and they are run through it. He
should be hand groomed daily.
The Russian Blue is seen in only one variety, blue. It is preferred that they be
in the lighter shades of blue with no other markings. The silver tipping gives
him a beautiful, silvery shine. This is a tame and loving cat who is loyal to
his family. He is playful, gets along well with children, and other pets. He is
quite smart, will fetch and even open doors.
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