Russian Blue

I bought our Russian Blue as a birthday present for my husband, who had wanted one for some time - as a child, one of his aunts had bred a litter of Russian Blue kittens, and he had fond memories of those kittens. Our kitten was bought from a reputable breeder, and I chose him from the mass of identical grey kittens by simply choosing the first kitten that approached me. I knew my husband wanted an outgoing, sociable cat as counterpart to our older, more selectively attentive cat. I figured that the boldest, most curious kitten was the one I wanted! He turned out to be precisely the type of cat my husband was hoping for. Six years on, that kitten has ...  Read the complete review

Dino is a thirteen year old Russian Blue we've had since a kitten and who we bought as a pal for our long since departed moggy, Wallis. I don't really know if he has a typical Russian Blue character; I know they are rather individual and he certainly scores points there but it's his eccentricities that mark him out as different. A bit of a general discription first. Russian Blues were reputedly brought over by Russian sailors orginating from the town of Arkhangelsk. Another story has them coming from Malta but that's not so romantic. The ice blue eyes they have when young turn to green as they grow and they have a double coat which comprises ...  Read the complete review

The Russian Blue is thought to have been brought to England on ships that left the Russian port of Arkangelsk. It's certainly a cat which has evolved for cold climates; it has wonderful short grey plush fur that's so thick it feels like velvet, a stocky body and a bit of a propensity to lay down fat. My Mum's Russian, Koshka, is a great bear of a cat. He's the largest of her four cats by a long shot, and ironically the most cowardly. Russian Blues are clean and shed very little. They love to play with small toys around the house, and they enjoy jumping and climbing; Koshka likes to have toys thrown into the air for him to catch. They ...  Read the complete review