Russian Blue
One person. Everyone else is furniture.
- reserved
- observant
- routine-bound
- one-person
- quiet
- startles easily
Why you are a Russian Blue
You are not unfriendly — you are selective, and the difference matters enormously to you. You choose one person, you are devoted to them in a way that surprises people who think you are cold, and you simply do not perform for anyone else. Strangers arriving is not a social opportunity, it is a reason to be elsewhere. You like your days to look like your other days. Furniture moving, schedules changing, visitors staying over: each of these costs you something, and you would appreciate some warning.
The real Russian Blue
A natural breed, traditionally said to come from the port of Arkhangelsk in northern Russia. The defining feature is a dense double coat of even blue with silver-tipped guard hairs, which is what gives it that shimmer, paired with vivid green eyes. Note one thing commonly claimed and never demonstrated: Russian Blues are often marketed as hypoallergenic, but no study has ever measured Fel d 1 levels in the breed, and both the ACAAI and AAAAI contradict the idea of a hypoallergenic cat.
- Registry status
- CFA: yes. TICA: yes.
- Origin
- Northern Russia — traditionally associated with the port of Arkhangelsk. A natural breed.
- Coat
- Short, dense and plush double coat, an even blue throughout with silver-tipped guard hairs that give a distinct sheen.
- Size (registry wording)
- CFA describes a fine-boned, long, firmly muscular cat. No registry publishes a weight range for this breed at all.
- Lifespan — commonly cited by breed guides
- 15–20 years
Honestly, what is hard about a Russian Blue?
A Russian Blue will hide from your visitors for the entire evening and genuinely dislikes changes to its routine, so it suits a calm, predictable household far better than a busy or noisy one.
One more thing
The silver tipping on each guard hair is what produces the shimmer — the cat is not actually a lighter colour, the light is being reflected off the hair tips.
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