2023 Author: Alex Livingston | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-11-26 11:39
The British Shorthair is one of the most loved cat breeds around the world and features a range of striking colors and patterns, including British Blue: a beautiful kitten with distinctive blue-gray fur and amber eyes. It was Harrison Weir to introduce this breed for the first time to the Crystal Palace cat show in 1871 right in its typical blue color.
This shade is, in people's minds, the classic British Shorthair. In fact it is the oldest of the variants of the fur of these felines, created by breeding the line British Shorthair with the Russian Blue many generations ago.
It's a incredibly attractive tint. To be a true British Shorthair, the cat's color must be completely solid and very pure: a dense and fresh coat that goes from light gray to medium blue-gray, without spots or even hints of "tabby" stripes or markings. In particular, there should be no white hair anywhere.
In kittens a presence of silver colored hair is allowed but, in order to become a show animal of the highest level, it is necessary that they lose these shades of color. The tips of the toes should also be blue to match the coat.
The eyesfinally, they should be of a intense coppery orange or amber colorThis may take a few months to fully manifest as many British Blue kittens have flat brown eyes until they take on the typical coloration of adult cats.
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