Family-friendly: | 3/5 |
Playfulness: | 2/5 |
Intelligence: | 4/5 |
Likes Other Pets: | 4/5 |
Grooming needs: | 2/5 |
Shedding: | 4/5 |
Lifespan
10 - 15 years
Weight
3 - 7kg
Colours
Medium silvery-blue shade without any white markings or ghost patterning.
The need-to-know
- Great for first-time cat owners
- Enjoys playing games and is active at home
- Calm cat
- Sociable and dependent cat
- Quiet cat
- Average build cat breed
- Requires grooming once a week
- A bit of both indoor and outdoor space
- Not ideal for family homes
- Can be left alone all day
- Needs a calm environment
Generally healthy breed
There are no widely recognised health problems in the Russian Blue cat breed.
Personality
The Russian Blue is an engaging and elegant companion. They are somewhat aloof with strangers, preferring to observe from a distance and evaluate a new person’s worthiness of friendship, rather than diving straight in with head rubs and lap-time! Once a Russian Blue has assessed you and approved you, they are extremely affectionate and will expect you to meet their every need and desire! Playful and loving, they can make enjoyable and relatively undemanding feline friends.
Found your perfect breed?
Have a read through these articles selected by our in-house vet.