Nebelung
Cat
Weight:
6-8 lbs.
Overall Appearance
- The Nebelung is a long, fine-boned, graaceful cat. Round green eyes are prominently
featured on a triangular head with a blunt muzzle and erect, widely spaced ears.
The Nebelung's lustrous, silver-tipped gray coat is one of its most distinctive
features. Its fluffy tail distinguishes the breed from the Russian Blue.
Personality - Owners describe
them as shy yet affectionate. They've also been described as somewhat flighty,
perhaps not the best quality in a cat if you have children. Nebelungs are sprightly
cats; many will retrieve objects and some reportedly can open doors. They love
to drink water from faucets.
Breed
Fact - The Nebelung, essentially a longhaired Russian Blue, is named for the
luminous quality of its silver-tipped coat: Nebelung is German for "creature
of the mist." Nebelung are intelligent cats, well mannered and fastidious,
with quiet voices to match their gentle demeanor. In the 1980s in the United States,
a Russian Blue male was crossed with a female that carried the longhair gene.
The foundation stock for the new longhaired breed, the Nebelung, was taken from
two litters of that cross. |
