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Nebelung
Cat
The Nebelung Cat is a long-haired
cat breed, bred to resemble a Russian
Blue with a long coat.
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Nebelung
Cat
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The Nebelung Cat breed was created in the early 1980s by
Cora Cobb, with the two foundation cats being Elsa, a black domestic
shorthaired cat, and an unnamed blue domestic shorthair.
The first mating of these two cats produced
five black or blue shorthaired kittens as well as Siegfried (born 1984) who
was blue with medium long hair.
The second mating produced five black or
blue shorthaired kittens, as well as a black longhair female and Brunhilde
(born 1985), a blue longhaired female.
Mrs. Cobb decided to mate Siegfried and
Brunhilde, and their first litter was born in 1986.
The offspring of
Siegfried and Brunhilde were eventually out-crossed to natural Russian Blues
in order to replicate the Russian Blue type.
Although the Nebelung cat is
sometimes called a longhaired Russian Blue, it is actually a separate breed,
as the Russian Blue does not produce longhaired offspring.
The Nebelung Cat
will produce both longhair and shorthair offspring in the same litter.
The Nebelung Cat breed was officially recognized by The
International Cat Association (TICA) in 1987 under the 'new breeds'
category.
The Nebelung Cat is not recognized as a breed in the Cat Fanciers Association
(CFA), or most other associations, as they mimic the natural, long
established Russian Blue except for coat length.
Nebelung is a German word meaning 'creature
of the mist'. These cats are judged in TICA on the same standard as a
Russian Blue with the exception of their coat, which is mid-length with a
dense plumy tail.
The Nebelung Cat has green eyes, and their fur must be 'blue' tipped
with silver.
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