Russian Blues, Can anyone tell me????

I looked at the pictures. You seem to have a pretty decent RB there. He's got the coat, silver tipping and looks like decent eye color (they will be greener as he gets older). Head is nice too.

The major US registeries are CFA, TICA, and ACFA. There is also the Canadian one CCA (I think). There are a few legit smaller associations. Let us know which "regsitry" your cat is listed in when you get the papers.

NO legit good breeder of purebreds sells their cats to a pet store or out of a pet store.

You can add FIFe - the largest European registry!

Originally Posted by DIEGO

Some photo's are here http://www.thecatsite.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=132849

I can post some more soon if need be, just right now my internet connection is a bit slow. (always having a slow day recently even for broadband).

I know since I bought him at a petshop he could be faulty. I hope he's not.

This probably isn't the right place to ask, but what makes a cat show quality?
Is it not just the looks and behaviour?

Thanks for your help.

He's 5mths old. Born Jan 27

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Well if you bought from a pet store then there is no guarentee as he came from a really bad breeder or a cat mill. I wouldn't be suprised if the papers never come either to be honest...

BUT he is GORGEOUS! I love those big green eyes.

You kitty looks like a purebred Russian Blue to me. She has that adorable little face that in unique to Russian Blue's. She looks like every other Russian Blue I've ever seen. She's beautiful. Also, I don't know of TICA or CFA are in your country, you may have another registry for Pedigree cats in your country.

Also, when I bought my Bengal Simba. I got some papers to send to TICA, I guess to register the name I gave him or something like that. Since it cost money to do so, and since I didn't intend to show him, I just never sent them in. So, to this day, Simba is a pedigree cat, with his Pre registry papers (I guess that's what you call them), but he isn't officially registered until I fill them out, pay the money and send them in.

Yes, this is quite normal in RB-kittens. (even not so much as in some!). Usually it get lesser as they grown up.

Visible marks are a fault in grown up Russians. But not unusual you anyway can detect a shade of them in certain light. Also in good individuals.

Did you mean to post this same topic twice?

Originally Posted by Jen

Did you mean to post this same topic twice?

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This one started off in the cat lounge and then got moved to the breeders corner.
I had already started a new one in the breeding corner after not getting much response to this one

Originally Posted by Jen

Did you mean to post this same topic twice?

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I even answered twice - seeing it was a similiar question as another posted and answered, but not noticing it was same person asking...

Originally Posted by DIEGO

This one started off in the cat lounge and then got moved to the breeders corner.
I had already started a new one in the breeding corner after not getting much response to this one

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The mods are always on top of things and will move posts if they are in the wrong section. Or I'm sure you could PM one of them to assist in moving things

I just PM'd rosiemac about my repetion of this thread.

Sorry all

Originally Posted by sharky

There are MANY MNAY registries ,....

Some of them require NO PROOF of bloodlines or pedigree they just say heres you registration... I registered a NON pedigreed fish on one...

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I just found out that they have to prove Diego's bloodline to register him.

Originally Posted by DIEGO

I just found out that they have to prove Diego's bloodline to register him.

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CFA and TICA and the other one AFA ???/// but many others are out there ... If they Did have to prove beyond a picture then at least the registry is legit

Originally Posted by sharky

CFA and TICA and the other one AFA ???/// but many others are out there ... If they Did have to prove beyond a picture then at least the registry is legit

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Um its a Japanese registry, not sure what its called yet.
We had to call the place where we bought Diego, coz Neko sounds like he may have URI, we think he would have got that from Diego so wanted to know if they will reimburse the vet bill. Anyway I had my wife ask if they had to prove the bloodline.
But now that I know that the stripes are normal in kittens I'm not so worried. I just thought it wasn't normal