Pregnant Russian blue

Ok cool thanks everyone ur all so nice an informative. I've been watching her tummy an those kittens are goin nuts hope it's soon I'm so excited

I am excited for you! Our queens seem to be on the same page right now, they might go into labour at the same time!

That would be cool I'm also excited for u too we will see what happens

I checked winters temperature just befor an it says 99.0 degrees farenhieght could b today or Tomoz but I'm sitting an waiting patiently

storm winter said:

I checked winters temperature just befor an it says 99.0 degrees farenhieght could b today or Tomoz but I'm sitting an waiting patiently

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She's very close now! My girls temp was 100F earlier, it's been 100.4, it just dropped for the first time about an hour ago. I hope it's soon!!!

Same here I'm getting so impaitient but I guess we have to show some calmness otherwise they will freak out

Hi all just took winter to the vet he said she is due next week

Update winter is in labour gonna b a long night

storm winter said:

Update winter is in labour gonna b a long night

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*vibes!!!!*

storm winter said:

Update winter is in labour gonna b a long night

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Yes! Sending great vibes to you and Winter, and the kittens of course! Good luck.

Ps, My sweet girl is currently nesting like crazy as I type this! Shouldn't be much longer for her

She has two kittens so far will post pics when she is finished

Winter had four all up together

Congrats! They seem fat and round everyone!   Good.

I hope mom is fine she too?    I suppose dad is just fine....  

Good luck!

Thanks Mums fine unsure of who father was though.

So sweet. I don't know about Russian blues. Why does she have a tabby kitten and a black kitten? Can this happen with two purebred Russians?

I believe she had mated with a domestic cat an not my purebred male. But I hope they can't make black an tabby cats if they are pure bred but I do believe that if both the parents are blue all of the kittens should be blue from what I've been told.

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I believe she had mated with a domestic cat an not my purebred male. But I hope they can't make black an tabby cats if they are pure bred but I do believe that if both the parents are blue all of the kittens should be blue from what I've been told.

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Yeah, i saw one of them seemed to be tabby, but didnt dared to ask.  It was also too early, as there was much impressions and pressure for you.

What an irony, here you go out a long way and making big pains  to get a litter of purebred russians, but you get  adorable, but clearly moggies...   Had she any chance to sneak out, or you got a visit by a fertile moggie tom??

Im thinking if they could have themselves these genes.

To be black is no big business.  Blue is a diluted black, so it can probably happen, although rare.  Ah, I even know a couple of examples of practically black RB, even officially presented as  RB.   One on a poststamp, and one in a book by a renown swedish pedigree cat expert.

But tabby is another matter.  Tabby is dominant, so it should show even if singled.    A carrier gets himself tabby, simply.  The carrier can get somenkittens who arent tabbies, if the other gene in the pair isnt tabby.

Still, I wonder if there is a possibility they had unsure genes, and it was why they were sold as pet quality cats, although they are healthy and do have nice RB looks.

This analysis and speculations depends of course, if you KNOW there was another tom  thereabout, or if you are pretty sure there couldnt.

If there were no connection with outside toms, we can ask our color hereditary experts, for example Bianca.

ps.  Re the dad.  OK, the biological dad is unknown at this moment.  but the familys male member, your supposed stud.  How is he taking it?

He isn't to worried about them

O yay finally!! Congratulations!! I hope they'll grow up healthy and happily! =^^=

As for your previous post. It does seem indeed that these aren't purebred Russian Blues. As far as I know, russian blues are non-tabby and blue. You have one black kitten and one blue(?) tabby. Black means you had a cat on her that wasn't blue (Probably a black - surely a black if you have girls in this litter as well) and that was tabby. So if you have any black tabbies walking around outside, I would say he's the father. It's not possible for 2 blue non-tabby cats to give non-diluted (so black) or tabby kittens. That's genetically impossible. 

This doesn't make them less cute tho <3 But I can understand if you are a bit bummed about it. Specially if you have a whole breeder plan set up for Russian Blues. Don't be shy to keep us updated on their progress, would love to see these little ones grow! ^^