I know this has been asked 100 times, but is my cat a RB or a Korat or Mutt?

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We have had him for over 10 years.  Adopted him as a kitten from a Petsmart rescue day.  I had always thought he had some Russian Blue lineage, until I stumbled across a picture of a Korat.  He doesn't seem to fit fully into either category. Personality is more RB as he has always been very mellow and docile, even with children and he gets along with everyone.   I also checked Chartreux, but he is not stocky enough and the eyes are different.   Like the title says, I know this question has been asked 100x, but if anyone has any insight, I would certainly appreciate it.  Obviously he is different ages in the pictures, including one as a kitten with his buddy who has passed.  Also, you can not see it in the pictures, but he has developed a "dot" in his eye, that may not be a factor for either breed.

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Funny, this kitty looks a lot like our cat who was also a rescue.

She's also blue with green eyes. It's always been suspected she was a russian blue mix, due to her color and the blue smile (seen on the RB, british shorthair, korat, and chartreux cats).

I'd agree he's definitely not a chartreux, as they have extremely full faces, and their eyes are normally an amber - copper color.

Korats have more of a triangular face, and green - yellow-green eyes.

Russian blues have round faces, and green eyes, like your kitty.

So it could be possible your has russian blue lineage. But it is quite unlikely.

Blue is a color that can be found in any cat breeds. It is preferred in certain registered breeds (the ones I listed above, as well as the nebelung cat), with green, amber/copper, or blue eyes, and usually completely solid,  with the exception of a white dash on their chest (locket). But any cat breed can have blue fur, as blue is also black dilute.

And since your kitty was adopted from a Petsmart, he could also be a domestic shorthair that happens to be blue.

Either way, you have a very handsome tom. :)

References:

http://www.russianblue.info/is_it_a_rb.htm

http://www.russianblue.info/Russian_Blue_rescues.htm
 
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Beautiful cat. Russian blues have very distinctive texture to their fur - a thick undercoat and a sheen to the outercoat, which I don't see here. And their green eyes almost glow like emeralds. I would say yours is a very pretty domestic shorthair with some unusual characteristics.
 
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That is what I was thinking, especially how he was a rescue.  I am not going to tell him he is a domestic blue short hair,  I will let him go on thinking he is more exotic than that! 
 
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What is the exact color of the eyes?  In some they looks greenish, but in one copper(?) colored.
 
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Fluffy Nebelung said:
 
Funny, this kitty looks a lot like our cat who was also a rescue.

She's also blue with green eyes. It's always been suspected she was a russian blue mix, due to her color and the blue smile (seen on the RB, british shorthair, korat, and chartreux cats).

I'd agree he's definitely not a chartreux, as they have extremely full faces, and their eyes are normally an amber - copper color.

Korats have more of a triangular face, and green - yellow-green eyes.

Russian blues have round faces, and green eyes, like your kitty.

So it could be possible your has russian blue lineage. But it is quite unlikely.

Blue is a color that can be found in any cat breeds. It is preferred in certain registered breeds (the ones I listed above, as well as the nebelung cat), with green, amber/copper, or blue eyes, and usually completely solid,  with the exception of a white dash on their chest (locket). But any cat breed can have blue fur, as blue is also black dilute.

And since your kitty was adopted from a Petsmart, he could also be a domestic shorthair that happens to be blue.

Either way, you have a very handsome tom. :)

References:

http://www.russianblue.info/is_it_a_rb.htm

http://www.russianblue.info/Russian_Blue_rescues.htm
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Good post, although Im not sure I agree on the faces.  Korats have sorts of heart shaped, or double triangular.

Russians have sooner triangularish than round face...  Some compare them with a snake head - at least the scandinavian type.
 
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