Russian Blue questions

[tlco]

Do both parents have to be Russian Blues or can one just carry the gene? Mom was a Farrel Black Tortie shell, daddy was traveling man. Could my kitten turn out to be a Russian Blue or just a Blue of some other breed?

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• tlco
• Nov 13, 2016

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• tlco
• Nov 13, 2016

 

[Willowy]

Russian Blue is a pure breed. Cats can't be purebred unless both parents are purebred. However, the color blue is pretty common in the general cat population, it's the dilute of black. Dilute is a recessive gene so it could come from many generations back. But both parents need to carry that recessive gene to have it show up.

He's a cutie!