Nebelung
Sign in to saveThe Nebelung is a pedigree breed of domestic cat. Nebelungs have long bodies, wide-set green eyes, long and dense solid blue-coloured fur, and mild dispositions. The Nebelung was developed to resemble the early blue-grey cats imported from Russia in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, combined with a semi-long coat. The cat is related to the Russian Blue, but with longer, silkier hair, and is in fact sometimes (incorrectly) called the Long-haired Russian Blue.
Key facts
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- Nebelung male
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- Long-haired Russian Blue
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- United States, Russia, the Netherlands
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- Blue domestic longhair and Russian Blue cats
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- https://tica.org/breeds/browse-all-breeds?view=article&id=1663:the-nebelung-breed&catid=48
- Catbreed.wcfstd
- https://wcf.de/pdf-en/breed/NEB_en_2010-01-01.pdf
- Catbreed.gccfstd
- https://www.gccfcats.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Nebelung.SOP_.Template.pdf
- Catbreed.loofstd
- https://www.loof.asso.fr/download/standards/std_rus_neb-2021.pdf
- Catbreed.acfastd
- http://www.acfacat.com/Breed%20Standards/NEBELUNG.pdf
- Catbreed.acfstd
- https://www.acf.asn.au/notices/notices/standards/Group%20One/Nebelung_2020.pdf
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Article
10 sectionsContents
- Origin
- Early origins
- Development in the US
- Russian and European lines
- Registration and popularity
- Characteristics
- Physical characteristics
- References
- Notes
- References
The Nebelung is a pedigree breed of domestic cat. Nebelungs have long bodies, wide-set green eyes, long and dense solid blue-coloured fur, and mild dispositions. The Nebelung was developed to resemble the early blue-grey cats imported from Russia in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, combined with a semi-long coat. The cat is related to the Russian Blue, but with longer, silkier hair, and is in fact sometimes (incorrectly) called the Long-haired Russian Blue.
The breed holds full recognition with the ACF and TICA, and enjoys preliminary status with the GCCF. However, given the relatively recent foundation of the Nebelung in the 1980s, it has yet to gain recognition from the other major cat fancier organisations.