CATDOLL : Is the British Shorthair a blue cat?

No, the scientific name of the British shorthair is the British Shorthair, and the blue cat is just one of its coat colors. Many people call the British shorthair a blue cat because the most common color of the British shorthair is a big blue-faced cat. But strictly speaking, the British shorthair blue cat is not a breed, just a coat color. The British shorthair and the blue cat are not the same cat. The scientific name of the British shorthair is the British Shorthair, and the blue cat is just one of its coat colors. Many people call the British shorthair a blue cat because the most common color of the British shorthair is a big blue-faced cat. But strictly speaking, the British shorthair blue cat is not a breed, just a coat color. The British shorthair also has a wide variety of coat colors, such as the blue and white British shorthair, the British shorthair gold and silver gradient, the British shorthair tabby, etc.

The blue cat is not unique to the British Shorthair. The Russian Blue is also a pure blue cat. It is a cat breed and one of the oldest cats in the world. It originated in Port Angelo, Russia, so it is also affectionately called the Angel Blue Cat. The Russian Blue Cat was once on the verge of extinction, so breeders used Siamese cats to breed it in order to maintain this breed. Today, the Russian Blue Cat is closer to the Siamese cat in size, but the fur color still retains the blue color of its ancestors.

Now in the domestic market, cats with blue coats are generally called blue cats, but the British Shorthair Blue Cat is just a coat color branch of the British Shorthair, while the Russian Blue Cat is a breed recognized by the Cat Breed Association.