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Nebelung. Information on this new breed of cat includes Nebelung history, breed description, characteristics and temperament and many pictures of the Nebelung.
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NEBELUNG
The Nebelung is a new breed, intended to resemble a long-haired
Russian Blue. It is a slender cat with a medium-long, silky blue
coat. This breed is not widely recognized.
History
The Nebelung, essentially a longhaired Russian Blue, is named for the
luminous quality of its silver-tipped coat.
In the 1980s in the United States, a Russian Blue male was
crossed with a female that carried the longhair gene. The foundation
stock for the new longhaired breed, the Nebelung, was taken from two
litters of that cross.
Nebelung is a German word meaning 'creature of the mist'. These cats
are judged on the same standard as a Russian Blue with the exception
of their coat, which is mid-length with a dense plumy tail.
The breed is still uncommon and mainly located in America, but a small
number of 'natural' long-haired Russian Blues have been discovered
in Russia and there are a number of breeders interested in
developing the breed in their theoretical homeland.
Description
The Nebelung is a long, fine-boned, graceful cat. Round
green eyes are prominently featured on a triangular head with a
blunt muzzle and erect, widely spaced ears.
The Nebelung's lustrous, silver-tipped gray coat is one of its most
distinctive features. Its fluffy tail distinguishes the breed from
the Russian Blue.
Hair is semilong on the body and long on the plumy tail. The overall
effect is that of a romanticized 1900 cat picture.
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Characeteristics and Temperament
Nebelung are intelligent cats, well mannered
and fastidious, with quiet voices to match their gentle demeanor.
Owners describe them as shy yet affectionate.
A Nebelung is highly loving to its owners and
family members, but may be shy with strangers, especially young
children.
Nebelungs are sprightly cats;
many will retrieve objects and some reportedly can open doors.
Many
Nebelungs are lap sitters, loving to be petted. Often they follow
their owners from room to room. If allowed, they enjoy sleeping on
their owner's bed.
Special Requirements
Even with the double layered coat, the fur resists matting and doesn't
require the amount of grooming some longhairs do.
Still, Nebelungs
do require a certain amount of care to look their best. Figure
combing twice or three times a week with a good quality steel comb,
and every other day during the seasonal shedding periods.
The
Nebelung generally goes through two yearly sheddings - once in the
Autumn when they shed their summer coat and once in the spring when
they shed their winter coat. Seasonal variations in coat length are
common in this breed.
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