Gray is between black and white, and its soft chroma looks natural and comfortable. Blue-gray is a dark gray that is almost gray and slightly bluish. Its low-key and romantic color looks fresh and elegant.

Gray and blue-gray are collectively referred to as gray, which is a cool color. Although cool colors are not as warm as warm colors, they have a sense of mystery and elegance.

The fur color of the British Shorthair blue cat is exactly gray, which gives people a low-key luxury feeling. In addition, the British Shorthair blue cat has a gentle, generous and considerate personality, and looks very harmonious inside and outside. It has been very popular in recent years.

Speaking of this, we may have doubts! The British Shorthair blue cat is gray, why is it called blue?

Next, let’s talk about the hair and appearance characteristics of British Shorthair blue cats.

01. Hair

All cats have only two fur colors: black and red. Blue is a dilute color of black. The blue color used to describe cat hair here is not the blue we usually see, but gray. That is, it looks gray but is called blue, so it is called a blue cat.

The British Shorthair blue cat is a coat color among British shorthair cats. The coat color has different shades, with darker colors being preferred. But the darker is not the better. The surface layer of the hair should be covered with a light layer of white frost, and the texture can be seen. Their hair is a single layer of hair, thick and not docile. It stands up and feels elastic, soft and dense.

Note: Each hair of the British Shorthair cat should stand up like brush hairs and cannot be curly.

It should be noted that we often hear "rare lilac British short blue cats"! Lilac British short blue cats are indeed rare, but lilac blue British short blue cats are disqualified.

Lilac color is a dilute color of blue, also known as lavender.

What needs to be emphasized here is that except for the disqualification of coat color, the lilac British Shorthair blue cat is no different from the British Shorthair blue cat. It is an option if the requirements are not high or if you do not participate in the competition. And lilac British short blue cats are generally cheaper, so friends who consider costs can choose them.

　02. Appearance characteristics

The British Shorthair blue cat is also often called the "fat blue man". That's because their bodies look short and round, and because they usually like to sit in a nest and don't like to exercise, they gain weight easily, and they look chubby no matter how they look.

They should have these obvious characteristics: big head and round face, short and big ears, stubby neck, body and limbs, stubby tail with blunt tail tip; big copper or golden eyes, The nose and paw pads should be blue-grey, but black is allowed.

After adulthood, the body is stubby and rectangular when viewed from the side, and the overall appearance is strong and powerful.

　03. Warm reminder:

1. The eyes of British Shorthair kittens are the same as those of other cats. When they are young, their eyes will have a layer of blue film. When the kittens are 3-4 months old, the blue film will fade and the eyes of the kittens can be seen. Color, eye color has not yet been completely fixed at this time and will not be completely fixed until at least adulthood.

2. British shorthair blue cats are the same as other British shorthair colors. Male cats will have gills when they reach adulthood, and most of the gills will be obvious, and the face will look full; while female cats will not have gills, and the face will look thinner. .