| more Big Creek Cattery KITTENS IN THEIR NEW HOMES |
| Mischa Brunswick, MO |
| Glinka New York City, NY |
| Jasper New Oxford, PA |
| Lexi Eden Prairie, MN |
| Cayman Fairway, KS |
| This is Nikki. She lives with a wonderful family in Wichita, Kansas. Nikki is a "pointed" Russian which is a rare occurrence at Russian Blue catteries. |
| Sveta Grand Forks, ND |
| Sputnik and the Paper Jam Trick in Omaha, NE |
When the effects of World War II took its toll on the catteries of Europe, Russian
Blue breeders found they needed to outcross to either blue British Shorthairs
(similar in type) or blue point Siamese (for the breed’s hardiness) to save the breed.
The result of this latter outcross introduced the pointed gene into the breed, and
even today if both parents possess this gene, their offspring may be colored like a
blue point Siamese (referred to as a pointed Russian). As blue is a recessive color
gene, all Russian Blue matings must produce a blue cat unless this other gene is
present.
Blue breeders found they needed to outcross to either blue British Shorthairs
(similar in type) or blue point Siamese (for the breed’s hardiness) to save the breed.
The result of this latter outcross introduced the pointed gene into the breed, and
even today if both parents possess this gene, their offspring may be colored like a
blue point Siamese (referred to as a pointed Russian). As blue is a recessive color
gene, all Russian Blue matings must produce a blue cat unless this other gene is
present.