Why is the Korat NOT a Russian Blue or a Chartreux?
Very often, during catshows, our Korats are confused with other blue cats, i.e. the Russian Blue or the Chartreux. Sometimes they are also confused with British Blues or Blue Burmese and with Blue Oriental shorthairs. Here there is a nice article and some interesting links to pages related to the Russian Blue and the Chartreux, the other two breeds which colour can only be BLUE. The 3 Blue Beauties (from the KCA Newsletter – September 2000) Abstract from an article written on “Atout Chat” and translated by Jane Hard who has been so kind in allowing us to use her translation for Koratworld! Chartreux, Korat, Russian Blue One is French, one is Thai, one is Russian. For the uninformed, nothing looks more like a blue cat than another blue cat but with detailed information, the three are quite different. The Chartreux is a medium to large cat with big paws which are fairly short, the head is “powerful” with well-developed cheeks especially in the male, the nose big, straight, medium ears pl
