Nebelung — breed standard (TICA: size, coat, temperament, type)

Nebelung — breed standard (TICA: size, coat, temperament, type)

Claims

• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* The Nebelung is a medium-sized, sturdy, well-muscled cat with a long body and a silky, medium-length blue coat that shimmers with silver at the tips.
• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* The tail is long with a full, thick plume that balances the long body.
• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* The ears are large in proportion to the head; the wide-set eyes range in colour from yellowish green to green.
• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* The breed resembles the longhaired cats imported from Russia in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* The described temperament is devoted, intelligent and affectionate, though often shy with strangers and young children; they are active and prefer their family's company.

• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* The coat is a silky, medium-length blue, shimmering with silver at the hair tips.