r/russianblue

She sure looks content though!

It's about 95° here in NYC today, and I walked into my bedroom where I have the AC on, and found my little Leo just lounging in his cat tree, trying to beat the heat. 😺

She’s playing with a scalp massager

I forgot to post this some months back, but there was a contest last year where you had to submit pictures of your cat to be in the 2026 calendar, and my little Leo got picked for July! 😸🤗

You can see the entire calendar here: https://thepawprint.store/products/january-2026-december-2026-paw-print-cat-calendar?variant=42405217534015

Minky is the first russian blue ive ever owned, im not sure what to expect because my last cat was super lazy and minky totally isnt, shes a little devil sometimes.

This is something I've noticed in my rb baby that I'm just curious about! on the inside of her paws where she licks to clean her face, it's stripy!!! I assume it's because the fur gets smoothed out so you can see the silver tips more defined but I'm curious if anyone else has noticed this with their kitty?! second pic kinda shows what I mean but it's hard to tell on camera, extra pics bc she's adorable🤭

I've never noticed stripes in pictures of Russian Blues before. Is this common? He came from a reputable breeder and is Tica certified.

He is a door dasher and makes me crazy. But I feel sorry that it must’ve feel good touching grass and watching birds so closely. It’s not the real outdoors, but it’s a substitute.

This is my Bella when she was a kitten in 2012. She’s 14 now! I think she still looks like a baby

I saw on a recent post, some people saying some RBs eyes are yellow. They are never yellow. An RB will have blue eyes which then turn green

Anyway here’s my 14 year old girl now and as a kitten

Both hind paws?? okay girl whatever's comfortable for you

Here they are Bronny & Bryce 🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛

Her pedigree is unknown, and I was wondering if you experts can tell if this is a purebred Russian Blue. I also wondered if the eye color will change. He is about a year old.

I was hoping this day wouldn’t come very soon, yet loss rarely happens at a convenient time. My baby boy, my best friend, and the highlight of every day is gone. So much has been left undone and so many more words could have been said. We made it to the vet, but he died in my arms before giving the euthanasia drugs. A sudden brain bleed, nothing could have been done. I’ve been crying like a waterfall.