The Nebelung Cat is a long-haired Russian blue cat (details), which was recognized as a new breed by TICA in 1987. It is a rare breed of cat, known as the “noble of the long-haired breed”, which is the same as the Russian Blue Cat except for the coat.
Nebelung Cat Breed Origin and Introduction
Historical Origin In the 1960s in Europe, especially in England, the Russian Blue Cat had a tendency to return to its original short stature and dark coat. American breeders thus created variants with delicate heads, bodies and paws, lighter coats and lighter weights. The Russian Blue cat became hugely popular in the United States and Japan (where it is simply worshipped), and in the 1980s, after several crosses, a semi-long-haired Russian Blue variant called the nebelung was created. This extremely rare variant was recognized as a new breed by tica in 1987. Known as the “aristocrat of the short-haired breed”, the newest Russian Blue cat to emerge as a long-haired breed is the Nevada. This is a cross between a Russian Blue cat and a family cat, but it is not easy to show the green eyes characteristic of the Russian Blue cat, and it is difficult to predict the future breed of this cat. The coat is not very long, but only the tail hair is richer; except for the coat, the rest is the same as the Russian Blue Cat.
- Nebelung Cat Morphological Characteristics
The Nebelung Cat is not a popular cat or a familiar cat, so you must be fully prepared before breeding it, so that you will be able to breed it comfortably.
Morphological characteristics of the Nebelung Cat
English Name: Nebelung
Country of origin: United States
Breeding Method: Foetal
Habits: Very quiet, shy, happy to please, resourceful, friendly, and a qualified parent cat. Very soft barking and does not disturb people with barking even in heat. She does not roam much, preferring to stay indoors. She has excellent adaptability, loves peace and quiet, and has a docile personality.
Body shape: The body type is thin and slender.
Head: Smooth, medium wedge-shaped head, but not long and pointed or short and large.
Ears: Large and broad. The front end is pointed and the skin is thin and translucent. The outer part has short, soft hair growth, while the inner part is half covered with decorative hairs. The height is the same as the broadness of the root.
Eyes: The eyes are almond-shaped and green, but not as deep as the Russian Blue Cat.
Nose: moderate length
Chin: Medium height. The lower jaw is vertical from the end of the nose to the chin.
Limbs: Long and stable.
Paws: Small, slightly rounded. The forelimbs each have five toes, while the hindlimbs have four toes.
Tail: The tail hair is abundant.
Coat: short, graceful and gorgeous, double coat, and soft hair.
- Nebelung Cat personality characteristics
Nebelung Cats are docile and have a great ability to adapt to the city. If you have a busy schedule and only have weekends, but want a cat to keep you company, the Nebelung Cat is perfect for you.
Nebelung Cat’s personality
Very quiet, shy, happy to please, resourceful, friendly, and a good parent. Very soft barking, even in heat, does not disturb people with barking. She does not roam much, preferring to stay indoors. It has superior adaptability and loves peace and quiet, and has a gentle personality. The Nebelung Cat has excellent adaptability and is suitable for cat lovers.
Training of Nebelung Cats
Coercion is a means of forcing the Nebelung Cat to complete its movements accurately and smoothly by mechanical stimulation and threatening commands. Induction, a means to induce the Nebelung Cat to perform actions with tasty food and trainer’s actions. Reward, a means to reinforce the correct action of the Nebelung Cat or consolidate the conditioned reflexes that have been initially formed. Punishment, a means used to stop the Nebelung Cat’s incorrect action or abnormal behavior, including reprimanding, tapping the head and neck area, etc.
- Nebelung Cat care knowledge
Nebelung Cats are long-haired cats, and the usual care is not only bathing and shaving or feeding, but also paying attention to some of the most common skin diseases and feline distemper in the summer. When it comes to feline distemper, some cat lovers may not know much about it, so I will talk to you about it, and hope it will help you.
Care of Nebelung Cats
Feline distemper is also known as feline panleukopenia or feline infectious enteritis. It is a highly contact infectious viral disease that occurs mainly in young cats within one year of age. Clinical symptoms are fever, leukopenia, vomiting and hemorrhagic enteritis, and it is the most common and very dangerous infectious disease in domestic cats.
If a cat at home has feline distemper treatment needs to pay attention to these issues. Be sure to keep warm. It is important to have a feline distemper high immunity serum, which is actually an antibody to the feline distemper virus, and this is the only one that is specific to the virus in the treatment. But be careful to try not to inject more than three days in a row, more than that also has side effects. Rehydration balance and prevention of acidosis. Infusion is the best treatment. If you cannot give your cat fluids, you can feed a mixture of 10% dextrose injection and saline every once in a while to help him replenish energy and water. Prevent secondary infections with antibiotics. Commonly used antibiotics include gentamicin, which is fed 20,000 units twice a day. A new antibiotic drug for animals is now available called Proconazole, and you can consult your doctor about the dosage. Anti-emetic. Gastrofacial injection is a very good antiemetic and is important during treatment. It can be injected or taken orally. Regulation of digestive function. During the treatment period, because of the large amount of antibiotics, the normal digestive flora of the cat is also destroyed during the treatment, so it is necessary to give the cat some drugs to regulate digestion such as lactase, rectify the intestine, etc. But it should be noted that these drugs should be used during the recovery period of feline distemper, that is, when the cat starts to eat, and should be separated from the antibiotics by more than half an hour. Other drugs such as dexamethasone and VC are drugs to help metabolism and can be added depending on the situation. In general, the most common dry cat food with very little oiliness can be soaked and softened. You can also boil some rice soup or baby rice flour, mixed with some cat food or to enhance the flavor can also use a little canned soup, mixed and fed to cats. You can also buy a nutrition cream for your cat, which is more comprehensive and better digested.
- Nebelung Cat Feeding Requirements
Nebelung Cat hair is very long, many cat lovers in order to clean up the cat’s hair convenient, sent to the pet store shaving, of course, this can reduce the cat’s hair loss, but must choose the regular pet store, so as not to unprofessional shaving injury cats. In addition to maintenance, Nebelung Cat feeding is also very important, which can eat which can not eat, cat lovers usually have to pay special attention to, otherwise the cat is sick costing money and energy.
Feeding requirements for Nebelung Cats
Suitable food
Homemade cat food (without rice): poultry meat (chicken, duck, quail, rabbit, etc.) is best, and can be combined with fish, beef, a small amount of offal, and a very small amount of seafood. Pay attention to the combination of meat and the calcium to phosphorus ratio of cat meals.
Canned cat food: staple food cans
Cat food: natural food, high-grade commercial food (long-term dry food is also risky, after all, dry food contains a lot of starch, usually best with homemade cat meals or canned cat food)
Raw meat and bones: (controversial, personally not recommended for implementation, interested students please learn the relevant knowledge first)
Cat meal calcium to phosphorus ratio: 1:1 (all meat is more phosphorus and less calcium, so pay attention to the additional addition of calcium)
Calcium choices: pet-specific calcium tablets/calcium powder, bone meal, oyster calcium carbonate (children’s liquid calcium), eggshell powder
The second best food (in case of poor family conditions)
Meat mix/pasta: (cats are carnivores, starch does not provide the nutrition they need, please try to have less rice and more meat)
Leftovers: (must be rinsed with hot water or water to clean the oil and salt)
