| The British Blue Cat is a very strong cat, with a body | | | | With a thick body of hair, the British Blue Cat doesn't |
| shape which people refer to as "square", as their | | | | shed too often and this means that there isn't too |
| nearly as long in length as they are broad. The legs | | | | much maintenance in the cleaning up after the cat |
| on the British Blue are quite thick, but also very small, | | | | department. However, a cool living space and also |
| this is to hold up their very heavily muscled body. | | | | regular hand grooming will be needed to keep any |
| Due to the broad shape of the cat and also its | | | | shedding to the very minimum. The coat of the |
| amount of muscle this type of cat is often referred | | | | British Blue is, as the as the name suggests, blue. This |
| to as the bull dog of the cat world. The male version | | | | however doesn't mean the blue which you may be |
| of the cat is much larger than the female, as they | | | | thinking about, naturally the cat is a grey colour |
| are a lot broader and rounder. Both of these cats | | | | however in certain lights it will look blue to the human |
| however are quite imposing and this sometimes | | | | eye. |
| causes people to be put off. | | | | Even though the British Blue Shorthair Cat is a large |
| British Blue Cats have heads which are very broad | | | | cat, this does not in any way mean that it is fat. The |
| and also quite large. Their cheeks are chubby, which | | | | width of the shoulder should be the same as the |
| gives them a notably chipmunk appearance. Their | | | | width and if this isn't true then you should look into |
| eyes also stand out a lot as they tend to be large | | | | feeding your cat more, or less, depending on the |
| and of a copper color. Relatively small sized ears with | | | | symptoms. If their body caves in, then it is too |
| rounded tips which are set very far apart on the | | | | skinny and you should feed your cat make, when if it |
| opposite sides of the head make the head look quite | | | | pouches out then please look into feeding the cat |
| domed. Finally, they have a snub nose which is quite | | | | less or making it do more activities. To maintain their |
| form and a slightly rounded chin which helps to | | | | good heath they need good genetics, goo quality |
| emphasizes the powerful jaw and the round head | | | | food, and also plenty of regular exercise. |
| this breed of cat has. | | | | |