I've never seen a "blue" cat that was blue--they're gray.
2007-09-07 06:00:40 · 7 answers · asked by rainfingers 4 in Pets ➔ Cats
Some cats have a blue tint in their fur, so that's what makes them blue.
2007-09-07 06:06:03 · answer #1 · answered by deb2rule 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Bluish Gray Cat
2016-12-15 11:10:42 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Blue is a descriptive term. A blue cat is genetically a black cat who has two copies of a dilution gene. This gene affects how the pigment is laid down in the hair shaft. So a black cat with dilution is called blue, as they are a blue gray in color - google the Russian blue breed. A red cat with a dilution becomes cream colored with slightly darker stripes. You'll also see the occasional Tortie with the dilution. She has blue and cream patches instead of the more common black and red.
2007-09-07 06:06:41 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
well some people are crazy I haven't seen a blue cat either but sometimes gray looks like blue in the dark or in the light
2007-09-07 06:04:36 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well it's sometimes kind of a bluish gray. We used to have a cat like that who we called Blueboy.
2007-09-07 06:18:43 · answer #5 · answered by Turtle 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They call little old ladies "blue hairs" too.
2007-09-07 06:04:26 · answer #6 · answered by lizzy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's just the name of the color. Blue is the dilute color of black in genetics.
2007-09-07 06:16:00 · answer #7 · answered by zipadoodle 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋