Buyer question
Is a Nebelung good for beginners?
Yes: our Animal Library rates the Nebelung 4 out of 5 for beginners (easy, in a calm home).
Source: the Nebelung page in the Everybarn Animal Library. Nebelung in the Animal Library
The detail
A semi-longhaired blue cat with green eyes, developed in the US in the 1980s from Russian Blue-type cats. Nebelungs are gentle, reserved and devoted, shy with strangers, and best in calm, predictable homes.
- Temperament
- Gentle, shy, devoted
- Best fit
- Quiet homes, set routines
- Energy
- 3 out of 5 (Playful at home)
- Grooming load
- 2 out of 5 (Weekly comb)
What to weigh
A Nebelung is slow to trust and can be stressed by noise, visitors or change. The breed is rare, and it gains weight easily.