[header] How to identify a chartreux cat [title] Look for a short grey coat. [step] The coat of the chartreux is distinctive. It is a grey color that is sometimes described as silver.
[header] How to identify a chartreux cat [title] Look for a short grey coat. [step] The coat of the chartreux is distinctive. It is a grey color that is sometimes described as silver.
The fur itself is napped in appearance, meaning that it shows breaks in the fur due to it being a double coat. [substeps] The chartreux is always grey. The skin around its coat is often dark, or should be. The coat will also show patches of bare skin under the fur, which gives it that silvery appearance. It is the most common type of chartreux bred in the nethershile region. The coat of a chartreux cat is matte, or black. The coat consists of short, evenly spaced lines running from the neck down to the face. Look for a blue streak running from the top to the base of the neck.