Cazsan Blue Thunder of Castlegate Blue Shaded Golden shown successfully in GCCF (Cat Registry of Great Britain). |
After a long and arduous journey the Blues have won acceptance to compete in CFA show rings commencing with the 2009-2010 show season. Congratulations to all of the breeders that worked so hard to establish a standard approved by the Silver and Golden Breed Council and CFA. The standards for each of the four newly approved colors are as follows:
BLUE CHINCHILLA SILVER
Undercoat pure white. Coat on back, flanks, head, and tail sufficiently tipped with blue to give a sparkling appearance. Legs may be slightly shaded with tipping. Chin, ear tufts, stomach, and chest, pure white. Rims of eyes, lips, and nose outlined with blue. Nose leather: rose. Paw pads: blue or rose. Eye color: green or blue-green. Disqualify for incorrect eye color, incorrect eye color being copper, yellow, gold, amber, or any color other than green or blue-green. The Color Number for males is 0128 and for females 0129.
Stardazl Wisteria> Sire: Alchemist Out of The Blue Dam: Stardazl Honeychild Shaded Blue Golden Persian Breeder/Owner: Betty Wimberly |
BLUE SHADED SILVER:
Undercoat white with a mantle of blue tipping shading down from the sides, face, and tail from dark on the ridge to white on the chin, chest, stomach, and under the tail. Legs to be the same tone as the face. The general effect to be much darker than a chinchilla. Rims of eyes, lips, and nose outlined with blue. Nose leather: rose. Paw pads: blue or rose. Eye color: green or blue-green. Disqualify for incorrect eye color, incorrect eye colorbeing copper, yellow, gold, amber, or any color other than green or blue-green. The Color Number for males is 0156 and for females 0157.
Stardazl Wisteria's Litter Brother Shaded Blue Golden Persian Sire: Alchemist Out of The Blue Dam: Stardazl Honeychild Breeder/Owner: Betty Wimberly |
BLUE CHINCHILLA GOLDEN:
Undercoat ivory to pale honey. Coat on back, flanks, head, and tail sufficiently tipped with blue to enhance a golden appearance. Legs and end of tail may be shaded with tipping. Chin, ear tufts, stomach, chest and underside of tail, consistent ivory to pale honey color. The general effect is lighter than a blue shaded golden due to less tipping. Rims of eyes, lips, and nose outlined with blue. Nose leather: rose. Paw pads: blue or rose. Eye color: green or blue-green. Disqualify for incorrect eye color, incorrect eye color being copper, yellow, gold, amber, or any color other than green or blue-green. The Color Number for males is 1074 and for females 1075.
Ornamental Summertime Blues Blue Chinchilla Golden, six months of age; shown AOV in Gainesville, Florida, February 2005 by Breeder/Owner Gretchen Winchell |
BLUE SHADED GOLDEN:
undercoat ivory to pale honey with a mantle of blue tipping shading down from the sides, face, head and tail. Legs to be the same tone as the face. Chin, ear tufts, chest, stomach, and underside of tail, consistent ivory to pale honey color. The general effect is darker than a blue chinchilla golden due to more tipping. Rims of eyes, lips, and nose outlined with blue. Nose leather: rose. Paw pads: blue or rose. Eye color: green or bluegreen. Disqualify for incorrect eye color, incorrect eye color being copper, yellow, gold, amber, or any color other than green or bluegreen. The Color Number for males is 1076 and for females 1077.
Please refer to Pamela Martin's article Singing the Blues for more information about our Blue Silvers and the quest involved for their acceptance for Championship status in CFA.
Please send photos of your Blues for inclusion and it would be great if someone would like to write a more informative and interesting introduction for this article/announcement to enhance our knowledge of Blue Silvers and let us know what was involved in this journey. Please contact Karol 
Additional Photos:
 Hohenzell's Atlantis Blue Shaded Golden Bred by Antje Aouchari Owned by Betty Minotti & Christine Marriner |
 Insider's I'm Blue David of Zwillingsburg At 5 weeks of age Blue Chinchilla Breeder/Owner: Monika Neumeister |
 Persefelis Blue Hiawatha and Persefelis Pocahontas Blue Shaded Goldens, Breeder: Allan & Sylvia Outrup Hiwatha was shown AOV in Columbia, South Carolina February 2000 By Owner: Joan Styers of Paws & Purrs |
 Castle Paws Preemie Donna Blue Chinchilla Silver Six weeks of age Breeder/Owner: Pamela R. Martin. |
 Zwillingsburg I'm little Miss Blue Chinchilla Golden Breeder/Owner Claudia Beyer. |
 Joyvyn Bhavani of Kittikamir Blue Shaded Silver Bred by Joy Anandi shown AOV in Dallas, Texas On March 11, 1995 By owner Gail Persinger |
 Insider's Leopold Blue Shaded Golden with blush hues, Bred by Monika Neumeister owned by Claudia Beyer of the Netherlands. |
 Stardazl Peek A Blue Blue Shaded Silver Bred and owned by Betty Minotti. |
 A litter of kittens born to a Golden Queen and a Silver Sire The sire carrying gold and dilute. The litter produced two Silvers, one Blue Shaded Golden and one Shaded Golden |
 Pamela Martin of Castlepaws Silver Persians. One of the leaders driving the acceptance of the Blue Silver in CFA and writer of Singing the Blues |
