ghost cat picsI believe my cat is atleast part Russian Gray, do you think so?

He is a completely grey cat with pretty green eyes but has these stripes when the sun hits him just right; I thought I was imagining it when I first noticed it last year (he is approx 4 years old and I got him from someone when he was approx 1 1/2 yrs. old who was moving into a small apartment and could not take him).....he also has a very small splatch of white under his neck...very small. If you did not see him in the sun and catch his coat just right......you would think.......as I thought, that he was a solid grey...........he's beautiful and mysterious looking........wish I had a pick...but I get cat fancy magazine and this months edition featured russian grays......I also went online to see pics.........and he looks exactly like them only there is a little tuft of white under his neck...........and at age 4 would you still be able to see his "ghost stripes."
I have a Russian Blue and they do have very faint stripes depending on the breeding line. But I don't think yours is a Russian ghost cat picsas the white bit is not in the breed. Most people who owned Russians would be very careful not to let them breed outside the pure line. They also have a very different feel to most cats as they have a "double coat". It's tricky to explain but Wiki puts it like this

"The coat is known as a "double coat," with the undercoat being soft, downy, and equal in length to the guard hairs, which are an even blue with silver tips. Only Russian Blues and the French Chartreux have this type of coat, which is described as thick and wonderfully soft to the touch. The silver tips give the coat a shimmering appearance. Its eyes are almost always a dark and vivid green. Any white patches of fur or yellow eyes in adulthood are seen as faults in show cats."
"Russian Gray"? Do you mean Russian BLUE?

VERY unlikely he's part Russian Blue or ANY breed. Breeders sell cats altered and never allow crossbreeding.

Your cat is a Blue domestic shorthair - nothing more. The ghost cat picstabby markings you're seeing prove that as all domestics are inherently tabby so "ghost tabby markings" can often be seen in solid coats.
Probably not. Russian Blue cats are extremely hard to come by, and come from very controlled breeding. So your cat is most likely what is called a blue domestic shorthair.

EDIT: LOL @ Russian Gray. I've been working too hard. Had to fix my slip up.
I believe the breed is called Russian Blue, because they are blue in color, a cats blue. What you have is a domestic short hair cat or what some call a Wannabee! Without the proper registration papers stating his parents and their registration numbers the breeder and cattery where he came from. He is just a domestic cat. And a Russian blue would never have a locket or white on his neck. That is considered a fault in the cat world. The only cats I saw that you may of thought of is a british short hair unless I am looking at the wrong issue.

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