So, funny story about how I ended up digging into Russian Blue cat prices here in India. My aunt, the one living down south, her old cat passed away, bless its soul. She was heartbroken. After a few months, she started thinking about getting another cat, but this time, she had her heart set on a Russian Blue. She saw one in some magazine, you know, those striking grey cats with green eyes. She doesn’t really ‘do’ the internet much, so guess who got the job of finding out how much one would cost? Yep, me.
First off, I just started searching online, like anyone would. Typed in “Russian Blue cat price India”. Man, the results were all over the place. Some websites looked super shady, others looked like proper breeders, but hardly any listed a straight price. It was always “contact us for details” which usually means “it’s expensive”.
I spent a good hour just clicking around. Found a few classified ads on different sites. Some people claimed they had kittens. Prices mentioned there were like ₹30,000, then another ad said ₹50,000, and one guy, who seemed maybe more legit with photos of parent cats and stuff, his ad hinted closer to ₹60,000 or even more. It was confusing.
Digging a bit deeper
Okay, so random ads weren’t cutting it. I thought, let’s look for actual breeders. Found a couple of names that popped up on some forums or Facebook groups dedicated to cats in India. Trying to contact them was another adventure.
- One number I called just rang and rang.
- Another person answered but sounded like they were in the middle of a market, super noisy. They gave me a rough figure but insisted I visit first. Fair enough, I guess.
- I sent emails to two breeders who had websites. One replied after three days with a price range, again quite wide, depending on lineage and stuff – basically, cat family tree matters. Their range was hovering around ₹45,000 to ₹70,000.
- The second email never got a reply. Classic.
Then I checked some big pet shop portals, the kind that sometimes connect buyers with breeders. Similar story. Prices varied wildly. Some seemed suspiciously low, making me think they weren’t purebred or maybe scams. The ones that looked more credible were consistently listing prices starting from ₹40,000 and going up.
So, after spending most of my Saturday afternoon on this, calling numbers, sending emails, getting confused by ads, I basically concluded there’s no single fixed price. It really depends on who you buy from, the kitten’s pedigree (if it’s got champion blood, haha), location within India probably matters too for transport costs, and whether they have had their initial vet checks and vaccinations.
I eventually told my aunt that she should probably budget somewhere between ₹40,000 and ₹70,000 to be safe, maybe more if she wanted a kitten from a really well-known breeder with all the papers in perfect order. And most importantly, she needed to visit the place herself, see the kitten and the parents, check the conditions before paying anything. It was quite the runaround just to get a price range, honestly. Way more complicated than I thought it would be. But hey, that’s usually how these things go, right?
