Siberian Cat Breeders, Siberian Cat Breed Clubs, Siberian Kittens, Siberian Cat Rescue

Siberian Cat
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The naturally occurring Siberian Cat is a very handsome, large semi-longhair, with a dense waterproof coat. He differs from the other Forest Cats – the Maine Coon and Norwegian Forest in his more rounded body shape. Where the Norwegian Forests have triangular shapes – more of a wedge-shaped face with slanted eyes, and the Maine Coons have a rectangular appearance, longer in body and proportionately longer legs and tail, the Siberian is rounded. His chest is barrel shaped and the contours of his face, which is a modified wedge are softer with large, expressive eyes.

Siberian cats are strong and muscular, though have an agility which belies their appearance; their owners claim they have dog-like qualities of loyalty to their owners and seek interaction with them. All colours are permissible, except chocolate, lilac, cinnamon, caramel and fawn. Some authorities do not recognise colourpoints.

He is believed to have earned his keep in Russia in the monasteries where he protected the granaries from rodents and kept watch in the high beams for strangers. In Soviet Russia cats were forbidden as pets and the Siberian did not develop a high profile until cats arrived in East Germany in the 1980s. Originally he was known as the Siberian Forest Cat, but the latter part of the name was removed in order to avoid confusion with the Norwegian Forest Cat.

The first post-Soviet cat show was held in Moscow in 1988, and in the years following a number of clubs and catteries have appeared, devoting themselves to the well-being and furtherance of the Siberian. A number of breeders in the UK have been sufficiently fascinated by him to import cats and establish breeding lines here.

Although Siberians have no particular health problems, it makes good sense to insure your cats. Many breeders sell their kittens with six weeks free insurance cover. More and more owners are now insuring their pets as advances in veterinary medicine, plus the soaring costs of drugs can mean astronomical bills.

Siberian Cat Breed Clubs & Rescue

Siberian Cat Breeders

Saphhirensteel Location Nottinghamshire area.
Kiska Location Hythe in Manchester.

Contact the Breed Clubs who will have lists of Breeders and may have Kitten Lists.