Welcome to Moubani Cats

Some stories tell us that the earliest known reference of Siberians are from 1000AD. But when did they gain recognition as a breed? In September of 1989 a group of breeders from Leningrad and Moscow applied for the registration of the Siberian Cat to the SFF. The breed then became registered  on August 6th, 1990 (Certificate №1). At the same time the colourpoint Siberian was also registered as a "unique color variety" of the Siberian with a second name "Neva Masquerade" (Certificate №2). In the United States, the Siberian was not accepted for registration by TICA until the 1990's and the CFA until 2000. Siberians are still a fairly rare breed to find, though they are rapidly gaining popularity. 

TICA describes the breed as a "strong, powerfully built cat with strong hindquarters helping them jump exceptionally high. They are a slow-maturing breeding reaching full magnificence at about 5 years of age". Many Siberian owners feel that the Siberian cat is similar, in some ways, to the Norwegian Forest cat or the Maine Coon cat in that they have dog-like, extroverted personalities and beautiful bushy fur. But we feel the Siberian cat is superior. Superior how? This Siberian is safe for most individuals with cat allergies or highly sensitive individuals: it is considered a mostly-hypoallergenic breed. That's right. If you've been allergic to cats in the past, and thought you could never have a cat, your life may have just been changed forever. 

The main cause of cat allergies in people is Fel D1. Fel D1 is a protein with unknown function and is produced by the skin and by salivary and lacrimal glands of all cats. It is transferred to the cat's fur by licking and grooming. Then dried saliva and dandruff are spread from the cat hair as small airborne particles into the surrounding environment. Siberians, however, produce less of this protein than other cat breeds. And this low level of FelD1 makes them low-allergen. Many of the individuals that adopt from us are allergic to cats. 

FelD1 levels do vary with each individual cat. Does sex determine FelD1 levels? Some say that female Siberians tend to be more low-allergen than male Siberians. However, in our experience, we have not found that sex is related to FelD1 levels. What about color? Some research does indicate that tabbies have the lowest levels of FelD1 and that cats with white fur or very silvery fur have the highest. There is not enough stable and consistent data to confirm this, however. What is important to understand about FelD1 is this: every single cat has a different FelD1 level. In a litter of five, some kittens may be classified as very low and some as average. And what this translates to is that just because you ARE allergic to a particular Siberian, does NOT mean you are allergic to all of them. Typically people with mild cat allergies can comfortably be placed with most all Siberians ("Standard Siberians"*). However, the worse the cat allergy, the more important to get a cat that has been FelD1 tested to be “low” or “very low”. Tested Siberians cost more. That said, it is helpful to know that IF you do react to some Siberians, you can still always be placed with a Siberian you won’t react to. It just means you’ll need to get one that is tested and shows low levels.

These beautiful, friendly, very curious, even-tempered long-hair kitties are affectionate and intelligent. We raise our Siberians with love, by hand, in a clean environment. Siberians are GREAT with other pets such as dogs and cats and rabbits and turtles. They're sweet and gentle with children and even babies. They are very easy to groom (despite their longer coat) and frequently lick and clean themselves. They are also a very low-shedding breed (despite their longer coat). Full grown they typically average 14-17lbs. 

Moubani Cats is a TICA and CFA certified breeder and operates under the CFA Breeder Code of Ethics. Moubani Cats also meets and exceeds the CFA Cattery Standard Requirements. Our cats and kittens are raised in our house and in their specially-built cattery. We handle them and love them everyday.