A Low-Allergen Breed of Cat With a Unique History
The earliest known reference of Siberians are from 1000AD. In 1989 breeders from Leningrad & Moscow applied for the registration of the Siberian Cat to the SFF. Registration was approved in 1990s (Certificate №1). At the same time the colourpoint Siberian was registered as a "unique color variety" of the Siberian with a second name: "Neva Masquerade" (Certificate №2). Siberians are still a fairly rare breed, though they are gaining popularity.
TICA describes the Siberian breed as a "strong, slow-maturing breed reaching full magnificence at about 5 years of age". Siberian cats have dog-like, extroverted personalities and beautiful bushy fur. We feel the Siberian cat is superior, as most individuals with allergies will not react negatively to the Siberian.
Our Kings & Queens were flown to the USA from long-standing Russian breeders with WCF-pedigreed lines that trace back to great, great grandparents.
Our beautiful, friendly, curious, even-tempered Siberians are affectionate & intelligent. Our Siberians come from researched & registered Siberian breeders in Russia.
We raise our Siberians with love, by hand, in a clean environment. Siberians are very easy to groom (despite their longer coat) & frequently lick and clean themselves. They are also a very low-shedding breed (despite their longer coat). Full grown they typically average 10-17lbs.
Moubani Cats is a TICA certified breeder and operates under the TICA Breeder Code of Ethics. Moubani Cats also meets & exceeds TICA Cattery Standard Requirements. Our cats & kittens are raised in our house & in their specially-built cattery. We handle them & love them everyday.
The main allergen in cats is FelD-1. Siberians are low in this allergen
The main cause of cat allergies in people is FelD-1. FelD-1 is transferred to fur by licking & grooming. Dried saliva & dandruff are spread from cat hair as small airborne particles into the surrounding environment.
FelD-1 levels vary with each individual cat. The Siberian breed has an overall far-lower level of FelD1 than other cat breeds. Typically people with mild to average cat allergies can comfortably be placed with most Siberians.
We have found that neither sex nor color is related to FelD-1 levels. Some research indicates that tabbies have the lowest levels of FelD-1 & cats with white fur or very silvery fur have the highest. There is not enough stable & consistent data to confirm this, however. Reality about FelD-1: every single cat has a different FelD-1 level. Typically people with mild to average cat allergies can comfortably be placed with most all Siberians. However, the worse the cat allergy, the more important to get a cat that has been FelD-1 tested to be “low” or “very low”.
We do not offer testing. And we do not offer fur or blanket samples, as this is not an accurate way to test for this protein. Three saliva samples are required to accurately test for this protein & it can only be done after the specific cat is 4 months old. The cost of this test is expensive & we have found that since 85% of allergy sufferers do fine with Siberians, it is not worth the extreme additional cost for us to offer “tested” Siberians. Many of the individuals that adopt from us are allergic to cats.
Reserve Your Siberian
Please see our Queen's Page for information on our upcoming litters. We also occasionally have kittens available now; see here. After submitting your deposit, please fill out our Contact Form.
