All our kittens will come already pre-spoiled, healthy, loving and well socialized with many children and a small dog. With your additional love they will earn their way into your heart as a loyal companion and lifelong friend. Our kittens are raised in and among us, so they are used to small children, vacuum cleaners, a dog etc. Our kittens grow up each day socialized by my very active and loving sons, ages 17, 14 and 12 year old twins – and of course all their friends. As with most pets, Siberians, with early exposure to children, will grow up with a special understanding and gentleness for these “little people” and their bonding with a child will grow into a lifelong friendship that will last into adult. Additionally, Siberians have often been purchased specifically as company for the family dog. After being exposed to our gentle Yorkie from a very early age, our kittens are acclimated to dog behaviour (sniffing and playing) and can more easily grow into your dog’s lifetime companion and friend. Finally, many of our Siberians have gone to homes as therapy pets.
After you’ve taken your kitten/s home, we will always be available to give advice and to help with any issues that may arise free of cost – for the lifetime of your cat. I (Jen) have my Ph.D. in animal behaviour/communication…so this is what I LOVE to do! We will also work with an owner to re-home a cat, at any time or age, should this become necessary.
We take every possible precaution in selecting our breeding stock, providing a clean environment, good nutrition and excellent veterinary care for our cats and kittens:
- All kittens come with a 2 year genetic health guarantee.
- All Queens and Sires have been tested for Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency as suggested for Siberians by UC Davis Veterinary Genetics Laboratory (http://www.vgl.ucdavis.edu/services/pkdeficiency.php) as well as Polycyctic Kidney Disease (more common in Persians, but tested just in case) with normal (non-affected and non-carrier) results. No other tests are available or suggested for Siberians by the UC Davis team as they are a very healthy breed (http://www.vgl.ucdavis.edu/services/cat/)!
- All kittens will come with an internationally recognized microchip that you can then register in your name, in case they ever were to get out, lost or stolen (this can cost $80+ to have done later at your vet)
- Additionally, before we release any kitten, we make sure that they have been checked out by the vet, are gaining weight, have used the boxes multiple times in previous days and are eating and drinking without difficulty and in general are playful and “happy.”
NoCo Siberians is a member of the TICA registry. All of our kittens are registered with the TICA. We hold the TICA papers until proof of spaying/neutering has been received.
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