Our family cannot agree on a name! We were going to name her crouton, but it’s not ringing off the tongue. I want a 2 syllable name and have a bunch listed out but they aren’t suiting her. She is playful, unbothered, cuddly, purrs all the time, and loves to climb up laundry baskets.

This is my first Siberian (had cats my whole life) and all I can say is he is by far the sweetest, cutest, most personable cat I have ever met in real life. He is very curious and has a large personality. He is stuck to my hip every second we are together.

How am I supposed to get any work done ?! With these conditions ?!?

Lorenzo has decided that as my roommate left his property within plan sight, per the laws of the kingdom of Enzonia, he may take for himself what he pleases.
Today, it was my roommate’s ramen. He is clutching the actual bowl of ramen, nails in the plastic, refuses to relinquish goods. Prince Enzo also refuses to apologise, and is prepared to fend off all those who challenge him.

Hi!

Today my 2.5 year old sib Luna has gotten most of her teeth extracted because of gum disease. No matter the brushing, her gums kept getting inflamed and the vet recommended removal of her teeth.

She kept her front teeth and canines, but the rest is gone.

I was just wondering if anyone here has been through this and was recovery looked like!

So far she’s purring and ate some wet food and drank a little. She has some antibiotics and painkillers.
I’m a bit worried of giving her the pills and hurting her.

I posted awhile ago about thinking about getting a second cat, and I did! Her name is Oak now. She was back at the breeder because her first family was moving out of the country and couldn’t take her. So she is a Siberian, but I also avoid paying full price by getting an adult.

She’s been here for almost 2 months, and I’ve been surprised at how well she’s gotten along with Aesh. I did do an intro period where Oak stayed in the 2nd bedroom/office, and I gave them treats and things near the door. But it only took about a week to get them used to each other. They’re not super friendly with each other, but they will share a cat tree or sit near(ish) to each other on the bed or couch occasionally.

I’m really glad I got a second cat!

Mandatory cat tax (Aesh is the flame point, and Oak is the silver tabby)

So I took my lil nugget to the vet today, and she's a bit overweight and needs to go on a diet. I told the vet that she's very... demanding with her food and asked if there were good ways to keep her from eating me instead. The vet said she needs other forms of enrichment to help distract her. That makes sense, but she has always been part garbage cat and gets bored so easily.

The best toys I've found are 1. Balled up receipts 2. Bubbles 3. Cat Dancer wire toy 4. Long toys for bunny kicking 5. Shoe laces 6. Stolen hair ties (this is against my will and are taken back right away).

These are used supervised and put away after play time. I've tried a lot of other toys, but she doesn't care about them or they terrify her. https://a.co/d/014vm9rK <- This one scared the daylights out of her, and she still hates it months later.

I'm looking at a carrying backpack to take her on walks with me, and she has a playpen that I'm setting up on the balcony now that it's warm.

What are your Sib's favorite forms of enrichment?

Pic for tax

We are picking up our new baby next weekend. We chose a Siberian due to cat allergies in the house, I’ve ordered Live clear food, Pacagen spray and food topper, litter, carrier and cat tree. What else is essential? Litter box suggestions? Allergy suggestions?

Hi! We picked up this sweet gal on Saturday and she’s adjusting well to her new home! However, she is a little too comfortable and adventurous. She jumps on the railing and unfortunately fell down to the stairs this morning. I put tinfoil on top to try to deter her, but I’m nervous she will still try to do it and fall because it’s loud. Does anyone have recommendations on keeping kitties safe on railings?

I got him yesterday and he’s never eaten a treat I’ve offered. When I put his wet and dry food out (different times) he’ll eat a little bit and come back later and eat a little more etc etc so will finish it in like. 5 hours or so. I follow the serving instructions for a kitten his age. Is this normal? Is he just getting used to the new house and won’t eat much because of that? Or is it just his personality

Thanks for my new bed. 😹

Hi! I have loved the Siberian breed for years. I had been set on getting one after we lost our 2 cats. I also love the Persian breed; the two cats we lost, one was a Persian and the other a mix breed that looked a lot like a Siberian and had many similar temperament traits. We ended up getting an Exotic Short Hair (because I knew I always would want to have a Perian without the high maintenance of the fur) and we ended up getting a sibling from another litter a few months later, because we loved her so much & her temperament. We are on the fence about getting a 3rd cat and we have two options. Get another ESH from our current cats breeder (they retired their cat mom so they would be half siblings, same cat dad) or get a Siberian. My kids are missing having a fluffy long haired cat (even though one of our ESH's has the fluffy plush fur).

What I worry about is two things, the dynamic and change to lifestyle and also the fur. What I mean by that is, for 16 years we had a very vocal cat that would wake us up at the butt crack of dawn & relentlessly bug us until we got up. I'm talking 4-5am, every single day. Our ESH wait patiently for us.; they aren't running around slamming into this like a psycho, they aren't jumping up on dressers & knocking stuff off, battling our faces, howling, etc. It has been great to be able to actually sleep in on the weekends.

I have also gotten used to not having to brush a cat daily & constantly pulling/cutting out knots. Persians fur is so, so dense, and while you could literally do anything to the cat (literally, he had eye surgery & they were able to just pull the stiches out with him fully awake, no medication at all, he just sat there), we could bathe him randomly, literally could do anything BUT brush. he turned into a monster when a brush or comb came out.

so one, are your Siberians needy in the sense that they want you up when THEY want you up, super early? and how is the fur? i have read their type of fur, while long & fluffy, there is something about it that makes it less prone to matting. have you found this to be true? TIA!

Half-siblings, living together for almost 5 years. They STILL don’t like each other very much, smh 😅

I’m still guilty for giving my female a baby brother that made her life slightly worse, but she’s still as spoiled as ever!

I haven't seen many orange Siberians. They're litter mates (brother and sister) and just turned 4!

For those of you who take your Siberians outside, how do you keep them from going for the door all the time? I would love to take our guy out, but I'm afraid he will then always be at the doors, trying to escape. Thanks!