Kittens Were Born

Good morning and Good News!   Kassandra had her kittens yesterday.   They seem to be all girls.  I do have a waiting list to go through, but still contact me about kittens, because Hoko will be due in about 3 more weeks as well.  She looks so big already, I wonder how many she will have.
     I am so glad we had a few really nice warm days.  Spring may be here, but the beautiful weather will follow when it feels like it.  Oh well, the gardening season will soon be in full sway.
     Indoors the kittens are staying warm by mom's side. And keeping warm is an issue with newborn kittens, for the first 8 days a kitten cannot generate its own heat, it depends on the mother cat to stay near for warmth.  And Kassie is doing a wonderful job as new mom.  {smile}  GOOD JOB KASSIE!
    To inquire about the kittens please go to cherishedsiberians.com,  or call 540-727-8950.
   Have a happy day today and enjoy the outdoors and let's  "Spring" into life with a happy heart.  Bye for now from Cherished Siberians in Culpeper, Va.

Waiting for Kittens

Hello to all.  Here at Cherished Siberians in Culpeper, Va.  things are getting ready to be very busy.     I am actively sitting with Kassandra as she is into her time period when her kittens should be born.  I have had several people calling on a regular basis to see how she is progressing.  And I have to admit, she is mystifying me in her refusal to birth these kittens.  (smile)  I know they will come when they are ready, but I have been on alert at work so I can rush home to birth the babies if I am at work at the time, and sleeping by her side at nights and am anxious to see her little ones.  She is a very sleepy girl these days.  And that is fine.  She will need lots of energy once the litter is born.
     So I will stay  by her side as long as I can and continue to sleep near her until I can give you good news.  Hopefully very soon. 

Introducing GARETH from Russia

 This is a very cute picture ( even if somewhat blurry )  of my new breeder boy  Gareth straight from Russia.

 He is a fun loving boy, and HUGE.  And so incredibly affectionate.  I just love this guy!!!

 He loves playing with toys, and chasing around.  He is quite the clown sometimes.

 Here is a picture of him playing with a toy and Sophia (one of my kittens I am keeping for my next years' breeder girl).  Doesn't he look happy though???

Contented and happy.  And so am I.  He is the best cat I could ever have hoped for. His mama in Russia had to have been so attentive and loving and sweet to have raised this perfect cat for me.  (smile)  He has the most intense blue eyes.  As soon as I can capture the right angle, I will put his royal blue eyes on the blog.  I can't get it to come out right with the evening lighting in the room.
Can you see his white "boot" feet?  All four feet have the white paws.   He has already mated with Hoko and I am hoping to see that she is pregnant in a few weeks.

     In other news, Kassandra was back out with Joey a few weeks ago  and it looks hopeful that she is REALLY pregnant this time.  So  I will let you know for definite in a couple more  weeks.

     A happy week-end wish for all from Cherished Siberians in Culpeper, Va.  And I hope you enjoy the pictures of Gareth my boy from Russia.  I just love him, and am happy to have him as part of my family.

Hoko's Kittens All Gone

   Hello.  Hoko's kittens have homes and I kept 2 so that I would have new breeders come 2018. 
I am hoping that Kassandra is pregnant now.  And she would be delivering in about 7 weeks if she is.
Whenever I can get Maliha pregnant again, I will need to keep 2 of her girls too.  So that I will have breeders a year or so after they are  born.  The male cat I have been using for my breeder male, Blue Ridge Joey, will be retiring in a few more months.  So I needed to have kittens from Hoko and Joey and from Maliha and Joey, so that the girls I keep from these two girls  will be able to mate with the boy I just got from Russia.   His name is Garreth and he is quite the beautiful boy.  And soooooo affectionate.  Maliha and Hoko can mate with Garreth because they are not related at all. 
   Unfortunately this is probably Kassandra's last litter, because she is too closely related to Garreth to mate with him.  And Joey will be retired, so I will have to retire Kassandra as well.  But then she will have a loving forever home.  And she is still very young.  She will have a long and happy life.
     Maliha is getting to be at an age where I will need to consider retiring her before too long as well.  But I believe I am going to home her here with me.  We have a special bond.  And she loves me too much. (smile)
     Hoko still has a few more years to work for me and as soon as she is about 5 years old I will retire her too.  Being that Siberians can live 15-20 years, she will still have a long,  happy, forever home to be a great companion to her new family when the time comes.
    Thank you for reading my blog and keeping up with news here.  I am running behind on pictures and blog entries because I had gotten that respiratory infection illness that was going around and I was down and out for 3 weeks.  That was one nasty illness and everyone I was talking to had gotten it as well.  It must have been quite an epidemic.  I'm glad I'm over it now.  It was rough.  
     Bye bye to Hoko's babies now, they have loving families and I was really happy with the ones who took these little ones home.  I just wish the one boy really had been a girl because that family wanted a girl so badly.  I hope I can have one for them soon. They seem like a loving family too.
     Thank you all , from Cherished Siberians in Culpeper, Va,    keep coming back for pictures and updates and coming attractions. lol.

Hoko's Babies at 5 Weeks

 These are Hoko's five babies.  They are about 4 1/2 to 5 weeks old now.   Above is the Black Tabby Girl.   A curious, playful and bouncy, jouncy girl.

 This is the Blue Tabby girl.  She is sweet and loves to be cuddled.  She is playful and cautious.  But blossoming every day.

 And this is the Blue Lynx Point girl.  A big girl, and fluffy.  She eats well and plays well and loves her siblings.

This is the Blue Tabby Boy.  He is outgoing and is the first to come out to me when I enter the room.  He loves to get in my lap and crawl right up to the crook of my arm to sit there.  He loves to be petted and played with.  He is a rambunctious rascal.

 And this is the other Blue Tabby Boy, although the lighting where I took this picture is very orangy.  He really is grey in his coat. ( smile)  He is sweet and cute and I call him "Opie" after Opie Taylor from the Andy Griffith show.

 Girl

                                                   
                                                            Girl

  

                                                                                                                  Girl

                                                                                        Boy
                                                                                         

                                                             Boy

 Just some extra pictures of the babies.  Hope you enjoy them.

2 male kittens still available

Good Morning to all, from Culpeper, Va.

You're not going to believe this, but another identity crisis arose.  The Colorpoint boy turned out to be a girl.  I have missed one in a litter before, but this is a first that I mistook two in one litter.  But she is now adopted as well.

So, that being said there are two little boys  A Blue Tabby boy, and.........A Blue Tabby boy,

 who are still looking for homes. They are 3 weeks old now,  a little more.  But BIG and healthy kittens.

                                                                               I am such a cutie bug.

                    And I am just as precious as can be.


Who will adopt me............................or me?

I will love you and cuddle and snuggle with you, whoever you might be.

Hoko has had her Babies

Hoko delivered her babies on Oct.7, 2016.   And I couldn't get pictures to be recognized by my electronic devices again.  I have the worst problems with electronics........ok, off on a tangent I go....sorry.
    Hoko had 5 big beautiful babies, and she is doing very well herself.

 This is my Little
Colorpoint   girl.

 This little Blue Tabby girl is already adopted and being looked forward to joining their family.

 My Black Tabby girl is going to stay right here with me in my home as a Cherished Siberian kitty.  She is going to be a very useful girl one day.   And play, play, play until then.

This Blue Tabby boy is a curious guy and a strong big Siberian boy.
 He is adorable.

This Blue Tabby girl is a cutie pie, and she has a sweet personality.   OOOOPPs, as sometimes happens, this little one is a  BOY,   not a girl, afterall.  Sorry for the mistake.{ updated Oct. 24th}

Cherished Siberians in Culpeper, Va. is going to be a busy play place in just a couple of weeks when these little ones start getting out into the living room and playing with balls, strings, and feather wands.  They are still nursing now.  And will be probably trying to eat wet foods in about 3-4 weeks more.
 
So to recap, I actually have 3 girls, taken already.  And 2 boys who are available for adoption now.

     So enjoy these pictures until they get a little older and I can post new pictures.