Sombra Siberians is a TICA registered cattery (CFA registration pending), located in Western MA. It is a joint effort between two sisters, Nicole & Tristan, who share a vision & a passion for animals. Both of us have extensive experience with animal husbandry; Nicole is an AKC Breeder of Merit and has raised show dogs for 20 years. Tristan has been raised "in dogs," and since moving nearby, has become an integral part of the kennel.
Due to allergies, Nicole was never able to own cats. Every so often her husband & children would mention adding a kitten to the family, but it didn't seem like a possibility. Imagine her surprise to come across Siberians: not only did many sites claim that they were hypoallergenic, but there was a breeder located locally. We went to visit, and when we couldn't decide between two beautiful kittens, each of us purchased one! Their names are Elektra and Blanca, and they're two lovely Neva Masquerade spayed girls. The entire family quickly fell in love with everything cat related!
With backgrounds in showing & breeding dogs, it's no surprise that both of us became interested in the cat fancy. We have spent many hours researching pedigrees, the breed standard, and admiring other breeders' programs. We have carefully picked our foundation cats, which have been imported from Russia and Belarus (Cel'Tara is actually from Siberia)!
Our plan is to breed fully health screened, conformationally correct cats in order to make a positive impact on the breed that we've become so besotted with. We plan to actively show with both TICA and CFA. Our breeding cats will be HCM and DNA tested. While we prefer traditional Siberian colors, some of our cats do carry the colorpoint (Neva Masquerade) gene, so some breedings will likely produce them.
Please take a look around our site to "meet" our cats and get an idea of their unique personalities. All of our cats live as family members & our kittens will be raised with just as much love.
Due to allergies, Nicole was never able to own cats. Every so often her husband & children would mention adding a kitten to the family, but it didn't seem like a possibility. Imagine her surprise to come across Siberians: not only did many sites claim that they were hypoallergenic, but there was a breeder located locally. We went to visit, and when we couldn't decide between two beautiful kittens, each of us purchased one! Their names are Elektra and Blanca, and they're two lovely Neva Masquerade spayed girls. The entire family quickly fell in love with everything cat related!
With backgrounds in showing & breeding dogs, it's no surprise that both of us became interested in the cat fancy. We have spent many hours researching pedigrees, the breed standard, and admiring other breeders' programs. We have carefully picked our foundation cats, which have been imported from Russia and Belarus (Cel'Tara is actually from Siberia)!
Our plan is to breed fully health screened, conformationally correct cats in order to make a positive impact on the breed that we've become so besotted with. We plan to actively show with both TICA and CFA. Our breeding cats will be HCM and DNA tested. While we prefer traditional Siberian colors, some of our cats do carry the colorpoint (Neva Masquerade) gene, so some breedings will likely produce them.
Please take a look around our site to "meet" our cats and get an idea of their unique personalities. All of our cats live as family members & our kittens will be raised with just as much love.