Aya Ranch Siberians

About Us

OUR STORY

My name is Julie and I have severe cat allergies. At best, my reaction to cats includes hives and/or sneezing. At worst, my reaction includes my eyes swelling shut and/or several asthma attacks. When my husband (Zak) and I got together, he had a kitty named Louisa (Weeza for short). I tried for years to "suck it up" and live with the allergens, but over time - they built up and it became unmanageable. I wasn't able to go into the part of our house where Weeza was or I would have an asthma attack within a few minutes. Thankfully, we were able to rehome his cat with one of our daughters, but my husband missed having a cat in the house every day, and I felt awful that I was the reason he couldn't have one.

After doing some research, I came across several that were considered "hypoallergenic". Consistently, across many lists - the breed that had the lowest amount of FelD1 protein - was the Siberian Forest Cat. Since these cats are native to Russia, we opted to go right to the source for our kittens and in 2019, we got our first kitty.

We fell in love with this amazing beautiful breed immediately. I researched and read every single piece of literature that I could find about the breed. Pretty quickly, we decided that we wanted to dedicate the rest of our lives to this breed. We also wanted to enable other people with stories like mine (people that have severe allergies or are married to people with severe allergies) to have cats of their own. And thus, a cattery was born!

What is a considered a good breeder?

I'm frequently asked what I consider to be a good breeder. Even if you don't purchase a kitten from me, it is good to educate yourself on what is considered to be a good breeder. I've put together some items that I consider to be the "bare minimum".

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A Furever Friend

Siberians live (on average) for about 15 years. But there are many that live upwards of 20 years with proper health and maintenance. Due to this long lifespan, we have a section of our contract called a "bequeathal addendum". This provides us with a sense of security that our cats will have a place to land if something were to happen to you.

Contact Us

interested in hearing more?

The absolute best/quickest way is to contact us via Facebook or Instagram messenger.

We try to reply to every email within a day or so, but it isn't always possible because we do have day jobs. :)

If you do not hear from us within a couple of days, we will respond on the weekend when we have a bit more free time. In the meantime, please read the information here as it will answer most of the questions that you may have.

Current Information

don't have Facebook or Instagram messenger?

You can also text us at 737.242.0204. As an absolute final option - you can email us at ayaranchsiberians@gmail.com. This is the slowest option.

Committed to breeding healthy, happy and loving Siberian Forest Cats!

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