Siberian Cat Updates!

We hope you all have had a wonderful week!  It's nearly Friday and we cannot wait for the weekend.  We will be working on our raised bed gardens and getting ready to build our chicken tractors!

But enough of the farm updates... onto the Siberian Cats!

We are happy to announce that Dica was put with Grisha, again and this time it *seems* like they successfully mated.  We are hoping that she takes this time as it is our 3rd try with the two of them.  If she does not we have a dear friend who has offered her male to us and we will try them.  Thank you so much for the kitten buyers on her waiting list who have been so patient with this unusual situation.

Also, Lily was due for her next mating so we put her with Grisha a few days later.  He's been busy the last two weeks!  We are hoping that mother and daughter can have their babies around the same time and Lily can help show her the ropes.

If these girls took we are expecting kittens around May 28th for Dica and June 2nd for Lily.

And of course we still have 3 of Zoya's kittens available to loving homes.  See their photos on our Siberian kittens for Sale page.

Have a wonderful week.  Bless you!

Regards,

Dawn Campbell

Siberian Cat Breeder
Pendraig Siberian Cats

Siberian kittens in a riot of color!

As promised here are some photos *and* a video!  We have another video to upload though it's no more exciting.  As the kittens get older and move around more we should have some great fun then.

We are thrilled with the overall size and health of the litter.  We are also seeing some nice coats and of course the striking colors are just wonderful.  We hope this little girls will have the great type of their sire but the bigger size of their dam.  We'd love to see one or two of these girls shown in CFA or TICA but likely it will only the kitten we keep.  Show homes are difficult to find in these difficult economic times.

First here is the YouTube video.  Sonja, the grandmother of the litter is also there.  She had to be part of the scene.  Also the strange background noise is our son, Gabriel, making strange noises that kind of sounding like the kittens mewing but on the video sound smore like a Yorkie.

And now for some photos! Here is one of the more striking color combinations. She looks like a tortie and white, almost a van pattern but I suspect she's really a smoke and the red isn't showing well yet. You can also call her a calico.



We are not sure yet of any show or breeding quality though I do have my eye on one that I think will be the keeper for us from this litter. Zoya is being retired to a wonderful pet home so this is her only litter. This is also Aslan's last litter before he was retired so these kittens are very special.

We will update with more photos and of course we also have a photo album created on Facebook in the Siberian Cats Page.

We hope you enjoy these as much as we do and we look forward to meeting the new families that will join the Pendraig Siberian Cat family!

We do have some reservations on this litter. However, some of these kittens may be available please contact us for more information.

Be sure to catch us on Twitter ( http://www.Twitter.com/siberians ) and on Facebook. We'd love to meet you.

Regards,

Dawn, Doug & Gabriel Campbell
Pendraig Siberian Cats
--- The Eco-Friendly Siberian cattery producing loving and healthy kittens for your family.

We have Silver Siberian Kittens!!

Zoya has given birth to 5 gorgeous silver torbie and white daughters.  We believe she isn't done yet so we will update you all and hopefully add some photos of these stunning babies tomorrow.

Thank you all for the well-wishes, prayers and kind words.  I know Zoya appreciated them.  She has had an uneventful labor so far though her first litter was a bit nerve wracking for us all. =)

This is our beloved Aslan's last litter.  He was altered and is already enjoying the easy life of playing with Gabriel all day, sleeping and eating!  No more worrying about the ladies.

As we expected this litter is full of silver!  And some kittens even seem to be very silver, maybe even a single shaded silver but it's too early to tell.  We are looking forward to watching this litter grow and we hope you will enjoy watching with us!

This is our first litter we plan to video and upload to YouTube and we will be sure to let you know when so you can check it out.

If you'd like information about getting on the waiting list (only 2 spots open!) please visit our website - Available Siberian Kittens or send us an email.
Best Regards,

Dawn Campbell
Pendraig Siberian Cats
-- Siberian Kittens Available in Texas

PS: Catch us on Facebook (siberians@pendraig.us ) or Twitter (http://www.Twitter.com/siberians) for faster updates!  We'd love to see you there.

Cats LOVE Raw Milk!

Some kitten buyers come to me and ask, "Aren't cats lactose intolerant?".

And to this I reply, "Absolutely not! But they do have an intolerance to unnatural milk.".

Well, what is unnatural milk? That's easy, pasteurized milk. Milk heated to such a level that the proteins are denatured, the good and beneficial probiotics and enzymes in the milk are destroyed and a void is left for bad bacteria to proliferate at an alarming rate! But don't take my word for it, the Weston A Price Foundation, and www.RealMilk.com have been spreading the word about the dangerous of pasteurized milk for many years.

Now, I must stress caution. As with any food there are important safe handling procedures that must be strictly followed by your local farmer. And of course when you get the milk home care must be taken to properly store and care for it. But this is true of ALL foods!

And it gets even better with the correct methods you can make a healthy and delicious fermented milk product that is even BETTER for your cats and for you as it is easily digestible and chock full of probiotics and enzymes. But that's a story for another day.

If you are interested in learnig more about raw milk please visit these websites.

www.RealMilk.com
Weston A Price Foundation
Raw-Milk-Facts.com

Did you know that clean, raw milk from grass-fed cows was once used medicinally? It's true! It acts like a "stem cell" food with all the nutrients needed to fully support life. It was used to treat, and even cure, many diseases up until World War II when mass pasteurization became the norm in order to increase shelf life for soldiers and food shortages.

Then the big dairy industry, and other interests, created a campaign to malign raw milk products and local farmers in order to increase profits.

And remember, opt for grass-fed cows or pastured goats (or sheep) for your milk source and preferably from a farmer practice organic standards (even if they do not have the funds to get certified with the USDA organic program).

We hope this article will have you thinking about Real Milk for your family, and your cats (dogs too of course!). For those with blood sugar problems and lactose intolerance issues (developed from years of pasteurized dairy products poisoning our systems) it is important to consume in moderation. And it may even be better to start out with a raw milk fermented product such as Kefir or home-made Yogurt.

We love raw milk. It feeds our family, nourishes our pets including our cats and our Anatolian Shepherd Dog. And it has saved the life of one of our most beloved cats, Sonja.

We have used Real Milk to rehabilitate Sonja after we nearly lost her to a birthing problem. The ER vets gave up on her, the local vet told me to take her home where she was comfortable and prepare for her loss as she would not eat. But she would drink raw milk from pastured goats and gained back her strength and her appetite within a day!

May you and your cats be healthy, always!

Dawn Campbell
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Pendraig Siberian Cats
Breeding Naturally Healthy Siberian Kittens since 2005

End of the Year Kitten Reports for 2008

The kitten reports are coming in and with them... the wonderful photos! 

I cannot tell you how wonderful it is to see the babies growing up, so vibrant and healthy and so thoroughly loved!  I am also so pleased at how many homes have embraced natural rearing with raw diets, minimal vaccinations and holistic care.  But the most important thing of all is the shining love I see in the eyes of their owners.

I want to thank each and every member of our extended Pendraig Cat Family!  Thank you for caring for your kittens and cats so well, thank you for communicating with us despite your busy lives and thank you for choosing Pendraig Siberians as your cattery.

We have enjoyed the reports we have received thus far and we are very much looking forward to the ones yet to come!  Please keep them coming!  It's Christmas all over again for us at Pendraig Siberians!

Love to you and yours!


Warmest Regards,

Dawn Campbell
Siberian Cat Breeder

Pendraig Siberians, True Love for Life!

Happy Holidays from Pendraig Siberians!

It's that time of year again. Where does the time go?

We've had a blessed year! A new home, a growing and healthy toddler and our sweet and loving pets. We've had a few set backs but with strength and courage we persevere!

This new year brings us new challenges and new hopes! We see our girl Dica maturing into everything we had hoped for and she will also be matched with Grisha or another fine male for a much anticipated litter!

We have Favst born out of Lily's latest litter who promises to be a real looker. He is a gorgeous red classic! It is our hope to campaign our first kitten thanks to this bright, intelligent and charismatic boy!

Grisha has proven to not only be a loving part of our family but an outstanding stud that produces lovely babies. Thanks to Maria and Cica Cattery!

Our son, Gabriel is 15 months old and walking now. I still can't believe it! And we look forward to his second Christmas! It is more like a first because he was too young for presents or caroling last year at just 3 - 4 months old.

Our kitten and cat owners have already begun sending in their End of the Year Reports and these are treasured gifts to us! We look forward to each and every one of them.

We still have two available kittens with us and it is a joy to watch them grow and learn. Deva is a doll, sweet as her mother but laid back like her father. She is gorgeous, with her dad's full coat and her mom's lovely eyes. She is fantastic with children and tolerates Gabriel's sometimes rough petting!

Esfir is the last of Peli's kittens (besides Eowyn who stays). She is a lovely silver classic with her mom's big green eyes. She is smart and affectionate though more reserved with our son.

We've said goodbye to some of our beloved queens this year. Dora was retired and is living with a great family in Austin, TX. Peli is leaving here on Monday for her forever home near Dallas, TX. It is with a heavy heart we see these girls depart but we know they will have all the love and attention they want and deserve without having to compete!

Thank you to all of our wonderful families that have taken one of our babies into your homes and hearts. May you have a blessed and joyful Holiday Season.

Love to you and yours,

Dawn, Doug, Gabriel and the Pendraig Kitty Clan! (and Connor the Anatolian Shepherd Dog!)

CFA Cat Show - Congrats to Grisha our new Champion!

We had a great time at the CFA Cat show here in Austin, hosted by the Eyes of Texas Cat Club!  It was our first CFA show and not only were the people friendly and helpful but the venue was excellent with plenty of room to move around and ogle everyone's gorgeous cats.

We met some wonderful people who were ever so helpful answering our questions and the judges were so friendly and willing to offer us pointers and to explain about the different breeds while they judged.

Thank you so much the club for putting on such a great show and to the people of the CFA Region 3 who have made us feel welcome from the start.

And congratulations to Grisha our gorgeous black smoke Siberian cat and to his wonderful breeder who deserves all the credit, Maria Pavlovszky of Cica Cattery.

Regards,

Dawn, Doug, Gabriel and the Pendraig Kitty Clan!
Pendraig Siberian Cats - True Love For Life!
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