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About the Siberian

Origin: Russia
Siberian cat
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3 criadores están en el registro aquí.

Typical life span
11-18 years
Size
Large — from its typical weight
Weight
6.8-9.1 kg
Height
33-43 cm
Registry status
Reconocida por la TICA
Breed group
Long-haired
Origin
Russia

About

What is a Siberian?

Large, powerful cat with long triple coat and strong build. Russia's national cat adapted to harsh Siberian climate.

Siberian history and origins

Ancient natural breed that developed in Russia's harsh Siberian forests. Considered Russia's national cat. Known for potentially hypoallergenic qualities due to lower Fel d 1 protein levels.

Siberian appearance and size

Typically 6.8-9.1 kg and 33-43 cm at the shoulder — published as one range rather than separately for males and females.

Siberian temperament and personality

Generally described as curious, intelligent, loyal, sweet, agile, playful, affectionate and adventurous.

That is the breed in general, not a promise about one animal. Ask the breeder what their own line is like, and meet the parents before you decide.

Referencia de la raza de The Cat API.

Características

Tamaño
Large
Necesidad de ejercicio
Facilidad de adiestramiento
Caída de pelo
5 of 5
Cuidados del pelo
4 of 5
Convivencia con niños
Coste de mantenimiento
Tolera quedarse solo
Inteligencia
Salud de la raza
3 conditions documented

Pros & cons

Pros y contras de la raza Siberian

Lo que obtienes con la raza Siberian

  • Descrito habitualmente como: «Curious, Intelligent, Loyal, Sweet»

Lo que asumes

  • Están documentadas 3 enfermedades hereditarias graves, sobre todo en corazón y circulación y riñones y vías urinarias. La pestaña de la guía de salud tiene la prueba que hay que pedir en cada una.
  • Exige muchos cuidados del pelo — la descripción del propio estándar es «The winter coat shows a well-developed shirtfront, full frill and knickerbockers.»
  • Cuenta con mucha caída de pelo — «Summer coat is distinctly shorter than the winter coat.»

Extraído de fuentes y no escrito como opinión — investigación de salud citada, el estándar del propio registro, y estudios de longevidad revisados por pares. The Cat API; UC Davis VGL — PKD1 test; Estándar de la raza, FIFe. Los animales de un criador pueden diferir de todo esto, y una columna vacía significa que no tenemos nada de ese lado, no que no haya nada que decir.

Characteristics

Estándar de la FIFe · Siberian

Pelo y color

Tal como lo establece el estándar de la FIFe. Cada línea de abajo está en las palabras del propio estándar, etiquetada con permissible.

Coat

Summer coat is distinctly shorter than the winter coat.

The winter coat shows a well-developed shirtfront, full frill and knickerbockers.

  • Semi-long
  • Well developed
  • Very dense
  • Undercoat not lying flat
  • Overcoat water repellent
  • Slightly hard to touch

Color

  • Preferred
  • Permissible
  • Undesirable
  • Disqualifying

«Preferred», «permissible», «undesirable» y «disqualifying» — preferido, admisible, indeseable y descalificante — son las palabras de la propia FIFe sobre la raza, y quedan en inglés porque así constan en el estándar. Describen lo que el estándar pide — no son una valoración de ningún perro concreto, ni nuestra.

  • Permissible: All colour varieties, including all colour varieties with white
  • except pointed patterns and chocolate and lilac, cinnamon and fawn.
  • Permissible: Any amount of white, i.e. a white blaze, white locket, white chest, white on the belly, white on the paws, etc

Resumido de FIFe standard SIB — cada etiqueta está en las palabras del propio estándar, con el veredicto pasado a la etiqueta de al lado. Lee la cláusula completa en la fuente.

Temperamento

CuriousIntelligentLoyalSweetAgilePlayfulAffectionateAdventurous

Información a nivel de raza, de The Cat API. Describe la raza Siberian en general; cualquier animal concreto puede ser distinto.

Health guide

Health & screening guide for the Siberian

Riesgos hereditarios conocidos en la raza Siberian, y la documentación concreta que hay que pedir a cualquier criador antes de pagar una señal. Un criador responsable tiene esta documentación a mano; esquivar la pregunta es mala señal.

3 enfermedades documentadas

Health checklist (PDF)

Heart & circulation

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM)

Serious

A thickening of the heart muscle that can lead to heart failure, blood clots or sudden death, and is the most common heart disease in cats generally. HCM is specifically documented in Siberians, but — unlike Maine Coon and Ragdoll — no causative mutation has been confirmed in this breed, so a DNA result cannot stand in for a cardiac exam.

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A recent echocardiogram report from a veterinary cardiologist for both parents. No DNA test exists for HCM in this breed

1 source

Kidneys & urinary

Polycystic kidney disease (PKD1)

Serious

An inherited kidney disease in which fluid-filled cysts form in both kidneys, often visible before 12 months old, and enlarge over the cat's life until they cause renal failure, usually later on. UC Davis names Siberian specifically as an appropriate breed for this test, alongside Devon Rex and the Persian-derived breeds where the mutation originated.

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PKD1 DNA test on both parents, showing an N/N (clear) result

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Blood

Erythrocyte pyruvate kinase deficiency (PK deficiency)

Serious

An inherited haemolytic anaemia in which red blood cells break down early, causing intermittent lethargy, weakness, jaundice and weight loss; onset age and severity both vary and cannot be predicted from the genotype alone. UC Davis found the mutation at meaningful frequency in Siberians specifically, not just as a generic domestic-cat finding.

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PK deficiency DNA test on both parents, showing an N/N (clear) result

1 source

Kittens

No kittens listed right now

That is not the same as none existing. Publishing a litter is part of a breeder's subscription here, so a Siberian breeder can have a litter and no listing — ask them directly.

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