Kitten Update

We are still really busy here with the kittens who will going off to new homes over the next couple of weeks. Andy has taken photos and I will be sending out to families this week.

We are at my nieces wedding today so we won't be free to reply to emails or calls. If you have emailed me lately please accept my apologies as I haven't been very well with my health recently. I am hoping to catch up soon.

We are now planning our next litters for later in the year please email kittens@alexandrite-siberian-kittens.co.uk for details.

Amelia & Romeo Settling In

Marishka's kittens went off to their new homes last weekend and we have had these lovely photos from Wayne of Amelia and Romeo settling in. They look completely spoilt with so many toys and a fantastic cat tree to play on. Our thanks go to Wayne for the update and for spoiling them both.

Lexy & Kitten Update

As you can imagine its been crazy mad here with our extended family of kittens!

All mums and kittens are doing well and this weekend Marishka's go off to their new homes. We will miss them, they've been a super fun bunch but they will be very well spoilt in their new homes. And we will look forward to updates and photos.

Alexandrite Kingslayer aka Jamie is staying here and we are excited to watch his development. He is a character and chatty and already has dads fat pouch!!

Next month will be another busy month with more kittens going and 2 weddings to go too!!

I am trying to keep up to date with emails but if I have missed replying please just email me again to kittens@alexandrite-siberian-kittens.co.uk

We might have details of kittens available next month and we are already planning our late summer (autumn) kittens.

In the meantime here's a lovely photo of Lexy who lives with our great friend Maria. We think she has turned into a very pretty girl. Big thanks to Maria for looking after her.

Adopted Kitten - Alexandrite Auberon

Due to me not sorting out photos sooner we have available this little guy from Marishka's and Paavo's litter. We have called him Auberon "King of the Fairies" or to us Little Ron. He is a Brown Tabby. He seems to be the quietest in the bunch but loves playing and running around and bouncing his ping pong ball down the stairs. He does have a very distinctive squeak which he uses to shout for his mum and siblings when he can't find them. It's very cute.

Marishka has done a super job with her first litter and all have great fun characters just like mum. I think Little Ron might just be a bit more laid back like his dad. The photos were taken Bank Holiday weekend.

If you think you would like to offer Little Ron a loving home please email kittens@alexandrite-siberian-kittens.co.uk for more details. Little Ron will be available to go to his new home end of May after his second vaccination.

Moving forward...

Andy took some great photos last weekend of Musrafy Marishka and TICA International Winner and Regional Winner Supreme Grand Champion Paavo's kittens in what weekend could be our only summer! Well I hope it isn't!!

This little guy, well I say little he was 1.6kg at 10 weeks and already has his dad's fat pouch :) I keep calling him Alexandrite Kingslayer but he really is such a big softee. He shows a lot of promise and will add a diversity to our gene pool. As a breeder you are in a battle of keeping type and diversity, it's still early days for him but I think he's got both!

Thank You and The Potster!!

I just wanted to say a really Big Thank You to family and friends who have supported us this week. We have had so many lovely emails, even from families who haven't even had one of our kittens. Thank you. We just wanted to support a friend and in doing so we have had a lot of support for our actions in return so again Thank You.

I also wanted to share this photo of Paavo aka "The Potster". I was met with this great pose on walking into our bedroom! I think his whole face kinda sums up what's been going on as one of "Really, is this really happening?! Crazy!!!"
It also shows how laid back he is and yes I really do think he is expecting snow tomorrow with that summer coat!!

Hopefully Paavo might be out next show season, we really miss taking him and it would be good to show a mature Siberian. Some Judges might need a bit of help though as that's not all fur it really is him!!

Belated Birthday Wishes Fudge!

With the excitement of the show season finish we didn't manage to post Fudge reaching his 13th Birthday on the 27th April!!

Happy Belated Birthday Wishes Fudge!!
Love from us all xxxx

On the 3rd May Kahlan his best friend should have been 13 too but we lost her to Lymphoma shortly before her 9th Birthday. I still like to wish her Happy Birthday and we all miss her so much. Thank you Kahlan for sending Nog to me. He really does have your spark for life. Miss you always our Little Bob Tail xxxx

Fe & Galina Settling In

We've just received this lovely photo of Fe and Galina settling into their new home. We love their new bed and their Pepper Paw blankets look nice and comfy.

Thank you to Emma and Adam for the photo and for giving the girls a lovely retirement home. They are both so beautiful and sweet and we have been proud to share our home with them and see them raise some beautiful kittens now its time for a new adventure for them.

Kitten and Show Update

Well things are very busy at our house with looking after the kittens, taking photos, finishing off the new ensuite and finishing the show season with a bang!!

Andy has taken a bunch of photos last Friday of the kittens which I will be sorting out and sending this week. I will also update the blog with any kittens we have available.

We are just now waiting for the show season to be scored and I will be announcing soon how well Akiro has done. We are so proud of what he has achieved and couldn't have asked for any more from him. He is a true star and a big cuddly teddy bear. We knew when he was only weeks old that he was special but never thought in our dreams how he would show to the world how special he is. We love you Akiro and you make us all very proud.

The photo of Akiro with his new cool bed was taken this weekend at the show. The kittens are Mojo's kittens and are currently being assessed.

Alexandrite Ella the Adventurer!

We had this lovely photo of Ella today who has now gone to live in Malaysia!

How exciting!!
What an Adventurer she is!!
Ella looks so beautiful just like her mum Ariana.

Thank you to Ash for the great photo and for looking after her.

Kitten Update

All kittens are doing well and mums are doing an amazing job as always. Even though we are in 8th year this year I still love watching the kittens develop and seeing their personalities grow from week to week.

I am now in the process of contacting families on the waiting list. And over the next few weeks I will post photos of any kittens we have available.

I think it's important at this point to just reiterate that we only breed responsibly and are always planning the next generation to take forward the Alexandrite Siberians breeding programme. This means that we will have pet kittens available and sometimes our plans don't always go right and litters arrive closely together. This is only possible because we have a house with plenty of space and currently more time to spend with each litter. I only ever take names on the waiting list once I know kittens are due and I only ever take 2-3 names for each litter. We have as diverse a genetic breeding programme as we can and we always check in-breeding ratios before matings occur.

The waiting list is currently suspended while I contact the families on the list. I would rather have kittens available in few weeks than anyone be disappointed. If you think you would love to be owned by an Alexandrite Siberian Kitten then please email kittens@alexandrite-siberian-kittens.co.uk and please include any preferences. Once kittens become available I can then contact you with the details and lovely photos.

Andy took these just before Easter of Mojo's babies and I think it's a great one. All of Mojo's are reserved or under assessment.

Fudge!

I know Fudge isn't a Siberian but I just wanted to share this lovely photo of him taken over Easter.

Fudge is the one who looks after Nog and the girls. Fudge is the one they all go to for a face wash!

Fudge will be 13 years old at the end of April and after losing his best friend Kahlan 4 years ago to Lymphoma we really thought we'd lose Fudge too. He really missed her. Yes our felines friends do mourn their companions we saw that first hand with Fudge. But now he has gained weight, his coat is better and his seal point mask is all back.

We all love ya Fudge xx

Pantera News!

Well we had our last planned litter arrive for Spring/Summer 2013. Pantera had 6 beautiful Siberian bundles last week. Mum and babies are doing very well. I will be updating with more news of colours when I have them. There are some lovely silvers with nice white contrasts very similar to Raphael in last years litter.

Again families on the waiting list will have first view of available kittens.

I am also looking at some software to manage email sign ups to Alexandrite Litters. I feel it will work better for me and families who are looking for an Alexandrite Siberian. I will again update the blog when I have more news.

Happy Easter!

We all thought this cute photo of Jomo was just the way to say Happy Easter from us all at Alexandrite Siberians.

Marishka Kittens @ 5 weeks

Andy took some fabulous photos at the weekend of Marishka's cute babies. They are a lovely bunch and very chatty.

From left to right we have:

Brown Tabby Boy B - Optioned
Brown and White Tabby Girl - Adopted
Brown Tabby Girl - Adopted
Brown Tabby Boy A - Adopted
Brown and White Tabby Boy - Under Assessment

I am currently in the process of contacting the families on the Waiting List. Please email kittens@alexandrite-siberian-kittens.co.uk if you are interested in adopting an Alexandrite Siberian.

Fe and Galina

We have had a few enquiries about the girls and now the cones are off Andy took some photos yesterday. I think they both look beautiful and are very striking together.

If you think you can offer Fe and Galina a home please email kittens@alexandrite-siberian-kittens.co.uk.

We are asking a small fee of £150 to adopt both the girls. Adopting a retired breeding girl is a great way to own a Siberian without the kitten cost and expense of neutering.

Retired Girls Available

We have available 3 beautiful Siberian Girls who have now retired. They have been spayed and will be ready to go to their new homes after there vet check at the end of the week.

We have beautiful Galina, a Blue Tabby who is 6 years old and gorgeous Fe, a Silver Shaded Torbie and White. Fe is 4 years old. We would like Fe and Galina to go together as they live together now and have raised kittens together. They are both available for £150.

We also have pretty Mystique who is a Silver Tabby. She is 4 years old too and currently lives with Orbit. Orbit is available too if you would like more information on Orbit. Mystique is available for £75.

Please email kittens@alexandrite-siberian-kittens.co.uk for details or to arrange to visit these beautiful girls. I will update with photos once their cones come off.

If you have never owned a pedigree before this a great way to start. The girls just want a loving retirement home. A retired girl is also great for anyone who doesn't want to go through the kitten stage.

Memphis Kittens!

Memphis had 6 beautiful babies last week, 3 boys and 3 girls. All kittens were very dark to begin with but we can now confirm we have 1 Brown Boy, 2 Silver Boys, 1 Silver Girl and 2 Brown Girls. All kittens are doing well and Memphis is an excellent mum.

Kittens will be available to the families on the waiting list first. Please email kittens@alexandrite-siberian-kittens.co.uk to express an interest in Memphis kittens.

Andy is taking photos of Marishka's little ones today for me to sort and send out next week.

Mojo's Babies At 1 Week

While I wait for Andy to take some professional photos of Marishka's cuties. I wanted to share some of Mojo's at one week old. All are doing well and growing so fast!

I love the first one of Mojo cuddling one of the kittens. The following are of the kittens as they get in position for the milk bar!
They were so cute to watch and in the last two they are all lined up properly!

Another Surprise From Mojo!!

On Monday our surprise litter arrived from Mojo and with it some more surprises!!

I think Mojo enjoys surprising us ;)

Mojo had her first kitten a Brown Tabby Boy, no surprise there what we were expecting, and then followed up with 3 Lynx Point Siberian Kittens.

We have 2 Lynx Point Boys and 1 Girl. All very exciting. We don't test for Lynx/Colour Point carriers we prefer surprises!

Sorry the first photo is a bit gory this was literally minutes after the last kitten arrived. Mojo did really well and all kittens are being looked after and are all excellent weights. The last 2 photos were taken on Tuesday all washed and shiny.

All kittens are being evaluated and will be made available to the families on the waiting list first. This is another Paavo litter so we are expecting them to have his laid back nature and Mojos sweetness. Yay to Baby Potsters!!

Marishka's Cute Babies

A few photos of Marishka's and Paavo's cute babies at 2 1/2 weeks old. All babies have now opened their eyes and are moving about more. It's still quite hard to tell whose who out of the 2 brown tabby boys and 1 brown tabby girl as they are all a similar weight. The smallest boy with the loudest squeal has now caught his sister up.

Marishka is being an excellent mum and a big thank you again to Maria for letting us adopt such a wonderful girl.

All kittens are still being evaluated and will be made available to the families on the Waiting List first. Enquiries are welcome to kittens@alexandrite-siberian-kittens.co.uk just in case one of these lovely kits becomes available.

Little Mojos Onboard!!

We are excited to announce the expected arrival soon of a surprise litter!!

We didn't think Mojo was expecting so when she seemed a bit off colour we took her for a scan and we had a lovely surprise!

Mojo has little Mojos also known as baby Potsters on board!!

Oh heck not more naughty Jomos!! If you think you can handle a very naughty kitten full of character then we are hoping for some more like Jomo. Jomo was Mojo's only kitten from her first litter and she really is a funny kitten. She has so much energy and when she goes quiet or isn't around then you know she's up to something!!

We don't have a waiting list for Mojo's kittens as they were a surprise but I will make any kittens available to the list first. Then I will update the blog with any kittens we might have available.

Please email kittens@alexandrite-siberian-kittens.co.uk if you want to express an interest in a baby Mojo.

Marishka's Kittens 1 Week Old

Well the week has flown by and Marishka's little ones are one week old today. All babies are doing well and gaining weight. Marishka is an excellent first time mum.

Here's a few photos taken on my phone today so not the best quality. They were all fast asleep waiting for Marishka to come back from her breakfast. As soon as they sense Marishka they start shouting for her and are one of the loudest bunch we've had!