A Michael Broad Blog
Here are some photographs of what I’d term ‘real Siberian cats’. They are not purebred but are purer than American purebred Siberian cats because they are the originals. It is from these cats that the Siberian purebred was created. But breeding tends to take the genetics away from the original because breeders like to ‘refine’ and alter.
This is a photograph of an award winning Siberian cat which should impress you and it may well encourage you to adopt a Siberian cat if you are in the market for adopting a purebred cat. This breed is one of my favourites. It is the stocky, robust, long haired appearance and solid features …
Siberian cat – photo copyright © Helmi Flick. This is a very popular photo judging by the number of shares. It shows the rounded, broad head. There is a solid, chunky appearance about the Siberian cat which is nicely captured in this photo. The cat’s name is ‘Ben’. He was either photographed at Helmi’s …
This is ‘Gemma’ photographed by Helmi Flick. The photos have the Helmi stamp all over them. You can recognise a Helmi Flick photo very easily. Below the photographs I add some words; the source of the information is the Pendraig Siberians cattery. Gemma is a classic torbie Siberian cat. Her full name is: Forestwind …
This is a conventional look at these three cats. I compare history, appearance, character and inherent health. I score each element with a heart shaped symbol. Five stars being the maximum. Scoring has to be subjective but I have been as objective as possible. The page is deliberately succinct as there is a lot …
Why is the Maine Coon cat so much more popular than the Siberian cat? They are cat breeds of similar appearance. The Siberian, judging by the photographs on this page, which I hope represents fairly typical examples of these cat breeds, is more rounded in appearance with a stockier body, smaller ears and a …
мир (Mir) means “peace” in Russian. It is the name of the most magnificent and presidential Siberian cat you will ever see. I believe that Mir was a gift from Russia to Norihisa Satake, the governor of Japan’s Akita prefecture. Mr Satake loves cats and has seven already living with him in his Mansion. …
She lives deep in Siberia, a full two day trip along rivers from the nearest civilisation. She lives alone with eight cats two nanny goats, a male goat, a rooster, hens and a dog. I wonder if you can call the cats “Siberian cats”. You may have heard of the Siberian pedigree cat in …
