Just picked him up yesterday from the airport...
This breed is considered hypoallergenic. So far so good... the whole time I've had him I've played with him put him up to my face and he even slept on my pillow! Only 1 sneeze so far when I wasn't even with him... and no other signs of allergies!
Here's a blurb on them from a breeders website http://www.siberiancat.net/
HYPO-ALLERGENIC CATS: After many years of breeding Siberians and having many people visiting my home, I started to notice that people with cat allergies could tolerate the Siberian. I myself am allergic to cats and I have no problems with them. Some Siberian breeders have thought that the Siberians may have reduced cat allergens called FEL D1. This allergen is extremely potent. Secretions from the glands of the skin are the primary source of FEL D1, but it is also deposited on the fur through the saliva when they clean themselves. Eventually the allergen flakes off and becomes airborne to trigger the symptoms that characterize allergies to cats. No major scientific test has been run on the Siberians to this date. Just through many years of experience I have placed kittens in homes of people who have never been able to own a cat before!! If possible it is best to visit a Siberian in person. I have been breeding Siberians since 1994 and I may know of one in your area.
some when he was 5 weeks
This breed is considered hypoallergenic. So far so good... the whole time I've had him I've played with him put him up to my face and he even slept on my pillow! Only 1 sneeze so far when I wasn't even with him... and no other signs of allergies!
Here's a blurb on them from a breeders website http://www.siberiancat.net/
HYPO-ALLERGENIC CATS: After many years of breeding Siberians and having many people visiting my home, I started to notice that people with cat allergies could tolerate the Siberian. I myself am allergic to cats and I have no problems with them. Some Siberian breeders have thought that the Siberians may have reduced cat allergens called FEL D1. This allergen is extremely potent. Secretions from the glands of the skin are the primary source of FEL D1, but it is also deposited on the fur through the saliva when they clean themselves. Eventually the allergen flakes off and becomes airborne to trigger the symptoms that characterize allergies to cats. No major scientific test has been run on the Siberians to this date. Just through many years of experience I have placed kittens in homes of people who have never been able to own a cat before!! If possible it is best to visit a Siberian in person. I have been breeding Siberians since 1994 and I may know of one in your area.
some when he was 5 weeks
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