Hypoallergenic
Are you allergic to cats?
Are you allergic to cats?
Do you sneeze and wheeze?
Do your eyes water around cats?
The Siberian cat may be just the cat breed for you.
Specializing in breeding the extremely low allergen Fel d1 Neva Masquerade, each colorpoint siberian kitten has an hypoallergenic fur with a low level of Fel d1 and bright blue eyes.
Many long time allergy suffers have been very successful with the Siberian cat. Although it is not going to work for all allergy sufferers it has worked for many. The "Cat Allergen" is called Fel d1. The primary sources of Fel d1 are secretions from the glands of the skin and what is left on the fur from the saliva when the cats clean themselves. Eventually these allergens flake off and become airborne, triggering allergic reactions.
The Siberian Cat produces a REDUCED LEVEL of Fel d1, due to a protein sequence missing from their DNA. Only pure-bred Siberian cats will have this genetic advantage, so choose your Siberian Breeder carefully if the hypo-allergenic trait is one of the benefits of interest to you!
It is important to note that the DEGREE to which individuals react or don't react to a Siberian can vary from cat to cat.
Since many years, it is possible to better measure the amount of allergen a kittens will produce when it is mature.
These tests measure the amount of Fel d 1 allergen in cat saliva using ELISA technology.
We keep as future cat breeder some kittens tested with allergen levels lower and lower each generation, which allows us today to offer kittens with allergen levels really much lower than other catteries of Siberian cats.
All our breeders has been tested for their Fel D1 allergen level at Inbio, a laboratory in Virginia (USA)
Allergen levels in saliva are reported in micrograms of allergen per milliliter saliva. (Typical Siberians cats have 4-16 mcg of salivary Fel d1 allergen, though levels as high as 34 mcg have been seen). About 50% of Siberians were found to have lower Fel d1 levels than normal cats.
Do your eyes water around cats?
The Siberian cat may be just the cat breed for you.
Specializing in breeding the extremely low allergen Fel d1 Neva Masquerade, each colorpoint siberian kitten has an hypoallergenic fur with a low level of Fel d1 and bright blue eyes.
Many long time allergy suffers have been very successful with the Siberian cat. Although it is not going to work for all allergy sufferers it has worked for many. The "Cat Allergen" is called Fel d1. The primary sources of Fel d1 are secretions from the glands of the skin and what is left on the fur from the saliva when the cats clean themselves. Eventually these allergens flake off and become airborne, triggering allergic reactions.
The Siberian Cat produces a REDUCED LEVEL of Fel d1, due to a protein sequence missing from their DNA. Only pure-bred Siberian cats will have this genetic advantage, so choose your Siberian Breeder carefully if the hypo-allergenic trait is one of the benefits of interest to you!
It is important to note that the DEGREE to which individuals react or don't react to a Siberian can vary from cat to cat.
Since many years, it is possible to better measure the amount of allergen a kittens will produce when it is mature.
These tests measure the amount of Fel d 1 allergen in cat saliva using ELISA technology.
We keep as future cat breeder some kittens tested with allergen levels lower and lower each generation, which allows us today to offer kittens with allergen levels really much lower than other catteries of Siberian cats.
All our breeders has been tested for their Fel D1 allergen level at Inbio, a laboratory in Virginia (USA)
Allergen levels in saliva are reported in micrograms of allergen per milliliter saliva. (Typical Siberians cats have 4-16 mcg of salivary Fel d1 allergen, though levels as high as 34 mcg have been seen). About 50% of Siberians were found to have lower Fel d1 levels than normal cats.
