Inspurrations Cattery

Inspurrations Bentley, pictured in the litter born 5/14/10, has grown into such a handsome boy! He is being loved by someone who has friends with allergies, and those friends do not have to sneeze when they visit! The photos were sent in by and credited to Linda Wozniak. Thank you so much for all the accolades, and giving Bentley all the love he can handle!

Hi Jackie,
I wanted to take the time to thank you again for Bentley! He is the most caring, sweet little boy in the world. I grew up with cats all my life and he was the EASIEST kitten from the moment I brought him home. He fit right into my apartment and bonded with me and my rabbit, Wilbur, immediately. He is so affectionate and holds whole conversations with me daily. He’s more like a dog then a cat at times, always waiting for me at the door, playing fetch, and just generally being happy and cuddling.
He also lives up to his promise to be hypo-allergenic. I’ve had many friends who are allergic come over, and not only can they be in the apartment with him, but they can pet and hold him and not have a reaction.
Thank you so much for taking care of him for the first 9 weeks of his life and helping him become the sweetest cat in the world!
Best,
Linda Wozniak

Inspurrations Baxter, also seen in the litter born 11/13/10 on the kitten photo pages, has grown into a stunning boy! He is allowing people who never could have a cat before, due to allergies, to have an amazing, soft and cuddly pet who they adore! He adores them too! These photos were taken by and credited to Jennie. Thanks so much to both of you, Jennie and Scott, for the photos, the praise, the tips for people who read this post, and, of course, for taking great care of Baxter!

Dear Jackie,
We recently celebrated Baxter's first birthday, and I wanted to finally
write you a testimonial. He was born on my birthday last year (2010), and I
have to say, he's the best present I've ever gotten! My husband Scott has
always had many allergies, and I remember how disappointed I was when I met him and found out he couldn't be around cats. Not only couldn't he tolerate being near cats, but within a few hours of being in a house that had cats, he'd have to leave. When we found out about Siberians, I was ecstatic at the possibility of owning a cat again. I've grown up with them and I was pretty lost without one. We were skeptical about whether or not Scott would really not have any allergy to this cat, so we approached everything with cautious optimism.
I still remember how tiny Baxter looked when you brought him out to our car
for the allergy test (all 1.6 pounds of him!). An hour later, I was thanking
God that Scott showed no sign of being allergic, because we'd already fallen
in love with him! We started him off in our small guest room at home, with
food and a litterbox, a cozy cat bed, and the guest bed to retreat under
when he got scared and needed that feeling of security. Two days later, you
could have never known we'd just brought him back. He was sleeping on
Scott's shoulder on the couch (quite impossible now), had the run of the
house, and seemed completely comfortable with the place.
Baxter's definitely the most fearless and friendliest cat I've ever owned.
I've grown up adopting rescue cats so I never had a reason to get a purebred
cat until Scott's allergy. While they were all wonderful, loving cats, there
were certain things that made them a bit cautious or skeptical of certain
people or situations, possibly due to a history that I didn't know about.
Baxter, however, has never had any reason to distrust or be afraid. It's
certainly obvious that you raise these kittens with a loving hand, Jackie.
We moved to a larger house this year and I had a big party last week, and
amid all the chaos, Baxter was running around, hopping in laps, rubbing up
against peoples' hands, and then finally went to sleep on the floor smack in
the middle of it all. He absolutely loves new people. We've actually had to
hold him when someone comes to do work or inspect something on the house, because Baxter is constantly underfoot trying to get their attention!
Baxter has grown into a big, beautiful boy. He's 12 lbs right now and his
weight has seemed to stabilize for the time being. We let him sleep on our
bed at night because he sleeps through the entire night with us and has
never woken us up. (We will find the occasional toy that he's dragged up
there with him, though!) He never bothers us for table food, and we have
never given him any. We have two cockatiels as well, and he rarely shows
interest in them. This is something we were initially very nervous about,
since they're small, defenseless birds. Eventually we did buy Innotek SSSCAT
motion detectors recommended by Animal Planet as a safe, acceptable way to deter his attention from the birds, as he did get occasionally excited over
them (what kitten wouldn't?). The Ssscat gives off a puff of pressurized air
when the cat gets too close. Baxter's smart and quickly got the idea! I'm
perfectly comfortable leaving them alone all day together. He often sleeps
near the cage just because he likes being in that room, and the birds show
no distress at all over him anymore.
Baxter did like the spring toys, but his favorites have always been the
Mylar balls from Petco, especially the small ones (http://www.petco.com/Shop/Product.aspx?sku=732850). When he was a little
younger, these kept him busy for hours and hours. Now that he's a bit older
and stronger, we bought "Da Bird" (http://www.amazon.com/Bird-Cat-Toy-Easy-Store/dp/B000F9JJJE) for him, which I think is the best cat feather toy on the market. He goes nuts for this thing. He can hear when we're taking it out of the closet and already he's all excited to play with it. Siberians can really jump! He literally does backflips 3-4 feet in the air going after that toy!
Baxter has brought us more happiness than I can really even express. We love him so much, and he's become an integral part of our family. Thank you for your patience and kindness and for answering all of our many questions along the way. Thank you for all of the photo updates you sent us every couple weeks as Baxter was growing up! I was literally counting down the days until we got to come take him home! If you ever have someone who wants references
you can direct them to me!
Happy Holidays!
Jennie, Scott & Baxter :)

Inspurrations Bergen, also seen in the litter born 8/19/10, has recently celebrated his first birthday and is turning into such a handsome boy! He is having a ton of fun being loved and spoiled by his new family. These photos were taken by and credited to Alison in NY. Thanks so much for sending the adorable photos, wonderful testimonial, and taking great care of Bergen!

Hi Jackie-
We celebrated Bergen turning 1 year old today, I can't believe how fast
this year went. I remember when you emailed me that he was born and we
were all so excited to get him home with us. He has been such an amazing
cat, he is loving, playful and very affectionate. He is a biter, likes
to chew the girls stuffed animals, blankets, socks and shoe laces, we
are hoping he will outgrow this soon. He loves sitting on our laps and
being pet, he has is such a loud purrrrr. He generally sleeps right in
between my husband and I at night, which is very cute.
My daughters love playing with him, and he has the cutest routine when I
put my older daughter to bed, he lies on her bed with us while I read a
book, and when we are done reading the book I turn the lights out to lie
with her for a few minutes and we talk about our day. When it is time
for me to leave, I say to Bergen "Are you ready to go now" and he gives
me this tired look and says "Meowwwww" my daughter laughs she thinks it
is so funny. He would love to stay in her room with her all night, but
she can't settle herself down to fall asleep with him in there.
I wanted to thank you for all of your help the first few weeks he was
home with us, you were so helpful in finding ways for him to come out
and play with us, if you remember he was so scared and was hiding and
wanted nothing to do with us the first few days. You kept on emailing
and texting us with hints and encouragement and that made the first few
days so much easier for us. The straw was what finally got him to come
out and play with us. Now he is a complete part of our family and it is
so nice.
I attached 3 pictures from today, the first one is of his "cake" that my
daughters wanted to make him to celebrate, soft cat food surrounded by
hard cat food and treats, you can see he is sitting in the chair looking
at the cake and candle. We sang happy birthday to him and my daughters
blew out the candle. There are also a few other photos of him today as
well as one from the first weekend he came home, he is huge compared to
that photo, he is now 11lbs.
He is such an amazing cat, and I wanted to thank you once again for
everything!!!
Alison, Andrew, Kaia and Marin L - NY

Bergen shortly after he first arrived at his new home!

Inspurrations Jasper, also seen on the kitten photos page in the litter born 6/6/10, is turning into a very handsome man, and has a beautiful color! These photos were taken and credited to Lynne. Thank you so much for the beautiful photos, wonderful, complimentary update and taking great care of Jasper....never forgetting to give him as much attention, love and spoiling as you did the day you got him! :)

Hi Jackie,
I hope you are well! We have had our Jasper just about a year now and he is healthy and happy and so very loved. He is such a wonderful, affectionate, playful member of our family. People often ask me if all Siberian cats are like Jasper, or if we just got lucky. I always answer that I think what happens to a cat when it's just a tiny kitten makes all the difference in the world in forming its personality. We can't thank you enough for all the tender loving care you give your kitties from the time they're first born. Jasper is such a joy and a pleasure to have in our family. Even after this first year we don't take him for granted, but continue every day to feel so appreciative of having him in our lives. (He has come to walk on the keyboard as I type this!)
I'm including some recent pictures of Jasper. Whether his lighter fur is white or pale, pale cream, I still can't decide, but the kids say white! Of course, we think he is magnificent, no matter what color he is!
Warm regards,
Lynne B

Inspurrations Lee Lee, also seen in the litter born 12/29/10, is growing into a beautiful girl and making a family with allergies happy! Thank you, Joel and Katy in PA, for sending this wonderful, entertaining and complimentary update, and for taking / sending these adorable pics! Thanks for taking such great care of this sweet, pretty girl!

Where to start..., Anyone desiring to adopt a loving, beautiful, intelligent kitten can..., forget it, because my wife and I already adopted THE most loving, beautiful, intelligent kitten you could hope for from "Inspurrations Cattery"!! Oh, OK, maybe Jackie has a few left, but none as fantastic as our LeeLee!! Seriously tho, If you believe in great customer service, Jackie is the absolute BEST!! My wife is allergic to cats and our only hope of having a kitten was the Siberian breed. I researched the breed on the Internet and knew it wasn't a 100% guarantee, but we decided to risk it. Jackie was VERY responsive and patient with our needs and questions. She responded promptly to all our e-mails and was a delight to work with!! It was very refreshing to find someone, in this day and age, that still has care and concern for customers. Anyway, after getting our kitten home she has developed into, as I said before, the most loving, beautiful and intelligent kitten ever! My wife had some minor allergic reactions for about 2 weeks, but since, has had no problems whatsoever. The Siberian breed is truly a Godsend for people who are allergic.
LeeLee truly does have "dog like" characteristics, such as fetching and retrieving and greeting you at the door when you come home. LeeLee also likes to greet people by, as I call it, doing barrel rolls!! She simply, flops down in front of you and exposes her belly for rubbing. Very trusting. I should mention that, guys, if you're wife holds that kitten all the way home (3hr trip) like my wife did, it's all over for you!! LeeLee has bonded with my wife and basically follows all over the house! Anyway, thank you, Jackie, for making the adoption of our LeeLee such a wonderful and blessed experience.
Joel & Katy White

Inspurrations Nuka, also seen in the litter born 12/29/10, is growing into a very handsome boy and making a family with allergies happy! These adorable pictures are credited to Nancy Komm in PA. Thank you so much, Nancy, for sending this funny and happy update, and for taking such great care of this wonderful boy!

Dear Jackie

We are SOOOO happy with our Nuka. It is truly a miracle that we are NOT allergic to this cat because all 4 of us are allergic to all other breeds of cats to some degree! My husband and daughter have mild allergic reactions, while my son and I have severe allergic reactions to other breeds of cats. But it really is true that Siberian cats are hypoallergenic, because Nuka is the first cat I’ve ever met who I am not allergic to!! All 4 of us pet him & hold him & snuggle him right against our faces and have ZERO allergic reactions…it’s really amazing.
I wanted to give you an update on him now that he’s 5 months old! Nuka LOVES playing on, climbing on, and sleeping on his 2 cat trees…we have one in the living room and one in our bedroom. He uses the scratching posts rather than our furniture, which is great. He hasn’t scratched up any of our furniture or drapes or anything AT ALL! You must’ve trained him well! Also, he came home knowing exactly how to use the litter box, just as you said, even though it was a very different type than the ones he was used to using.
AND, it’s completely true that this breed of cat acts more like a dog than a cat, socially speaking! Nuka loves to chase the springs when we throw them and has recently started coming to greet us at the door when we return home. He has even fetched the springs with his teeth a couple of times, but he more often tries to push them back toward us with his two front paws…he’s pretty good with those two front paws…he can pick the spring up between them sometimes & throw it himself! I would also definitely say that Nuka prefers to be in our company rather than being alone…unless we have company. And even then, he comes and checks out the visitors before he heads off elsewhere. He hid & ran from us a lot for the first couple weeks that we had him home, but now he can’t get enough of us! When it’s any combination of just the 4 of us home, Nuka is always sure to hang out in whatever room we are in, and he always situates himself someplace in the room where he can see all 4 of us…until he gets sleepy, and then he snuggles up next to any one of us. He LOVES having his face pet. He will often stick his face right in the palm of our hand again & again to let us know he wants us to pet his face. Then he purrs like crazy when we pet him. If he had it his way, we would be petting his face for hours on end every day! He also loves to have his belly rubbed! He’ll scamper ahead of you as you walk & throw himself on his back right in front of your feet so that you’ll pet his belly. And he weaves in between your feet while you walk when he wants you to pick him up. My daughter is working on teaching him to give what she calls a “high paw” (the kitty version of high five)…he actually does it sometimes, too! He purrs pretty much every time we pick him up…he really loves human company and is so great with the kids. When he wants down, he politely meows & we release him.
A couple of weeks ago, he started a new game that is kind of a cross between hide-and-seek and jumping out to surprise someone! He likes to jump out from behind something to surprise me, then I take a turn surprising him from around the corner or behind something, then he takes another turn, and so on…he is so smart & very good at taking turns during this game! He always seems to want to play it at night with me right after I tuck the kids in. He’s good at it, too…sometimes he really does surprise me!
Here is another funny story: My son was playing a video game a couple of months ago in a high-backed chair, and his hair was kind of sticking up in places & a bit messy. Nuka climbed to the top of the back of his chair and put his paw on Justin’s head & licked his hair into place! This was so funny to me! Nuka is so tidy that he even tidied up my son!!
He seems to love all 4 of us equally and takes turns hanging out with each one of us. He oversees our tucking in of the kids every night, following us from bedroom to bedroom; and he always patiently allows the kids to give him “one last hug & kiss.” My husband (who despite his mild cat allergy, grew up with cats his whole life) says he has never ever seen a cat who wants to hang out with people as much as Nuka does, and he says he has never seen a cat as affectionate as Nuka is. Nuka is especially snuggly when he’s getting sleepy and when he’s just woken up. In summary: BEST. KITTY. EVER. We are 4 people who thought we’d never be able to own a cat due to our terrible allergies, and thanks to you, we have a wonderful pet to love! He is sooooo sweet!! Thanks for Nuka, Jackie…we don’t know how we ever managed without him!
Thanks for everything,
The Komm Family from Pittsburgh

P.S. – Here are a bunch of pictures I took of Nuka today, along with a caption or two for the last few pictures!

Here is Nuka giving our son Justin a “hug!” Nuka loves to pat the kids’ faces with his paws when they pick him up. He doesn’t scratch them…just pats them gently on the face with both paws sometimes when they first pick him up! It seems to be his special greeting for our kids!

Nuka loves to snuggle with our daughter Shannon! He mostly sleeps on his cat tree at night, but he sometimes opts to sleep on her bed near her feet.

Here’s Nuka’s favorite way to be held by anyone…he loves to be held like a baby!!!

Inspurrations Maxim, aka Inspurrations Baby D in the litter born 11/2/10, is having a ball with his baby buddy in this video below! The video was created, and sent in by Kelli Diodato. Thank you so much, Kelli, for sending this adorable video and happy update!! Thanks for taking such great care of the cutie boy!

Jackie,
I thought you would enjoy this video. Feel free to use it in any way you choose. We LOVE Maxim (Baby D. born 11/02/10). He is the best cat EVER! He is so loving. My husband says ,"How can he purr that long?" He makes rounds at night, saying goodnight to the three kids, then again in the morning. The kids fight over who gets to feed him "Kitty Breakfast". He is constantly playing with the kids (as you can see). We love his playful side-he's so fun! Thanks again! Kelli Diodato

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