Welcome to Boberg Siamese in the UK! My name is Rita and I run a very small breeding programme, favouring blue and lilac point siamese. I regard breeding as an expensive hobby and do not tend to have many litters or very frequent litters. At the moment there are no babies available but, I do have some news which promises good things in the not too distant future. Boberg babies make excellent pets. They are outgoing, bouncy, naughty, healthy and into everything. In general, you have to be sure you want a siamese if you want one of these.
My queen's babies are always raised in the house, treated against worms and fully vaccinated. That is why they are only allowed to leave the maternal home when they are at least 13 weeks old. Each kitten will have his/her pedigree certificate, vets vaccination and worming booklet, a small sample of food and a couple of other goodies to help the kittens settle into their new homes. All kittens will be insured for four weeks from the date they are collected. Registration papers (new owners may choose to have their kitten registered with TICA or GCCF) will be sent upon receipt of confirmation by the new owner's vet that the kitten has been neutered.
NEWS - show girl Zaza - (Updated Monday 2nd May 2011)
CONTACT ME if you would like to talk about cats, kittens, yours or mine. If I don't have kittens at the time when you are ready to offer a home to one, then perhaps I can put you in touch with another breeder who may be able to help.
My main reason for breeding Siamese, is because they are such loveable characters. They are the sort of "people" who will talk back and who will get involved in whatever it is you are doing - they love to "help". There is never a dull moment when there's a Siamese (or two, or three!) in the family.
Boberg siamese breeder's plan is to allow about a litter each year. Obviously it depends on the state of the queen. If she is fit and ready for it, she may have a litter after nine or ten months but it could be as long as two years (which it is at the moment) between litters.
My cats are registered with both GCCF and TICA. The aim is to try to improve the standard of health of the Siamese breed if possible by allowing my queens to mate with studs whose attributes complements or improves upon my queen's qualities.
Boberg Siamese kittens make excellent pets - they are normally registered on the "Inactive" register with GCCF and TICA. Boberg kittens come to you weaned, fully treated against worms, litter trained and of course, vaccinated. The kittens leave my home to join yours in full robust health at the age of at least 13 weeks.
A kitten from Boberg Siamese will also get a full diet sheet, vaccination booklet, registration papers and insurance with Pet Plan for four weeks, together with the pedigree certificate plus a few extras to help the kitten settle into its new home.
Zaza has been to her first two-day show under TICA rules. This was run by CoonTICA at Stantonbury, Milton Keynes. The good thing about TICA is that you can bring your own pen and be with your cat all day long. There were six "rings" - four American judges, one from Lyon, France and one UK judge. Here are some pictures.
Photographed by Barry Newcombe, Woozles Photography, 9th April 2011
Photographed by Barry Newcombe, Woozles Photography, 9th April 2011
Photographed by Barry Newcombe, Woozles Photography, 9th April 2011
Zaza relaxes in her new pen. This is where she came back to after having been judged in each of the six rings.
Behind the judges, are the ring pens where each cat is placed momentarily, whilst its group is being judged. Once the judge has finished, the ring clerk will tell the owners that, for example, "the siamese can now go back", or the number on top of its pen is placed down, signalling that one may come and take one's cat back to its own pen.
I would like to thank all the judges for their expertise and care in handling my little girlie. They brought out the best in each cat and gave some excellent commentary. In no particular order, they are :-
top row left to right - Philippa Holmes (Bexhill, UK); Laura Cunningham (California, USA), Marylou Anderson (Texas,USA),
lower row, left to right:- Barbara Kissinger (North Carolina,USA), Lisa Dickie (Maryland, USA) and Brigette Berthelon (Lyon, France).
Saturday: Zaza finalled in two of the six rings gaining a 3rd and 6th of 11 shorthaired kittens that day. Sunday, Zaza finalled in one ring gaining a 5th out of 9 shorthaired kittens on that day. Zaza has now got three more rosettes to add to her collection.
Also, thanks to the show managers Ros and Martin Wood of CoonTICA, all ring clerks, and those whose work helped to make this such an enjoyable day out.
During this two day show, Zaza won 740 points which - were she an adult - would make her a champion: To reach TICA championship status, a cat needs to win at least 300 points from four different judges plus one final. However, since she is still a kitten, her points will not count. When an adult, any points gained at TICA shows will be cumulative throughout the show year and it is possible that my little princess could reach championship status then.
I left these ribbons unguarded overnight and Kiki has been busy tasting them....
Perhaps I should have put them in the drawer and left some crunchies out instead of soft food for Kiki....
