These Are Our Beautiful Friends
Meet Grissom - our inspiration
We received Grissom from Virginia in 2004. He was meant as a pet for our 3 year old son who was undergoing leukemia treatments. My older son and I am both asthmatics and felt we could not have a cat. Previously (In Texas) we were breeders of Australian Blue Heelers (dogs :)) We are a military family from NH but have traversed the country to every coast and back again - and several foreign countries. At the time we felt a puppy was too labor intensive with the treatments. We found the Siberian Cat!!
Once you meet one you will be in love forever - and so, Siberian Cat's have changed our lives. To make a story short - he did not bother Connor's asthma at all and me only the tiniest bit in the eyes if I don't wash after touching. I have an off the scale allergy level that qualifies me for experimental medicines. This gives you some idea of our experience with the Siberian Cat breed, in case you were considering it due to it's hypoallergenic label. Hypoallergenic does NOT mean allergy free. It means less likely to cause an allergic reaction in most people. All people are different and reactions cannot be gauged. My experience lends credence to their standing though, as I cannot spend more than 30 minutes in a home with normal felines without becoming severely ill.
We received Grissom from Virginia in 2004. He was meant as a pet for our 3 year old son who was undergoing leukemia treatments. My older son and I am both asthmatics and felt we could not have a cat. Previously (In Texas) we were breeders of Australian Blue Heelers (dogs :)) We are a military family from NH but have traversed the country to every coast and back again - and several foreign countries. At the time we felt a puppy was too labor intensive with the treatments. We found the Siberian Cat!!
Once you meet one you will be in love forever - and so, Siberian Cat's have changed our lives. To make a story short - he did not bother Connor's asthma at all and me only the tiniest bit in the eyes if I don't wash after touching. I have an off the scale allergy level that qualifies me for experimental medicines. This gives you some idea of our experience with the Siberian Cat breed, in case you were considering it due to it's hypoallergenic label. Hypoallergenic does NOT mean allergy free. It means less likely to cause an allergic reaction in most people. All people are different and reactions cannot be gauged. My experience lends credence to their standing though, as I cannot spend more than 30 minutes in a home with normal felines without becoming severely ill.
And So We found Jynx
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Jynx was, in my opinion, a rescue. When she arrived she was approximately 1 pound and all bone. She fit in the palm of my hand...at 9 months! She shook and cowered. After 2 months she relaxed and began eating food like it was going out of style. Once she adjusted - she became a food thief :) :) She was happy and well adjusted. She was just GORGEOUS!! She was basically feral on arrival.
She was Rory's pet, as Grissom bonded with our older son Connor. This is why we had been looking for a 2nd Siberian Cat. Rory is our leukemia son - He has bifocals and growth issues due to treatment. Connor was his bone marrow transplant source after his relapse. Dana Farber and Children's Boston have done well for him. He has continued growth treatments at Dartmouth now. As for allergies - Jynx was a dream! I could stick my face right into her fur with no issues whatsoever. So goes the myth of the white cats having less allergens. Jynx was as black as black can get. It is nearly impossible to get a good photo of her as her coat just absorbs everything. They are wondrous creatures. No other cat can compare! Try one and see... :) |
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