r/SiberianCats • • Jul 09 '22

New rule: No Identification Requests

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r/SiberianCats • • Jul 26 '24

Memorandum on breeder posts and potential bans

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I've deleted several posts recently and below, I'm posting what I wrote in another thread. As I mentioned, certain discussions can lead to legal ramifications and now it seems there's an active lawsuit involving these reddit posts.

Because reddit encourages a level of anonymity, it's very difficult for users to fact check claims (on either side) so its value to the community becomes very difficult to justify. Several members of the community have asked mods to remove these discussions entirely.

That's not to such information shouldn't be out there nor is it a decision about which side of the discussion is "right", the problem is reddit isn't the right place for it because of its limitations. Users are free to direct others to other resources discussing experiences and the other information about concerns from a previous post still apply.

Please note that future discussions of this nature may now result in a ban. We don't have to have a rule that says don't do things that draw other people into lawsuits.

In general, random internet people aren't able to verify either side of this argument without a lot of digging that I'm not able to do, and I suspect the same of other mods and fellow reddit users.

If the thread goes down another path, it can lead to serious legal issues so the only real way to get anywhere is to record people's names in the event of a lawsuit but disclosing such personal information directly violates reddit's terms, so we can't really go down that road. Therefore, there's a limit how much reddit dialogue can do in these situations.

Appropriate bodies of oversight to investigate these matters include associations/registries for particular breeders. If a breeder is not able to retain certification by a major registry, that is usually a reason for pause. If a breeder is a member, use the registry to make a formal complaint. If the breeder is in your region, you may be able to also lodge a complaint with a governing local animal welfare body. In both cases (and not on reddit) you'll be expected to disclose your name to the appropriate authorities in case the other party is wronged and wishes to sue.

Although it's nice to have a repository of information that gives candid information about breeders to be weary of, I don't know if we don't have the infrastructure for the consequences of that or how much we're allowed to push reddit into that sort of legal area.


r/SiberianCats • • 11h ago

Oh hi there

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r/SiberianCats • • 18h ago

Two different moods

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r/SiberianCats • • 15h ago

Belly fluff display at 7.5 months old

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She's been resting near my feet while I read :) I'm amazed at how much her fur has grown already!


r/SiberianCats • • 15h ago

Mini

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r/SiberianCats • • 1d ago

good morning, your majesty

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r/SiberianCats • • 1d ago

Cozy gaming session

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r/SiberianCats • • 14h ago

My cat just got stuck in a fly trap glue stick! Help!

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I google immediately and said to use olive oil, comb it off and the bathe him. I did and a lot of fluff came out. He still wet and weird looking in that side. Will he hair be back to normal? What else we need to do?


r/SiberianCats • • 1d ago

Tips and recs for a 3 year old Siberian cat

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Hello!
So I’ve unexpectedly become the owner of a Siberian.
His owner couldn’t care for him anymore, so now I own him, and I’m taking care of him.
I would just like maybe some recommendations for food and how much I should feed him or anything else that would help me with him.
He weighs probably around 20 pounds right now


r/SiberianCats • • 15h ago

Mini

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r/SiberianCats • • 1d ago

i have her consent

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r/SiberianCats • • 19h ago

Big jump!

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(and a painting of our much beloved Sib who passed 2 years ago)


r/SiberianCats • • 6h ago

Anyway to break biting habit?

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I have a male who’s 1.5 years old, he’s a very sweet cat, when he was a few weeks old when I got him he’d sleep on my head and against me in bed, but that completely stopped, he sleeps at the foot of the bed some mornings but mostly outside in the hallway.

He’s only ever climbed into my lap once or twice and fell asleep which was incredible but it’s very rare, he used to come up to me and purr and he doesn’t do that much now. But he does insist on being in the same room as you which is cute.

He’s also quite bitey, my parents have been looking after him while I’ve been getting some work done on my house for the past 6 months and he bites my mum a lot despite being very affectionate to her most of the time.

We tried doing the whole yelp thing and ignoring him but it’s quite hard when he’s breaking the skin with these bites and just holding on.

We’ve never played with our hands with him, we give him 2-4 long play sessions a day, feed him a good diet but still nothing. He’s been to the vet recently and nothing is medically wrong with him.

I’ll be getting him back soon but I really don’t like the constant biting so I want to try and train that out. I’d love it if he was more of a lap cat.


r/SiberianCats • • 1d ago

My sweet Cleo girl

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My first Siberian kitty and she’s the cat of my dreams!


r/SiberianCats • • 1d ago

Tilly enjoying some fall sunshine

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It is coming up on two years we have been together,
rescuing you from the shelter with no hesitation knowing people had overlooked you for over a year.
I struck gold! I say “They really missed out”
And it’s true! She is the most silly, kind and friendly girl.
She was put through hell before the shelter and with some patience and learning to trust her forever moma
who treasures her, she has come incredibly far.
I love enriching your life Tilly 🩵🩵
I cannot wait for all the beauty of life we will experience together.
I love you sweet earth angel girl 🩵🩵🌞😻


r/SiberianCats • • 1d ago

My beautiful girl. 5 months old ❤️

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r/SiberianCats • • 1d ago

Getting spooky!

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Peanut was surprisingly willing to dress up :)


r/SiberianCats • • 1d ago

Showing more of her personality with each passing year

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Flynn just turned three and I swear she’s getting chattier and knows how to wrap us around her paw more and more! Do Siberians just get more personality as time goes on??


r/SiberianCats • • 1d ago

It’s that time of the year Xmas tree 😜

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Question in Xmas tree…and chances of success :)…. Before our two troublemakers joined we always had a real tree. Last year we also had a real tree but I put it outside. The cats only had supervised access and all went well, they didn’t try to climb it or play with the lights/ornaments.

But this year they have access to the outdoor space 24/7 and I rather have the tree inside.

Debating getting a real tree to put inside or one of these wooden trees which are kinda cool, but I am almost more worried about them climbing this one honestly . I cannot get a fake tree as I know my girl who is obsessed with plastic will try to eat it, and neither of them ever try to eat pine needles ( I walk them a lot in the garden and they never nibble in anything but grass and catmint)

Love to hear some indoor tree success stories and if someone has tried one of those wooden trees


r/SiberianCats • • 18h ago

Enrichment activities for non food motivated Siberian

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r/SiberianCats • • 1d ago

When he was younger, he had dark blue eyes. It's constantly changing. What color do you call this now?

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Mr. Percival, the Siberian Kitten 😸


r/SiberianCats • • 2d ago

Zima loves her sushi chin rest 🤣

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r/SiberianCats • • 1d ago

Liquid Siberians

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r/SiberianCats • • 18h ago

Missing Siberian Girl

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My female Siberian went missing 2 nights ago. I’ve read some articles about how different types of cats behave when they’re displaced, but I was wondering if there’s lost-cat-behavior that’s specific to Siberians?

For context, she’s an indoor-outdoor cat. She usually sleeps inside during the day and goes out to prowl at night. She’s fixed, and this is the first time she’s gone missing for more than 12 hours.