Health Insurance & Vet Care
find a good cat vet
All Vets are not created equal. Not all Vets are good at diagnosing issues with cats. I keep two vets on hand. One is a great diagnostician and the other I use for everything else. Check here to find a good Feline Vet in your area.
Be educated about what your Veterinarian is suggesting for treatment of your pet. Always ask why before doing the expensive tests and procedures. You don't want an old school vet that is stuck in their ways treating you like just another Cog on their assembly line designed to make them the most money. Vets are money makers and will recommend many vaccines and procedures and protocols that are completely unnecessary for your cat. ESPECIALLY when you tell them you got your cat from a breeder. Then you can almost here them say CA-CHING$$$. Administering vaccines is like free money. Just because they send you the reminder card every so often in the mail doesn't mean you have to go in and have the vaccines done every time. I absolutely do not believe in over-vaccinating our fur-kids. See Vaccinations below. How to get your cat into its crate. Check out our videos |
Cat Calming Spray
Another great thing to have before your kitten comes home is some Cat Calming Spray. The best one I have found is by Nature's Miracle. I like this better than the plug-ins because it can travel with you. Remember cats have twice as many Olfactory receptors as we do so a little goes along way. Spray the carrier while empty then give it a few minutes before putting the cat in it. If the cat starts sneezing then you put in too much. So far we have tried it successfully with two cats going from my home in Hemet Ca. to Las Vegas with only giving the carrier two quick sprays before leaving my house. This is awesome stuff!
*Pet Insurance*
The Siberian cat breed is a relatively new breed to the United States. The climate that they originally come from in Russia is extremely frigid so not a lot of diseases and parasites can survive in that type of climate. So that basically leaves them with a immune system that is still on the immature side since they have not been exposed to the typical things at their foundation level that your typical American bred ally cat has been. I highly recommend that all my kitten parents get full health insurance on their Purebred kitten. Insure your kitten from day 1 before there is ever any issues because Pet Insurance will not cover pre-existing conditions.
Nationwide Pet Insurance, https://www.petinsurance.com/cat-insurance.aspx They cover spay/neuter surgery and genetic health issues. As of 3/9/2018 in AZ the cost of the (Whole Pet with Wellness plan) pays out 90% and covers genetic health issues is $34.28 per month. *Calif would need a separate quote & price may differ. There is always a 14 day waiting period to start ANY insurance coverage. _________________________________________________ Healthy Paws Pet Insurance https://www.healthypawspetinsurance.com/ Pays out 90%, covers genetic health issues, but does NOT cover Spay/Neuter surgery. As of 3/9/2018 in AZ the cost of the 90% payout with $250 deductible is $23.90 per month. *Calif would need a separate quote & price may differ. There is always a 14 day waiting period to start ANY insurance coverage. ________________________________________________ Do your own research. Pet Insurance Review As an ethical breeder I test for everything that can possibly be a factor. However like I used to tell my puppy parents when I bred Rhodesian Ridgebacks for 10 years concerning O.F.A. testing for Hip Dysplasia "the testing only tells us if the parent is affected on that day at that point in time. It doesn't tell us if it will happen some day down the road." This is why I do all the testing I can plus add in the health guarantee that I do. I am certainly not trying to scare anybody but when you are spending this kind of money on a new family member you want them covered and if you have health insurance why shouldn't they have it too.. |
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Vaccinations: We are very careful about the types of vaccines we use. As such use only Non-Adjuvanted Vaccines to eliminate the risk of Adjuvant-induced Fibro Sarcomas. The brand and type we use is Nobivac Feline 1-HCP vaccine a modified live virus vaccine for protection against feline rhinotracheitis (feline herpes), calici and panleukopenia (feline distemper) viruses. It is given at 8, 12 and the 3rd is administered by your vet at 16 weeks. Then a booster 1yr after the 3rd shot. Rabies vaccines to be administered by your Vet at his discretion.
Felv (Feline Leukemia), and FIV (Feline Aids) is spread through a cats saliva and can only be spread by infected cats.
It is our opinion that the Felv vaccine is safe to give but the FIV vaccine is dangerous and not reliable.
*** No two vaccines and or Rabies shots are to be given to your Pumaridge cat at the same time! This stresses the immune system possibly predisposing it to FIP. Doing this will also VOID your health guarantee***
Felv (Feline Leukemia), and FIV (Feline Aids) is spread through a cats saliva and can only be spread by infected cats.
It is our opinion that the Felv vaccine is safe to give but the FIV vaccine is dangerous and not reliable.
*** No two vaccines and or Rabies shots are to be given to your Pumaridge cat at the same time! This stresses the immune system possibly predisposing it to FIP. Doing this will also VOID your health guarantee***
FIP
Feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) is a fatal, incurable disease that affects cats. It is caused by Feline Infectious Peritonitis Virus (FIPV), which is a mutation of Feline Enteric Coronavirus (FECV) - (Feline coronavirus FCoV). ... However, its incidence rate is roughly 1 in 5,000 for households with one or two cats. Read more about FIP here.
HCM
We are a HCM Ultrasound Scanned Cattery. Pumaridge Siberians scans their breeders around one year of age just to ensure there are no heart conditions present prior to them starting their breeding career. Results of these tests are listed for each Sire and Dam next to their names on the "Our Cats" page. They are also Cardiac Ultrasounded on a regular basis, usually every year or two depending on the recommendations of our Veterinary Cardiologist.
All breeding cats to date have been found to be negative for HCM. This means that all our breeding cats have been Cardiac Ultrasound scanned for HCM. We are blessed that to date we have never had a Pumaridge breeder scan positive for HCM. *We research worldwide to try to find cats for our breeding program that have the absolute cleanest health histories. Even though we are religious about scanning our cats for HCM it can show up at any age unfortunately.
Cornell Veterinary University states that HCM is the most commonly diagnosed cardiac disease in cats. Click here for more info.
Dr. Karen Becker a well known Holistic Vet has a really interesting Article and video regarding Feline Cardiomyopathy also known as HCM. In her opinion diet, stress and genetics play a key role in the severity of HCM in those inflicted with this horrible disease. Click here to read the article and see the video.
All breeding cats to date have been found to be negative for HCM. This means that all our breeding cats have been Cardiac Ultrasound scanned for HCM. We are blessed that to date we have never had a Pumaridge breeder scan positive for HCM. *We research worldwide to try to find cats for our breeding program that have the absolute cleanest health histories. Even though we are religious about scanning our cats for HCM it can show up at any age unfortunately.
Cornell Veterinary University states that HCM is the most commonly diagnosed cardiac disease in cats. Click here for more info.
Dr. Karen Becker a well known Holistic Vet has a really interesting Article and video regarding Feline Cardiomyopathy also known as HCM. In her opinion diet, stress and genetics play a key role in the severity of HCM in those inflicted with this horrible disease. Click here to read the article and see the video.