Hello friends! I'm excited to say that my boyfriend and I will be the proud parents/slaves to a beautiful Siberian kitten with a silly face.
As many of us here, I absolutely adore cats. My family has always loved cats and we fostered, raised, and adopted many kittens and cats throughout my childhood up to about when I was graduating high school. If someone found a litter of motherless kittens or if someone's grandma's cat-owning friend passed away, we'd take them in, raise or care them to our best ability and adopt them out. We'd also TNR community cats before I even knew it was a thing. We of course had our own "permanent" family cats too.
I moved out at 18/19 and haven't had a cat since then--mostly due to living in places that did not allow pets. I dreamed that by my mid-20's when my career is stable and I have a pet-friendly home, I shall have a cat companion and I will give her/him an amazing life. I'm 26 now and have 2 out of the 3! Then I thought this dream would have to keep being a dream because my boyfriend happens to be allergic to cats! (He's the one so I can't get rid of him lol) but he truly loves cats as well so he has been very sad he is allergic to them.
Fortunately, we found a silver lining--cats that possibly produce less allergens! We both know the risk and the lack of science-based evidence, but the positive testimonials and modern allergy relieving methods leave us feeling incredibly hopeful. Positivity goes a long way!
And without further ado, I'm excited to introduce Shika!
She is a blue/silver Torbie Siberian kitten and will be "delivered" to us by the end of July when she is about 14 weeks old. There probably isn't a soul I haven't told about getting her. My family is also very excited for us to have this kitten that they even scheduled in time to meet her haha! Every time they visit, they would say "I can't believe you guys don't have a cat yet." Anyway, thank you for reading and I hope to learn a lot from this forum!
As many of us here, I absolutely adore cats. My family has always loved cats and we fostered, raised, and adopted many kittens and cats throughout my childhood up to about when I was graduating high school. If someone found a litter of motherless kittens or if someone's grandma's cat-owning friend passed away, we'd take them in, raise or care them to our best ability and adopt them out. We'd also TNR community cats before I even knew it was a thing. We of course had our own "permanent" family cats too.
I moved out at 18/19 and haven't had a cat since then--mostly due to living in places that did not allow pets. I dreamed that by my mid-20's when my career is stable and I have a pet-friendly home, I shall have a cat companion and I will give her/him an amazing life. I'm 26 now and have 2 out of the 3! Then I thought this dream would have to keep being a dream because my boyfriend happens to be allergic to cats! (He's the one so I can't get rid of him lol) but he truly loves cats as well so he has been very sad he is allergic to them.
Fortunately, we found a silver lining--cats that possibly produce less allergens! We both know the risk and the lack of science-based evidence, but the positive testimonials and modern allergy relieving methods leave us feeling incredibly hopeful. Positivity goes a long way!
And without further ado, I'm excited to introduce Shika!
She is a blue/silver Torbie Siberian kitten and will be "delivered" to us by the end of July when she is about 14 weeks old. There probably isn't a soul I haven't told about getting her. My family is also very excited for us to have this kitten that they even scheduled in time to meet her haha! Every time they visit, they would say "I can't believe you guys don't have a cat yet." Anyway, thank you for reading and I hope to learn a lot from this forum!
Do post more photos of her later when she had settled down. 
Congrats on your upcoming adoption of Shika. 
She is paws-itively adorable. 
As you can tell by the above posts we are all excited for you to bring Shika home. 
Please feel free to post them here: 
Shika is beautiful! And Siberians have lovely personalities. Welcome to TCS!
