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Naming the Siberian Cat – Pendraig Quantocius
Pendraig Quantocius @ 6 months, photo by Helmi Flick
So, we’ve been asked by many people what the story is behind the unusual name, Quantocius. Why did we choose to name our long awaited red classic tabby male Siberian kitten such an odd name? Where did it come from? Why is it so special?
I can answer it all in a word, Love.
For those of you not in the know about how my husband and I met, let me explain so the answer above will make sense to you. My husband and I both had been rather ill used in life having difficult relationships we left, even after investing many years, money and tears into those relationships. Both of us found a way to engage ourselves by playing an online game EQII. I cannot speak for him but for me it was a way to enjoy friends that I had something in common with, play a game, and most importantly ignore reality that I was alone and hurting. I had barely survived leaving my ex-boyfriend of 7 years, emotionally and physically, and was further ravaged by selfish parents who only seemed capable of putting me down and trying to control me in every aspect of my life. Not to say they didn’t take me in, help support me but it came at a high price.
The only thing I managed to cling to was my cattery and it was by tooth and nail while everything else was systematically ripped from me and promises broken. It is no surprise then I found myself spending all my spare time when not working, or looking for a job, playing a game to escape all of that.
Pendraig Quantocius photo by Helmi Flick
Well one day a new character joined our guild in the game… a fellow that was smart and funny, and knew how to make me laugh and oh how I needed to laugh. It took me so long to learn to laugh again before I met him and I’d had my heart broken again since but here he was, gentle and fun and we had a blast playing that silly game together. His character had the ability to transform into a big orange tiger…. and mine into a wolf. We’d goof around while waiting on raids (you know, big groups of characters played by us geeks killing dragons and other “mobs”). And his name, this lovely dark elf monk / orange tiger character? Quantocius.
So, I named the cat for my husband, for the guy who made me laugh and showed me a truly selfless love that I have never known before. Everyone always wanted something out of me, if it was to abuse me, use me, smother me, berate me, and ignore me but not him. He just wanted to be with me in whatever way I was comfortable. Friendship turned to love, he came from Florida to Texas so we could meet in person… and it was Love. Love that manifested itself into a proposal, and a surprise pregnancy that has brought ultimate joy into both of our lives with a boy that is now 4 years old and yes… he loves the cats too.
Doug was a confessed dog lover, as am I, and he resisted the cats but this breed won him over and he is a wonderful partner in my cattery even though I started it a long time before I met him. And I am still amazed he stuck around after hearing I was a cat breeder. Most guys hear “cats” and take off, dating is rough.
Quantocius is Latin, it means “Sooner the better” according to the online dictionary. My husband says “quickly as possible” and truly that is how he entered my life once we finally found one another. To say he swept me off my feet and took my breath away is not an exaggeration! His trip from Florida to Texas was dangerously swift and he was there before I knew it. So was Gabriel for that matter…
For me Quantocius means Love. The true, abiding, selfless love I found in my husband. The man, who supports us, protects us, loves us and is completely devoted to his new family. It only made since then to name the red classic kitten I wanted so badly after this Love and I hope more than ever for him to be a great champion show cat so all the world learns his name and the Love he represents.
Pendraig Quantocius photo by Helmi Flick
Siberian Kittens Update: Meet the Golden Siberian Kittens
Gold Siberian Kittens born at Pendraig Siberians on April 23, 2011.
Golden Shaded Siberian Cat, Esenia Auric at 1 year old
We’ve had a long wait. Many years ago as we perused websites dreaming over amazing cats from lines that seemed impossible to obtain we saw the beautiful and rare Golden Siberian Cats. The color is mesmerizing, like a beautifully cut citrine jewel glint and gleaming every shade of gold imaginable from the faintest pale gold like ivory to shimmering warm golden between and reddish gold brilliant with it’s intensity. The tips of the hair down the back, the end of the tail and around the face lightly tipped with inky black and the best of the best with intense, emerald green eyes. What is not to love?
The color confuses many, though more research is finally being done and we know our belief that this is a unique genetic color will prove true. We know gold when we see it though and we are extremely excited and proud to have our first litter of golden Siberian kittens born here at Pendraig Siberians.
We were lucky to be trusted with the beautiful and alluring Esenia Auric from the Russian Cattery Auric. She is a bright gold with light satin paws, neck, chest and tummy and the most lovely golden hues throughout her coat. As she matures her eyes are becoming more and more green though in these photos by Helmi Flick she had more golden eyes at one year old.
Esenia is the first cat to give us some trouble breeding with a mild pyometra (infected uterus) that we treated successfully with help from our vet and natural rearing. Now she has been on 100% raw and robust and healthy. She had a previous litter but was frantic and unsure and lost them due to her anxiety. We are happy to see her not only caring for her new litter with ease but the way she loves them is most evident. They are fat, beautiful and absolutely golden. They are large for their age and the type is promising. We are looking forward to watching them grow.
TGC Jorrah Karat, photo by Helmi Flick
The sire of the litter is Triple Grand Champion (TICA) Jorrah Karat. A lovely, near golden brown spotted tabby that has gotten great notice in TICA. He is an excellent sire producing some lovely kittens for us including a gorgeous girl we sent to Norway recently (out of Gemma). Though this stud’s time at our cattery is coming to an end we will always carry his influence in our cattery through his amazing progeny. These kittens are most likely his last here at Pendraig and some of his greatest. Two stunning golden tabby Siberian kittens have join Pendraig Siberians as Litter “R”.
Now to introduce our lovely Golden Siberian Kittens.
Pendraig Rhys Emrys, Golden Siberian Kitten (1 week old)
The male is a bit bigger, with a slightly more dramatic shade to his coat though we know this changes much from now to when they are adults. He has a lovely muzzle, wide head and big boning that is not always found in the golden lines. He takes the best from both parents though at just a week we can not even begin to see his promise. We have named him Rhys, a name of kings in Wales. He will carry the surname for our goldens, Emrys “golden shining one” and in some stories the surname of Merlin known in Welsh as “Myrddin Emrys”. Meet Pendraig Rhys Emrys, “prince” of our cattery.
The darling girl is exquisite. Just a tad smaller, which is normal
Pendraig Rhosyn Emrys, Golden Siberian Kitten (1 week old)
for girls, she is almost the mirror image of her brother. she has just a slightly different shade to her golden, a richer and darker golden perhaps. She has a promising coat and lovely boning for a girl. We have high hopes for her and cannot wait to meet whichever new family decides to adopt her. We have named her Rhosyn (a modern Welsh name for “Rose”). She too will carry our golden surname. Meet Pendraig Rhosyn Emrys the golden Siberian kitten available to a new home.
Siberian Kittens for Easter
Siberian Kitten with Easter Eggs
Over the years we’ve seen the influx of Siberian Kitten inquiries that come typically this time of year. Easter nears and parents start thinking of putting a cute Siberian kitten in their child’s Easter basket. Sounds like a wonderful gift that any child would love but we ask you to stop and consider the needs of the kitten as well. This will help you understand why we don’t sell kittens to go home at Easter (or Christmas).
Easter is a busy holiday for many. With plans to go to church, visit family, attend brunches, lunches and dinners, traveling and hosting relatives in your own home it’s a hectic and stressful time for many especially for the pets in your household. They can’t possibly understand it’s a special holiday, and even if they did it’s some strange behavior. Our dog often wondered why we kept losing our eggs in the yard and would bring them back to us so the Easter Bunny had a difficult time getting things ready for the kids.
Bringing a new kitten home is stressful for them, and your family, even though it is a joyous occasion. We owe it to each and every Siberian kitten going home to make the transition as smooth as possible. The best way to do this is to make sure the kitten goes home during a quiet, and relaxed time for the family. That definitely leaves out major holidays.
Also, there are other dangers to consider for kittens in those cute Easter baskets including those plastic grasses that could be accidentally ingested causing dangerous and deadly blockages, plastic to get wrapped up in causing suffocation and strings/ribbons that can pose a danger of strangulation. The children are also often hyperactive with the excitement of the holiday, seeing relatives they may not see often and all that sugar and this can terrify a new kitten not used to the antics of unfamiliar children. Also, the children are distracted too with toys and activities so the Siberian kitten doesn’t get the attention he/she deserves.
Then there are traveling considerations. Airport delays, crowding and possibly inattentive airline staff who want to be at home with their families can be a recipe for disaster. Roadways are busy, traffic can get backed up prolonging a difficult trip in the car on the way home for a kitten unsure and nervous.
Lastly, there are many people who buy animals at Easter on impulse including those poor dyed chicks, ducklings and rabbits that are then discarded later. Though you may not be such a cruel and thoughtless person it worries us breeders when someone inquires on a pet for an Easter present.
We hope you see the wisdom here in not bringing home a new Siberian Kitten during the Easter holiday. If you want to surprise your child or loved one with a kitten for the holiday why not arrange for the purchase but put a cute toy cat in the basket that resembles their soon to be kitten and maybe a photo provided by the breeder? This will be a cute way to share the gift but allow the kitten to come home when the Easter festivities are over and their new owner can devote several days to helping their new kitten settle into the new home and new family.
We want Easter to be a joyous occasion for everyone including the kittens. They will have fun staying with the family they know from birth, playing with our son’s carefully chosen toys that are Siberian kitten and toddler safe and then going home later to their new families when the timing is right and they are old enough. Remember, we are responsible breeders who keep our kittens here until 12 – 16 weeks and only let pet kittens go home after they recover fully from their spay/neuter surgery.
If you are looking for a kitten to bring home soon, we do have some available and some due soon (as of the publish date of this post) and you are welcome to inquire. We’d be happy to supply photos of the new kitten for the Easter basket should you choose to get one.
Happy Easter from Pendraig Siberian Cats!
Siberian Kittens – Q Litter at 1 month
Gemma's photo in Cat Fancy Magazine
It never ceases to amaze me how fast the kittens grow and change. Within a few short weeks they go from helpless, blind and strange looking little newborns to adorable fluff balls tearing up the nursery playing their games, exploring and learning what it is to be a cat. This litter is no different.
Our Siberian kittens have always been a source of great joy for us and this litter has been even more so because of the unique qualities of this amazing litter and the friendships that made it possible. And of course Gemma made her debut as our first cat to ever be in a national magazine. She was featured on page 28 of the May 2011 Cat Fancy magazine in their Siberian Cat article.
The sire of the litter is the beloved CH Cica’s Zoran Yaroslavovich Black owned by Nadezhda Siberian Cats, our dearest friends. He is a champion in CFA and adored by his family. He has proven to be an outstanding sire of amazing kittens not only for Nadezhda but for us now twice with our girls. He also passes on his friendly personality with his good looks.
This litter for us has been a great success so far and we are proud to have one kitten traveling to Hong Kong, another will be a show cat and future stud for a Savannah cat breeder who is starting her Siberian program and we hope to also have one more female in a show home. And of course the most important for us is the beautiful male red classic tabby, Pendraig Quantocius. He is our future stud and show hopeful and finally brings us back a red classic for our cattery which has been a dream of mine since I founded the cattery in 2003.
Siberian Kitten - Red Classic Tabby - Quantocius
Quantocius is only 1 month old so we still have to wait and see but his promise is great and he dazzles everyone who sees him. When it comes to red Siberian kittens we do know quality when we see it and he has great potential. It will be a joy showing him starting in July (when he is old enough to enter kitten class).
For those of you wanting a Siberian Kitten of your own this litter will soon be fully reserved but we have another litter due any day now and another we are planning for June. There is nothing like a Pendraig Siberian kitten, raised naturally and as part of our family.
Siberian Kitten for Sale (on hold)
Orange tabby Siberian kitten available
(he’s on hold pending deposit as of 2/19/2011)
We have a lovely orange tabby (red tabby) Siberian kitten available. He is a most adventurous and loving fellow. He may look a lot like Sonja in coloring when he matures, nearly a solid red in appearance with a rich color and exceedingly rare in our breed.
His name is Pasha, though his new family may choose to call him a name they have picked out. He is out of our P Litter born on December 22, 2010 to Sunbeam Lilyana Krasa of Pendraig and Jorrah Karat. He is the last of a litter of five to find his home but we know they are out there, someone special for this fearless little lion in a kitten’s body. This time most buyers were interested in silvers or girls, but Pasha is unique and beautiful though he is not above a good kiss on his tummy and a tickle before he heads off to play more with his siblings.
Rawr!! I have the heart of a lion
He is used to children too, as he is handled daily by a three year old boy who thinks he’s Sonja in miniature.
Pasha loves his raw food diet and would love to teach his new owners how to feed raw diets and enjoy the benefits their cats enjoy. He could also go onto our Advanced or General Diets (with commercial foods) for families who could not do raw but when you see how much he enjoys it you may change your mind.
Pasha’s sire is large and his siblings from other litters have been of good size as well, especially the boys. He is a happy fellow and will bring you many years of happiness, laughter and joy. Are you his special home?
Application to Adopt: http://www.pendraig.com/siberians/application.php
More Information: http://www.pendraig.com/siberians/siberian_kittens_for_sale_Texas.php
Pendraig’s New Siberian Kittens – P Litter
TGC Jorrah Karat X Sunbeam Lilyana Krasa of Pendraig
Litter of Siberian Kittens born Dec 22 2010 at Pendraig
We are happy to announce the birth of Pendraig’s newest Siberian Cat litter, Litter P. This is a repeat litter of the successful pairing between TGC Jorrah Karat and our long time queen, Lily. We have 5 gorgeous kittens. 3 girls and 2 boys. We are happy to see more red males including 1 red silver mackerel and one bright red mackerel male. The females are a rainbow as we’ve come to expect from Lily with one silver mackerel, one brown classic torbie female with touches of red on toes and perhaps more that will show as she grows and one blue mackerel torbie female also lightly touched by cream (red) markings and she may possibly be one of the low grade silvers Lily often produces.
All the Siberian kittens are doing well with good weights, lovely coats and the girls have some serious “torbietude”. We are holding two females for evaluation for breeding/show potential homes (one retained for a future Pendraig queen). The rest are available to pet homes.
Lily’s kittens have been placed all over the United States in homes that have dogs, children, single adults and more. They seem to adjust to any situation and bring love and laughter to the families that adore them.
To see photos and find out availability of these kittens please check out our Siberian Kittens for Sale section on our website. Happy New Year!
Siberian Kittens for 2011 – Pendraig’s Plans
We’ve changed our plans and updated the website to reflect some new developments. Due to some help by my son, who I suppose decided to take a hand at breeding plans on his own, Lily was rebred to Karat and we expect kittens on Christmas Day if she took. It will be another couple of weeks before I can confirm but it seems likely. The colors expected are the usual possibility of red and torbie, probably lots of mackerel tabbies as she usually has with Karat (or spotted), possibly a silver or two and if I am really lucky maybe a classic tabby or two but so far these two do not give me any though they both carry for the gene.
Photo 3
Gemma will now be bred to Zoran and they should have some quite handsome kittens with exceptional size, coats and personalities. Gemma and Zoran both produce kittens that are intelligent, calm and confident as well as beautiful and absolutely huge (especially Zoran!). We will breed Gemma as soon as possible for Siberian kittens sometime in January or February.
We will also be trying Esenia again, hopefully bred at the same time as Gemma. We expect an entirely golden litter out of her and Karat and we pray for a much better result now that she knows what motherhood is about.
We hope you will enjoy these new Siberian kitten litters with us and be here to help watch them grow! The O Litter is going home in a few weeks and it has been a pleasure to share them with their new families and with our friends. Be sure to also sign up on our Facebook Fan Page for regular updates! We have the most successful Facebook page for Siberian Cats with over 1500 fans. We are delighted to have such a following! =)
Later in 2011 we will be breeding our new girl (N)Siberikos FeLine of Pendraig after she has had her health checks and we find a suitable mate for her. We will update that as we get closer, right now she is just a kitten and Queen in training (Princess).
Pendraig’s Debut Golden Siberian Cat Litter – Due soon!
Golden Siberian Cat, Esenia Auric of Pendraig. Photo by Helmi Flick
What we have come to expect from the sire of the litter, however, is strong, vibrant, robust kittens with loving personalities and beautiful type. Esenia Auric has these very qualities as well and it is a promising match. For those of you following our progress these years you will appreciate the investment of time, money, love and energy we have put into making the dream of a Golden Siberian Cat program at Pendraig a reality.
This color is truly unique and unlike anything I have ever seen in cats. Though I appreciate the many beautiful shades these cats come in, including the primal and original beauty of the brown (black) tabby cat the Golden and the red have special places in my heart.
Now we are nearly there and I feel like a child at Christmas!
Please keep our girl Esenia Auric in your thoughts and prayers, as well as her kicking and squirming kittens that await their entry into this world. For those few lucky families that will be getting one of these kittens for their very own we hope you will enjoy them as much as we will.
Gemma’s Siberian Kittens – names
We have settled on the names for Gemma’s brood! It was a lot easier than for Lily’s which I am still deciding on.
Pendraig Naoise – the lovely brown classic male will remain a part of our program but will leave with his delightful co-owner here in Austin. We look forward to showing him with her and next year hopefully he will contribute to the breeding program. His name, Naoise is from Irish mythology. Naoise was a warrior that defied his king when he fell in love with the tragically beautiful Dierdre. He eloped with her and they had to go into exile as they king’s wrath was great and he wanted Dierdre back and Naoise killed. Eventually the king got his way and Dierdre died of grief. It is a romantic tail and Naoise was supposed to be quite handsome which makes this name perfect for our handsome brown classic boy. It is pronounced “NEE-sha”.
Pendraig Nuada – the big and bold red mackerel boy will be going to a loving pet home. He is of outstanding quality but we cannot keep them all unfortunately. His name is that of an Irish god and it means “protector” in Gaelic.
Pendraig Nimue Emrys of Siberikos - this gorgeous girl will be named for the sorceress Nimue that enchanted Merlin and took his powers. She is an enchantress in her own right so the name is perfect. It is pronounced “NIM-oo-ay”. If she should turn out to be golden she will have our surname of Emrys which all of our golden cats will carry. She will be going to our friends in Norway, Siberikos and where we have high hopes of her success.
Look back for when we update the photos with new ones this week.
