Our Queens
Future Queen Sophina (SpellboundSC Sophina Rae)
Sophina Rae was born October 29, 2025 at our cattery as part of Marie’s Litter C. She is the daughter of Marie and Luchik, combining some of our favorite lines in one beautiful young queen.
Sophina is a cream tabby with white and warm hazel eyes. Her soft coloring and sweet expression make her especially eye-catching, and we are excited to watch her mature.
(Additional personality notes coming soon.)
As a home-grown queen, she represents the future of our program, and we look forward to seeing the wonderful kittens she will produce. She will be paired with King Everest, a blue silver tabby point.
Potential colors include red or cream kittens (with or without tabby pattern), as well as tortie or torbie females. Because Nelson is a colorpoint, some kittens may also be colorpoints, including blue or blue lynx points. Silver influence is possible, and all kittens may have white spotting.
Queen Taiga (Tina Nevskiy Sapfir)
Taiga was born April 7, 2024 at the Nevskiy Sapfir cattery in Russia. Her breeder told us that Taiga was her kitten name, but they wanted a “better” name for registry, and so chose Tina. We were told that she responds to both names, but purrs upon hearing Taiga, so of course that’s the name we use. (We love that Russian breeders think American names are “better,” while we much prefer the beautiful Russian ones 
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Taiga came to live with us at our Plano location on July 29, 2025. She is calm and confident, and one of the most beautiful cats we have ever owned. She is a professional biscuit maker and gets along well with everybody.
Taiga is a Black Silver Shaded Point with blue eyes. After having had her first litter of nine kittens with Harley, she will be mated exclusively with Begamot. We anticipate 7–9 kittens in future litters, all colorpoints.
Potential colors include Blue or Blue Lynx Points and Seal or Seal Lynx Points. All kittens will be soft, shaded tones, and some may have a beautiful silver influence.
Queen Solya (Assol' Dostoyanie Sibiri)
Solya was born July 24, 2024 at the Elita Sibiri cattery in Russia. She was named for a character in a Russian fairytale, but "Assol'" was bound to raise far too many eyebrows here, so we picked a phonetcally similar name and she responds well to it.
She came to live with us here at Spellbound HQ on July 29, 2025, and is pretty much the sweetest female we have ever had—which is saying something, becasue we've had some very sweet girls. She loves to be held and carried like a baby, and curling her into a little ball starts her purring loudly enough to hear from across the room. She is buddies with Zefir, and my snuggle buddy at night and during naps.
Solya is a Black Golden Spotted Tabby with White, with green eyes. In her first litter with Zefirchik, we welcomed seven kittens — black golden tabbies (mackerel and classic), blue silver tabbies (with and without white), and a brown mackerel tabby with white — all with beautiful hazel eyes. We anticipate 5–9 kittens in future litters, with variations of these colors and patterns.
Queen Xilari (Xilari Delamer)
Xilari was born May 28, 2024
She came to us by way of another breeder who had imported her from Russia, but needed to downsize. She arrived in our home here in Wolfe City on May 3, 2025.
She plays like a kitten and did not get along with our other queen for several months, but thankfully that changed after Solya had her kittens. The two of them are now friends, which has been such a relief. She is an amazing mother who dotes on her kittens, and she's always up for cheek scritches and jaw rubs. She also hangs out on the couch every morning with Clint while he drinks his coffee, and moved her kittens from her first litter when they were two days old because she wanted to be near me.
Xilari is a Black Tortie Classic Tabby with green eyes, and I've been told we can expect the following colors from her and Zefirchik:
MALES: red tabby, possibly golden red, possibly cream, possibly CORIN silver (bimetallic)
FEMALES: black tortie tabby, golden tortie, possibly blue-cream torie or golden dilute, possibly CORIN silver (bimetallic)
Her first litter was red and cream tabby males, a black silver classic tabby female, and 2 Black CORIN Silver females. Can't wait to see what we get from future litters!
SpellboundSC Precious Marie (Marie)
Marie was born at our cattery on April 16, 2023. She is from Arabesque's Litter F and is living in our Guardian Home in St. Hedwig (near San Antonio), TX with her brother Stone.
Shaddiah originally purchased Marie and Stone as pets, but the week before Marie was scheduled to be spayed, we made the joyful decision to let her become one of our Guardian Queens instead. It made both of us incredibly happy — when Marie was a kitten, I was a little sad that we weren’t keeping her as a future queen, because she could almost always be found curled up in another queen’s nest, grooming and sleeping with the younger kittens. Motherhood was clearly written into her heart from the very beginning.
Shaddiah says, “Marie is a natural mother and nurturer. She thrives on praise and is incredibly patient with everyone around her. She’s not super vocal unless she’s ready to eat or hunting flies that get trapped in the window. Her voice is soft and sweet and she purrs like a motorcycle all the time. She loves to be held like a baby and talked to like a baby.
As she's grown up she's more likely to accept affection at any time, though she used to prefer it strictly on her own terms. Now she loves to be pet and pampered, especially when she's pregnant and nursing. She is very quick to potty train her kittens and scold them when they have bad manners or don't clean themselves. She's got the best behaved litters and you can tell she has full conversations with her kittens, which is adorable. She's wary of strangers but warms up on her terms pretty quickly.”
Marie is a cream tabby point with blue eyes. Her litters with Luchik were all shades of red and cream, and we are excited to see what beautiful colorpoints we will get from her and Nelson.
All kittens should be Blue or Blue Lynx Points in soft, diluted tones, and some may have a subtle silver influence.
Tsezara Delamar (Zara)
Tsezara was born on March 30, 2023. She and her mate, Luchik, joined one of our Guardian Homes near San Antonio in September 2024.
After her first few months, Tsezara and Marie unfortunately stopped getting along. We’re not sure what caused the shift, but it became increasingly stressful for everyone. At the beginning of December 2025, Tsezara and Luchik moved to a new Guardian Home in Allen, TX (north of Dallas, TX) with the Sumrow family — Patrice and her husband Eric, their daughters Lucy and Olive, and their dog Ernie — where they are now thriving and very much at peace. We’re so grateful for how beautifully everything worked out for them.
Shaddiah describes Tsezara as a deeply affectionate cat once she builds trust. She bonds closely to her humans and enjoys full-body handling — feet, belly, and tail included — without complaint. She adores face rubs and praise (especially being told she’s gorgeous), special treats, gentle brushing, and being wrapped snugly into a soft blanket “cave,” where she will purr like a kitten. She loves cozy hiding spots, high perches, and staying close to her favorite people during pregnancy for extra attention and belly rubs. Her favorite companion is Luchik, whom she follows with a sweet, almost puppy-like devotion. She handles being carried like a ragdoll with relaxed contentment, loves human children, and with a little adjustment will tolerate gentle dogs.
Patrice and her daughter add that now that she is settled in her new Guardian Home and pregnant, Tsezara sometimes prefers a quiet retreat, spending much of the day tucked away in a favorite room and coming out mostly for meals. Both cats also enjoy long window-watching sessions, mealtime, and anything involving yarn. 🙂
She is officially a Black Silver Spotted Torbie with hazel eyes. She and Luchik produce kittens that have ranged from light cream to dark orange/red males and females, as well as several CORIN Silver (bimetallic) males and females. They are all incredibly soft and fluffy.
Our Males
King Begamot (Begamot Manchzhury)
Begamot was born June 7, 2025 at the Manchzhury cattery in Russia. He arrived in Dallas on January 28, 2026 along with his father, Nelson, after an unexpected week-long delay in Chicago due to an ice storm in Dallas. After picking them up at DFW airport, we dropped Begamot off at Alexander’s apartment in Plano, where he would begin settling into his new home.
He is one of the sweetest, most people-oriented cats we’ve ever had. Begamot absolutely demands attention and affection, greeting us with a very vocal personality and the cutest gruff, deep little meow that sounds as if he’s gently complaining while he talks to us. He loves being carried like a baby and will happily melt into your arms for as long as you’re willing to hold him.
He was initially a bit nervous about the other cats — and even the kittens — at Alexander’s home, but after just a few days he relaxed and began fitting in beautifully.
Begamot is a Blue Silver Tabby Point with vivid blue eyes. As a colorpoint carrying silver and tabby patterning, he is expected to produce striking colorpoint kittens — including blue-based and silver variations — depending on the queen he is paired with, beginning with Taiga.
King Everest (Nelson Imperial Ji)
Nelson was born June 6, 2021, and we purchased him from the Manchzhury cattery in January 2026.
He arrived at our cattery on January 28, 2026, along with his son Begamot, after an unexpected week-long delay in Chicago due to an ice storm in Dallas. Despite the long journey, he proved to be wonderfully calm and easygoing from the very beginning. After picking up Nelson and Begamot at DFW airport, we dropped Begamot at my son's apartment in Plano, then headed to Waco to meet Shaddiah so she could take him home to St. Hedwig. He handled the many hours of travel like a seasoned professional, with not a single complaint.
Shaddiah and her daughters decided to call him Nelson “Everest” because his face and gentle demeanor reminded them of Everest, the sweet yeti from the movie Abominable. The name suits him perfectly, as he truly does have that soft, kind expression and calm presence.
Marie was initially very suspicious of this large new stranger in her home, but after a couple of weeks she relaxed considerably and now seems comfortable with him most of the time. We’re hopeful this means she will accept him as a mate sooner rather than later, and bless us with some beautiful kittens.
Nelson is a Blue Silver Tabby Point with vivid blue eyes. As a colorpoint carrying silver and tabby patterning, he is expected to produce stunning colorpoint kittens — including blue-based and silver variations — depending on the queen he is paired with.
King Luchik (Luchik Dubravushka)
Luchik was born April 28, 2023. He and his mate Tsezara came to live with one of our Guardian Homes near San Antonio in September 2024.
After their first few months, tensions developed between Tsezara and Marie. We’re not sure what caused the shift, but it became increasingly stressful for everyone. At the beginning of December 2025, Luchik and Tsezara moved together to a new Guardian Home with Patrice and her family — her husband Eric, their daughters Lucy and Olive, and their dog Ernie — where they are now thriving and much more at peace. We are so grateful for how smoothly the transition worked out for them.
Shaddiah says, "Luchik is a natural lover, father, and peace keeper. He's very vocal but his voice has a soft and chirping quality to it. He likes to say hello and is often calling to his Queens — we say he's praising them because that's what it sounds like. His charisma is never more visible than when he's asking for affection. He loves to bury his face in his human companions for scratches around his mane and then twirl belly up from there to get held like a baby and have his belly scratched. A few of his kittens have had this same character trait.
He adores being brushed and pampered. He's very triggered by new things and is very much a cowardly lion unless he feels he needs to protect his Queen. He's the least likely to come say hello to strangers but tolerates being handled by the children in the house at all levels. He doesn't love the dog but respects him and doesn't cause any fights with anyone."
Patrice adds that Luchik's voice has gotten more "high pitched and strong" as he has settled into their home.
Luchik is a Red Spotted Tabby with white and has hazel eyes. He is a very sweet daddy who loves to snuggle with kittens.
King Zefir (Zefirchik Manchzhury)
Zefirchik arrived at our cattery on November 12, 2022, along with his mother, Nezabudka. He was born February 14, 2020 at the Manchurzy cattery in Vladivostok, Russia. He is every bit as sweet as you would hope for a Valentine’s kitten to be — affectionate, gentle, and endlessly cuddly.
Zefir is truly a giant kitten at heart. He wants to be near his people almost constantly and will cry if there is a closed door between him and the person he wants to be with. If we’ve been away — even just for a short time — he runs to the door to greet us and then stays glued to my side for the rest of the day.
He is a Champion and comes from a long line of Champions, with a strong, well-balanced build and a beautiful, plush coat.
Zefir is also a wonderful, attentive father. He can often be found bathing or snuggling kittens, and he is very affectionate with the queens as well.
He is cream spotted with white and carries both colorpoint and dilution, which allows him to produce an impressive variety of colors and combinations, depending on the queen he is paired with.
Retired
Ch Nezabudka Manchzhury (Nezabudka)
Nezabudka was spayed in February2026, and will be retiring together with Harley. They will be joining a wonderful couple who live near our son in Plano, TX, and they will be visiting several times beforehand to help ensure a smooth, low-stress transition. We are so happy Nezabudka and Harley will be able to stay together as they move into their forever home.
Nezabudka arrived at our cattery on November 12, 2022 along with her son, Zefirchik. She was born November 5, 2017 at the Manchurzy cattery in Vladivostok, Russia. She is very loving to both us and her kittens. She loves to be held and even gives kisses!
She comes from a long line of Champions and is a Champion in her own right, with trophies and ribbons of her own!
Over the years, we’ve noticed that as queens mature, their litters often become smaller while the kittens themselves grow larger — and Nezabudka demonstrated this beautifully by welcoming just two big, healthy boys in her final litter.
She and Harley gave us many beautiful kittens — orange males, brown and black tabbies of both genders, and calico females — and the families who welcomed them home consistently told us they are sweet, smart, and playful.
Harley Dikoe Pole (Harley)
Harley was neutered in February 2026 and will be retiring together with Nezabudka. They will be joining a wonderful couple who live near our son in Plano, TX, and they will be visiting several times beforehand to help Harley feel safe and comfortable. Our goal is to give him the smoothest, least stressful transition possible as he moves into his forever home.
Harley arrived at our cattery on December 6, 2022. He was born April 26, 2019 at the Dikoe Pole Cattery in Lviv, Ukraine.
At his previous cattery he was kept in a room with other male cats and not socialized with people—he had not been exposed to men at all!—but has adjusted beautifully. Once he gets to know you, he is every bit as sweet as he looks. He is an amazing daddy who bathes and snuggles with the kittens and passes on his sweetness (and fluffiness!) to them.
He is a blue tabby point and is a Champion in both WCF and RUI, with a pedigree filled with Champion ancestors — just like all of our other cats.
Arabesque Strana Chudes (Arabesque)
We retired Arabesque in May 2025, just a couple of weeks before her 6th birthday. She was one of our best mamas, but was starting to be stressed out by other females, to the point of picking fights with them, so we made the tough decision to let retire her. Our oldest daughter is very bonded with her but is still living at home, so we are hoping to find a long-term foster family who might be able to keep her until our daughter moves out in a year or so.
Arabesque arrived at our cattery on October 2, 2019. She was born May 31, 2019 at the Strana Chudes cattery in Moscow, so we have had her since she was only 5 months old! She is super-sweet and playful, and can be very cuddly when she isn't busy playing. She helps take care of all of the other queens' kittens (and tries to put them all in her own nest if we aren't watching...).
She also comes from champion bloodlines—in four generations she only has two grandparents who haven't won titles! Her official color is SIB g (Blue-Cream Tortie) and she has hazel eyes.
She and Lirra are our only queens who produces colorpoint kittens; she also gives us beautiful blue/greys, and orange/red/creams as well.
SpellboundSC Lirra (Lirra)
We retired Lirra in September 2024 after an emergency C-section. She is living her best life with another Siberian, where her new owner says her new favorite hobbies are "bird watching and playing chase with Felix."
Lirra was born in our cattery on August 1, 2022. She was one of the kittens from Mirra's Litter L (hence the name...).
Lirra is a super-sweet girl who absolutely love kittens and has the easiest births of any cat we've ever had. She's very playful when she isn't in the nest with babies and, while she usually doesn't love being held for more than a couple of minutes, she is always happy to snuggle next to us for petting, and loves cheek scritches more than anyone!
She is officially a Black Golden Mackerel Torbie with gold eyes—and she has probably the fluffiest tail of all our cats. She gave us litters of 7-9 kittens (just like her Mama!) with great variety in coloring. (lots of blue and cream points, red and cream tabbies, blue tabbies and torbies, and CORIN golds and silvers. She is also one of the only females we've had who gave us red females!)
Aria Śnieżny Urwis (Aria)
We retired Aria in April 2024 after the birth of her Litter K because births were beginning to be harder for her, and that isn't what we wanted for her. We found her the perfect retirement home, where she is now living with one of her kittens, who is all grown up now!
Aria arrived in our cattery from Poland on August 9, 2019. She was born November 10, 2018 to a respected Siberian breeder in Poland.
She's full of energy and plays as hard and long as any of our kittens. She loves to be petted and especially loves to be snuggled by our 14 year old daughter. (She runs to greet her every morning, trilling the whole way.) Aria is every cat's BFF; she gets along with everyone and breaks up fights between the others if/when they happen.
Like our cats, she comes with a highly decorated pedigree. Her mother is a Champion, her father a Grand International Champion, and her grandparents and great grandparents are Champions, International Champions, World Champions, and Grand International Champions. (Looking further back you'll see more of the same.)
Her coloring—she is officially a Black Golden Shaded tabby with hazel eyes—and markings are very striking and she gave us many brown/black tabby kittens (some with gold) who are equally gorgeous!
Mirra Dubravushka (Mirra)
Mirra was retired in October 2022 after an emergency c-section during the birth of her litter L. (We kept one of the females and named her Lirra.) Mirra now lives with her new family near Houston, and is living her best life as queen of their home.
Mirra arrived in our cattery from Ukraine on June 20, 2018. She was born May 5, 2017 and was purchased by and shipped to us from another respected Ukranian Siberian breeder.
Like our cats, she comes with a highly decorated pedigree.
Her mother is a Champion, her father an International Champion, and her great grandparents are Champions, International Champions, World Champions, and Grand International Champions. (Looking further back you'll see more of the same.)
Mirra's color is SIB ds 24 (Red Silver Spotted Tabby) and she has copper eyes.Her color genes have definitely dominated all of our males'; we've had quite a few orange kittens, along with some grey, and some brown/black mackerel tabbies (who all had orange patches peeking through the other colors).
Dionysus iz Lukomoriay (Pukhlia)
We retired Pukhlia in October 2022 because we kept one of his daughters for breeding. He is now living in Austin and is very happy to no longer be swarmed with scary kittens.
His official name is Dionysus, but his breeder told us they affectionately call him "Pukhlia" (roughly translates as "big fluffy thing), so that is what is we call him.
Pukhlia arrived at our cattery on August 29, 2020 after a several-month delay because of Covid 19 restrictions. He was born August 8, 2018 at the Raduga zhelaniy cattery and was a show cat until we purchased him. He comes from a long line of Champions—every ancestor in his pedigree has titles!—and is an International Champion himself. He has a wall full of ribbons and trophies (which he seems to know are his! (When I put them up he came and laid down in front of them, looking up at me like he was waiting for photos...)
He was the largest of our cats (15 lbs or so at this writing) until we got Zefirchik, and will continue to grow and fill out until his is about 5.
His official color is a 33 (blue point) and he has gorgeous blue eyes. He has produced kittens of all colors for us, all healthy, adorable, and loving. (Too bad he's afraid of them... I swear he thinks he's their size and hugely outnumbered... lol)
In Memoriam
Iriska Sibirushka Krasa (Iriska)
Onyx Strana Chudes (Onyx)
If you would like to see photos of our kittens, please visit our Previous Litters page or join our Facebook group (which is always the most up-to-date) or if you are ready to reserve one you can just visit our store and place a deposit.
In the beginning...
We started off slowly, with one breeding pair back in early 2016.
That first pair consisted of Rossity Tamara (Mama) and Baikal Knyaz Gvidon (Gāb), who produced a few litters together before they came to us, and gave us many of the most beautiful, cuddly, playful kittens you could ask for before being retired. See the gallery on our "Previous Litters" page or on our Facebook page (don't forget to "Like" our page!) for photos and videos of all of our cats' progeny.
We're pleased to be able to say that none of our kittens, from any of our queens, have been returned by any of our allergic owners who have purchased from us specifically for the hypoallergenic quality of the kittens.
Mama and Gāb
Mama
Mama (Rossity Tamara) was born in August 2009 and brought to the US from Russia by another breeder. She is from International and World Champion lines—there are too many awards on her pedigree for me to list here, but among them are European Champion, World Champion, International Champion, and Grand International Champion (repeated throughout the generations).
We retired Mama in spring 2018 after many, many amazing kittens, and can only hope that all of our present and future queens are half as amazing as she is. (And if their kittens are even half as wonderful as hers, we will thank our lucky stars...)
Gāb
Gāb (Baikal Knyaz Gvidon) was born in July 2009 and brought to the US from Russia by another breeder. He is from International and World Champion lines—there are too many awards on his pedigree for me to list here, but among them are European Champion, World Champion, International Champion, and Grand International Champion (repeated throughout the generations).
Gāb sired all of our gorgeous, healthy, lovable kittens through Mirra's Litter D, and we will count ourselves as very blessed if our next male's kittens are half as sweet.
