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- Subject: Cat show
- Date: 3 Jan 1993 06:21:43 GMT
- Organization: University of Maryland, Baltimore County Campus
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- I just went to a cat show today and wanted to make a few comments. First,
- if you love cats and have never been to a cat show, GO! You will see some
- of the most beautiful cats in the world. And some of the "show" breeds,
- like the siamese, look much better in person than in picture.
-
- One thing I don't understand is how the owners get the cats to be
- so well behaved and friendly. The judges pick them up and turn them
- around, and even blow on their fur -- yet the cats behave themselves.
- One Somali I saw was even flexing its paws in delight as it was being
- judged! How do breeders get their cats to tolerate strangers and being
- around so many other cats?
-
- There is one drawback though -- the owners don't want you petting or
- touching their cats since you could spread disease from cat to cat. It
- was pretty tough being around all those gorgeous friendly cats and
- not being able to pet them.
-
- A few messages ago, someone asked about cats that were like the wild
- cats. I forgot to mention to them the Ocicat, which looks like an
- Ocilot. The Ocicat is a beautiful spotted cat that looks very wild.
- I've also fallen in love with yet another breed -- the Somali. They
- are a long haired Abyssinian, and look like wild foxes.
-
- One of the best reasons to go to a cat show is for all the good
- vendor supplies. Along with cat jewelry and knicknacks, you can buy
- kitty condos, toys, carriers, litterboxes, litter, special food, etc.
- There is one toy that I highly recommend, and I have an address to
- send for it -- the Feline Feather Flyer! No cat can resist this one
- and it's great excercise. I've seen similar toys in stores, but
- my cats really go for these feathers more than any others. It's a
- long stick with a string, and on the end of the string is a twirling
- collection of feathers. The cats will chase it for hours and tear
- it apart if you let them catch it (fortunately, you can get replacement
- feathers, or buy your own feathers in a craft store). I store mine
- in a closet and the cats go nuts when I go anywhere near the closet.
- The Feline Feather Flyer is $6.00, and replacement 'birds' are
- $3.50 or 3/$10. The address is Kitty Kouture, 29 Harvest Lane,
- West Harford, CT 06117 (203) 236-0342. (shipping is 3.50).
-
- I also picked up a copy of the January CATS Magazine, the one with
- Socks on the cover! There is a good article about presidential cats
- throughout history, and an brief piece about Socks. I'll put
- some clips in another post when I have more time to type.
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