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| 1049.1 | EX | AIMHI::OFFEN | | Wed Jan 20 1988 18:52 | 5 |
| Good luck in your first cat show. This will also be my first too
(as a participant only thou). Hope to see you there.
Sandi (Lightning's Mom)
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| 1049.2 | Depends on what you need. | DISSRV::GERRY | Go ahead, make me PURRR... | Thu Jan 21 1988 10:53 | 16 |
| Hi Holly,
Besides the curtains, you'll want to bring any grooming tools you
may need. Also, baby food (or some other yummy treat!), spoons,
dishes, tissues or paper towels, toys, and a pen. With two cats,
you'll get one double cage which you can set up as a double, or
two singles. You might want to bring a kitty bed or hammock or
some other thing that your kitties like to sleep on.
Of course, if your Penelope, you'll need to bring your boots, 20
lbs of cat food (just in case you get caught in a blizzard!), and
extra everything!!! tee hee :-) sorry, Pen, couldn't help it!!
purrs
cin
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| 1049.3 | | NAC::LACOUR | | Thu Jan 21 1988 11:14 | 11 |
| I don't know much about cat shows since I've never shown mine, but
my old neighbor used to show hers. The night before the show, she
gave her cat(s) a bath and made sure there was no dirty spots on
them. Since she knew when she got the cats (regular household variety)
that she wanted to show them, she started giving them baths right
away so there wouldn't be much objection on the cat's part. If
your cats aren't used to taking a bath, you may not want to do this.
Good luck!
Mary
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| 1049.4 | Make a list & check it twice! | TOPDOC::TRACHMAN | | Thu Jan 21 1988 11:15 | 19 |
| Gee Cin, does Penn only bring all that stuff - last time I passed
her benching area I thought she was packing to move to a new house!
Any way Holly, don't forget something to cover both the top
and the bottom of the cage, things to eat and drink for yourself
if the show allows you to bring food in - some shows want to
buy food there to support a humane society or some other worthy
cause. Litter and a litter tray will be provided - you may
want to bring a small bottle of water from home for your kitties.
This helps prevent tummy problems when they drink strange water.
Usually the first few shows are the ones where you sort of figure
out just what is the RIGHT stuff for YOU to bring - it takes
time to refine the details - keep in mind, if you discover that
you need a specific item, you will have no problem purchasing
what you need from Martha or any other vendor at the show.
Good Luck!! Looking forward to seeing you there!
E.T.
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| 1049.5 | grooming products | FIDDLE::HTAYLOR | Cat lovers are a special breed | Thu Jan 21 1988 13:54 | 15 |
| RE: .3
Both tabbatha and silver are bathed regularly. (usually about once
a month). So that shouldn't be a problem.
RE: .2
Cindy,
I am not quite sure what kind of grooming tools I'll need. I know
I will need a fine toothed comb and I believe Elaine mentioned to me
some kind of coat shine product. Is there anything else I will
need? Thanks everyone for the information.
Holly
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| 1049.6 | | FIDDLE::GERRY | Go ahead, make me PURRR... | Fri Jan 22 1988 09:29 | 15 |
| Holly,
I'm not sure what kind of grooming you do with a Korat!!??? But,
like Elaine says, anything you forget will probably be for sale
at the show. If not, you can probably borrow whatever from somebody
else at the show!!!
If Penelope's going, I'm sure she'll have what you need!! :-)
BTW, love your Personal_Name!!
purrs
cin
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| 1049.7 | Oh Boy! | LAIDBK::SHERRICK | Molly :^) | Fri Jan 22 1988 17:32 | 8 |
| Re: .last_few
Isn't a Korat one of those breeds that you can use a chamois (shammy)
on? That would be a lot of fun. I always wanted to try that on
one of my cats at a show, but it would do wierd electrostatic things
to a persian's coat!!! ;^)
Molly
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| 1049.8 | Just to be safe, take EVERYTHING! | GLINKA::GREENE | | Sun Jan 24 1988 15:46 | 17 |
| Okay! Insults graciously accepted...if they come from nice
cat people like Cin and Elaine. Too bad I can't say "Watch out!
My cat is bigger than your cat!" Cindy, are you going to tell them
about the time I had MY boots (and you didn't have yours!) and
there WAS a blizzard??? [well...so what if the blizzard only
lasted about 5 minutes? ;-) ] And Elaine, aren't you the one
with a van big enough for about 50 cats? Planning ahead?
As for the real question about showing, you can get by with very
little, especially if its the first time and you're not sure if
you'll do it again. The first time I showed 2 cats, we just used
a folded up sheet. Later, I felt the need to purchase umpteen
sets of "cat show curtains." Baby food (meat) or some other
treat would probably be a nice bribe to calm a cat.
I found the real problem at my first show to be figuring out
just what was going on! And I'm still learning...
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| 1049.9 | more and more and more | TOPDOC::TRACHMAN | | Mon Feb 08 1988 11:14 | 8 |
| Right you are, Penn. My red truck can hold 13 cats! All I know
is after every show I swear that I will take less to the next one,
but I always end up taking more. Every time I weed out the show
bags (note the plural form of bag!) I fill them up by shopping
at the show! I'm lucky to be able to fit the cats in the truck
on the way home!
E.T.
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| 1049.10 | HHP Category | MARRHQ::KORCHNAK | | Mon Feb 08 1988 13:01 | 9 |
| On the same topic of 'what to bring to a cat show' is my question:
I would like to bring my household cat to a cat show in the HHP
category. Does the cat have to have any particular 'things'? Such
as: not declawed, can they be spayed/neutered, do they have to be
a particular breed (not necessarily purebred, but say, looks persion).
There is a cat show in my area (Baltimore) the end of this month
and I was wondering what it entailed. I don't necessarily want to
put my cat in THIS particular show -- just attend it. But is there
anything special I should definitely know?
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| 1049.11 | Some answers. | FIDDLE::HTAYLOR | Cat lovers are a special breed. | Mon Feb 08 1988 13:08 | 8 |
| From what I understand, in the HHP division the cat must be
spayed/neutered if they are 6 mo. or older in order to be shown.
They also will not accept a declawed cat. It doesn't matter what
breed it is at all. My Tabbatha is being entered in the HHP catagory
at the show in Concord, NH. She is just a plain old housecat that
is COMPLETELY black.
Holly
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| 1049.12 | Maybe TICA for Declawed HHP's | DISSRV::GERRY | Go ahead, make me PURRR... | Tue Feb 09 1988 16:04 | 12 |
| Used to be that TICA (The International Cat Association) would allow
HHP's to be declawed....not Championship, Premiership, or Kittens.
I think you may find quite a number of TICA shows in your area.
I would call the TICA office, or Entry Clerk for the show though,
just to be sure.
Dave McAllister, Do you know if TICA still allows declawed HHP's??
purrs
cin
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| 1049.13 | | TOPDOC::TRACHMAN | | Wed Feb 10 1988 13:54 | 6 |
| The age for being altered is 8 months or older - some clubs allow
you to wait until the HHP is one year.
I think that TICA has stopped allowing declawed cats - not sure.
E.T.
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| 1049.14 | Which do you like? | BRUTUS::SOBEK | | Wed Nov 30 1988 13:13 | 23 |
| Now that Lovey, my Birman kitten, has arrived and is settling in
(I already can't imagine the house without her!) it's time for me
to start thinking about preparing for shows ...a new experience
for both of us. Any suggestions from you Feliners would be most
welcome!
I've been gathering the various grooming products and tools over
the past few months. I haven't decided yet what I want to do for
cage curtains. ...and I could use some advice on grooming stands.
At some of the shows I have noticed small (sort of half-circle)
stands attached to the front of the cages. Are these owned by the
show committee and "rented" like the cage space, or are they
available? I've also seen some folding grooming tables that look
like smaller versions of those used for dogs. ..and there were others
made from boards that fit over the carriers attached by bungie cords.
Cherrybrook has several listed, but without pictures and experience
it's kind of hard to choose. Do any of you have any preference ...or
other ideas?
Thanks
Linda
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