Conference misery::feline_v1

    
    	We too went to our first Cat Show on Saturday, and enjoyed meeting
    some of you folks.
    
    	Though I forgot my Feliner badge, it was easy enough to spot all of
    you there who had them!  
    
    	Boy are Cat Shows interesting things!  We had a good time, and
    learned a lot about our "children" Jake and Jasmine.
    
    	How did you all fare with the competition??  
    
    -Jeff

    Hi Jeff, I think I remember meeting you in Marlboro on Saturday!
    
    That was a HUGE show!  The turnout of cats was astronomical.  I
    have terminated Kelsey's show career as he was miserable all day.
    He twice tried to jump off the judging tables and cried like a baby
    in the holding cages.  The judges make some funny comments to him
    such as "the breed standard says that Ragdolls should sit nicely
    on the table and not act up!"  Good thing Kelsey doesn't bite!!
    When spectators tried to admire him in the cage, he would start
    to fuss and stick his head under the cat bed so no one would look
    at him.
    
    It was a fun day and I had a blast cheering on my friends and watching
    Cin's grandcat, Bailey, final in all but one ring!  It was Bailey's
    first show and he did great, didn't he Cin?!  Needless to say, both
    Karen and I will be in Haverill (me with Kirby only) for Saturday
    only.
    
    
    --Roberta
    

    How can I get my Feliner Badge?  
    
    -Jill-

    Yup, Bailey did really GREAT!!  He made 4 finals...among them a 10th
    Best Cat Allbreed, and a 2nd Best Cat Speciality.  I was really proud
    of him.
    
    Cookie, his sister made one final on Saturday ... a 4th Best Cat
    Speciality, picking up about 10 Grand points, and her Top 5 Final.
    
    It sure was fun meeting all the other feliners....however, I hate to
    say it, but after meeting so many people in the same day, I'll never be
    able to put a face with a name or node!!!
    
    cin...who had lots of fun!
    

    I went to my first cat show on Saturday too.  I met Roberta.  I'm
    glad to hear you all did so well.  I was totally confused.   I saw
    so many blue tags on different cages I got so confused.  I thought
    there was only one first prize given and so on.  
    
    The cats were absolutely beautiful.  I never saw so many in one
    place before.  I would have liked to have taken home quite a few.
    
    The prices on cat stuff was really good to.  I picked up a kitty
    tease (which Snuggles & Tigger absolutely love), a pet kennel, and
    a cat scratching box.
    
    I'm definitely going to go to another one.
    
    BTW, I had never really seen a maine coon cat before, but some of
    them reminded me of Snuggles.  I think it was shape of the face.
    Snuggles also has the same type of fur, but I don't think his tail
    is as fluffy.  He's all cream with just a touch of tabby markings 
    on his forehead.  I wonder if he could be part maine coon.
    
    Anyway, I had fun and congrats to all the kitties that won.
    
    Kathy

    re: .3 - Send me your mailstop.  I have to make more.  I even
    gave my own away cause I ran out :-)
    
      It sure was nice to see everyone.   Dundee didn't final at all 
    so meeting everyone brightened up an otherwise disappointing day.  
      I'll be in Plymouth this Saturday.
    
    Hey Roberta!  At least folks got to see 3/4 of Kelsey.  Most folks
    didn't even realize that Dundee was in his cage because he spends
    all his time UNDER his catbed. sigh...
      Nancy DC
    

    Nancy, I'm really surprised that Dundee doesn't suffocate under
    there!  I'm sure people walk by and wonder why you have such a nicely
    decorated cage --- and no cat!!
    
    Well, those judges were blind in my opinion!  I would have finaled
    Dundee!!  Maybe they will open up their eyes in Haverill... besides,
    only 2 of the judges that were in Marlboro will be in Haverill.
    The rest I have never heard of.
    
    Question for you experienced showers:  I have entered only Kirby
    in Haverill and paid extra for a double cage.  I would like to bring
    Kelsey along just to sit in the cage and keep him company but not
    to show.  Can I do that?  My husband feels I should be able to since
    I paid extra for the double cage but I think they will make me pay
    extra to have Kelsey along.
    
    Thanks,
    Roberta
    

    Roberta,
    
    You can bring Kelsey as long as he isn't For Sale.  Often "For Sale"
    cages are a little more expensive than the price for a Double
    Cage...even though it's the same space your getting.  
    
    I think the general rule is 1 cat or 2 kittens per "single"...which
    would mean 2 cats or 4 kittens per double.
    
    Don't make a big deal of announcing that you have Kelsey there, and
    nobody will even notice anyway.  But it would still be alright!
    
    cin
    

    
    nancy...
    
    i just received my feliner dec badge and it is bee-yoo-tiful! another
    cat owner in my desktop group is jealous!
    
    thanx so much for cheering me up in an otherwise rotten week. poor
    stanley suffered a corneal abrasion (we think stella caught him with a
    claw).  i noticed this monday night when i got home from work, the poor
    boy was walking around "pie eyed".  
    
    i hoped it was just an irritation, but took him to the vet tuesday
    morning anyway.  turned out to be a bad abrasion. vet sayz there will
    be some scar tissue.  i hope it doesn't affect stan'z vision. i was
    scared that surgery might be required, but vet said "no".  stan got a
    shot of antibioticz in his rump, and i got this tube of gunk to put in
    his eyez (both eyez, the vet said, so stan won't know which one to rub.
    stan is not that stupid, said i...)
    
    i feel better getting that out.  i was feeling so guilty at not keeping
    the catz' clawz clipped like i should...
    
    diane & stella (still the h*llcat) & stanley (recovering with the
    shadez down)
                                   

    re: -1
    Diane - Even if you kept their claws trimmed a scratch to the 
    eye would have done as much damage.  I don't think trimmed
    claws would have prevented this.  Bumpy has had abraded cornea
    before and I trim their claws.  
    
    Be real faithful about that medicine.  And the alternative to 
    putting it in both eyes is for Stanley to wear an "Elizabethan
    collar" to keep him from rubbing his eyes.  Bumpy had to wear
    one once.  First she tried to back out of it - all over the 
    apartment.  Then she'd try to walk forward and the bottom
    edge would catch on the carpet and she'd end up on her nose.
    It was all I could do not to roll around in hysterics.  Poor
    Bumpy!!  I finally started taking it off when I was around to
    supervise her.
      
      Nancy DC
    

    Nancy,
    
    I still have 2 DEC Feliner badges out here in Calif.  Do you want
    me to send them to someone for you while you get the others made?
    
    Jan

    On the West Coast, there is a special fee for cats that are not
    competing in the show.  It is called "for exhibition only" and the
    fee is usually less than the cost of the double cage.  So, you enter
    one cat for competition and one for exhibition, and then don't have
    to pay for a double cage.  We aren't allowed to bring any cats that
    aren't listed in the show catalog (the exhibition only cats are
    listed in the show catalog), it is against CFA show rules, but we
    do it anyway, you just have to be sneaky about it, and not make
    a big deal out of it.
    
    Jo

    
    nancy...
    
    thanx for the consolation.  i have no problem being scrupulous about
    the medz. (except doc said "3 timez a day" and i work 10 hour dayz. so
    i do it in the morning before i leave, and in evening after i get home.
    maybe i should do it again before bed? that is only 3 hourz later,
    though...)
    
    i have seen the eliz. collarz.  they look soooo funny. it would be tuff
    *not* to laff, but then that would wound the poor cat'z dignity even
    more than wearing the bloody thing!
    
    diane, stella (bad mama jama) & stanley (on the mend)
    

    Nancy,
    
    I too would like a DEC feliners badge.  Any chance I could get one
    before Haverhill since I will be there with my girl??  
    
    I too got to meet several DEC feliners that I have otherwise conversed
    over the tube.  It is nice to put a face to a screen???? :^)
    
    Nancy

    One of the big fringe benefits of showing has been a chance to get
    to meet alot of our DEC Feliners. It's alot more fun when you have
    people you know and like to share the excitement of the shows. There's
    never a dull moment when you are trying to cheer on all the entries
    that we all feel are partly "ours" because of knowing them through
    Feline.
    
    I had a great time introducing Magic to all you Feliners that stopped
    by to say hello ....and share my pleasure when Magic got 4th Best
    Kitten in the two Long-Hair specialty rings! Wins are more fun and
    losses less disappointing when you get to share them with others
    in our Feline family.
    
    Hope you other Feliners will be able to get to some shows in the
    future ...and be sure to introduce yourselves to the rest of us.
    Our feline and Feline family just keeps growing!
    
    Linda :^)
                                     
    

    re: .11
     Thanks for the offer Jan.  I have to make more anyway so why
    don't you hold on to the extras.  Then when someone from the
    West coast wants a badge they won't have to wait for it
    to cross the country.  
      So if there's anyone from the West Coast who wants a badge,
    send mail to SCRUZ::CORDES_JA.
      Nancy DC
    

    
                   When is this show in Haverhill???????
     I live there,  I'd like to see some of you!
                                                  Denise

    December 2nd and 3rd.  But I forgot where!!  Probably at one of
    the high schools.
    

    Tony Costa will be there on Sunday!!!  He's the breeder who
    bred Dundee.  So anyone with scottish fold questions here's
    your chance to ask the expert.  :-)