

Visitors to a cat show contribute to the finances of the cat club, and are potential kitten buyers and breeders. It is in the best interest of the cat fancy to make the spectators’ experience at the cat show enjoyable and memorable.

In this eigth article looking at the grands in the “chocolate family”, we cover the grands from the second half of the 2010s through the first part of the 2020s, including 2 more from the bicolor division!

This third article in the series from the 1962 CFA yearbook takes a look at the history of the Blue Persians.
No one wants to breed cats with genetic faults. At the same time, no one wants to remove a valuable cat from their breeding program senselessly — a case of throwing out the baby with the bath water. Knowing what is inheritable, and what is not, is essential to the cat breeder.
Some breeders have the bare basics in their birthing kit. Look in someone else’s “kit” and they are almost prepared to perform a Caesarean section. What should you have in your birthing kit?
It can be confusing and frightening the first time a cat gives birth. She has only her instincts to tell her what to do. Sometimes, instinct is not enough to prevent the new mom from making a fatal mistake.
Occasionally, a healthy-seeming kitten will not grow as expected, falling behind in size compared to the other kittens of its litter. This type of kitten is often labeled as “failure-to-thrive”. Learn how to help this kitten improve and catch up to its siblings.
More common with Persians and Exotics, any cat breeder can produce a cat with small nostrils. There is no reason for cats with this problem to suffer. Easy, inexpensive laser surgery can make the cat more comfortable overnight…
If your cat has a seizure is a sign that something is very wrong. You need to know to help your cat in this crisis.
When a grooming disaster occurs in the show hall, the smart exhibitor knows how to make unexpected repairs. This article will teach you everything you need to know to solve any grooming emergency.
It is important for every owner to understand the health and behavioral problems most common to cats as they enter their golden years.

Solid Persian
GC, RW A Kitkat Chocolate Macadamia
GC Dewdrop of Dunesk
GC Dixi-Land Queed of Azulita
CH Lavender Chu Chu
Milord O’Mendip
CH PatsQuats Stolichnaya
CH Patrick of Allington
CH Skellingthorpe Patrick
CH Zeus of Thorpe
Particolor Persian:
CH, GP PatsQuats Dreamers Chance of EMGems
Bicolor Persian:
GC 23rd Avenue Soul Jacker
GC Cocobella ChocCosmos of 23rd Avenue
Himalayan:
GP NC Persians’s Schnozberry Divine

Tracey Weaver
23rd Avenuee Persians
Cameron Holmes
Exotics
Susan Van Ackooy
Daniela Lautenschlager
Sweetharmony`s Petsians & Exotics
Andreas Dams
Bumblebee Persians
Jeanine Dagher
Auracatz Oriental Shorthairs

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