eyes and coat, among others. Each breed’s list of standards and points adds up to one hundred, of course. Happily for the cats, they are no...
The point system
Hearing first, or seeing?
As noted, kittens are born both blind and deaf. So which comes first, hearing or seeing? The average kitten’s eyes open in about a week—the r...
“Vetting in”
All the people connected to cat shows are, of course, fanatical about the health of the cats, given that so many cats in close quarters coul...
The kitten scruff posture
A kitten has its own instinctive response to “scruffing”: while being carried by its scruff, it stops wriggling and tucks its legs close to ...
No outcasts here!
There was a time when cat show competitions were for purebred cats only, and the many happy owners of mixed-breed cats could not enter their...
The show season
winter , and this is also true for cat shows, which mostly take place between September and February. There are several reasons for this s...
By the scruff of the neck
We’ve all seen it, and yes, it is adorable: a mother cat transporting a kitten by carrying it by the scruff of the neck. A cat’s skin is fai...
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