Pictures FromThe International Cat Show

Hi, my parents and I went to the International Cat Show yesterday and we all had a great time. It's the largest cat show that I've ever been to and it was my parents very first show. I learned a lot about cats and was able to take some decent pictures of them while they were outside of their cages. Enjoy! :)

These first two pictures are cats that have been trained from the Iams company.
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Here's a Maine Coon pushing a shopping cart.

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Here's an 8 year old cat that was feral. She seemed to have more energy than the rest of the cats. She's walking the tight rope.

Cat Agility:
Here are two pictures showing the mazes for cat agility. Unfortunately, none of the cats that I saw knew how or wanted to go through all of the tunnels, hoops, stairs etc. Any cat was eligible for a $10 entry fee and they had 3 different tries to do this.
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I sat in the first row and listened to a woman talking about the different breeds of cats. It was called the "Breed Showcase". Here are the cats that she showed us.

Red Abyssinian:
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Norwegian Forest Cat: This cat was so sweet and kept putting his paws on the lady's chest and giving her kisses. He reminded me so much of my Sky and now I'm sure that he has some of this breed mixed in with him.
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Chartreux: I think this one is 8 years old and a retired champion.
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Russian Blue: This is a male and I think that he's also won many awards.
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Japanese Bobtail: This breed comes from Japan and is known as a typical street cat there. They can also come in many different colors but this one is known as Meko.
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Persian: This seems to still be the most popular breed because I saw more of them at the show than any other breed.
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Burmese: These are the most intelligient of the Siamese breed. They're also great lap cats.
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Siamese: Although they look very lean and thin, they weigh a lot because they're so muscular. This is a Lilac Point Siamese.
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Tonkinese: This orginally came from cross breeding the Burmese with the Siamese. They are highly intelligent, have a wonderful sense of humor, are very affectionate lap cats, and have gregarious personalities. My mom said that she'd love a cat like this.
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Birman: This breed is very gentle,polite,out going, and affectionate. My dad seemed to really like this one.
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Occicat:This male just turned 8 months old and he'll double his size by the time he's an adult.
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Maine Coon: This is a 3 year old 22lb male. He may still have some more growing to do.
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Cornish Rex: These come in almost every color imaginable. They have soft wavy curls and curly whiskers too.
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Look at that tail!!!

Scottish Fold: This is a 6 month old female. She's such a little sweetheart.
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Sphynx: Although they may look hairless, they do have a few hairs on their body. This one looks like he's on the slim side because they usually have pot bellies too.
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American Short Hair: This is one of the 2 natural breeds from the United States. The other one is the Maine Coon. These are also very quiet cats.
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That's all. I hope you enjoyed them. :D

Wow, beautiful cats!!! The tail on the Cornish Rex :eek: Thats one Loooooooong tail! The Scottish Fold is also gorgeous.

WOW! You took LOTS more than I did - I think I got about 5 pics. There seemed to be aisles and aisles full of Persians - perhaps they are the #1 breed in America.

I also was happy to see lots of Sphinxes. Some of them did have pot bellies and reminded me of MooShoo.

Thank you So very Much for showing us those Photos from the Cat Show.
There used to be Cat Shows in Hamilton,but there hasnt been one for years,and the ones that they have in Toronto are not Bus Friendly.
Those are some to die for Gorgeous Cat,I especially like The Red Abyssian.
Thank You Again for sharing your experiences.

I am drooling all over the keyboard! Just TO many beautiful cats!!!!

How fun, Tracey, thank you so much for sharing all of these. Now I feel almost like I was there too! :D

Kim

Wow, that was really interesting! :) Thanks for posting all of these pictures. That must have been fun going and seeing all of those beautiful cats!

Deb

Rats. Now I'm REALLY mad that I couldn't go to the show.

Thank you for ALL the great pictures! :)

I think if I had to pick a breed, I'd like a Japanese bobtail.

BTW, was that huge red Maine Coon we saw at the San Jose fairgrounds there? One of my auditions was for an adaptation of The Magician's Nephew (the first Narnia book), and I think he'd make a great Aslan. :cool:

Liz

Wow! Great photos, and thanks for taking and sharing them! Beautiful kitties, every one of them. Though I will say I worry about the breathing ability of the currently trendy really-flat-faced Persians. And this way, by you taking the photos, I could see all those different cats and not need an inhaler! ;)

Beautiful photos.I want one of each breed please ;) :D I especially like the Occicat.Very nice markings.

Fabulous pics!

Great pics Tracey!

I want an Occicat!!!! :D

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I am drooling all over the keyboard! Just TO many beautiful cats!!!!

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OMG, I need a screen-cleaner here :o !!
Those pics are outstanding!! Thanks for posting!!!!!!

What fantastic pictures. Those cats are absolutely gorgeous and what a fabulous job that woman has - patting lots of cats! :D

Did you buy any kitty christmas pressies while you were there?

What wonderful pictures and what a great show! Those are some beautiful cats, that's for sure. LOVE the Maine Coon pushing the shopping cart!!! :D :D (full of food, no doubt)

The Birman and the Scottish Fold are my favorites. But, I'd take any of them!!

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What fantastic pictures. Those cats are absolutely gorgeous and what a fabulous job that woman has - patting lots of cats! :D

Did you buy any kitty christmas pressies while you were there?

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Thanks everyone. Too bad this large of a show doesn't happen very often.

No, I didn't buy anything but I did get some free cat toys for the furkids. ;)

The persian and the birman are really cute:) did they have any british blues:confused:

I want the Russian Blue.....

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The persian and the birman are really cute:) did they have any british blues:confused:

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Yes they did but I didn't take any pictures of them. There was a male British Blue Short Hair that weighed 16lbs and he was huge. :)

that's ok! British blues are gorgeous!:D :D :D

WOW!!!!! I've never seen so many gorgeous cats in one thread. What great pictures.

Thanks for sharing them with us.

I will try to upload pics soon. I did get one fantastic pic of the Birmans - the breeder even posed them for me - a very nice pileup of three beauties.

Oh my gosh! What great pictures! Looks like it was a very interested show to attend. This show comes to CA every year, right? I would love to attend it next year. I'm bummed I couldn't make it.

OMG! *drools over gorgeous russion blue kitty* :D

**hugs**

Of course you know whom I would steal? The red Aby who gives headbumpies :) :) :)

Wow! :D
What beautiful photos!
Like Barbara, I just adore that handsome red Aby and that Russian Blue is quite the looker too.
I just had to kiss my computer screen when I saw that adorable close up of the Russian Blue.
Where is our friend Nakita? I bet she would love to meet that handsome Blue boy. ;)
The Burmese is just beautiful tool :)
Did you use your flash when you took the photos?
When I went to our local cat show in January, we weren't allowed to use the flash on some kitties because it frightened them.
Thanks again for posting such wonderful photos. :)

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Where is our friend Nakita? I bet she would love to meet that handsome Blue boy. ;)

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I can't show Nakita that pic of the beautiful blue boy. She would probably try to run away tonight and buy a one way ticket to California! :rolleyes: ;)

Thanks for sharing all the pictures. I love the variety of felines. You're so lucky that you have so many cat shows in your area....I'm jealous! ;)

OK I felt guilty and have uploaded all the pics I took - there aren't too many. So here we go:

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This lovely Maine Coon gal is being retired by the breeder, who tried to talk me into taking her home. It was SO tempting!
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Here's the oh-so-cute Mitzi-colored Maine Coon kitten. She was SO sweet!
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Somalis! They are like mini-Maine Coons.
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Another cute Somali.

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The Birmans! The breeder was getting two of them ready for the ring and decided to pile on one more so some of us could get some cute pics. They are SO fluffy and cute!
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Trying to get them to pose.

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Aren't they gorgeous?

That's all :)

Great pictures RedHedd. I've also fallen in love with the Birman breed. :)

Wolflady- No, the International Cat Show is held in different locations each year and this was the first time that it was held in the Bay Area. I have no idea where it will be held next year. It's also always held in November from Fri.-Sun. the weekend before the Thanksgiving holidays.

Vermontcat- Yes, I did use my flash and no told me that I couldn't either. I've tried taking pictures without it but they're usually too dark.

I'm glad that you're all enjoying the pictures. I wish I had taken more but I was enjoying myself too much. :)

These babies have some work ahead of them, before they make the Catolympics! :D

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Great Pictures!! Thank you. I loved the occicat too, and just look at that gorgeous lilac Siamese. I loved them all. ;)

Thanks for all your efforts with the pictures, I really enjoyed looking at them. You have captured all of the poseurs purrfectly - your photography could surely grace the official CATalogue :p

Wow thanks for the pics! :) They are all so beautiful. If I have to make a choice, I think the red Abby will be first. :D The young Scottish Fold is also very cute :)

What beautiful pics!!! They are all so beautiful! Thank you so much for sharing.

Oh MY!!! I don't know when I last enjoyed one thread so much!! Those pictures are just terrific and I oooed and ahhh'd over each one and felt like I was there with you at the show!! The red Aby and the Blue Russian just take my breathe away!! The red color is so rich and beautiful...and I also thought of p[retty Nakita when I saw that RB boy!!

The Maine Coons are ...OH MY!!! So big and almost wild looking. They seem quite the opposite of the Aby's and Blues....but I also think every wonderful quality that makes me love cats so much - is shown in the pictures. The Scottish Fold looks like such a sweetheart - so rounded!

I loved seeing and reading about the different breeeds. I would have enjoyed sitting at that part of the show and watching.

Thank you SO MUCH for sharing all of these pictures.