Report on The Chicagoland Pet Show

[Ann]

Wow, that looked like a lot of fun! Wish I could have been there! Great pics, thanks so much for sharing

I especially liked the begging dog, if I had seen her/him I would have given away all my money for sure

[moosmom]

Trevor's twin could also be Casey "Bubba Dude" 's twin as well!

Ewina's Secretary,

What??? No Sphynxes?? Oh well, then just picture the Devon Rex with no fur. That's my boy!!!

[Tubby & Peanut's Mom]

Oh, and I forgot to mention the Great White Cat! I didn't get a picture because this cat was in one of those collapsable cages with the mesh, so he wouldn't have shown up very well, and I thought the guy was not too friendly when I asked if he could take the cat out so we could see him better and take a picture.

Anyway, I think it was a Maine Coone, so I'm not surprised he was big, but this cat weighed 25 1/2 pounds (11.5 kg)!!! And he didn't look fat at all, he was just huge. His paws were literally almost the size of Inka's head! And his head....well, lets just say he could easily have passed for a medium sized dog, like a poodle or something. I've never seen a cat this big. He was laying down, sleeping, and he completely filled the cage. I bet he was laying down because if he sat up he would have had to hunch over because he would have been too tall for the cage. It would have been nice to see him outside the cage, sitting or standing....maybe next to another cat just to emphasis how big he was. Sure wish I could have gotten a picture - drat!

And, after seeing all those purebreds, we decided that Tubby is a purebred too. He is of the rare Domestic Black Panther breed. And the name on his papers is Lord Tubias de'Cat of Burr Ridge Manor. So, you think that'll work for the next show?

[Cookiebaker]

Awesome pictures!! I feel like I was there! It looks like so much fun! I wanna go too!!!

[Edwina's Secretary]

Don still talks about the BIG white cat. (He likes big, fat kitties... without comment!!!) That cat was sooo big ...but proportioned right.

What??? No Sphynxes??

That's why I was hoping you would enter Moo! Next year when Tubby the ....

Domestic Black Panther

is in it too!

[Rachel]

I debated going to the show, but I knew there would be a lot of people and I just didn't have it in me to fight the crowds. Maybe next year.

[Tubby & Peanut's Mom]

Rachel, we would have loved to have you just to get a "dog's perspective" on everything. Seeing as Sara and I both only have cats, we did tend to spend more time "on the cat side."

We got there early Sunday morning, and the crowds weren't that bad. Of course they progressively got worse and it was time to leave when we did (about 1:00 pm) but it wasn't so bad at first.

Hopefully next year you'll join us!

Oh, and I don't handle crowds that well either, so it's interesting that three of us from the Chicago area (a crowded area by my estimates) really don't enjoy large groups of people. That's why when Terry and I go on vacation these days, we try to avoid big cities. I figure I fight the traffic and deal with the "big citiness" everyday so when I go on vacation I want otta here!

[zippy-kat]

I would like to go there as well!

Maybe this should be the meeting place for the "Enormous PT Gathering" Aly posted about! Definitely has something for every one!!!

[Tubby & Peanut's Mom]

Originally posted by zippy-kat
I would like to go there as well!

Maybe this should be the meeting place for the "Enormous PT Gathering" Aly posted about! Definitely has something for every one!!!

Hey, that's a great idea! Like you said, it definitely has something for everyone including birds, reptiles, guinea pigs, hedgehogs....you name it!

It will probably be held about the same time next March, and Chicago is pretty centrally located - a bit further from the West coast, but still pretty central. There are plenty of hotels, it's easy to fly in and out of...well, relatively speaking that is.

[Barbara]

Sounds like you had lots of fun. I also would have adopted the Maine Coon kitty -soo sweet. And the begging dog. And the 2 in the bag -feeling comfy and snuggly in all that trouble. Thanks you took a picture of an Aby for me
I must say Fister looks better than his purebred look-alike.

I would have loved to see you there. Thanks for sharing.

BTW one day I saw at a cat show a 10 kg -22 lb Maine Coon Tom. He was the biggest slim cat I've ever seen and would have been too much of a cat for me (more than the 2 of mine together) but my was he beautiful!