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CATCLUBNEWSUKDecember 2011 ISSUE 9

NEWSLETTER OF FELIS BRITANNICA - THE FEDERATION OF CAT CLUBS REPRESENTING FIFE IN THE UK

Cat Club News Show TopicsAristocats Christmas Show, December 3rd & 4that LutterworthWe were greeted by some Christmasdecorations, a small decorated tree and thesmiling (angelic?) faces of the show team to theshow hall in Lutterworth.

This is a really nice venue and access to thehall was direct from the rear car park whichwas useful and convenient.

The show team worked well to make this avery friendly show which ran smoothly andhad good early finishes on both days. Manythanks to everyone who bought raffle ticketsand advertised in the catalogue to make thisevent a finanicial success.

The atmosphere was great with many newexhibitors attending and as usual, the FB teamwere on hand to welcome them and to helpthem through their first show. All newcomersare given a “Mentor” to help them through theday and help them to understand the way FelisBritannica shows run.

If you were one of the first time exhibitors andyou have a comment on the show, please do letus know.

And so to the main attraction - the wonderful cats that won at Best in Show

Space limits me to the category winners and the overall Best of the Best but Facebook has afuller list and also many many more pictures taken by exhibitors over the weekend. To accessthese, visit the Felis Britannica Facebook page, “like” it and you can view the photo’s and addyour own comments.

Judges for the weekend were:

Christmas spirit: © Mandixx - www.mandix.dk/photo

Merry Christmasand a Happy New Year

Firstly a Merry Christmas to all exhibitorsand their wonderful cats, thank you all foryou comments on this newsletter, we hopeit has been well received. Have a greattime over the festive period and make sureyou all spoil your cats and kittens rotten.

We at Felis Britannica are looking forwardto 2012 and think that it will be a greatyear for us all. We now have some greatshow teams working together to make theshows bigger, better organised and mostof all FUN for everyone involved.

Please remember, this is our hobby and itis meant to be enjoyable so come along toour shows in 2012 and have a great timeamongst friends and fellow enthusiasts.

Archie

Cathy Nicholls Korat “Neptune”

Ulrika Whal from Denmark Albert Fittich from Switzerland Irenesh Pruchniak from Poland




Show Topics Continued. . .Continued from page one.

Day 1 - 3rd DecemberBest Category I: Bronjoy Giddy up (PER)Best Category II: Laska Onix Gloria (SIB)Best Category III: CH Wendele Miss Ellie (BUR)Best Category IV & Best of the Best: Willhavetodo Whatamixup(OSH)Best Unrecognised Breed: Amazolou Mr Brightside (Selkirk Rex)

Day 2 - 4th DecemberBest Category I: Bronjoy Cazdiva (EXO)Best Category II: Old Possums Zephyr (NFO) Best Category III: Nikelsilva Midas (KOR)Best Category IV: Willhavetodo Whatamixup (OSH)Best Unrecognised Breed: Cagaran Cailin-Anizz (Tiffanie)

Also at the show a couple of cats gained their Supreme title which is a realachievement so congratulations to the following cats and of course owners.

Josie Hughes of Lisieux Cattery, made up her beautiful Maine Coon SP Bhanacoyne Archimedes Aloysius to the title of Supreme Premiercongratulations to Josie and Archie (Pictured on previous page).

Cathy Nicholls Korat “Neptune” became SC Nikelsilva Neptune. This is thevery 1st Korat to gain the title of Supreme Champion – very well done (Picturedon previous page).

We intend to make this a regular section in the newsletter so if you have madeup a Supreme Champion or have gained a DSM or other special award, pleaseemail a picture and a summary of your cats achievements [email protected]

Old Possums Zephyr (NFO)

Willhavetodo Whatamixup (OSH)

Bronjoy Cazdiva (PER)

A Great LossOn November 8th 2011 The Cat Fancy lost a very memorable lady -Patricia Ann Brownsell of Patriarca Cats.

Pat started her life in the Cat world with Siamese and Persians, andquickly moved on to Burmese where she was one of the founderbreeders of reds and creams who along with Wendy Chapman bredBritains first Red Burmese Grand Champion Patriarca Perdita. Otherburmese that Pat bred which you may have heard of are PatriarcaPickapepper, Patriarca Percyfilv, Patriarca Potohoney to name but a few.Pat also bred Cornish Rex, Abbysinnians again with the Abbys beingthe founder member of the blues. However Pats real contribution to theCat Fancy was along with Lulu Rowley of Petilu importing Ragdolls intothe UK back in the early 80's, her Ragdolls can now be seen all over theWorld and claimimg Championship status as far afield as Australia andHong Kong.

Pats passing is a great loss to the Cat Fancy, her knowledge of genetics was just fantastic, she will be sadly missed by all who knew her.

RIP Pat 07/081940 - 08/09/2011




New Breed SectionAfter many people said how much they enjoyed reading about the“Khaoe Manee or White Thai Cat, I thought it would be nice tofeature other new breeds. Here is a short Article about a breed at it’svery beginnings from Ash Mollay.

My “Tibetan” Journey, Ash MolloyAfter seeing pictures of Vanessa Gasser’s Tibetans on Facebook I wascaptivated and had to do some research into the breed. Tibetans areessentially Longhaired Tonkinese: They have the unique ‘mink’colouring with aquamarine eyes but have a swishy, silky coat and a‘squirrel tail’ like a Balinese - to me - simply gorgeous!

Agnes Driessen is the founder of the breed. She began breedingTibetans in 1992 by crossing Balinese to Burmese then back toBalinese. In 1997 the breed was granted championship status by theDutch Independent Cat Association.

Like Tonkinese, Tibetans come in 30 colours spread across the 3patterns; Mink, Sepia and Point.

I knew I had to have some of my own so talked at length with Agnesabout importing a Tibetan girl. I already had a seal point Balinesemale so with the right girl could produce Tibetan kittens. Agnes was

Frank Mandix

Message from the General Secretary and the Executive CommitteeFollowing what has been a pretty tough year, John Cunningham has resigned from his role as ActingPresident of Felis Britannica. The Executive Committee regret his decision, but understand and wish himwell. We appreciate all of the work John has put in to making FB a successful organisation, first asChairman of the Show Commission and more recently as our President. We have had some veryenergetic discussions with some tears but more laughter and will miss his contributions to future debates.

Frank Mandix, the acting Vice President will assume the role of Acting President until elections takeplace at the next AGA proposed for late February / early March 2012. We hope you all will join us inwelcoming Frank, who only joined us in the last year but brings to us experience of FIFe in Europewhich we have found very inspirational.

Tibetan mum with babies.

keen to export her breed to the UK but the cost and logistics ofimporting a cat were quite off-putting for me (this was before theDEFRA rule changes). I decided to put an import on thebackburner and instead look for a suitable match for my Balinese,here in the UK. I didn’t want to use Burmese, as Agnes has done,it seemed too longwinded a process. I knew I could produce firstgeneration Tibetans from a Tiffany, if I could find one of Burmesecolouring (BCR).

This proved to be something of a challenge as almost all Tiffanybreeders work with silver shaded cats. Then in January 2011 Ifound a litter of Tiffany kittens, which appeared to have one solidbrown kitten in the picture. I contacted their breeder, AndreaReavill, to ask if that kitten should happen to be a ‘BCR’ girl. Shewas but she was not perfect as she was a smoke but as everythingelse was right I thought the silver element was a compromise worthmaking. I collected my brown smoke Tiffany girl in February thisyear and named her Lhasa after the capital of Tibet.

Lhasa matured beautifully. She won best new variety as an AsianLonghair at an Aristocats show and then in August mated withPhoenix, my Balinese, on her first call. And so on the 21st October2011 the UK’s first Tibetan kittens were born. Four perfect, NaturalMink-Smoke babies, two of each sex.

Thanks to Agnes’ exports and other breeders’ initiative Tibetankittens are now being produced in 14 catteries across 8 countriesaround the world and are recognised by many nationalindependent cat associatons.

Tibtan Kittens




Fife UpdatesThe Following proposals were passed at the last FIFe AGA

When Breeding Burmese:

Burmese Cats used in Breeding must have a DNA – test forGM2 gangliosidosis unless both parents are proven to be freefrom GM2 gangliosidosisThese Breeding principles are to be followed:

GM2-free X GM2 Free

GM2-free X GM2 carrier

The cats that need to be tested according to this rule must beidentifiable by microchip or tattoo.

The breeder must inform buyers of Burmese cats about theGM2 gangliosidosis disease and the registration policy.

A certified veterinary certificate regarding the GM2gangliosidosis status must be attached to the pedigree.

Cats not allowed for Breeding.The following cats are not allowed for breeding Deaf cats(white cats must be tested before they are used for breeding.Cats with an umbilical hernia In accordance with this, thereshould also be a change in the table for Disqualifying andgeneral faults in the General part of the standards.

Test ProgrammesEach FIFe member must develop appropriate programmes.Information on genetic diseases and advice on testing andhealth examinations will be researched and provided by theHealth & Welfare Commission (appendix 1 and appendix II)

Appendix I Buccal swabs – All breeds – for each cat, the swabs are put inan envelope marked with the cat’s name and microchipnumber. These can easily be stored in a dry place. If neededthe swabs can be used for future genetic testing.

Appendix II – Obligatory (X) abd recommendedhealth examinations before breedingBAER (brainstem, auditory evoked response) Testing fordeafness.It is not allowed to breed with deaf cats (Refer to art 3).Testicles normal and descended into the scrotal sacVet certificate obligatory for males before breeding (refer to art 2).

Umbilical Hernia.All Breeds.

ECG examination for heart diseasePER, EXO, MCO, NFO, ABY, BEN, DRX, SOM

Opthalmix examination (PRA, Cataract, etc)ABY, BEN, OCI, RUS, SOM, BAL, OLH, SIA, SYS, SYL, PEB

VacancyShow Photographer wanted

Felis Britannica is looking for a photographer with an eye fortaking that “great” picture of the cats during each show.

It may be that we will need a couple of people to make sureall shows are covered.

Ideally someone experienced in or with some interest inphotography and the owner of a good camera.

Anyone interested should be prepared to attend the majority ofshows during the year and please contact Frank Mandix, theacting President for more details at [email protected]

Information Request – British Shorthair BreedersPaulo Savi would like to invite all the UK British Shorthair catbreeders to join the PawPeds BSH Database with their catsand kittens pedigrees. The UK BSH database is nowmaintained by paolo and the website detailed below has allthe details of how to send BSH pedigrees the PawPedsdatabase website.

Web: http://pawpeds.com/db/?a=i&g=5&p=bri&date=iso

Contact E-mail: [email protected]

Are you proud of your cat? Got some catpictures you would like to share with us? Catstories or facts... then tell the rest of us!

Send your cat pictures and /or stories in [email protected] we look forward toreceiving them!

Your Cat Picturesand Stories . . .

Contact USGeneral Enquiries:

General Secretary: Cecilia MacLeod

President (acting) : Frank Mandix

Treasurer: Tracey Spooner

Show Commission Chairman: Josie Hughes

Breeding Health &

Welfare Commission: Louise Mitchell

Publicity Officer: John Tipper

ContactSecretary: [email protected]

Publicity Officer: [email protected]




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Denmark ShowThere is a show in Denmark on the 10th March which is essentially a 3certificate one day show with vetting in starting at 7 AM to 9:30 AM. Theshow starts at 10 AM and may continue until 10 PM (10AM to 6PM for visitors).

Prices

Single pen: 1 show: 250 kr. 2 shows: 450 kr and 3 shows 600 kr.Double pen: 1 show: 400 kr. 2 shows: 600 kr and 3 shows 800 kr.

Payment is online and so is the entry. I don't expect it to be in English (FrankMandix can help you with this). We may have to send some documentationfrom our clubs, so that they can see we are members of a FIFe club and ingood standing.

The Venue is Rødovrehallen, Rødovre Parkvej 245, 2610 Rødovre To view on google maps click here and type in address:http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&tab=wl

It is 6 miles from the centre of Copenhagen.

Anyone interested, please contact Frank on [email protected] more information or visit the Fife web site with details of all Fife Shows

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Our First ShowWe received some great feedback from many of the new exhibitors at therecent Aristocats show and some of them are printed here.

I really enjoyed the show & thought the organisation was excellent

What I think FB do better than GCCF or TICA is the welcome to newbies. From the communication prior to the show, the pack I was given upon arrival & the penning with a 'mentor' - I thought this was brilliant!

A Really Well organised show, we will be back

The friendly atmosphere was amazing and not at all like some other types of show we have been to

It was a much more competitive environment than I had been led to believe which was great

Best in Show was great to watch and especially the anticipation of the Overall winner (Best of the Best)

Thank you very much for a very enjoyable show, I have joined the Aristocats cat club already & you'll see me at shows in the New Year!

These were very welcome comments from new exhibitors to FB shows asthe show teams are working hard to make the day interesting, friendly andcompetitive. If you have any comments you would like make regardingFelis Britannica shows, please send them to Josie Hughes at the showcommission. We can’t promise to use all the ideas but it is important thatwe know what people want at shows in the future.




Forthcoming UK Shows Garden Of England ShowSaturday 28th and Sunday 29th January 2012 - Ware, Hertfordshire2 day 2 certificate international show.Enteries close Monday 16th January.For schedule please visit: http://www.felisbritannica.co.uk/files/shows/ware2012_2.PDF

Aristocats Cat Club Saturday 31st March and Sunday 1st April - Swindon2 day 2 certificate international show.Venue to be advised.

Garden Of England ShowSaturday 12th and Sunday 13th May - Swanley, Kent 2 day 2 certificate international show.

Aristocats Cat Club Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th June 2 day 2 certificate international show.Venue to be advised.

Garden Of England ShowSaturday 14th & Sunday 15th July - Northampton Area 2 day 2 certificate international show.Venue to be advised.

Viking Cat Club Saturday 15th September - Alcester, Warwickshire1 day 1 certificate international show.

Forthcoming European Shows

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