Thread: Good enough for a show???

Generally spoken, you can take any cat to a show. Mostly you already have a general idea yourself whether you're cat will like it or not - judging its character at home.
As for the looks, well, they'll tell you on the show what the good (and maybe lesser) features of your cat are. But when I look at your boy on these pics, I think he's going to do just fine!
Just take the chance and go for it!

He is looking absolutely fine. It is a contest, not a hanging. Ofcourse you are nervous the first time, and believe me also the second time. Is it not possible to ask the breeder of the cat to help you. I know I'm always thrilled if a kittenbuyer wants to go to a show. I don't know the regulations in foreign countries but I always have to bath the cat, and by itself that can be a big issue. How old is your beautiful boy? If you would live a little closer I could help. I do have a booklet how to get your cat ready for show, but that's in Dutch.

The splashes in his coat colour hun are tarnish, which can be quite common and range in amount on silver tabby's - at shows they tend not to look at colour too closely, though depending what judge could pick it up (wouldn't worry though, as i say it's very common)

the bathings the hard bit, and powdering and brushing out once you've hairdried them x

Good luck x

Thanks you guys, I think he will be absolutely fine with the bathing and I plan to give it a go soon to see what happens.
Patty - He is just over 8 months old and weighs over 5.5kg already!

Lucius has started to tarnish too very much like your beautiful boy, and I like it very much. The golden nose makes them look lionesque! We eventually want to show Lucius too, and our boys are so similar I'm really interested to see how you get on!

Originally Posted by misslinaoh

Lucius has started to tarnish too very much like your beautiful boy, and I like it very much. The golden nose makes them look lionesque! We eventually want to show Lucius too, and our boys are so similar I'm really interested to see how you get on!

I didnt intend to show Hank at all, but from what you have all said Im considering it too!!! haha.

Two biggies (outside their overall type & size) are their ears & muzzle. It's hard to tell from those angles what his chin is like but his ears look quite big with lovely furnishing.

I was worried when I went to my first show. I wanted to try it & didn't expect anything out of it except for it to be an experience. I came home with three rosettes & the showing bug! Don't be too worried about it. As long as you read the schedule & groom the cat then just enjoy it for what it is!