Cat show attract scores of people
Owners and breeders show off their cats.
Kisamme Dynamic Dynamo won the 2016 Royal Canin Cat Fanciers’ Club of South Africa show.
The show took place on Saturday, April 9, at the Edenvale Community Centre.
Mr Grant Leih, from the club, said the Cornish Rex, Kisamme, is owned by Jonathan Bala from Boksburg.
“He was bred by Naomi Strydom. This is an elegant breed that originated in Cornwall, England, in the 1960s. Large ears, placed high on the head and a long slim body; it is the fine, soft, curly coat that distinguishes this breed from all others,” he said.
Colorkats Just Jolene and Silkenclaw Requiem were the two runners up.
“Colorkats Just Jolene, is a Maine co-owned and bred by Debbie le Roux. This is the largest breed of pedigrees cat. Originating from its home in Maine, the United States. It is said its ancestors first came across with the Mayflower. Its coat and size is an adaptation to its new environment in the New World,” he said.
Mr Leih said the other runner up, Silkenclaw, was from Edenvale.
“Silkenclaw Requiem for a Dream is a Selkirk Rex owned by Anne-Louise Gildenhuys of Edenvale. It also originated from the United States. This is the rarest of the Rex breeds of cat. Rex refers to curled, waved or crinkled hair. This medium-large breed is bred to appear similar to a British Shorthair, but is blessed with beautiful ripples and corkscrew curls in its coat, as well as having an endearing and very affectionate nature. A very rare breed in South Africa,” he said.
He said history was made on Saturday when the Selkirk Rex kitten climbed to the top of the ranks.
“No other Selkirk Rex has ever made such an achievement anywhere in the country before,” he said
As part of Saturday’s show, which was on the 100th day of the year, various competitions were held around this theme.
“It being the 100th day of the year, we had special prizes given out to those cats that were close to 100 days and 100 weeks old. Sadly, no one was 100 exactly on the day,” he said.
A charity also benefited from the raffle held at the show.
“A charity raffle was held for Cat-A-Holics, a feline rescue organisation in which everyone who bought a ticket had to guess the number of marshmallows in the jar. Obviously, there were 100 in total,” said Mr Leih.
