Thread: New GCCF show structure

I'd love to give FB a go but they don't come down this way anymore, and I'm not too keen on travelling all day with the cats (or without them for that matter). I have given TICA a try three times and I have to say that they were even worse about giving ribbons to their 'gang' than even I could believe, after-all if That Woman's cat is a triple etc etc then in my opinion their prizes are worth very little...

For example at our second 'lets give TICA a chance' show, one judge couldn't make his mind up between my kitten and Dr H's kit, he asked his steward what one she prefered! It was funny how well the people who had helped organize the show did compared to the rest of us mortals! My friends cats got nowhere too, I suppose we all got lots of pionts etc. And as for our final, never again, TICA show at Taunton... it was a shambles, no vets, rubbish judging HOW CAN YOU TELL ANYTHING ABOUT A KITTEN BY SQUEEZING ITS MUZZLE? The judges obviously couldn't wait to leave, two of them had packed up their things by 2.30. I know the organizers had worked hard and, for some strange reason, thought trashy TICA were worth their effort, I have to disagree, if they held a show across the road I wouldn't cross the door!

One thing that really worries me about TICA is that you don't have to have a certificate of entireity, signed by your vet, placed with them, before you use your stud cat and register its kittens! One of the best cats I bred was a monorchid, so I could have registered him with them and used him as a stud and no one would have been any the wiser?!

This is from their site...

To register a litter of kittens, the dam must be registered with TICA (or being registered at the same time as the litter). If the sire is not registered with TICA, then a copy of the sire’s certified pedigree must be provided with the registration application (unless it is already held on file by TICA). The sire can also be registered with TICA at the same time if required. Certificates of Entirety are not required for sires

GCCF might be expensive but on registering a litter they really do check that the mating probably resulted in the kittens as stated on your paperwork.

I think we will have to beg to differ on this, but I would never buy a TICA registered kitten or show with them again, this is just personal experience and shock that they don't check on the status of stud cats.

My poor Chaz (the monorchid) had to have his stomach opened up, the vet never found the hidden testicle and Chaz's nature changed completely after the op, if anyone has seen a victious Maine Coon they will know that they are a real threat to other cats.

I gave him to a local family, telling them everything, Chaz had to live alone, indoors and would probably only live a few years... and yet under TICA I could have bred from him!