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Colorado Cats Welcomes New Exhibitors and wants you
to enjoy your first cat show.
This is
just a start if you have a question or think of something that needs
explaining please contact us. Basic entry questions should be directed to our
entry
clerk.
Do I need a registration number to
show my cat?
TICA rules do allow for you to show one
time without losing points, except Korat's. However, certain breed
organizations require that their members do not show cats without a
registration number.
What if I just sent my paperwork off to
TICA?
You may and
state "pending" in the registration number field. After 7 days call
the TICA executive office 979.428.8047 and verbally obtain the
number. Email or call the information to the entry
clerk. If the entry clerk has printed the catalog, then at the show
submit the information to the master clerk. At check-in ask the
entry clerk were the master clerk will be located.
What color is
my cat?
For many new exhibitors the only hard thing
about filling out a TICA entry form for the first time is accurately
describing your cat's color.The TICA entry form will ask you to
specify the color of your cat. Here are a few tips to help you. (And
if they don't help, send a photo your kitty to the Entry Clerk, who
will help you.)
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In cat-speak an
orange cat is called a red and a grey cat is
called a blue.
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Solid means no white
breaking in the coat color, as solid blue or solid blue
tabby.
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Smoke indicates a
solid cat with white roots.
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Tortoiseshell (aka
"tortie") refers to a cat, usually a female with red to cream
patches on a second color.
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Tabby doesn't
indicate color. It describes the coat pattern. There are 6
types of tabbies:
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Mackerel Tabby
indicates stripes on the body.
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Classic
Tabby indicates blotches of pattern on the body, e.g.,
bullseyes and butterflies.
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Marbled
Tabby gives the impression of marble, with a random
pattern in a horizontal flow
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Spotted
Tabby is simply a spotted cat, like an Ocicat.
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Ticked
Tabby describes body hair with various shades of a
marking color and a ground color on the hair shaft, as seen on
an Abyssinian.
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Shaded
and Chinchilla refers to a solid cat with white roots,
i.e., a silver, white or golden hair shaft (undercoat) tipped
with color. The shaded has color from the top to about 1/3 the
way down the hair shaft, while the chinchilla has color only on
the tip of each guard hair.
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Torbie is a term
combining "tortie" with "tabby" to indicate a tortie with
tabby pattern in the coat
- Pointed describes darker color limited to the
extremities of the cat's body, i.e, the mask, ears, feet and tail,
e.g., as seen on the Siamese, Himalayan, Birman and Ragdoll
- Particolor identifies cats of white and any
other color
- The good news for Household Pets (HHP) Exhibitors is
that HHP's are exhibited in only 10 competitive color
divisions: Solid, Solid and White, Tortoiseshell
(Tortie), Tortie and White, Tabby, Tabby and White, Shaded, Shaded
and White, Pointed, and Pointed and White.
For more detailed information and
visuals for determining the color of your cat, click here.
Household Pet Color
Determination by an Approved Allbreed Judge
Before the start of the show on Saturday, a
TICA Approved Allbreed Judge will check your cat's color for
you. This is especially useful for Household (HHP)
Exhibitors as Show Rule 2017.6 states each HHP may be presented
to an Allbreed judge in order to determine the correct color on each
entry, prior to the start of judging, and that classification will
hold throughout the entire show.
For more detailed information on
becoming a first-time exhibitor click here.
(This new exhibitor link is courtesy of First in Flight Cat
Club)
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