Friday, August 27, 2010
It's Time to Celebrate!
Yes, it's time to celebrate all of our international
winners at the upcoming
TICA Annual Banquet and Championship Show. Hosted by
Jazzy Cats, this year's banquet and show will be held
at the fabulously beautiful Hyatt Regency Hotel/Santa Clara
Convention Center in Santa Clara, California.
Okay, so we can't say there's "romance in the
air" but we can certainly proclaim that TICA will be
celebrating last season's
top winning cats, kittens, alters, household pets and
household pet kittens from around the world!
Just for grins, we looked at the top 25 international winners
for the five divisions, and then sorted them by each region.
| Regions With Most International
Wins: |
| Mid Atlantic: 24 |
Mid Pacific: 15 |
| Northeast: 15 |
Great Lakes: 14 |
| Southeast: 11 |
Southwest: 11 |
| Northwest: 10 |
South Central: 8 |
| Southern Europe: 7 |
Western Europe: 5 |
| Northern Europe: 4 |
Asia: 1 |
| A few more 2009-2010 facts that are kinda neat: |
| 523 shows were held around
the world |
| Shows were held in 26 countries
(see list below) |
Congratulations to the Mid Atlantic region for the most
international winners: a total of 24 fabulous cats! But
most of all, CONGRATULATIONS TO EACH CAT, ITS OWNER...and
of course your regions!
I hope to see you at the Awards Banquet and Show next week.
If you can't make it, we'll be announcing the Best
Cat, Kitten, Alter, Household Pet and Household Pet Kitten
in our next newsletter. Plus Judge of the Year (hope you
got your votes in!).
Enjoy the rest of your summer...hope you're having a
great 2010-2011 show season so far...and peruse the rest
of this newsletter for even more exciting TICA news!
Purr-sonally yours,
Vickie Fisher
President
TICA
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Where WAS TICA Last Season?
No, it's not "Where is Waldo?" but "Where
WAS TICA?" last year.
The 2009-2010 season showed no signs of slowing down with
523 shows held in 26 countries.
Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Costa
Rica, Denmark, England, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary,
Israel, Japan, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Norway, Panama,
Russia, South Korea, Spain, The Netherlands, Uruguay, United
States
TICA is proud to have a great presence around the world,
and helping with the welfare of cats while educating persons
in countries from every
region of the world!
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Drum Roll Please!
Congratulations to Nikki Crandall-Seibert, Cheryl Leigh
Chamberlin, and Rene (Irene) Knapp for being our lucky winners
for advertising in the
2010 TICA Yearbook!
Nikki, our first place winner and will receive a TICA computer
bag. Cheryl, our second winner will receive a Yearbook,
year of choice. Rene, our third winner will go to baseball
games in style with a TICA ball cap.
And THANK YOU to EVERYONE who helped support TICA by placing
ads or submitting photographs of your Supreme Grand Champions,
Regional winners or cats for other purposes.
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Welcome Ask A Vet Question!
TICA is excited to welcome Dr. Marie Haynes, DVM who
owns the web site
Ask a Vet Question as a source of information to not
only TICA members, but all cat lovers around the world.
Dr. Marie has been practicing small animal medicine for
over 10 years now. She is compassionate and cares for the
animals and the wonderful people who own them. She is experienced
in treating cats, dogs, guinea pigs, hamsters, rats and
mice. She is skilled in surgery, dermatology, ophthalmology,
dentistry, behavior and medicine. Dr. Marie has taken courses
in Orthopedic Surgery as well.
She also has an interest in oncology and gives compassionate
and knowledgeable advice whether you are interested in chemotherapy,
radiation or simply palliative care.
Many people have veterinary questions and need to ask a
vet a question and get a response quickly! Need to ask an
online vet?
Click here to visit her site.
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Meet the Singapura
The Singapura, whose name is Malaysian for Singapore,
originates from Singapore in South East Asia where the ticked
coat pattern and dark brown color are a common local combination
recognized as the original gene pool for ticked tabbies.
Hal and Tommy Meadow (USAF) brought the ticked cats home
with them when they returned to the U.S. in the early 1970s.
These delightful delicate-looking cats dressed in the colors
of the old sepia photographs are into everything looking
up at you with big innocent eyes when you find them engaged
in some mischief.
The Singapura is the smallest breed of cat but is an energy-packed
companion that wants to help you with everything you do.
In 1991, the government of Singapore recognized the cats
as a living national treasure.
Click here to read more.
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Litter 101
Cat litter comes in a variety of styles.
From clumping to flushable and clay-based or corn-based
there is a feline litter that suits the preferences of any
cat or kitten and of course, you, as its owner.
But choosing the best cat litter for your cat and household
can be confusing.
Click here to learn more about how to choose the litter
that is right for you...and your cat!
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Ever Wonder...
Do Cats See in Color?
The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles not only did some
research on this question, but actually demonstrated through
images how cats see the world around them.
Per their "results" they have determined that "Cats
are not color blind - they have the ability to distinguish
between blues and greens, but lack the ability to pick out
shades of red."
To read more click here.
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TICA Promotional Materials
Imagine this: you're at a TICA show, sitting in the
benching area in front of your cat's cage.
A couple comes up interested in your breed, and after talking
for a while they ask "Do you have any additional information
on your breed?"
Well, now you don't have to say "No". Say "YES"
and hand them a copy of your breed's profile now available
in printable format on TICA's web site.
All you have to do is go to the
TICA Breed Page, select the breed you are interested
in, and when you're on that breed's page you'll
see in the upper right hand corner the words PRINTABLE
VERSION.
Click on that and it will open up into a PDF document that
you can save to your computer and print out.
And don't forget! TICA also has brochures available
that you can print off
HERE.
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