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COMMITTEE 2015 THIS EDITION... Letter from the Editor Merry Xmas Pepe- Cover PRESIDENT Tony Hurry Sponsor Thank You p2

VICE PRESIDENT Committee members p3 John Ferguson Letter from the Editor P3

SECRETARY Presidents report P4 Sharryn Hilton AGM P5 TREASURER Sharon Black Members Article P6

WEBMASTER Special report P8-15 Peter Gunczy Siamese Article P17 COMMITTEE MEMBERS Christine Gunczy SCS Trailer Article P19 Valda McDermott Cats NSW Show results P20-22

EDITOR Cat & of the Year Sharryn Hilton My first full year as your edi- reader is as happy with the Awards P23 tor is coming to an end and I new look Felis and its content. SUB-EDITORS Notice to Members P24 must admit that I had no idea Peter Gunczy Once again though I am on the just what I was taking on Back to the Country Show P25 (photographer) call for anyone who would like Sharon Black when I agreed to become the CFA Show Calendar P26 to contribute to our Magazine, producer of our little magazine. SHOW MANAGER to please do so and to forward Cats NWS Show Calendar P27 Tony Hurry It is with heartfelt thanks that any photos, stories, poems or Breeders Page P28 I give my daughter Brooke anecdotes you may seem fit. SHOW SECRETARY Or you will only be hearing Sharryn Hilton Hilton, for her expertise, in Stud List P29 putting this little mag into some from “moi” and I am really semblance of professionalism. quite boring, so please be FELIS Is your Thanks also must go to my brave and send in something magazine, You can make it better. husband John Ferguson for that we can use. allowing me to use our So come on everyone, give me For article placement professional copier and at the something to put in the next Interesting anecdotes, cost to our office, not our little edition, so you won’t have to poetry, short stories society, to get the production only look at my cattery and contact Sharryn Hilton done and dusted through hear my stories!!!! on 0414 567 895 LJ HOOKER PICTON. or email submission to May I now take this [email protected] It has been a steep learning opportunity in wishing curve, but at the same time a everyone a VERY HAPPY If you want your kitten very rewarding one, when I see CHRISTMAS AND A SAFE AND or cat to be a star in the what has been produced. I can HEALTHY NEW YEAR. Felis, send me a jpeg or only hope that you as the a photo.

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Siamese Cat Society of NSW Inc. PRESIDENTS REPORT

Oh how quickly this year is rushing by!! It won’t be too long before 2015 is history and 2016 brings us ever closer to our 59th All Breeds Show on February 27th at the Picton Shire Hall. Our two All Breeds judges will be Lesley Freeman, President of GCCFV and Joan Henderson, a long time All Breeds judge also from GCCFV. They will be joined by the most recent Cats NSW judge Hazel Rossiter who many members will remember as a NSW CFA exhibitor and judge who in recent years has been with the ANCATS association. Hazel will judge the special awards classes, Joyce Selby Memorial (Best “Pure” Siamese) and LJ Hooker Picton (Best “Pure” Siamese bred by Exhibitor as well as Supreme Companion and the Pet Rescue event. The show season will have reached its conclusion in each registering body in NSW and for most around Australia by the time this issue is distributed. Our members continue to promote our breed and reach the heights of Cat of the Year success as well as showing off those wonderful attributes that we all know are possessed by the Siamese that we breed.

Congratulations to the following :

Astraxalotte Cattery (Lee and Cheryl Gallagher) with multiple placings Garthowen Cattery (Chris Wiseman) Trilian Cattery (Grant & Penny Richardson) Christernee Cattery (Peter & Christine Gunczy) Kalinya Cattery (Tony & Bev Hurry) Lookatmese Cattery (Jay & Amie Hobbs) Lealjo Cattery (Joan Wright)

In very recent years a new disease PRA (Progressive Retinal Atrophy) has been identified in our Siamese breed which needs each and everyone of us to not only be aware but to manage out of our breeding lines. Simple, effective DNA testing is available to identify this disease so there is no reason why we cannot work together to combat its intrusion. Please read my article in latter pages of this issue. Our AGM date will be announced shortly & I encourage you if at all possible to attend and to also nominate yourself to be on our SCS Committee. It is true that many hands make light work & we could well do with some more hands. Finally I must thank my fellow committee members for their work this year and for the support they have given me as your SCS President. May each of you have a Very Very Happy Christmas and a Prosperous New Year with family, friends and furries and I look forward to any and all things Siamese that come along in 2016.

Bye for Now Tony Hurry President, Society of NSW Inc. Email : [email protected] .au Ph: 0418 290 164

5 NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETI NG SIAMESE CAT SOCIETY OF NSW

Notice is hereby given that the NEXT AGM for the SCS is going to be held on:

th Date: Saturday 30 January , 2016 Time: 1.00pm Venue: ‘FullCircle Farm’ Lot 423 (No 6 if googled) Roundhill Road, Wilton

A SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING shall precede the AGM to vote on the motions to changes to the constitution. ALSO VOTING SLIPS FOR YOUR VOTE. Make your vote count!! Come and join our team!! Your CURRENT 2015 Committee Members are: * TONY HURRY: President * JOHN FERGUSON: Vice president * SHARRYN HILTON: Secretary / Editor * SHARON BLACK: Treasurer * PETER GUNCZY: Web Master * CHRISTINE GUNCZY: Kitten Register * VALDA MCDERMOTT ** Committee meeting immediately following

On the same day there is going to be a WORKING BEE to sort out the SCS tables, cages and equipment for future use. The WORKING BEE will commence at 9.30am at the same address. Any volunteers gratefully received! As a reward, we are going to have an Australia Day BBQ at noon, bring a plate and SCS will supply meat, rolls and non alcoholic drinks. BRING YOUR AUSTRALIA DAY FLAG!!!

SIAMESE CAT SOCIETY OF NSW — FACEBOOK PAGE http://www.siamesecatsociety.com/facebook.html If you have any photos of your Pure Siamese Cats that you would like to share with other like minded people, Please email our Facebook Administrator : Sharon Black E: [email protected]

6 Members Article Pepe’s Story (appearing front cover) By Marion Anstis (New Member)

Pepe is an adorable Chocolate Point purebred If only I could speak English, I’d say ‘sucked in’! Water Siamese now aged one year. He and I got together running out of taps has always fascinated me – tastes when he was a baby in August 2014 at ‘Fullcircle good and twinkles as it runs! Then there’s the bath – Siamese’ cattery. I was first captured by his sweet have had great times racing around it playing golf face and lovely eyes, but soon his loving, playful per- with a ping pong ball – the idea is to score goals in sonality came to the fore as the weeks of “kitten- the plug hole. It can be a bit of a pain when she’s hood” went by before I could take him home. Over working on the computer and I need attention, so the next few months we shared lots of fun, cuddles some tricks I’ve learned are to walk in front of the and ‘school’ times as he learnt house rules (you know keyboard and stand right in front of the screen look- how well cats follow these!). Not sure which of us ing innocent and beautiful, but if that doesn’t work, I was the pupil! But he learnt to lead within six days bring my favourite toy in and try to push it down the and before long I was able to take him on short walks hole behind the screen where all the power cords go along bush tracks near my home – this invariably causes the desired which he seemed to enjoy, as long reaction, especially if I play with the as no dogs were around. He is modem! When I do get her atten- strong-willed, super healthy and tion, she often takes me bushwalk- absolutely devoted to his human ing, which is pretty good. I get to Mum. Needs to know where I am go for a short drive, then walk at all times of the day, and I score along bush tracks where I can climb extra points if I’m ready to drop on logs and take in all the smells of everything and play! But it’s really dogs and cats along the way. It’s Pepe’s story, so I’ll let him contin- fun watching birds, although Mum ue.... “it’s fun retrieving my favour- would never get me get near them. ite soft toy Mum made me – I keep Night times are five star really, as I her busy by bringing it back to her get to sleep under the bedclothes to throw for me again. Then right against her tummy – never there’s always the game of ‘lose my favourite toy’ so need a hot water bottle! I get all I need to eat, but Mum has to go look for it under the bed, cabinet, sometimes I like to get a taste of what Mum has for fridge, lounge, laundry etc. Of course I help and fol- dinner and I find by being on my most polite behav- low her around while she crawls around with lots of iour, sitting patiently until she’s had her fill, I usually suggestion. Boy I get a plenty of fun mileage out of get a titbit or two at the end (see, I can be good that one! Speaking of the laundry, I love hiding a pipe when I need to). My next trick will be to work on her cleaner in the washing machine – jumping in to find it until I get more! All in all I’m pretty lucky really, but is such fun, and so far I’ve managed to get it before sometimes I wish I had a companion when Mum has Mum turns the machine on! Then there’s finding and to go out, Maybe that will happen one day... claiming the highest points in the house – one of my “And yes Pepe, it will”. I am soon to bring home a favourite games. Especially good if I keep really quiet little blue-point girl named Marli, so I really hope you while Mum is calling me and looking all over the two can become great friends. I’ll certainly be in for house, and I’ve fooled her by hiding in my latest new some fun and games when you two get wound up, perch on top of the bookcase! Love her reaction won’t I?! And readers, don’t take all of what Pepe when she eventually finds me grinning down at her! says as gospel – I’m really the boss (I think...)!

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MESSING AROUND PLAY FIGHTING

STATELY WALK WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING

8 SPECIAL REPORT

By Tony Hurry, President, Siamese Cat Society of N.S.W. Inc.

Our most recent challenge as breeders of Siamese is now with us in the form of a retinal disease known as Progressive Retinal Atrophy (PRA). Thankfully, due to some sharing of information and results, along with a desire to breed it out with the use of DNA testing this challenge has a good chance of success…at least for those who choose not to remain ignorant of it. Personally speaking, we at Kalinya Siamese had not thought to be involved with this disease when it first became a discussion point around two years ago and remained oblivious to characteristics of the disease and its genetic invasion in to our Siamese. Thankfully a recent approach to purchase a kitten for stud from us by a registered Australian breeder has identified to us that PRA is in our lines. The kitten in ques- tion following DNA testing was found to be AFFECTED/POSITIVE – 2 Copies. Subsequently, the deci- sion was agreed not to proceed with sale as stud. He is now living with our friends who are already owned by our Kalinya Siamese so that we can watch and learn of any effects of him being Affected. We then took the decision to DNA test each of our five breeding cats and one former breeding cat for PRA. The following results amazed and obviously alerted us to each cats PRA status and therefore as to how we could go about managing our breeding programme. J’Magz OUTBACK of Myrlyn (imp USA) (M) Carrier/Heterozygous – one copy detected Christernee MILLA (F) Normal/Clear Kalinya OD DELLINA (F) Carrier/Heterozygous – one copy detected (Outback daughter) Elizabethcat South YUMI-of-Kalinya (imp Japan) (M) Affected/Positive – two copies Kalinya OM JAZZI (F) Normal/Clear (Outback daughter)

These results, in consideration of not reducing our gene pool, will find us not desexing our carriers or even Yumi who is Affected/Positive BUT we will selectively breed, therefore not mating carrier to affected and only allowing normal/clear females to be mated with him. As you will read in documents that I have included with this article, it is quite early days in establishing proper sample data to support to what extent PRA carriers & PRA affected and cats show signs or evidence of blindness. In our decades of breeding Siamese we have only found one cat with blindness. In fact he was our daughters, a Kalinya seal point neuter who at eight years of age lost sight. He lived until 12-1/2 years of age with this condition and with a sighted litter brother, healthy and happy. Was this due to PRA or was it a coincidence with loss of sight due to another cause? We will never know as he passed away prior to us having any awareness of PRA & that DNA testing was available. Other breed- ers with whom I have spoken also indicate the rarity of blindness however it is a disease and we are each encouraged to be aware and to manage it accordingly. After all, as breeders we are bound by each of our Associations Objects and our Code of Ethics which primarily is to breed to improve.

DO NOT PANIC!!! This is manageable and even more so if we can all work together!!

9 SPECIAL REPORT cont. DNA Testing for PRA Importantly there is now a DNA test for the rdAc mutation which is thought to be the most com- mon cause of PRA. The presence of both sets of the recessive gene, indicate the cat will suffer from progressive retinal atrophy and ultimately blindness. Is PRA in Siamese Cats Something New? No PRA is not something new, what is new is an increased awareness and availability of DNA testing. People will probably think Siamese and Oriental cats never went blind in the past so what has changed? Well maybe this is true or perhaps the cats that were PRA positive gradually did go blind. Due the gradual nature of the progression of the disease perhaps these cats adapted relying more so on their other senses. It seems possible that PRA has not been diagnosed because the cats have not shown symptoms until they are older. Vets may have dismissed it as age related deterioration. Could it be that blindness has been noticed and not reported to breeders? Or worse it has been reported and ignored? I could offer a variety of other theories; but that is exactly what they would be – theories. The responsible thing to do at this stage is to start to collate some real data. To gather this data we must start by DNA testing our cats. Gathering data on the PRA status of cats and also data on how many cats are actually going blind (or indeed not going blind) are both essential to enable informed choices regarding potential registration policy changes. On a personal note I must admit I am not totally convinced that we have a massive problem at this stage. What I am sure about though is without more research we will never know if we have a problem. As things stand today I am not in favour of any registration policy changes – we do not have enough evidence one way or the other! There have been cats diagnosed with PRA in this country. The cats in question tested positive for two sets of the rdAc mutated gene which is the gene thought to cause progressive retinal atrophy. Below is a screen shot of the results for various gene tests performed at Langford which include the Sia- mese and Oriental cats tested for PRA and their results. Although the results are interesting, at this stage it would be very unwise to make any conclusions based on this data. There is simply not enough information to make any decisions with one exception. We need to test more cats!

10 SPECIAL REPORT cont. From Manuella Ferut

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I must thank the following Siamese breeders and business for allowing and encouraging me to pub- lish the articles which follow.  Ross Davies, GCCF Judge and Siamese & Oriental cat breeder , Author and Originally published - http://www.siamese-cat-breeder.co.uk/pra-in-siamese-cats/

 Virginia Wheeldon, Thaifong Siamese and CFA USA Breed Council Secretary

 Manuella Ferut, Diamond Life & Love Deluxe Cattery, LOOF, France

 Orivet Genetics, Melbourne, Victoria.

PLEASE READ AND ENJOY THEIR ARTICLES AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS LET’S TALK ABOUT THEM.

Ross Davies, GCCF Judge and Siamese & Oriental cat breeder Originally published - http://www.siamese-cat-breeder.co.uk/pra-in-siamese-cats/

PRA in Siamese cats is a topic I have written about briefly before. After publishing the first article I was contacted by people in the UK who have Siamese cats affected by PRA. For this reason I decid- ed to write another article with further information and also some suggested guidelines on responsi- ble breeding. Please read on to see how breeding cats that are PRA positive can easily be avoided by DNA testing and selective breeding. For clarity – PRA is equally an issue for Siamese, Orientals, Balinese and Oriental Longhairs.

What is PRA Progressive Retinal Atrophy or PRA as it usually referred to is a disease of the retina which ultimately causes blindness. The disease is known to be present in Abyssinians, Somali and has been widely reported to be present in Siamese and Oriental cats. The retina contains cells called photoreceptors which absorb the light focused on them by the eye lenses and converts them into electric signals which are passed through the optic nerve to the brain. The brain interprets these signals where they are perceived as vision. When a cat has PRA the photoreceptors degenerate over time and ultimately cause blindness. Typi- cally the sight in affected cats gradually gets worse with total blindness around 4 to 5 years, though there are reports of total blindness not being diagnosed until much later.

Ophthalmoscopic Testing for PRA Testing a cat suffering from progressive retinal atrophy can be conducted by your vet where eye drops are administered to make the pupils dilate to enable observations and diagnosis of the disease.

12 SPECIAL REPORT cont. Possible Recommendations It would seem more than sensible to utilise the available DNA test for PRA.  Testing our cats will help us understand the extent of the spread of the gene.  It will also help prove or disprove the theory that all PRA positive cats will eventually be totally blind.  By knowing the PRA status of our cats we can selectively breed away from this gene and prevent any chance of cats being born PRA positive. Testing is available here – Langford Veterinary Services UC Davis Veterinary Medicine Members of clubs registered with Langford can get a discount on DNA tests by obtaining voucher codes through their club.

Responsible Breeding and PRA The rdAc mutation is a recessive gene that is thought to cause total blindness in cats when present twice in a cats DNA (homozygous for the rdAc mutation). Cat breeders work with recessive genes every day and when you can test for the gene it really is simple to avoid breeding cats that are homo- zygous for the rdAc mutation. The problem is if you try to breed the gene out completely too quickly you will severely limit the gene pool dependant on how wide spread the rdAc mutation is.

Suggested Guidelines As the gene has to be present twice and because of the available DNA test we can selectively breed cats that have zero chance of being homozygous for the rdAc mutation. This would mean that any cats bred following these suggested guidelines below would have zero chance of becoming blind through progressive retinal atrophy caused by the rdAc mutation.

1. Only cats with known rdAc status should be used for breeding. 2. Carriers should only be mated to negative cats. 3. Positive cats (with both rdAc genes defective) should only be used for breeding with cats that are negative status

It could be argued that positive cats should not be used for breeding at all. A positive cat is always go- ing to pass on one of the mutated rdAc genes. However a positive cat mated to a negative cat will re- sult in all kittens being carrier status only. Until we know more about how widespread the gene is we do not know if the gene pool is capable of excluding all positive cats from breeding problems.

The Way Forward We need to start testing our cats and collating the results on how wide spread the mutated gene is. We need to have far more data on how many PRA positive cats are actually going blind. Until we have this data then we cannot make an informed decision. At this stage it would seem to be the only re- sponsible course of action to start testing cats and not breeding PRA positive cats.

Any data collated by the Siamese Cat Breeder website will be used to help build a database and will remain confidential. 13 SPECIAL REPORT cont. From ORIVET

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The Toohey Family’s Life with Siamese Cats (Furry People) by Margarite Toohey

My husband, James and I just came home from our complete indoor cat and in one of our first in depth little walk with FIVE cats in tow. Yes, you heard conversations she and I had, I told her that if she correctly they walk with us and always at night to avoid settled right in she’d be able to go anywhere (outside) dogs. We have lived in our current house for twelve she liked. All our cats are in and outdoor cats with a cat years and moved in with two Siamese kittens, Koko and door that was particularly installed in a glass pane Yum Yum (by no means our first Siamese cats but when we moved in twelve years ago. maybe I will get a chance to write about the others at a Fast forward to November 2014. I left my name with later time). the Siamese Cat Society NSW, to indicate my willing- Let me introduce you to our current horde of cats. Let’s ness to adopt another cat if it needs a good home. start with the oldest, Calvin who is the only not Siamese An email landed in my inbox from Tony Hurry that two but since he grew up with them he behaves just like blue-point brothers, Ziggy and Sonny Dee (we renamed one. He talks a lot. I hold whole conversations with him him from Honey Bee) are in dire need of a new home. as I do with all our Siamese. After a short consultation with all the family members I The next one rung straight away to let him know that they are most in the line is welcome at our place. The excitement before their Choey who arrival was incredible. Just to demonstrate that a lot of was born in our house and things move in circles: Exactly twelve years to the owns every- month prior to their arrival we rescued another pair of thing. He is this time seal-point Siamese, Rajah and Mikey (very loved to death sadly they went to the big kitty litter in the sky a while by Hannah ago). This synchronicity left us all a bit speechless. our youngest. He is so good- Once again we did not anticipate any difficulty in natured that she can do absolutely anything with and integrating the ‘Blues Brothers’ as we affectionately to him. Now in March 2013 we lost Choey’s brother call them and there was none. I would have liked to call Chucky and maybe because we treat our cats like them Jake and Elwood but this was to different from people we see ourselves in them. Anyway Choey was their original names so we think of Ziggy Stardust and really lost. He missed his brother terribly. This is where we started to think of adopting a Siamese that was in Sonny Bill Williams. need of a home for life. And as always the universe What a provides when everything is right. enriched life we

Rosie a seven year old seal-point came into all our lives all had because in November 2013. After about three weeks in our bed of all our cats room and more less kept apart from Calvin and Choey presence I so she could get used to the two legged family cannot members first we started to let Choey in and as he is such a lovely cat and never knew anything else but love emphasise he was happy to share us with Rosie. She also helped enough and him immensely to get his spirits up. I know it sounds as while I am if we talk about our cat as human but that’s exactly typing here over the head of our much loved Choey I what they are for us and they just know when one of us can only conclude that a house is not a home without a needs a cuddle. Siamese and an honorary Siamese (Calvin) cat. When she first came we were told that she was a

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list went on. The only things that things were spoken about and the 19 Life and Trials of the couldn’t get done, were the drums dollar signs sounded loudly in our Siamese Cat Society for the brakes, they are not available heads. as a market purchase but the As time went on and the trailer was mechanic is still on the hunt for them Trailer. still not repaired the bill was and hopefully we will be able to get imagined to be a huge one. By Sharryn Hilton them in the future, as needed. But…Our sincere thanks as a group, It was unanimous that we wanted to Built especially for the Society way must go to SCS Vice President John retain the trailer and therefore take back in 1982 with extra care to ensure Ferguson, who was able to pull a few on the repairs as necessary. it was not susceptible to rust. It has favours from a mechanic friend to get been a loyal assistant. some of these major repairs done to It has been housed with various enable us to retain our trailer for members of the committee over the years to come. years, to try to keep it in good order When the bill finally came in, it was and safe from vandalism. It’s been with a huge sigh of relief that it was under cover and out in the open and nothing in cost that was anticipated. everywhere in between. It’s resided The mechanic had not charged for so in lots of different places by the many things it was almost kindness of a few committee embarrassing, but said he was happy members, in the past. to help out our little band of Registration and tyres were the usual volunteers …. So thanks must also go repair bills over the years, so it was The vote was cast and all said yes. to Lou Amato, who owns AUTOPLUS understandable when upon its trip to Fingers were crossed that it wasn’t PICTON. Without his kindness and its latest safe haven, things seemed going to exceed a limit which we set. John’s sweet talking it would have apparent that would now need to be The trailer spent many weeks at the been a much larger bill for our trailer. done. Unfortunately, not just the mechanics because certain parts for The bill including 4 new tyres was a tyres and registration this time. the trailer were unobtainable in grand total of $890.00. (A minor sum today’s market and things had to A list of problems were noted which considering it is the first maintenance actually be made to fit to suit the stopped the trusty trailer from being done in 33 years!) registered and permission was uniqueness of our little trailer. The It was then able to pass registration sought through the committee to builder of the Trailer was no longer and resume the task of serving the have these repairs done. Such things in business. SCS. A total win for us all, now like bushes, shackle bolts, brackets, The committee members were hopefully it will do us all for a few brakes, lights, 4 new tyres, and the getting nervous when each of the more years to come!!

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CATS NSW SHOW

The Hawaiian 17th October, 2015

RING ONE JUDGE: Kerry Fowler (GCCFC)

BEST EXHIBIT: Murmurellius Elisey (Imp JPN) Aaron & Helena Sugar GROUP TWO — KITTENS

. Catalogue Exhibit Exhibitor 1st 38 Nevabay This is The Beginning Aaron & Helena Sugar 2nd 35 Azov Jaffa Cathy Murdoch 3rd 40 Azov Bollinger Cathy Murdoch 4th 42 Calian Auburn Light Carolyn Harrison 5th 32 Azov Moet N Chandon Ice Cathy Murdoch

GROUP TWO — ENTIRE CATS Catalogue Exhibit Exhibitor

1st 53 Murmurellius Elisey (Imp JPN) Aaron & Helena Sugar 2nd 56 Azov Pink Seaview Cathy Murdoch 3rd 51 CCCA CH & BZ DB GD CH Templeton Pepper Pots Shara McKay

4th 54 Kalinya OM Jazzi Tony & Bev Hurry 5th 58 ACF AoE SL BD GD CH Puresweet Pacific Wulfenite Grant & Penny Richardson (Imp JPN)

GROUP TWO — DESEXED CATS

Catalogue Exhibit Exhibitor 1st 59 Sayuri Nishiky Karen Carter

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CATS NSW SHOW

The Highlands Tulip Time Festival 19th September, 2015

RING ONE — JUDGE: Joanne Miller (NZCF)

BEST EXHIBIT: Nevabay This is The Beginning Aaron & Helena Sugar

GROUP TWO — KITTENS

. Catalogue Exhibit Exhibitor 1st 32 Nevabay This is The Beginning Aaron & Helena Sugar 2nd 31 Nevabay Katerina Ballerina Aaron & Helena Sugar

GROUP TWO — ENTIRE CATS Catalogue Exhibit Exhibitor 1st 35 Puresweet Pacific Wulfenite (Imp JPN) Grant & Penny Richardson BEST EXHIBIT: Nevabay This is The Beginning Aaron & Helena Sugar

RING TWO — JUDGE: Liz Andresen (CANT)

GROUP TWO — KITTENS Catalogue Exhibit Exhibitor 1st 32 Nevabay This is The Beginning Aaron & Helena Sugar 2nd 31 Nevabay Katerina Ballerina Aaron & Helena Sugar

GROUP TWO — ENTIRE CATS Catalogue Exhibit Exhibitor 1st 35 Puresweet Pacific Wulfenite (Imp JPN) Grant & Penny Richardson

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CATS NSW SHOW

Cat of The Year—Christmas Function 15th November, 2015

RING TWO JUDGE: Jenny Weekes (CATS NSW INC.)

BEST EXHIBIT: Azov Pink Seaview Cathy Murdoch

GROUP TWO — KITTENS . Points Exhibit Exhibitor 1st 88 Nevabay I am The Russian Queen O/B: Aaron & Helena Sugar 2nd 33 Kalinya OM Jazzi O/B: Tony & Bev Hurry 3rd 33 Nevabay This is The Beginning O/B: Aaron & Helena Sugar 4th 29 Nevabay Katarina Ballerina O/B: Aaron & Helena Sugar 5th 11 Kalinya OM Cerami O/B: Tony & Bev Hurry

GROUP TWO — ENTIRE CATS

Points Exhibit Exhibitor

1st 106 Murmurellius Elisey (Imp JPN) Aaron & Helena Sugar B: N.Gladkova 2nd 52 ACF AoE SILVER DB GD CH Grant & Penny Richardson Puresweet Pacific Wulfenite 3rd 16 Trilian PW Alaska Grant & Penny Richardson

4th 16 Gillenbah Shades of Lilac Deborah Nugent B: D. Mullhall 5th 8 Christernee True Love Peter & Christine Gunczy

GROUP TWO — DESEXED CATS

Points Exhibit Exhibitor 1st 10 Kalinya OM Jemma Tony & Bev Hurry 1st 10 Kalinya Leo Tony & Bev Hurry

GROUP 2—HIGHEST POINT SCORE 106 Murmurellius Elisey (Imp JPN) Aaron & Helena Sugar

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CATS NSW inc. CAT AND KITTEN OF THE YEAR AWARDS 2015

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NOTICE TO MEMBERS

At its 2015 February General Meeting discussion was held regarding the current fee structure. As a review of costs had not taken place with a subsequent increase for some years, and due to rising costs of providing FELIS, increased postage rates and managing and maintaining our SCS website service, it was agreed that fees needed to be increased. A motion to that effect was proposed and seconded and carried unanimously. ——————————————————————————————————— Our Fees for 2016 are therefore as follow :

Full Member: $21.00 Advertisement - Full Page $33.00 Joint Member: $35.00 Advertisement - Half Page $18.00 Associate. Member: $14.00 Advertisement - Quarter Page $12.00 Website Kitten Listing$15.00 Siamese Cats at Stud List - Free

FELIS - Free to members FELIS, Back Copy - $5.00 or Free via electronic Copy ——————————————————————————————————- At our 31st October 2015 Committee meeting it was agreed unanimously to introduce a new category of member being : Introductory Member: 50% of Full Member /Joint Member Fee for initial year’s membership. ONLY for those Siamese owners introduced by a current financial member. This is to further encourage breeders when selling their kittens to entice the new owners in to becoming members. There are some of our breeders who are paying this fee being inclusive in their selling price.

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SIAMESE CAT SOCIETY OF NSW Inc INVITE YOU TO THE

SATURDAY 27th FEBRUARY, 2016 2 Ring All Breeds & Companion Open Entry Style, Championship Show

PICTON SHIRE HALL

Menangle Street, Picton

JUDGING will commence at 9.00 am

COME ONE COME ALL, ENJOY LOTS OF DIFFERENT BREEDS OF CATS AND KITTENS! The Show will open to the

General Public from 9.00am

26 NSW Cat Fanciers Association Inc. 2016 Calendar

DATE CLUB CONTACT TYPE

31 January Federal Kitten Show 02 6654 2000 All Breed 6 February NSW CFA COTY Awards 02 9834 6577 Group Awards 27/28 February Royal Canberra Show (1) 02 6254 9533 All Breed

13 March Society 02 4920 7961 Shorthair + Companion 19 March NSW CFA New Faces 02 9834 6577 All Breed 2 April MIA Cat Club 02 6962 6151 All Breed 9/10 April Royal Bathurst Show 02 9153 6870 All Breed 16 April Maclean Show Society 02 6645 1532 All Breed 23/24 April Coffs Harbour Show Society 02 6563 1294 All Breed 30 April NSW CFA State Show 02 9834 6577 All Breed 7 May Armidale & New England Cat Club 02 6775 2050 All Breed 22 May Central Coast Cat Club 02 4936 6515 All Breed 21/22 May ACT Abyssinian & Show (1) All Breed 28 May Kempsey Kat Klub 02 6563 1294 All Breed 4 June Branxton Wine Country Cat Club All Breed 4/5 June CCCA Meeting 11/12 June ACF National Show – Brisbane (2) 07 5525 2104 All Breed 19 June Federal Cat Club 02 6654 2000 All Breed 26 June ACT Longhair Show (1) 02 6254 9533 All Breed 2 July Oriental Cat Club 02 4334 4955 Shorthair 3 July Birman Cat Club 0402 050 520 Group 1 10 July St George & District Cat Club 02 9398 4998 All Breed 16/17 July CCCA National Show – Adelaide (2) 0413 482 240 / 0401 354 052 All Breed 23 July Western Districts Cat Society 02 4574 2214 All Breed 30 July Tamworth & District Cat Club 02 6760 3639 All Breed 6 August Ku–Ring–Gai/Longhair/Himalayan Cat Clubs 4621 2552 /4883 7184 / 9607 6674 Group 1 6 August Club 02 6581 1713 Shorthair & Companion 13/14 August CCCA Judges Seminar 20 August Newcastle & Hunter Valley Cat Club 02 4933 3375 All Breed 28 August Capital Cats/ACT Breeders Show (1) 02 6254 9533 All Breed 3 September NSW CFA Fundraiser Show 02 9834 6577 All Breed 11 September Illawarra Pedigree Cat Fancy 02 4284 7438 All Breed 17 September North Coast All Breeds Cat Club 02 6563 1294 All Breed 24 September Temora Show Society 02 6973 1702 All Breed 1 October Blue Point Siamese Society 02 9677 0627 All Breed 8 October Riverina Cat Club – Wagga0 02 6947 9403 All Breed 22 October North Coast Show Society – Lismore 02 6563 1294 All Breed 6 November All Breeds Desexed Cat Club 0408 654 619 All Breed Desexed

CCCA & ACF National Shows not ACT shows are not included in NSW CFA Note (1) Note (2) included in NSW CFA COTY

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CATS NSW inc.

SHOW CALENDAR 2016

(Calendar subject to change) For more details, see http://www.CatsNSW.com.au

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PREFIX CONTACT EMAIL PHONE ADDRESS

ASTRAXALOTTE C. & L. GALLAGHER [email protected] 02) 6572 4550 SINGLETON, NSW

CHRISTERNEE C. & P. GUNCZY [email protected] 02) 4567 2471 BILPIN, NSW

ECUMENE C. WATSON & J. MADDOX [email protected] 02) 4889 8869 COLO VALE, NSW

FULLCIRCLE S. HILTON & J. FERGUSON [email protected] 0414 567 895 WILTON, NSW

GARTHOWEN C. WISEMAN [email protected] 02) 6769 5512 ATTUNGA, NSW

JINGILI V. MCDERMOTT [email protected] 02) 9838 7170 BAULKHAM HILLS , NSW

KALINYA B & T. HURRY [email protected] 02) 4272 7764 UNANDERRA, NSW

KNOCKFIN H. HAINES [email protected] 02) 4930 6212 LUSKINTYRE, NSW

LEALJO J. WRIGHT [email protected] 07) 4966 4303 SEAFORTH, QLD

LEXTRIS D. BUNDESEN [email protected] 07) 4939 6921 EMU PARK, QLD

LOOKATMESE J & A. HOBBS [email protected] 08) 7480 1534 SMITHFIELD PLAINS, SA

MONTRESOR C. CHAUTARD-JENSEN [email protected] 07) 4055 2225 FRESHWATER, QLD

NAKHON SAWAN R. KEYS [email protected] 08) 9390 1765 SEVILLE GROVE, WA

PASSERELLA K. HEDGECOCK [email protected] 02) 4474 2668 MARUYA, NSW

REIKO J. CONWAY [email protected] 02) 6628 1243 ALSTONVILLE, NSW

TARGARYEN J. HANCOCK [email protected] 08) 9844 8696 BAYONET POINT, WA

TAMJANA S. BLACK [email protected] 0402 035 965 LALOR PARK, NSW

TRILIAN P. & G. RICHARDSON [email protected] 02) 4579 7180 FREEMANS REACH, NSW

VARANASI J. STEWART [email protected] 02) 4784 2863 KATOOMBA, NSW

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STUD List

SEAL POINT Jingili Major Tom Valda McDermott (02) 9838 7170 Jingili Baulkham Hills NSW

Kalinya Outback Nugget Lee & Cheryl Gallagher 0407 042 900 CH Astraxalotte Onesimo Astraxalotte Singleton NSW CCCA DGC & DIA DGC Awesome Gem (Imp USA) CCCA GD CH & GLDBGDCH Chris Wiseman (02) 6769 5512 Kalinya Outback Jackman Garthowen Attunga NSW

Elizabethcat South Yumi Tony & Bev Hurry (02) 4272 7764 of Kalinya (Imp Jpn) Kalinya Cattery Unanderra NSW

Arunika Jing Ross Keys (08) 9390 1765 Nakhon Sawan 0401 667 840 Seville Grove WA

CHOCOLATE POINT Garthowen Mooki Penny & Grant Richardson (02) 4579 7180 Trilian Cattery Freemans Reach NSW

Garthowen Kosambi Joan Wright (07) 4966 4303 Lealjo Siamese Seaforth QLD

BLUE POINT

Braeside Koh Samui Chris Wiseman (02) 6769 5512 Garthowen Attunga NSW

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Studs (Seal Point)  Lilac Point

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Wormed, Vaccinated & Chris Wiseman Micro chipped ‘Garthowen’ ATTUNGA, NSW Ph: (02) 6769 5512 email: [email protected] Website: www.garthowensiamese.net Joan Wright T: (07) 4966 4303 Seaforth, MacKay M: 0407 299 450 Queensland E: [email protected]

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Fullcircle Siamese Reg. Cats NSW CN013 Quality one breed Siamese

Breeder’s of quality ‘One Breed’ Siamese in the only original 4 colours: * Seal * Chocolate * Blue * Lilac

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