The Official Publication of the New Zealand Cat Fancy Zealand theNew Cat of Publication The Official 3rd3rd IssueIsssuue 20152200 The Official Publication of the New Zealand Cat Fancy Inc. Issue 56 EDITOR Gaynor Saxon Inside this issue 272 Kennedy Road Napier 06 842 1011 4 - 5 Is your Cat a Sourpuss? [email protected] This could be why ADVERTISING Zena Pigden 6 - 7 A Step Back in History 03 471 0626 An interesting article from the [email protected] Historian’s desk NATIONAL SECRETARY Chris Lowe 9 Are Cats really Wild? [email protected] Experts clash as to whether they count 07 533 4347 cats as a domestic species TREASURER Marion Petley 10-11 Judges Update/Health & Safety 259B Mill Road, Otaki 5512 06 364 6314 [email protected] 12 Flystrike Be Aware! 14-15 SHOWS Accross the Ditch 16 Grumpy Cat Happy you! 19 Human Pain Relief Creams Fatal to cats COVER PIC The purity of a person’s heart can be quickly Fracted Design of the Clouded Leopard measured by how they regard cats. ~Unknown by Byrek, Deviant Art 2016 SUBSCRIPTION APPLICATION I would like to subscribe to Flash Cats Magazine This subscription entitles me to Associate Membership of the New Zealand Cat Fancy Inc. I am enclosing $40.00 for four issues of Flash Cats. Please send them to the address below: Name: Address: Please copy or cut this form and post to: Executive Secretary Chris Lowe - 1614 Old Coach Road RD6, Te Puke 3186 New Zealand 9LHZVH[SUHVVHGLQWKLVPDJD]LQHDUHQRWQHFHVVDULO\WKRVHRIWKH1HZ=HDODQG&DW)DQF\,QFRULWVRI¿FLDOV and advertised products or services are not necessarily endorsed by the NZCF For permission to reproduce material in this magazine please contact the authors directly or talk to Gaynor Saxon on 06 842 1011 The Official Publication of the New Zealand Cat Fancy Inc. Chair Chat Editor’s Note ƪǡǤ ǯ ǡǤ Ǥ ǯ ȋ Ǥ ȌǤ Dz ǯ Ǧ ǯǦ ǫdz ǡ ǡ Ǥ ǯǤ ǯ ǡ Ǥ Ƥ Ƥǡ Ǥ Ǥ ǯ Ǥ ǡǤǦ ǡǯ Ǥ Ǥ ͚͙͘͞ Ǥ Ǥ Gaynor Saxon Flashcats Editor Ƥ Ǥ ǡ Ǥ FROM THE ADMIN DESK ǡƬ ǥǤ ǡ Ƥ ǡ Ǥ Ǥǡ ǡ Ǧǡ ǡǤ ǡ ǡ Gaynor Saxon ǡǡ ǤǦ Vice Chair, Admin & Finance PFM ȋȌǯ Ǥ ͚͚͘͘Ǥ ǡ ȋ ǨȌ ǡ Ǥ ǡ ǤǦ Ǧ Ǥ Zena Pigden NZCF Chair Flash Cats 4 Issue 15/03 www.nzcf.com IT PERSON WITH PROGRAMMING SKILLS ȋ ǡ Ȍ ͚͙ Ǥ ǡ Ǥ ơ ǡ ǡ ǡ ǡ Ƥ ǡǦǤ Ƥ Ǥ Ǥ Ǧ ǤƤ Email to: [email protected] Ǥ NZCF LIFE If so, please send your nomination(s) to the ̻ MEMBERSHIP Ǥ Ǥ NOMINATIONS executive council and if approved, will DO YOU KNOW SOMEONE WHOSE CONTRIBUTION TO THE NZCF Ǥ OVER MANY YEARS, DESERVES ACKNOWLEDGEMENT? All persons who are nominated for life SHOULD THEY BE CONSIDERED FOR ȋ͙͝άȌ LIFE MEMBERSHIP OF THE NZCF? Ǥ NZCF MEETING DATES ǧ CONTRIBUTIONS 13-15 NOVEMBER 2015 Ǧ͙͚͙͘͝͝ 13-14 FEBRUARY 2016 Ǧ͙͝ ͚͙͘͝ 9 APRIL AGM 2016 Ǧ͙͝ ͚͙͘͝ 6-7 AUGUST 2016 Ǧ͙͞ ͚͙͘͞ 18-20 NOVEMBER 2016 Contact Gaynor Saxon (Editor) ƪ ̻Ǥ Issue 15/03 5 Flash Cats The Official Publication of the New Zealand Cat Fancy Inc. IS YOUR CAT A SOURPUSS? THIS COULD BE WHY... Ǥ ̹ ǣ ̹ ǡ̺ǡ ̹ ̹Ǣ ̹ Ǥ ǡ̹ǡ Ǥ̺ ǡ Ǥ ̹ Ǥǡ Ǥ ǡ ǡ Ǥ Ǥ ǡ̹ ǡ̹ Ǥ ̹ Ǥ ǫ ǡ Dz ͙͘ǡ͘͘͘ ơ Ǥ ǡ͘͘͝ ǫǨ ǡǡ͙ǡ͘͘͟ Ǥ Ǥ ǡ ǡ ǡǤ̹ Ǥ ǡ ̹ơ̹ ̹̺̺ Ǥ Ǥ Ǥ̹ ǡ Ǥ ơǡ Ǥ ǡǤ Ǥ Ǥ ̹ ǡ Ǥ ǡ ̹Ǥ Ǥ ǡ Ǥ ǡ ǡ ǡ ǡ ǡ Ǥ ȋ Ȍ̺̹ǡ̺ ǡ ̺ ̺̹ǡ̺Ǥ ̺Ǥ ǡǤ ǡ Ǥ̹ ǡ **************** ǣ Ǥ ǡ Ǣ ̹ǫ Flash Cats 6 Issue 15/03 www.nzcf.com Ǥ • Ǥ Ǥ • ȋȌ PROPYLENE GLYCOL. • ǡ • ȋȌ ǯ Ǥ • • Ȁ ǤǤ ǡ • ǡ Ǥ • ǡ ǯ Ǥ ǡǯ Ǥ Ǥ ơ Dz dz ǯ Ǥ ǡ Ǥ ȋ Ȍ If you suspect that your pet has been poisoned ANTIFREEZE Ǥ with this substance, WHAT IS IT? SYMPTOMS AND TYPES it’s essential they see ͛͘ a vet urgently. Ǥ ͙͚ǣ ǡ Ǥ • • STAGE ONE Ǥǯ • ǡ Ǧ Within 30 minutes ȋȌ ‘DRUNK’ ǯǤ • Ǥ • ǡ STAGE TWO • Within 12 hours WHAT’S IN IT? • ƪ Kidney Crystals • Kidney Failure Ǥ ȋȌ STAGE THREE ǫ ͙͚͚͜ ȋȌǣ Ǥ DEATH.... ǡǤ ȋȌ Ǥ ȋ Ȍ Ǥ Ǥǡ ȋǦ ƪ ǯ Ǥ Ȍ ǡ ǡǡǡ Ǥ Ǣ Ǣ ͚͟͡͞ Ǥ Issue 15/03 7 Flash Cats 1953: THE JOAN THOMPSON TOUR "This issue of the Newsletter is dominated by the announcement of the greatest Ǧ and most important event that has ǡ ever happened to the Cat Fancy of this ǡƤ Dominion. Mrs. JOAN THOMPSON is Ǥ really coming ... " OUTBOUND ̹ ȋǡ͙͛͡͝Ȍ ͙͚͡͝ Ǥ ȋ ǡǡ ǡǦ Ȍ ǡ ̹̹Ƥǡ Ǥ ̹ Ǥ ǡǦ ̹ ǡ ơ ǡ ͙͛ ǤǤǤ Ǥ Ǥ Ǥ ͙͜Ǧ ȋ ȋǡ Ȍǡ ̹ ͙͛͡͝Ȍ ȋ͙͞Ȍ Ƥ͋͘͘͜ ǡȋ͙͡Ȍ Ǥ Ǥ ͙͟ Ǧ͙͋͘͝ ȋ͚͛Ȍ ǣ ̺ơǤ Ǥ ȋ͚͡Ȍ Ǥ Ƥ Ǧ Ǥ ȋ͟Ȍ ǡ ǤǤǤ̺ Ǥ ͙̹͛͡͝ ̹ NEW ZEALAND ͙͋͛͘ AUSTRALIA ͟Ǧƪ ȋ͙͙Ȍ Ǥ ǣ ȋ͙͛Ȍ ǡ Ȁ "To those who have not assisted so far, I Ǥ would renew the appeal to share in this ơǤ̺ ȋ Ȍ Ǥ ǡǡ͙͞Ǥ ƤǢ ͜ ǡ ǡ ǡ ͙͚͘͡ Ǥ ͙͚͡͝ ̹ ǣ ǦǤ ȋ Ǥ "Mrs Thompson's assignment is a breath- ̹ Ȍ ơ Ƥ in the history of the Cat Fancy since it ȋ͚͚͚͛Ȍ͚͘͟ ǡ ͡ involves sea and air journeys of well over Ƥ͟Ǥ 25,000 miles." ͙͛͡͝Ǥ ͚͘͘Ǥȋ ǡ Ȍ Flash Cats 8 Issue 15/03 www.nzcf.com ̹ ǡ Ǧ ȋ Ǥ ǡ̹ ȌǦ ͡͝Ǥ͛͘ ǣ ̺ Ǥ Ǥ̺ ǣ ȋ͚͚ Ȍ Ǧ "A little single-engined plane Ǧ with seating for only six passengers awaited us. We hurtled over the grass runway Ǥ Ǧơ Lyn and Bon Moran Ǥ and what the plane lacked in ȋ size it made up in noise and ȋ͚͚ Ȍ vibration.