Cat Show
FAQs
Showhall
Etiquette
What will I see at a cat show?
Every show has several judging rings - a small area where the cats where a judge will evaluate each cat before a small audience of spectators and exhibitors. In between judgings, the cats relax in the benching area - aisles of decorated cages - with their exhibitors. Elsewhere either in the showhall or just outside of it will be vendors with items for cats and cat lovers for sale.
How are the cats judged?
Each breed has a "breed standard" that describes the perfect example of that breed. The judge evauates the cats against that standard, then picks his/her best and second best of breed. After all breeds have been evaluated, that judge's 10 best cats are brought back and presented with rosettes. Each judge makes their decisions independantly of each other, so each ring is rather like a miniature show.
What do the cats win?
Rosettes and points accumulated toward various titles. Except in the rare show, there are no cash prizes.
What are the classes that the cats are judged in?
Kittens are 4 - 8 months old
Championship cats are intact cats 8 months old and older
Premiership cats are neutered/spayed cats 8 months old and older.What breeds will be there?
It depends on what breeds are entered in the show. Very rarely will all of the 41 breeds that CFA recognizes be entered in one show. A complete list of all breeds and information about them is here.
Additional information on how cat shows are conducted is on the CFA Website .... and while you are on that page, why not download a spectator's guide?