Introduction
With the new year of 2023, "What You Don't Know About ..." is going to take a tangential turn to examine CFA's rarest and newest breeds. A peek at the Khao Manee, Lykoi, and Toybob are planned for future editions of Cat Talk throughout the year.
The LaPerm was ranked at forty-fourth most popular by CFA in 2018, our last "normal year," as stated by James Simbro, CFA's Systems Administrator. Upon investigation and research, finding breeders and owners for e-interviews and candid pictures has been challenging.
This writer has been with CFA since 2000 and has never seen a LaPerm other than a picture in breed books. When judges were queried, many had not seen a LaPerm since attending the Breed Awareness program, which trains new judges. "I think I've only judged two in fifteen years of judging ... a beautiful one in Australia, and just recently another in Finland," stated Teresa Keiger, Cat Talk Editor-in-Chief. Bethany Colilla, a judge since 2017, had the privilege of judging two in November 2022, and she was not just surprised at seeing the LaPerm in the Parkville, Maryland show hall, but excited to be able to judge a breed that is so rare. Veteran Judge Loretta Baugh, who has been a judge since 1965, reported that she has seen LaPerms in Regions 1, 4, and 8. "I've seen more overseas, with very few in the continental United States," said Loretta. Iris Zinck, a twenty-year veteran CFA judge, stated, "They are so rare in my area, I believe I have only ever judged three, and I barely remember the first two-I think they were kittens. The third, however, was an adult, and a very striking one."
A Little History, If You Please!
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Checklist For What to Look For in Your Club's Next Show Venue
Show Manager To Ring One, Please
Tonkinese
When You're Well and Truly Tonked
AVOIDING The Kitten Fear Period
Young kittens seem fearless.4 As soon as those eyes open and they can get their legs under them, they are off to see the world if their mama and humans let them.
No Milk For You!
Milk Issues and Kittens
Fostering Kittens
When asked if I would be interested in fostering a queen and her eight newborn kittens, I volunteered without question.
Do You present ? Polish! OR DO YOU
IT’S ALL IN THE DETAILS!
No Kitten! Cats Are Part of the Military!
Felines have graced the decks of boats and ships back nearly to the beginning of time, roaming freely on passenger ships, war vessels, and merchant schooners, keeping vermin at bay.
Feline Summer Movie Fun!
School is almost OUT! Huzzah! But raindrops are plunking against the window, the amusement and water parks haven’t opened yet, camping is out, and roasted hot dogs and S’mores are another month away.
Kittens Are Special...
...and so are some of the show rules for them:
Genetic Pleiotropy and the Risks in Breeding Recessive Mutations
Nearly everyone loves what’s rare and unique. A slight defect in the minting process of a coin can create a demand and a value well beyond the face value of the coin. The coin is functionally no different than its perfectly minted counterpart, but its scarcity and uniqueness alone make it more desirable than the rest.
