Kitty Update

I went to my first cat show yesterday. It was so awesome. I've never seen so many beautiful cats. I learned so much. One breeder that I've been talking with was kind enough to take out each of her cats and go over all their good and bad points, just so I could learn to recognize them.

Allen and Drew went with me. They both really enjoyed it. I lost count of how many times I heard Drew's little excited voice say "LOOK, LOOK at that KITTY". I think he loves cats almost as much as I do. Chloe chose to stay with cousin Jamy. I bet if it had been a dog show she would have went.

I'm still looking for the right girl for Simon. I think maybe I'm being a little too picky, but I really want to get a good one, so that I can have a beautiful kitten to take to one of those shows next year. Simon measured up really well with the other cats there. I didn't see one with a better face or coat, but maybe one or two with a little stronger build. Oh well, perfection is impossible.

About a week ago I noticed some crusty stuff on Simon's tail and I was pretty sure it was ringworm; the vet confirmed it last Friday, so I've been dipping them and cleaning everything like crazy. My vet has convinced me to shave them down to make treating it easier. They are going to look so sad with out any hair, but I'd rather do that than give them oral drugs that could have bad consequences. I always thought people with nasty homes or dirty pets get ringworm, but from what I read online and with speaking to other Persian breeders; it is a rampant problem in Persians because of their long hair, and almost all catteries face it at one time (or several times), so I'll just have to suffer through that stinking lime-sulfur dip for the next couple of months and then I'll be so careful not to bring it into my home again. It is in the soil, especially pine needles, so beware. One spore can live for 14 months and then infect you. It is a fungus that lives on the keratin in your skin and hair. Okay that is enough of the yucky stuff; maybe I should have included the ringworm blurb on the Halloween entry.