This show will be run in accordance with TICA Show & Registration Rules. Copies of these rules may be obtained from the TICA website (www.tica.org/eo.htm) or from the TICA Executive Office. The address is: TICA, PO Box 2684, Harlingen, TX 78551. Phone: (956) 428-8046, Fax: 956-428-8047, Email: ticaeo@xanadu2.net

Kittens must be 4 calendar months (not 16 weeks) of age in order to compete in the show. To compete on Saturday, kittens must have been born on or before August 4, 2004; to compete on Sunday, kittens must have been born on or before August 5, 2004.

Your cat or kitten does not have to be registered in TICA to compete in its first TICA show. However, it must be registered for second and subsequent shows in order to claim titles and to earn points towards TICA's Annual Awards.

Check-in will be from 8:00 - 9:30 AM Saturday and 8:30 AM on Sunday. Judging will begin promptly at 10:00 AM Saturday and 9:00 AM Sunday. Advertised hours are 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM each day. Exhibitors must request permission from the show manager, Dave Horne, to leave the show hall before 5:00 PM.

This is a non-vetted show. Every cat that enters the show hall must conform to normally accepted health requirements and be up-to-date on its vaccinations. Front and back claws must be clipped. Cats from households with contagious or infectious illnesses within the last 21 days are ineligible for entry. Cats with suspected contagious or infectious illness or with parasites will be removed from the show hall.

Cats co-owned by members of two different households are eligible for the "second" and "third and additional" discounts only if a Xerox copy of the cat's TICA registration accompanies the cat's entry. The registration must show the names of both co-owners. (If you are entering such a cat via the Internet, you must fax or mail a Xerox copy of the registration to the entry clerk in order to receive these discounts.)

A single cage is 21" tall, 21" deep, and 21" wide. A double cage is 21" tall, 21" deep, and 45" wide. The top, floor, sides, and back of the cage must be covered. Per TICA rules, only one cat or two kittens per single cage, and two cats or four kittens per double cage. Each entry is entitled to a single cage. If you enter two cats, you get two single cages which can be easily converted into a double cage. To get a double cage for a single entry, you must order and pay for an additional half cage.

You may bring your own cage. The following restrictions apply to personal cages:

• If you plan to use a personal cage for a single entry, you must purchase an additional half cage space, even if your personal cage is a "single cage size". (Single entries are entitled to half of a standard wire double cage. Another exhibitor's cat would normally be benched in the other half of that wire cage. However, with a personal cage, the wire cage would be taken down, leaving no cage to contain the other exhibitor's cat.)
• Personal cages deeper than 21" will not be permitted. This is because our cages are set on stanchions and 21-inch deep plywood, and a cage deeper than 21" will encroach on the space of the exhibitor benched behind you.
• If your personal cage is wider than 45", you must purchase a grooming space to accommodate the additional width.

Show management may have to disallow grooming tables or grooming carts that protrude into the aisle to conform with fire code regulations.

Exhibition/sale cages are $40. These are double cages and available to exhibitors only. You must complete an entry form for each kitten or cat for sale or on exhibition; per TICA rules, no cat or kitten will be allowed in the show hall if it is not listed in the catalog. There will be absolutely no sales allowed from carriers. To be allowed in the show hall, kittens must be 3 calendar months old. For this show, kittens must have been born on or before October 17, 2008 in order to be permitted in the show hall. Please be prepared to produce a copy of the TICA litter registration as proof of age. If you cannot produce the litter registration at the show, you will be required to remove the kittens from the show hall. These rules will be strictly enforced.

Household Pets over 8 months of age must be altered (neutered or spayed). Household Pets from 4 to 8 months old are entered in the Household Pet Kitten class and can be either altered or unaltered. Kittens must be 4 calendar months (not 16 weeks) of age to be shown; for this show, kittens must have been born on or before September 17, 2008 (September 18, 2008 for Sunday-only entries). (Please contact the entry clerk if you are not sure how to describe your cat's color, or if you have any questions about how to fill out the entry form).