Southern British Shorthair Cat Club

31/12/2024

17/12/2024

To all our lovely members and future ones too 🍾and , actually, to anyone who knows us 🥂

Jane, Sue, Jan, Eleanor, Caroline, Shelagh , Kit, Kelli and Lynne 🍾

Sue Dalton-Hobbs
Jan Bradley
Caroline Roberts
Kelli Bickerton
Lynne Bull
British Shorthair Cats Stonemarr

13/12/2024

WARNING FOR CAT OWNERS

With winter well underway please be aware of the danger of anti freeze to your pet. Even licking paws after walking through a spillage on your garage floor can be fatal.

Please read the article issued by RCVS/CP below for more info.

“Keep cats away from snow globes, Cats Protection warns:

Consuming ethlylene glycol can cause cats to suffer kidney failure or death.Snow globes contain anti-freeze, which is lethal to cats.

Cats Protection has warned cat owners to keep their pets away from snow globes this Christmas.

The charity says that the liquid in the ornaments, which are attractive to cats, can be lethal if ingested.

Snow globes contain ethylene glycol, also known as anti-freeze, which is used to create the effect of snow falling. However, if ingested by cats, it can cause kidney failure and death.

Cats may consume ethylene glycol either from drinking it directly or licking it off their fur when grooming.

Even the slightest crack can cause ethylene glycol to seep out of a snow globe and Cats Protection is asking cat owners to place snow globes far away from their pets.

Ethylene glycol is also found in car screenwashes and de-icer sprays, and so motorists are also asked to be vigilant. Motorists should clean up any spillages after use or consider using options without anti-freeze.

Spillages of anti-freeze can often cause the death of outdoor cats, as with the case of Nelson.

After going outside on a cold day, Nelson returned to his home seeming unstable. He lost his footing when he ran in the kitchen and landed on his left side.

Following his fall, Nelson was clearly struggling to get back up. He appeared to be in shock, with his eyes wide open and his pupils large.

Nelson was carried to the sofa where he fell asleep, but he did not appear to be any better when he woke up. On veterinary advice, Nelson was rushed into surgery.

He went into acute renal failure and later had to be euthanised.

Alison Richards, chief veterinary officer for Cats Protection, said: “We would urge everyone to take great care with any products containing anti-freeze. It is so devastating to lose a pet, especially when it can be so easily avoided.

“Store anti-freeze products well away from cats and supervise your cat if they want to play with any other sorts of Christmas decorations so that they don’t swallow or get injured by glass, metal or plastic.”

Image © Cats Protection

06/12/2024

Members !

We’ve recently started our own Studs page for our members to advertise free as part of their membership fee.

If you’d like an entry ? Contact :
[email protected]

This is a members page to advertise their proven British Shorthair Stud cats.

08/11/2024

If there are any club members exhibiting at South West British Shorthair Cat Club
Saturday ?

Let Sue Dalton-Hobbs know so we can share any photos taken on here !

Feel free to tag us Southern British Shorthair Cat Club

Sue will also be videoing the OBIS!

Thx




Bradley Stoke Leisure Centre

01/11/2024

Breeder Alert!

Maximum age for breeding queens...

Our October council report is now live on our website! 🔍

This report speaks about important updates to policies, elections, The Supreme and much more.

We would like to draw attention to our new 🚨 BREEDER ALERT 🚨 -

An upper age limit has been set for breeding females. Most queens (almost 99%) have been retired from breeding by their 8th birthday. It was agreed that this should be fixed as the limit except for exceptional circumstances. Breeders will be able to ask the Board for dispensation with a brief explanation of why the female is still required for breeding and a statement of her breeding history. This will give another two years taking the queen to her tenth birthday as the absolute limit. It was agreed that by the time of the next meeting there would have been a review of the breeding age for stud cats. There were comments that the lifestyle of some breeding males was not ideal.

You can read the full report here - https://tinyurl.com/38nkadwb 💻

21/10/2024

So proud of our committee member gaining this fabulous award 🥇 as there were a great deal of kittens and of a very wide variety of breeds across the GCCF sections.
👏👏👏


GCCF Supreme Cat Show


British Shorthair Cats Stonemarr

16/08/2024

🏷️ NATIONAL CHECK THE CHIP DAY! 🏷️

Today is the day that reminds pet owners of the importance of microchipping their furry friends and ensuring their microchip information is up to date!

Have you checked your cat's microchip details recently? It's always good to double check all details are up to date and relevant in case of an emergency! 🚨

Read more about microchipping and the law here - https://tinyurl.com/mr38hn4m

31/07/2024

Hello Chaps!

I thought as some of you are not GCCF Council delegates, you might want to keep yourselves up to date with what went on at Council in June.

The BLH had their request for the Gems codes to be included for the variant Bi Colour Group, 01, 02, 03. So the "shorthairs" in these patterns can be shown in with BSH's.

This is a report, not minutes, by Jen Lacey, done in her own time.

08/07/2024

Breeder friends ..

Calling all cat breeders! 🐈

Join the Online Cat Breeder Conference 2024 for two days of amazing lectures on July 13th and August 17th. 🗓️ This virtual event dives deep into feline genetics, behavior (including conflict resolution and kitten socialization), neonatal care, and more!

Learn from feline medicine leaders like Dr. Leslie Lyons, Dr. Sam Taylor, Dr. Ilona Rodan, Dr. Petra Cerna, Adriana Kajon, Sarah Ellis, and Linda Ryan. 🤩

Don't miss this incredible opportunity to expand and improve your breeding program.

🔗 Register now via https://tinyurl.com/39w3cb3n !

This post has been posted on behalf of Crazy Cat Vet - all questions should be directed towards [email protected]

05/07/2024

Were delighted that we can now offer our Club Members an entry onto the new "Studs Page"

This is a new offering and will be marketed so if you are a paid up member of the Club, click the link and follow the instructions...

If you 'd like to join us and get this benefit?
use the members page to join.

https://www.southernbritishshorthaircatclub.com/bshstuds


British Shorthair Cats Stonemarr
Southern British Shorthair Cat Club
GCCF Show Support for Exhibitors
Sheephouse British shorthair

This is a members page to advertise their proven British Shorthair Stud cats.

01/07/2024

Council Update for the Blh variant being able to be exhibited in the Bsh classes.

The Bi colour group in the BSH have 01, 02 & 03 of course. The BLH 03 variant which is the Shorthaired equivalent wasn’t able to be exhibited in the Bsh classes as the Blh used only 03.

Now, the variant shorthair cat can be exhibited in the BSH 01, 02 or 03 classes. Approved by a huge majority of Delegates in Saturday GCCF Council.

Do ensure your Blh variants are registered correctly using the correct appropriate Bsh bi colour code.

So. If you have a randomly patched cat with at least 2/3rd white and the patches are surrounded by white ? It’s Blh v 02.

If you have a very high white van patterned cat that conforms to the 01 Bsh Sop register as Blh v 01.

Sue

Northern British Longhair & Shorthair Cat Club ~ GCCF

25/06/2024

Sensible advice here
Lets add
- water bowls outside too

The sun is shining all over the UK at the moment, and not only are we enjoying it, but our feline friends are too!

But how do we keep them safe during this hot weather? Here are just a few tips! ⬇️

☀️ Put a fan on indoors to keep the air circulating
☀️ Provide lots of shady spots for them if they like going outside
☀️ Encourage them to stay indoors when the sun is at its warmest (usually between 10am and 3pm)
☀️ Keep their water bowl topped up with fresh water

More information can be seen on websites such as Cats Protection, Blue Cross and PDSA! 🔗

24/06/2024

Big shout out to my newest top fans! 💎

Bold Bears

Thankyou for your interaction !

24/06/2024

Welcome to Eleanor Gray of the very well known Stonemarr Prefix in Southern British Shorthair Cat Club to the Committee.

Eleanor has already given the Committee an idea around a new studs page which we are now creating...

Watch this space!

British Shorthair Cats Stonemarr

30/05/2024

At the very recent AGM I was asked to explain what happens in the Council meetings.

Here are the papers the club delegates need to read prior to the meeting. Click the link.

This is an Election meeting too for spaces on the Board and other standing committees.

Scroll down to see June 29th meeting Agenda and documents.
Thanks
Sue

Comments on the previous minutes are asked to be forwarded to GCCF at [email protected] well in advance of the meeting to allow response or correction before the meeting thus allowing the maximum time for ordinary business.