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PKD Testing
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Western England & Wales Sunday 29th March Ann Stubbs on behalf of the Southern British Shorthair Cat Club has organised a PKD testing day on Sunday 29th March 2009 at the Monnow Bridge Veterinary Surgery in Monmouth, South Wales with appointments from 10am. This event is being supported by both the Club and the Feline Advisory Bureau. The cost is £36.50 per cat (plus £3 if you wish your result to be included on the PKD Negative Register run by the FAB). The British Shorthair Breed Advisory Council strongly advises all Breeders to have their cats tested and the Club endorses this policy since this is a genetic condition which can easily be eliminated from our gene pool. For more information please contact Ann Stubbs at positively@tiscali.co.uk |
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Two Important Events For Your Diary The Southern British Shorthair Cat Club Annual Show which will be held on Saturday 7th March 2009 at the Addlestone Community Centre, Garfield Rd, Addlestone, KT15 2NJ.
The Southern British
Shorthair Cat Club
Annual General Meeting.
At our last
Committee Meeting it was
decided to hold the AGM
at the 2009 Annual Show.
The AGM will start soon
after the Show Hall has
been cleared for judging
and all members are
encouraged to attend
this important event and
why not enter a cat or
two in the Show and make
the day even more
exciting!
The Minutes from the
2008 AGM can be viewed
by clicking here and
the
AGM Agenda can be viewed
by clicking here. |
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International Virtual
Cat Show - The United
Australian Virtual Cat
Show Bushfire Appeal On Saturday 7th February 2009 the worst fires in Australia's history devastated a large region of the state of Victoria. Over 200 people died, 1800 homes were lost. Over a million wildlife were tragically lost. As animal lovers this organisation wanted to help fund the huge cost of the extensive & long term nursing of wildlife that survived back to health. A virtual show was both a logical & also fun way to raise funds so that they could do just that. For more information and how to enter your cats click here. |
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The club is holding another PKD Testing Session with support from the Feline Advisory Bureau and Martha Cannon (an experienced feline vet from the Oxford Cat Clinic) This is to be held on the morning of 1st February 2009 at the New Haw Community Centre Woodham Lane, New Haw, Addlestone, Surrey, KT15 3ND. To make an appointment to bring your cats please contact Maggie Whiteley at maggie.whiteley@mac.com This event is open to everyone with members receiving a discount off the already low rates. |
Breeder Links Are Going
The Breeder Links are being replaced with a Breeders Directory - some areas have been completed already (International, Western & Eastern) others will be completed soon! We are using the information supplied to us by members on the Membership Update Form - if you are not listed then we probably haven't had a completed form back from you - so please do fill one out now. Please note that we are only linking to Breeders Website's who have placed a link back to us on their website.
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The Annual General Meeting
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The Club's AGM will be held on the 6th April 2008 commencing at 2.30pm at the New Haw Community Centre, Woodham Lane, New Haw, Addlestone, Surrey, KT15 3ND. As usual there will be light refreshments served along with a raffle. All members are encouraged to attend as it is your chance to shape the club for the future. If you really can't attend please send your apologies to Maggie Whiteley. The minutes from the 2007 AGM can be viewed by clicking here. |
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2008 Southern British Shorthair Cat Club Show We hope you all enjoyed the Show at its new venue. General feedback on the day was extremely positive. There are many people who should be thanked for their sterling efforts, in particular and in sequence of events: Dee Marsland-Round - without Dee we wouldn't have found the fantastic venue or rosettes! |
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Supreme Cat Show - 17th November 2007
We hope all our members had a successful day. Team SBSHCC at
the Club Stand in Club Row had a very busy day generating lots of interest in the breeds we cover, interest in the Kitten List as well as a few potential new members. Many thanks go to the hard work put in by Heather Rowe, Viv Clerkin, and Maggie Whiteley who made it all happen. Thanks also
to the many members who came along to the stand - its great to see some friendly faces as well as to put some faces to names!
Membership Update As most of you should be aware we have been updating the information that the Club holds on all our Members. If you want to use the Kitten List or want to be included in the new Breeders Directory we need the "Membership Update Form" back now. You should have received a copy of the form with your AGM Paperwork and also with your Membership Card. If you don't have a copy of it then please click on the "Change Details" button on the Web Site under the Member Services Section. Results of the SBSHCC Ballot
Thank you to all the members who voted in our recent ballot (over 20% of you did - a credible response by anyone's standards). The results were as follows: New Registration Policy for British
Shorthair Cats The long talked about
amendments to the
Registration Policy for British Shorthairs has
finally been approved by GCCF Council at the June 2006 meeting.
The new policy which comes into effect for all kittens registered
from 1st October 2006. If you
have any queries in the meantime please contact our Club
Secretary,
Maggie Whiteley who will try to help or direct you to someone
who can. More On PKD
The GCCF British Shorthair Group BAC urges that all
British Shorthair Breeders should have their breeding cats tested
for the presence of PKD or the PKD Gene using the FAB approved
Scheme. PKD
Gene Test An alternative -
The Gene Test
The tests can be run on a blood sample, or on
a sample of cheek cells (known as a buccal swab) collected by
swabbing the cat's mouth. Cats
can be tested at any age, but if pre-weaning kittens are being
tested it must be done using a blood sample rather than a cheek
swab. This is because nursing kittens will have traces of the
queen's DNA in their mouth, and this could cause a false test
result. However collection of cheek swabs is significantly less
stressful for the cat, or kitten, than collection of a blood
sample, so it may be preferable to wait until the kitten is
weaned, so that testing can be done using a cheek swab.
General
Information We request that
all our members keep us up to date with the availability of
kittens. Please let either Maggie Whiteley (Tel: 020 7249 5342)
or Adrian Miller (Email: adrian@teknocat.co.uk)
as soon as any kittens you have advertised are booked. By doing
this you help keep the list current and reduce the number of
complaints that the club receives.
Resolution
For
Against
A
83 Votes (98.8%)
1 Vote (1.19%)
B
82 Votes (97.6%)
2 Votes (2.38%)
There were a total of 86 forms submitted - unfortunately two of which could not be counted (although they were both in favour of the resolutions) The ballott forms will be kept and if any one would like to view the forms they will be available at the Club's next AGM in 2008. The Committee will now decide the best way to approach GCCF Council with the proposed resolutions.
PKD is an inherited kidney disease which has become very
common in Persian cats and Exotic Shorthairs. Many cat breeders
are aware of the problem and have been taking steps to eradicate
the gene defect from their breeding lines.
Up until recently the only way of determining if a cat had PKD
was with an ultrasound scan of the kidneys. The problem with this
method is that cats had to be 10 months or older and the test
needs to be performed by a Sonographer who is fully trained in
analyzing the results. This in effect means using one of
approximately 9
Veterinary Practices who are authorised by the FAB to conduct
this screening.