question about registering a cat

I have a question about lynx point siamese. I Just today rescued this lynx point queen. The woman said she got Misty and Casper as a "breeding" pair. Misty is absolutely gorgous and I saw a pic of the male and he is even more handsome than the female.

My question is about registering cats. How does one go about it, what are the rules and how do you qualify???

Originally Posted by IloveSiamese

I have a question about lynx point siamese. I Just today rescued this lynx point queen. The woman said she got Misty and Casper as a "breeding" pair. Misty is absolutely gorgous and I saw a pic of the male and he is even more handsome than the female.

My question is about registering cats. How does one go about it, what are the rules and how do you qualify???

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The woman should have all their paperwork from when she acquired them...that would show who the dam and sire were from both the male and female. Without this...I don't know that you could register them.

Katie

I don't believe they are registered...just another should be but not moogie pair.

I am just curious as to how this registered thing works. Like how did cats become registered purebreds and how does/did people go about this?

Originally Posted by IloveSiamese

I don't believe they are registered...just another should be but not moogie pair.

I am just curious as to how this registered thing works. Like how did cats become registered purebreds and how does/did people go about this?

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Only the breeder of a cat can register it.

When a new breed is created the breeder can (in some registering bodies) may register the kittens as "non approved breed" and when the breeder can show a certain number of cats of this new breed on a cat show and can show papers on a certain number of generations the registering body might approve with the new breed.

With some breeds (such as the European Shorthair) you can have a moggie approved as a purebred if shown on a cat show and the judge think the cat fits the standard.

I've been doing a little reading on the Lynx point and this is what made me curious about the process because they are siamese mixed with a domestic something or other and same with the snowshoe. These to me, sound like moogie, but apparently they are becoming recongized by a few organizations.


I only know that this pair are very goodlooking to my eye, but I am obviously not an expert by anymeans.

I will post some pics as soon as I can.

Almost all associations will only register a cat IF you have papers from a breeder - the breeder sends in a litter registration and gets one cat registration for each of the kittens.

If you don't have that paper, I don't know of any association that would just give you a number and say its purebred. In some breeds that was possible a long time ago (such as the American Shorthair or Maine Coon) when people were developing the type to standard.

A friend of mine adopted a brown tabby from a shelter in the early 70's. She planned on showing the cat in the HHP class; however, too many judges told her it was too "pedigree" looking, so it was allowed at that time for ASH's to be registered with "parents unknown" if they fit the written standard.

But that's not allowed any more with most of the breeds. Only if its a new breed in the making would that be acceptable. Since siamese are an established breed, unless you have the registration papers, your cats cannot be registered.

I'm not too worried about getting these cats registered at all.

Plus I was reading that some associations won't but a lynx point or snowshoe in the same category as the regular point siamese. I'm not sure what that is all about.

I just find it an interesting process.