Cat Fancy: Felines on the catwalk

With doe-eyed ‘stud boys’ and hissing ‘breeding queens’ ruling the roost, the RDS rivalled Dublin’s legendary gay nightclub, The George when it hosted the inaugural TICA Magnifikatz cat show with six international judges throwing their eye over 117 moggies. Most were armed with ostentatious cages a Russian trophy wife could settle down in.

There was even a prize for best dressed cat: an array of breeds held aloft looking like furry, abased drag queens, scowling, their whiskered heads peeking out from velour, denim, sequins and frills.

Most of the cats had endured a few days grooming before the event. From a wash and blow dry, to getting their nails done (so they didn’t fillet the judges), certain breeds had their coat sprayed and ‘talced’ to add lustre to their natural color.