welcome 2 the club..

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Pedigree cats (such as Persians, Maine Coons, Ragdols and many more) are pedigree by generations. When you buy a pedigree, the cat breeder will give you the cert upon signing the agreement or upon receiving money from you. The cert owner name will be changed to your name as the rightful owner of the cat.

If the seller (like in your case) told you that the cats are "pedigree" but didn’t give you anything, 99% chances are; you have been conned. Usually, cats with certificates are sold directly by the cat's breeder, not through any pet shops (I said usually.. ).

Certificate that I was talking about is not a self printed paper or a vet medical card. The cert must come from either a local registered association (such as FSM) governs by CFA, TICA, FIFE (any few others) or from CFA, TICA, FIFE themselves with SERIAL NUMBER. There are few other cat registry associations but these 3 are well known in Malaysia. If somebody sell you cats with "certificate" and you don’t know whether the cert is valid or not, you can ask people in here by scanning the certificate. I have seen many "TIPU" certs in my life.

If your cats’ don’t have certificates from their mother and father, there is no way for you to get certificates. Pedigrees as I mention are "pedigree" from many generations - mak - bapak - datuknenek dari mak and bapak - moyang dari mak dan bapak. (if mak - bapak - datuknenek dari mak and bapak - moyang dari mak dan bapak ada certificate, that means you cats are pedigree)

All pedigree cats generation can be easily traced. Their certificates must have details of themselves and a "pedigree bloodline" which is a separate paper of the cert to show you their generations.

The cerita is amat panjang, hopefully others can add on.

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If you think I am a human, you are DEAD wrong because.. Im a domesticated shorthair cat who went to school!

My Boys:- Trey Joshua Jay (DLH); Leroy Allen Jay (MCO); William Henry Jay (MCO)

first of all, thanks for all your support..

that means each n every one of you..for welcoming me into this wonderful world of cats..for helping me to understands my cats..

dear jay..
jangan lah marah eh..if i asked u too many question bout cats.. i love cats..before i got my DSLH, i used to jaga local stray cats with my late grandma..she taught me to care about the cats..whether they're stray or not..so, i'm not used to take care of DSLH..but before this, i got a BIRMAN from a local breeder..of course takde cert sebab the owner tak nak buat..mahal die cakap..the parents ade cert la..that's why he told me that the cat is a birman..the owner taknak jage n nak let go all of the cats..jual pade sape2 yg interested lah..so i pun at that time memang tak paham pasal cert-cert ni..terus aje beli..that was about 11yrs back then lah..so GUBA (the birman) stays with me for almost 2 yrs..then he got kidnapped..i was so frustated n terus tak mau beli lagi yg mahal-mahal ni..(the birman i bought for RM500)..untill recently last november, i got the DSLH that was soo cute (at that time..now lagilah cute n besar..) for RM600/each..i thought it's ok if the cats are without cert..if i wanted to enter them in a show, then how lah?

Of course it is ok even if your cats dont have certificates. What's important is you love them.

For cats without certificates, they can participate in cat shows but will be under "Household category". It is a category for DLH/DSH cats, usually showed for fun. There will be no points given or merit such as Championship etc.

In household, all cats with different colors, different body sizes, long or shorthair are competing without using any specific requirements or guidelines.

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If you think I am a human, you are DEAD wrong because.. Im a domesticated shorthair cat who went to school!

My Boys:- Trey Joshua Jay (DLH); Leroy Allen Jay (MCO); William Henry Jay (MCO)