CARAMIA EXOTICS

 conCATulations VINNETU!!!

MALTA'S 1ST EVER TICA SUPREME GRAND CHAMPION!!!

SGC Kis Herbas Vinnetu of Caramia

Gained his SUPREME GRAND CHAMPION title at the TICA International Show held by the Malta Cat Club,

Feb 7th 2010.  Attaining well over the required 3000 points plus 3 x BEST CATS!!

BEST CAT SHORTHAIR - Pascal Remy (France)

BEST CAT  SHORTHAIR- Jean Marc Lagarde (France)

BEST CAT SHORTHAIR - Irene Van Belsen (Netherlands)

4th BEST CAT  ALL BREED - Pascal Remy (France)

3rd BEST CAT  ALL BREED - Jean Marc Lagarde (France)

4th BEST CAT ALL BREED - Irene Van Belsen (Netherlands)

We are so proud of our big teddy bear ))

Here he is....our dream boy has finally arrived!

We proudly present our new import from Sweden ...S*Taragona's M.Knopfler of Caramia .....aka 'CHALKY'

This stunning WHITE EXOTIC SHORTHAIR is really a dream come true...having enjoyed showing our White Persians in the past, which will always be close to my heart, we are truly thrilled to have once again whites in our home :0 Not only is this white teddy bear incredibly GORGEOUS....he also has the most wonderful character, soo playful and always purring. Thank you Marika for giving us the opportunity to have such a fabulous boy in our home xxxxxxxxxxxxx

3RD HIGHEST SCORING KITTEN IN SHOW!!

Last weekend we participated in the 1st ever CFA show to be held in Malta, hosted by the Malta Cat Society.

Never having shown with CFA before we took along one of our Home Bred kittens, 'Caramia Secret Celebrity', a pretty little Blue Tabby Exotic Longhair.

Our little baby did very well despite being the youngest Longhair kitten in show at only 4mths old, amongst very strong competition from a high quality kitten class, including 7 recent imports.

9TH BEST KITTEN ALL BREED - Jan Rogers (USA)

4TH BEST KITTEN ALL BREED - Micheal Schleissner (Germany)

5TH BEST KITTEN ALL BREED - Irina Kharchenko (Russia)

5TH BEST KITTEN ALL BREED - Irina Tokmakova (Russia)

BEST TABBY DIVISION

Not bad for an ELH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This little girl hopefully has an exciting show career ahead of her, following in the footsteps of her father, QGC Kis Herbas Vinnetu of Caramia, BEST OVERALL CAT IN SHOW only a few weeks ago at the TICA International!

Congratulations to our big 'Teddy Bear', Blue Silver Tabby Exotic Shorthair, 'Vinnetu' for winning

BEST OVERALL CAT IN SHOW!!

at the 3rd TICA International Show held by the Malta Cat Club, 25th October 2009.   

Vinnetu was the only cat representing CARAMIA EXOTICS at this event and he really did us proud amongst very tough competition in the Championship class!

1st BEST CAT ALL BREED - Massimo Picardello (TICA AB Judge, Italy)

1st BEST CAT SPECIALITY - Massimo Picardello (TICA AB Judge, Italy)

1st BEST CAT ALL BREED - Marie France-Dendauw (TICA AB Judge, France)

2nd BEST CAT ALL BREED - Marie France-Dendauw (TICA AB Judge, France)

BEST OVERALL CAT IN SHOW!

Now a QUADRUPLE GRAND CHAMPION, this 5 year Exotic Shorthair, from the renowed cattery 'Kis Herbas', is simply outstanding - tremendous boning and a very sweet nature - we love him to bits!!!!!!!!!! 

We were also presented our MCC NATIONAL AWARDS on the day for the 2008/9 show season..

BEST CAT OF THE YEAR - TGC Svajone's Darling of Fortune of Caramia

2nd BEST CAT OF THE YEAR - QGC Kis Herbas Vinnetu of Caramia

Many thanks to the Malta Cat Club for putting on another GREAT SHOW. 

BEAUTIFUL venue at Monte Kristo Estates, FANTASTIC atmosphere with many Cat Friends and FABULOUS CATS !!

For the 1st Time in the history of the local Cat Fancy, a total of 15 Maltese owned Cats obtained Regional & International Awards with the prestigious International Cat Association (TICA)!!!

No less than 4 of these Award Winners were exhibited by CARAMIA EXOTICS!

Our Cattery scooped 3 INTERNATIONAL Awards, 4 REGIONAL Awards & NATIONAL BEST CAT OF THE YEAR!! 

An article features on the National News page of todays Times, 9th October, 2009, picturing our Triple Grand Champion Svajone's Darling-Of-Fortune of Caramia, MALTA'S BEST CAT OF THE YEAR 2008/9!!

Watch 'PINK PANTHER' - a new pet programme on Super 1 TV presented by Nevise Borg Caligari.

Our Exotic Shorthair kitten 'Caramia Next Top Model', features on the 2nd Episode,

FRIDAY 16TH OCTOBER, with a repeat on Saturday at 11.30am.

  This adorable kitten is now living with Sana & family in Doha, QATAR.

Tune in to find out more about the Exotic Breed!!!

  Thanks to Nevise & MCC for inviting us on the programme   Show starts 9th October.

We are very proud to announce that our cats have now recieved 3 prestigious INTERNATIONAL BEST OF COLOUR AWARDS from The International Cat Association for 2009!!

Our two magnificent imports, TGC Kis Herbas Vinnetu and TGC Svajone's Darling-Of-Fortune, plus our home bred girl CH Caramia Love Potion...the 1st & ONLY 'MALTA BORN' CAT TO RECIEVE AN INTERNATIONAL AWARD!!!

'Darling' is also MALTAS BEST CAT OF THE YEAR, as the top scoring Maltese Cat Internationally this season!

After already receiving 4 REGIONAL BEST of COLOUR AWARDS we are over the moon with the acheivements of our 3 silver beauties in our 1st show season with TICA!

Thanks once again to the breeders for entrusting us with these wonderful cats - they have been a pleasure to show )

Full season results are listed below:

TGC Kis Herbas Vinnetu of Caramia

TICA Interntional Award:

BEST BLUE SILVER CLASSIC TABBY EXOTIC OF THE YEAR 2009!

TICA Regional Awards:

BEST OF COLOUR EUROPE SOUTH REGION

PLACED 4th BEST EXOTIC SOUTHERN EUROPE!!

& 25th BEST SHORTHAIR CAT IN SOUTHERN EUROPE!!

National Award:

MALTA'S BEST SHORTHAIR CAT

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TGC Svajones Darling-Of-Fortune of Caramia

TICA International Award:

BEST BLUE SILVER CLASSIC TABBY PERSIAN OF THE YEAR 2009!

TICA Regional Award:

BEST OF COLOUR EUROPE SOUTH REGION

National Awards:

MALTA'S BEST CAT OF THE YEAR,

BEST LONGHAIR & BEST FEMALE ALLBREED !!

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CH Caramia Love Potion

TICA International Award:

BEST BLUE SILVER CLASSIC TABBY/WHITE PERSIAN OF THE YEAR 2009!

TICA Regional Award

BEST OF COLOUR EUROPE SOUTH REGION

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GRC Almerians Party Squad of Caramia

TICA Regional Award:

BEST OF COLOUR EUROPE SOUTH REGION

Its Official!!!!  Our cats have managed to win 4 Regional BEST OF COLOUR Awards in our first show season with TICA!!!  I wish to Thank all the Judges that thought so highly of our cats to use them in their Finals. 

We are very proud to annouce that our cattery has now qualified as a

TICA OUTSTANDING CATTERY,the highest standard awarded by TICA!!  

During a recent Cattery Evalution we surpassed the standards required for cattery facillities, our cats well being, and ethical breeding practices.

Our Scotty stars in the latest issue of International Magazine TICA Trend (Dec08/Jan09)!  It is a real honour to have our Grand Champion Almerians Party Squad of Caramia selected as a TICA 'Trendsetter' in recognition of his accomplishments - Earning his Grand Champion title and Best Cat Overall at the 1st Ever TICA Show in Malta!!.  He is the first Cat from the Maltese Islands to feature in this International publication!