THE SEAL POINT SIAMESE CAT CLUB

  THE BREEDERS FORUM

     promoting best practice in breeding

First established in 2002, as a platform to provide the very best of  

veterinary, welfare and behavioural information to breeders.

The Forum is offered free of charge to all  breeders, regardless of their chsen breed,  in the interest of

 promoting best practice,and offers access to cutting edge information from expert speakers,

and opportunity to exchange information and benefit from shared experience.

(Forum: noun;  an assembly or meeting place,  for the discussion of questions of public interest)

The Forum has grown from strength to strength, and is endorsed by both the

Governing Council of the Cat Fancy and the Feline Advisory Bureau

What do breeders say about the Forum?

Comments from Forum 2010 

"thank you for a splendid day yesterday - which was a great success all round"

                                             "Lovely venue. I too can't wait for the next one as I learnt such a lot"

"I would like to congratulate everybody for the excellent forum that I attended yesterday -  absolutely excellent!"

                                  "Wonderful event!"

The Breeders Forum attracts support from highly respected

professionals in the field of feline medecine. In 2010 we welcomed our new Patron

Professor Danièlle A. Gunn-Moore

BSc BVM&S PhD FHEA MACVSc MRCVS, RCVS Specialist in Feline Medicine

and also a new Vice-President,  

expert in the field of Feline Behaviour

             Vicky Halls

The Forum is normally held on alternate years

Forum 2010 was held on Sunday 18th July and considered the changing needs, and systems, of older cats.

Thanks to the continuing support of the FAB we

welcomed two lecturers from the University of Bristol

 Veterinary School -

 FAB Feline Resident Rachel Korman

and Fort Dodge Felive Scholar

Samantha Taylor

(her final engagement before the arrival of baby!)  

The support of the GCCF allowed us to intrduce a

 discussion of the new Breeding Policy, ably

explained by author of the document and member of

 Executive, Steve Crow

We were also pleased to welcome Lucy Brett from Ceva,who

demonstrated her knowledge of feline behaviour in an

 entertaining talk on problems familiar to

many breeders! 

Chairman of Governing Council

John Hansson

&

SPSCC Vice-Chairman

Jane Alexander

entertained the audience

The SPSCC Breeders Forum are indebted to

our sponsors

who enable us to continue this work

 and to long standing supporters of the

Breeders Forum initiative

and also to those who kindly offered their

 support to Forum 2010

and additional supporters whose contribution helped to make the day special but who orefer to remain anonymous

                                       ....highlight of the day  

           the Parade of Fabulous Felines

All breed judge Anne Gregory

awards her "Forum Favourite"

a very popular choice of the most

 mature

 cat with us on the day

 the beautiful,and beautifully cared for

17 year old!!

(13 c 1 )

owned and bred by Jane Izzard

Photographs courtesy of Elisabeth Stark