Jill Archibald coaxes Dreamie, a Japanese Bobtail show cat, on the Feline Agility Competition course at the Cat Fanciers' Association show in New York October 14, 2007. REUTERS/Chip East (UNITED STATES) 

Tess, a Japanese Bobtail cat, jumps through a hoop during a media preview for The Cat Fanciers' Association 5th Annual CFA-Iams Cat Championship in New York October 10, 2007. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton (UNITED STATES) 

An American Bobtail cat is seen during an international feline beauty contest in Bucharest, Romania, April 1, 2006. Cats of many different breeds from Bulgaria, Serbia, Croatia, Ukraine and Romania participated in the exhibition. REUTERS/Bogdan Cristel 

A Japanese Bobtail cat (C) sleeps between two Egyptian Maus during the preview of the third Annual Cat Fanciers' Association-IAMS Cat Championship in New York October 5, 2005. The show will spotlight more than 300 show cats representing the 41 pedigreed breeds recognized by the Cat Fanciers' Association. 

A Japanese Bobtail cat (C) sleeps between two Egyptian Maus during the preview of the third Annual Cat Fanciers' Association-IAMS Cat Championship in New York October 5, 2005. The show will spotlight more than 300 show cats representing the 41 pedigreed breeds recognized by the Cat Fanciers' Association. REUTERS/ Shannon Stapleton