Deb Metz plays with Boca Grande, a female Ocicat, at the media preview of the 2006 CFA-Iams Cat Championships in New York October 11, 2006. The competition will be held October 14-15 at Madison Square Garden in New York. REUTERS/Eric Thayer (UNITED STATES) 

Deb Metz plays with Boca Grande, a female Ocicat, at the media preview of the 2006 CFA-Iams Cat Championships in New York October 11, 2006. The competition will be held October 14-15 at Madison Square Garden in New York. REUTERS/Eric Thayer (UNITED STATES) 

Tom Tom and 18-month-old Chocolate Spotted Ocicat and winner of the 2003 Best in Show is held by Roger Brown at the preview of the annual cat show show in New York, October 6, 2004. The Cat Show New York will be held this weekend with more than 40 feline breeds and 25,000 devoted cat lovers. 

Tom Tom and 18-month-old Chocolate Spotted Ocicat and winner of the 2003 Best in Show is held by Roger Brown at the preview of the annual cat show show in New York, October 6, 2004. The Cat Show New York will be held this weekend with more than 40 feline breeds and 25,000 devoted cat lovers. REUTERS/Chip East CME