15/02/2026
Dear breeders, I have news for you about the ongoing recognition process for corin (sunshine) in Neva Masquerade cats.
We have fulfilled the show and pedigree requirements.
The FIFe Judges and Standards Commission as well as the Breeding and Registration Commission have all the documents available and have already started checking them.
I would like to thank all breeders and exhibitors who participated in the corin recognition process and who supported us.
Show certificates from a total of 14 Neva Masquerade cats that were judged at least twice at FIFe shows have been presented to the commissions.
These cats participated in cat shows in Sweden, Norway and the Netherlands.
An extra big thank you to Marie Stridh with 3 cats from SE*Tant Piggelins, that made it possible to have at least 4 cats with IC/IP before February 28, 2026. But a total of 5 cats from her breeding parcipipated!
There are 3 cats that achieved the IC title in the preliminary color group 7. Here they are:
IC JCH KCH SE*Tant Piggelins Sigrid from owner and breeder Marie Stridh from Sweden, February 14, 2026
IC Jiro Touch of Love CZ, born in the Czech republic, but lives and competes in Sweden with owner Veronica Andersson with cattery SE*Millantorps, January 11, 2026
IC JCH SE*Tant Piggelins Sune from breeder Marie Stridh, but lives with me in Norway with cattery NO*Thaw Hearts, January 10, 2026
And we have one cat that achieved the IP title in the preliminary color group 7:
IP GIC SE*Tant Piggelins Maja, mother of Sigrid, Sune, Sixten snd Ninni with owner Isabell Larsson and breeder Marie Stridh, February 14, 2026
In addition, I have sent 19 re-registered or newly registered Neva Masquerade corin pedigrees to the commissions.
The 4 cats that are now IC/IP cannot compete until the variant is approved, but corin (sunshine) cats in class 7-12 can still participate in NEM group 7.
Work is ongoing to DNA test for sunshine, register litters correctly and re-register cats that have the wrong EMS code.
Together, we breeders must contribute to the best interests of the breed, so that exhibitors are not stopped by judges at shows because we have not done our job.
Now we all in BC NEM hope that the variant will be approved at GA FIFé May 28-29, 2026 and that all cats with the variant will be returned to the groups for their base color at shows as soon as possible.