07/30/2025
GEMS – AKA The Global Egyptian Mau Society would once again like to congratulate the Egyptian Mau Breeders and Fanciers from around the globe who came to celebrate the 2024 annual Breed Club show held in conjunction with our good friends of Cat Fanciers Of Washington in Chantilly, VA.
Wow – just wow. Last year, with the help of our good friends at CFW, we began the arduous task of building it and this year…. This year, they came! We had Egyptian Mau breeders and fanciers from all over the U.S. With cats, or without, the people who have taken on the stewardship of this breed converged on Chantilly to celebrate the spotted beauties who have stolen our hearts. We had a number of new breeders who joined us as well as the stalwarts who are the foundation of this breed. Shout out to those who made such an effort to support this special event! Some old friends, and new…. All stepped up to help put on not only a phenomenal cat show, but a breed extravaganza that promoted our breed at the highest level. Just an incredible show from start to finish. No way to name them all, but kudos to all.
Once again, the summit was a success with a plethora of breed related special events including the combined breed specialty judging and the Best of the Best finals, We had no breeder presentation this year, but we conducted two Breed Focused experiences for aspiring applicants. Thank you to all who volunteered their cats and all who participated.
A million thanks to all the exhibitors who went above and beyond in bringing their Egyptian Maus, the judges who handled them so well, the fabulous members of our partner club in this venture, Cat Fanciers of Washington, and to everyone who supported the show. Special thanks to Albert Sweitzer for presenting the breed showcase and judging the stuffed animal contest in the Education Ring and to Benji Edwards for all his hard work coordinating the wonderful speakers that kept the education ring hopping all day long. Liz Watson, Sharon Roy, Helen Edwards, Dilka and Diana Slivinski were powerhouses on “front of the house”. They worked the welcome booth, and fundraising for Kidz4Katz. Sharon and Liz provided endless hours of hands-on fun with a parade of beautiful cat ambassadors generously volunteered by our wonderful exhibitors and Susan Henry was tireless in conducting her around the showhall tours throughout the weekend. Rave reviews all around!
The spectators just kept coming thanks to herculean efforts by our publicity team of Jennie Batten, Jen Bristol and Dilka Slivinski.
And our intrepid floor managers and show managers – we could not have done it without them! Cannot begin to imagine the many 1000s of steps logged by those 4… Linda Peterson, Mark Hannon, Tim Fowler and Mike Slivinski…. It may not seem like it now, but truly – it was worth it. Great job.
As mentioned previously, the list of people who stepped up to make this weekend an event is long indeed (see below). No question it takes a village of talented and dedicated individuals to accomplish what we were privileged to attend this last weekend. Impossible to name everyone but suffice it to say each and every one of the GEMS and CFW members were incredible.
All in all, we had 32 Egyptian Maus entered, 31 competing. 10 kittens, 9 in championship, 12 in premiership (don’t ask how many National winners in premiership were competing – it was impressive indeed!) These spotted beauties represented 13 different catteries and an impressive 30 individuals who came, with, or without cats to support the show!
Please join me in recognizing the very special Egyptian Mau cats and kittens that rose to the top in Breed at this very competitive breed show –
Egyptian Mau Best of the Best
GC RW Emauge Vista. Silver Female. Bred and owned Tim Fowler/Pat Summers .
2nd Best of the Best
GP NW Emau’s Born In The USA Of Emauge. Silver neuter bred by Melanie Morgan, Owned by Tim Fowler and Joe Vollen
3rd Best of the Best
GC Aion’s Bring The Light. Silver Female. Bred and owned by Dena Bracy
Top Three Egyptian Mau - Championship
Best - GC RW Emauge Vista. Silver Female. Bred and owned Tim Fowler/Pat Summers .
2nd Best - GC Aion’s Bring The Light. Silver Female. Bred and owned by Dena Bracy
3rd Best – GC RW Emau’s Fly Me To The Moon Of Meryt. Smoke female bred by Melanie Morgan, owned by Mike and Dilka Slivinski.
Top Three Egyptian Mau - Kittens
Best – D’otz Swinging On A Star. Smoke female Bred and Owned by Caroline Melia Steve Olszewski
2nd Best - Emau’s Harlequin, Smoke Neuter Bred by Melanie Morgan and Susanna Lynch, Owned by Susanna Lynch and Melissa Arnold.
3rd Best – Emau’s Fleur De Lys, Silver Female bred by Susanna Lynch and Melanie Morgan, Owned by Susanna Lynch.
Top Three Egyptian Mau - Premiership
Best - GP NW Emau’s Born In the Usa Of Emauge. Silver neuter bred by Melanie Morgan, Owned by Tim Fowler and Joe Vollen
2nd Best – GC GP Karmau’s Wishing On A Star Of Meryt. Silver spay. Bred by Katheryn Dunham and owned by Mike and Dilka Slivinski.
3rd Best – GP, NW Emau’s Singing the Delta Blues. Silver Neuter. Bred by Melanie Morgan. Owned by Jen Bristol
Congratulations to out two new Egyptian Mau grands at the show!
GC Emau’s En Pointe. Silver female bred by Melanie Morgan and Elizabeth Vukman, Owned by Elizabeth Vukman.
GP Emau’s Silver Flame. Silver Spay bred by Melanie Morgan and Elizabeth Vukman, Owned by Meredith Meneno.
The quality was consistent with 5 Grand Champions and 9 Grand Premiers entered, plus a plethora of lovely kittens, champions and premiers. 13 different Egyptian Maus (4 kittens, 4 in championship,5 in premiership) made finals with a total of 39 finals for the breed including multiple bests. In addition, Mautrix Stellar Wind, the lovely silver female kitten bred and owned by Laurie Coughlan was Spectator’s Choice!
We also awarded top HHP in Show
Best – Prince Checkov Of Briceland Owned by Alicia Briceland
2nd Best Lucy Owned by Shelley Stockett
3rd Best Bear Owned by Pete and Elizabeth Deal
WELL DESERVED CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL!
Many thanks to all who helped make this another successful event. So many people came together to pull this off – the list is endless and includes but is not limited to… Our wonderful judges and clerks and the amazing Show Team
Show Managers Tim Fowler (GEMS) / Linda Peterson (CFW)
Show Secretary Melanie Morgan
Show Treasurer Parker Sutton
Floor Manager Michael Slivinski and Mark Hannon
Advertising/Publicity Jennie Batten, Jen Bristol, Mike and Dilka Slivinski, Susan Henry
Benching Shirley Peet/Linda Peterson
Breed Spectator Guide Laurie Coughlan
Breed Showcase – Liz Watson, Sharon Roy, Albert Sweitzer, Jow Vollen, Susan Henry, Linda Peterson,
Capital City CaT Show guide – Jaime Lerner/Shirley Peet
Catalogs Mid-Atlantic Show Service
Clerk Coordinator Caroline Melia
Decorations Mark Hannon, David Raynor
Door & Stuffed Animal Prizes Michael & Dilka Slivinski
Education Coordinator Mike Slivinski
Education Ring Albert Sweitzer, Benjamin Edwards, Liz Watson and Sharon Roy
Entry Clerk Shirley Peet
Flyers (Show & Spectator) Jen Bristol
Gate Box Office Staffing Solutions Parker Sutton and Jen Batten
HHP Coordinator – Karen Overholser
HHP Best of The Best presentation – Albert Sweitzer
Hospitality Coordinator Susanna Lynch
Hotel Michael Slivinski
Judges Arrangements Melanie Morgan
Judge’s gifts Dilak Slivinski/Linda Peterson
Litter & Show Supplies Mid-Atlantic Show Service
Master Clerk Caroline Melia
Mau Exhibitor bags Whitney Nickel
Mau Exhibitor gifts Donations by GEMS members
Pet Me Signs – Linda Peterson
Ribbons and Rosettes Melanie Morgan, Whitney Nickel, Michael Slivinski
Setup/Teardown CFW & GEMS members
Show Schedule Laurie Coughlan
Show Service Mid-Atlantic Show Service
Showhall tours – Susan Henry
Spectators Choice – Whitney Nickel and Linda Peterson
Sponsorships Nicole Soltyka, Michael Slivinski, Caroline Melia
Steward Coordinator Crystal Haney
Transportation Susan Henry Elizabeth Vukman
Vendor Coordinators Jen Bristol
Welcome cats & table Liz Watson, Sharon Roy, Susan Melia
And a special GEMS thanks to our sponsors:
Main Sponsor Meryt - Mike and Dilka Slivinski
Elizabeth Vukman – Smoke Sponsor
Etrnl.Spring – Mia Asplund – Smoke Sponsor
Karmau – Katheryn Dunham – Smoke Sponsor
Ajatarah – Whitney Nickel – Silver Sponsor
Jadon – Susan Henry -Silver Sponsor
Once again thanks to all the club members who made it a priority to attend this very important celebration of our breed. Special thanks to CFW member Tracy Petty for filling in as a judge at the last minute. Thank you to members for the wonderful donations for the Mau exhibitor bags. It was great to see all of you! Our apologies to any we may have inadvertently forgotten.
Let’s hear it for the spots!
