photo by: John Young

Murlene Priest, of Topeka, judges a Siamese cat during the Kansas City Midwest Cat Club Show Saturday at the Douglas County Fairgrounds, 2120 Harper St. Nearly 90 cats competed in the annual contest, which featured four classes of cats: kittens, purebred adults, alters and household cats.

photo by: John Young

Three British short-hair cats play inside their cage during the K.C. Midwest Cat Club show at the Douglas County Fairgrounds on Saturday.

photo by: John Young

Lynn Landers-Dickinson, of Des Moines, Iowa, looks over Wyatt, a brown McTabby and white Selkirk Rex short-hair during the K.C. Midwest Cat Club Show.

photo by: John Young

Doug Blackmore, Orlando, Fla., looks over Wyatt, a brown McTabby and white Selkirk Rex short-hair during the K.C. Midwest Cat Club show at the Douglas County Fairgrounds on Saturday.

photo by: John Young

Chris Buck plays with her 4-month-old Maine coon cat named Bipolar Bear during the K.C. Midwest Cat Club Show on Saturday.