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I have a retired adult who I purchased who is used to being shown, and liked it while she was whole at least. I have spoken to her breeder and have an idea of what to expect, she is registered for a show on September 14th-15th. It will be my first time showing a cat and her first time being shown since she was fixed. She is a 4 time grand champion and will be completing in the alter class, under grand champion status since the status remains. So I was told a queen sized bed sheet works to cover the cage is there a site to buy better overs at or no? A pattern maybe? Her breeder didn't know of any. The show says litter will be supplied, is it ok for me to bring my own litter anyways? Is it possible that she will dislike the showing after being fixed? She loved it in the past which is why I am trying it, but am worried she might hate it now, she loves people even if they're new to her, and she's fine with new environments, other cats are an unknown since she used to be ok before fixed, but has been an only since being altered. She doesn't get dry food so is it ok for her to not have food available to her during the show? Do you have advice for if people ask to interact with her, since it is my first time showing the breeder told me to do it at my own discretion, but I don't want her to be overwhelmed or for her to get sick. What litterbox and water dish would you recommend for in the crate, she only has flowing water dishes and a litter robot so I'm unsure of what's best here. Any other tips or tricks? Also she is a beast about trimming her nails, the pamphlet says if they come without trimmed nails that it will be done there for a fee of $5-10, is it frowned upon to let them do it, or should I bring her to a petco or somewhere and have the trim her nails before the show, I can in theory trim them myself but it's not high on my list as she is a beast, won't bite but squirms and pulls away, doesn't like being held for it, and makes the saddest meows throughout the entire process. Thanks for any advice sorry for the long rambling list of questions.