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Oriental cat breader Bonnie Serles holds one of her 'babies,' CJ, on July 15, 2010. CJ is retired now, but once ranked 5th in the region of short haired cats and 21st out of all breeds in the region. Kelli Stanko/Special to the Daily News

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Oriental cat breader Bonnie Serles holds one of her "babies," CJ, on July 15, 2010. CJ is retired now, but once ranked 5th in the region of short haired cats and 21st out of all breeds in the region. Kelli Stanko/Special to the Daily News

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  • Oriental cat breader Bonnie Serles holds one of her 'babies,' CJ, on July 15, 2010. CJ is retired now, but once ranked 5th in the region of short haired cats and 21st out of all breeds in the region. Kelli Stanko/Special to the Daily News
  • Camy, a Oriental show cat, enjoys her retirement in Bonnie Serles home in Golden Gate Estates along with five other cats on July 15, 2010. Serles has been breeding Oriental cats for show and for sale to serious cat lovers for a number of years. Kelli Stanko/Special to the Daily News.
  • Six Oriental breed cats live together at Bonnie Serles' Golden Gate Estates home, which has rooms set up just for the cats pleasure and leisure. Serles breeds the cats for show and sale. Kelli Stanko/Special to the Daily News.
  • Boots, a Oriental breed cat, examines the lens of the camera on July 15, 2010. Oriental cats with their slender bodies, narrow snouts, short hair and large pointed ears look much different than regular household cats.
  • At the home of Bonnie Serles Cowboy, left, Cowboys mother, Boots, middle and Camy a regional winner in Cat shows. Serles is an Oriental cat breeder, she has breeding these specific cats for a number if years for show and for sale, her home is dedicated to these streamline feline with rooms set up just for the cats pleasure and leisure. Photographed on July 15, 2010. Kelli Stanko/Special to the Daily News
  • Along with attending and participating in cat shows around the country, Oriental cat breeder Bonnie Serles creates handmade beds, blankets, harnesses and other cat accessories. She sells the items at the shows she and her husband attend. July 15, 2010. Kelli Stanko/Special to the Daily News.
  • Bonnie Serles holds her current prized possession Cowboy, an Oriental breed of show cats on July 15. The cat got its name because of his cow-like spots and because he's male. Cowboy will be showing at the Platinum Coast Cat Club at Araba Shriners Hall in Fort Myers on July 23-24, 2010. Kelli Stanko/Special to the Daily News.

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