"She will chirp at me from on top of the curtain rail as if to say 'mum, look at me'."
Ms Silby said she had met many people who were not big fans of the seemingly hairless sphynx cats but often changed their opinion after meeting one. Ms Silby is a sphynx breeder from Taupo - a job not well suited to the faint-hearted.
At 1am yesterday she performed a caesarean on another of her cats, which gave birth to two baby sphynx kittens.
At 3am she bathed Lottie and Lottie's father Ozzy - who was also on display. By 5am she and the cats were on the road to Tauranga.
Ms Silby said she loved sphynx cats and enjoyed showing them.
"They just play to a crowd, they just love a crowd," she said.
Peter Hanley was one of six judges at the show, scoring each cat on its colour, condition and breed.
He said people either loved or hated sphynx cats.
"There is no in between."
Lottie in hand, Mr Hanley explained that sphynx cats appeared hairless but actually had a very fine coat of hair, making them soft to touch.
However, they needed to be kept out of the sun in summer.
"They are actually gorgeous," Mr Hanley said.
Geyserland Cat Club show and club secretary Dianne LeBas said they had a great turnout of people for the show's 10th anniversary.
"It has gone very well."
The show was a great way of introducing people to different cat breeds and breeders, Ms LeBas said.
Lottie did not receive any ribbons but instead won people's hearts.
