Do you think your cat has what it takes to be a celebrikitty? A Vancouver firm is casting frisky felines for a new competition television show called Battle Cats.

That’s right. Battle Cats is a reality show that will pit five mousers against each other in tasks such as pole dancing, climbing walls, dodging swinging balls while on a balance beam, and even something called the Laser Ring.

The tongue-in-cheek show, produced by Force Four Entertainment, is looking for about 30 “cathletes” and their owners for filming of six episodes, beginning in February. The show will air on Bite TV.

At the first casting call on Saturday, held at The Bone & Bowl pet store in the Olympic Village, Natasha Coulter was there with 12-year-old Bengal cat named Indie.

Coulter, who lives in the area, held the bright green-eyed cat as the producers interviewed her on camera.

“I thought he might be a good fit for the show. He’s really fun, and he’s a good jumper, and he’s really fast,” she said. “I think it just sounds like something really fun to do.”

Laura Brooke Toplass, producer and casting director for Battle Cats, said she was looking for cats with high energy and personality, that had a close relationship between with their owner, and that could behave well with other people and other cats.

The feline finalists will be trained for a couple of months before the company begins shooting the series early next year.

“The cats will go through an agility course. The owners and the cats get to compete together through seven obstacles. A lot of people don’t realize that cats can be trained much like dogs or horses,” she said.

She said the “laser ring” is “almost like speed skating, but with lasers for cats.”

Katelyn Garrity fought back tears on camera as she was asked what her relationship with her cat Lynk was like. That’s because she got him as a companion for her other cat, which died of a terminal illness in May.

Garrity, a Burnaby resident, is a foster parent for abandoned kittens for an animal rescue shelter and her passion for the creatures was evident as she cuddled and talked to the two Manx cats — Lynk and Navii — that she brought to try out for the show.

“Navii is a runner. She runs around the house. She is impossible to make tired, and she’ll just keep going. She’s my baby, and she’s a snuggle-bug too,” she said.

“And Lynk knows a lot of tricks. He can sit and lie down. I trained him like a dog.”

Another set of auditions is planned for next Saturday at the Bone and Bowl, but people from across the country can also apply to be on the show via the website www.battlecats.ca

ticrawford@vancouversun.com