What does one say about a cat like Doxy?

"Homely but not as shy as she used to be"?

"Heck, the Romans had big noses and they thought it was attractive"?

"I'm inbred but have no extra toes or appendages to show for it"?

Yeah. She's not the prettiest cat we've ever seen. She came in with a bunch of other Ragdolls and she was going to be killed the minute we left if we didn't take her. Despite being shy there was something so sweet and gentle about her that she was the first of the four that we committed to.

She was SO thin, you could feel every bone on her body and her hip bones in particular were sticking out. Her eyes are still deep set and she's got the longest nose you'd ever imagine on a Ragdoll. As she gains weight, it's likely that her face will fill out. If you like Balinese, you'll love her face. Since her breeder was reputed to be breeding Balinese, too, she might be more of a Balinese that's gotten the Ragdoll markings. It's an interesting mix. We'll see how she grows into that face.

Hey, can you give a cat a chance? She's such a sweet little girl and it's taken her the very longest to get used to people. We could use a foster home who will socialize her and love her and tell her that she's the prettiest girl in town. Maybe it's a really small town. Mark my words, though, this is going to be the story of The Ugly Duckling. It may take her 4-6 months to fully grow into that nose and put on some weight, but she's gonna be a looker some day. Read more about her beginnings:

12 Ragdolls and Ragdoll mixes were dumped all at once at a local Animal Control facility. Apparently, a breeder who's had problems with too many cats for years is now in failing health. So her daughter just picked up a bunch of them and dropped them off. None of the cats have been altered over the years and the breeding has not been controlled, so they are not show quality by any means. Some of them may also be mixes of Siamese and or Himalayans because she was also breeding those. All of the cats were emaciated, covered with flea dirt, filled with parasites, and had barely any coats due to poor nutrition.

Being high kitten season the shelter had no space and asked us to come to meet them. All were scheduled to be euthanized if we couldn't take them immediately because they were so frightened and unsocialized. Four of the cats had to be humanely euthanized by the shelter. We did go down and were able to evaluate the remaining 8 of them. The cats were already becoming friendlier due to simple handling and feeding and some decent care by the shelter staff and volunteers. We knew we couldn't take all of the cats so we asked that the shelter keep the four most socialized that could be put up for adoption. We took the four shyest cats into foster care.

Within two weeks these cats were already blossoming. We had them wormed, so they started to gain weight and we could see that their coats are going to be wonderful. We treated them for fleas and they are feeling MUCH better. Just the act of feeding them daily helped them become friendlier. These cats had barely had food, let alone human attention.

Finally they are ready to be placed, but they still haven't reached their full potential. We are looking for foster or adoptive homes that are willing to take them into their hearts and homes and give them a chance to blossom in their care. These are really sweet cats and we've found that when cats like this finally learn to trust humans they are the most grateful and loving animal companions you can imagine.

Contact Cyndi @ (707)301-RESQ or email info@purebredsplus.org.