*Foster Home Wanted!*
Of the four Ragdolls in this group Orbax seems to be the "fearless leader". He seemed to get over his shyness the quickest and he's definitely the ring leader for any fun mischief they want to get into. His looks are very typical of the breed. He's got the upside down V on his nose, white mittens on his feet, and the bicolor markings of light and dark. His coat is looking better already and it appears he's going to mature into a great cat. Read his story below. Updates on personality as we get them.

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.