Zythro, aka ZythroMAX, aka Zythro Tull, aka Baby Zyth. Can you tell we're fond of this little fella? They always get lots of nicknames when we really get attached to them. Yes, he came in with all of the other neglected Ragdolls when some moron just decided not to feed them. Thankfully, that person will be kept from breeding and we're hoping all of the rest of her cats will be taken away from her.

Zythro has changed from a shy boy to a fairly confident young adult cat. He gets along with other cats, and we think he'll be OK with dogs. At this point he's still too new to people to be good with kids, but if that changes we'll let you know. His current favorite hobby is eating wet food, then nibbling on as much kibble as he can before the next
night when he can have some more wet food. Needless to say he's put on weight like a champ. This is a really cute young cat. Below is a more detailed story of his history.

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.