RAGDOLL RESCUE
Purebred & Wannabe-s. USA/Canada. Wherever the need. Help with Rehoming
May 2008
(Note from adopter, edited for the Ragdoll Rescue website)
>>The other thing I wanted to tell you is that I adopted one of your postings--the one that claimed a corn allergy. You had noted that it is one that's not hard to handle, and that's absolutely true, especially for me, as I do not feed any of my carnivores corn. Or wheat, or soy, for that matter.
They also thought this kitty would not do well with other cats, but I did not put much value in that, since it was the man who brought her in who said that, that she did not "like" his cat (he apparently took her in as a stray). I figured she just hadn't been given long enough to make the adjustment. She's settled in very nicely with my other two, and one dog (which she's still not completely sure about yet), and surprisingly fast, too.
I'm not sure just what she is (breedwise), but she's a character. She was on the Feb 27th posting, in Clinton IA. She'd been there since Jan 20th, they said, and I wondered wasn't anyone else interested in her. They said a couple said they wanted her, but never followed thru. Fortunate for me, eh?
While she may not really have Ragdoll blood, she's quite lovely--I wouldn't have looked for a tortie point, but it sure makes her more interesting-looking. :-)
So, THANK YOU!!
Juanita>>
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June 21, 2007
Almost a year to the day of having to have our sweet bawdy Pirate euthanized for Feline Lower Urinary Tract Disease, up popped this perfect little ragdoll that we adopted.
I had been watching this ragdoll rescue email list for the entire year and it seemed there were very few within any kind of a doable driving distance from NJ. However, we did connect with three different kitties that fell thorough over the year. One turned out to be a realllly active young kitten that we thought wouldn't do well with our old beagle. The second was just about ours, when the rescue woman noticed that SHE turned out to be a HE (because of our experience with Pirate, we only wanted a female). The third that we zeroed in on wound up being TWO that couldn't be separated. We also have a rescued Maine Coon (BEAR) and didn't feel we could take two cats at this time. Each time the adoption fell through, I had the feeling that the right kitty was still out there somewhere on the ragdoll rescue list!
One Sat. morning last month, I turned on my computer and, of course, there was the regular listing of cats in need. I clicked on one of the few links I'd ever seen for our state and lo and behold, there was a 13 month old cat named GORGEOUS with no available picture. There was a lengthy letter from the surrerender explaining that this was a purebred ragdoll and she had to be given up for the cat's sake...apparently there was a German Shepherd puppy in the household who was torturing this poor little girl. I immediately placed a call to the rescue shelter and promised to be there in an hour and a half. Little Gorgeous was surrendered at about 11:30 a.m. and we were there to adopt her at about 1pm. I took one look at her and fell in love. She didn't do the same; she was frightened, confused and wanted nothing to do with anyone at all.
Her assimilation into our home, with her beagle and Maine Coon buddies didn't take long. We confined her to a room with a gate so that the fur kids could sniff each other for a few days. I brushed her with the same brush I used on Bear so that they took on each other's scents. Still, much growling on her part and hissing for about 5 days or so. At that point, she was let out of the room, and everyone got along fine! Funny gigantic Bear has a teeny little talking kind of voice, so when she hissed at him he just "talked" back to her and she was really surprised enough to stop and listen. I was not aware that a ragdoll could be that hissy and growly, having expected her to be only docile. However, she is, after all, a cat, and in a totally new environment, missing her former environment and family. She probably felt KITnapped and traumatized.
Her personality is revealing her to be true to the name we've given her: MUSE (I am an artist, after all). A muse is feminine, elusive, always by you, but not always coming when called, verrry playful, inquisitive, and all about beauty. She also has a very sweet mew.
It's been three weeks and Muse is slowly adjusting but she is going to take awhile to be comfortable enough to be held for a length of time. She's barely purring, but she will, I'm certain (having been through this before with adopted fur babies) once she finds some comfort in a routine and in the love being poured out to her. That's what it really takes...just love, PATIENCE and faith that she will become part of our family. I have no doubt this ragdoll was meant to be with us and that she will know that as well, eventually.
Colorfully yours!
sheila
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Sunday, June 17, 2007
Marilyn,
I have been a member of your list for sometime (approx. 1 1/2 years!) looking for a seal bicolor ragdoll. We have a blue ragdoll that we rescued...she has a genetic muscle disease and when she gets startled she freezes and falls over. No one wanted her because of her problems, but she is such a blessing to have and despite her handicaps she is so loving.
Anyway yesterday one of the emails you sent out had a ragdoll in southern Arizona. I emailed the folks with some questions
about him - Zeus. Seems his family was gone for sometimes 3 weeks at a time and he would get ticked off and pee on their bed. Smart cat!!
Anyway they turned him in. We talked to the folks from the humane society this am and they assured us they would hold him
at the petsmart till we could get there. A mere 100 miles south of us. He is beautiful, pretty angry at being displaced, but also very loving. To our surprise in the papers the owners fill out when they give up a cat was his registration papers. He is a purebred registered ragdoll....what an added surprise. We would have brought him home anyway, as we figured he was a wannabe.
I can't thank you enough for the work you do for these animals. And if it wasn't for you we would have never met and brought Zeus to his forever home.
Chris & Mark
Mesa, AZ
Note: Slightly edited.
PS The breeder was also notified and knows that "their" Ragdoll is safe!:)
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November 23, 2006... 
"It's Thanksgiving here in the States and I just wanted to send you a huge thanks! Because of you and your mission I am having an extremely wonderful day.
I have a new friend today.
I have been wanting a Ragdoll for years and years. I have adopted kitties in the past and also bought a Himalyan. I am now self-employed and struggling to make ends meet. I had two black shelter cats and had to put one down last summer. At that time I decided to really follow my dream of getting a Ragdoll.
I was turned onto your site from my sister living in California. Every cat that is anywhere within 8 hours of me I looked at. Two weeks ago Sushi came across your site. Finally the cat that I was looking for. He was in the Buffalo NY area, and one of my best friends was driving there for Thanksgiving and would get him. Unfortunately he slipped through my fingers and someone else adopted him.
Then I got your email about the cat in Duluth, Minnesota, Focus. My heart went bang. That was him!! I called the shelter and instantly talked to a girl named Stephanie. I was the first one! The amazing thing is that she was coming home for Thanksgiving to central Illinois. But she was allergic to cats and was bringing her dog. Oh well, I said I would make the 8 hour drive up there next week.
They said I would be his forever home.
Then yesterday morning Stephanie called and said she wasn't bringing her dog and would bring the cat. What an amazing blessing. I only had to drive 80 miles to get him. I baked an apple pie and traded pie for cat.
Here's some more amazing notes: His adoption fee was only $90. He was only a year old. His original owner had to move and given him to her mother. Her mother had him for only a week before giving him up because her other cats didn't like him. (I guess she doesn't know cats.) He was in the shelter such a short time that they hadn't even fostered him out yet.
He is an amazingly beautiful, sweet guy. He's going to be huge. He talks, he has the most delicious coat, and he's so calm. I have a spare bedroom, so I bed hopped last night. So the two cats could sleep with me in separate beds. Dizzy Gillespie, my black cat, hissed at Focus (his name from the shelter, but new name TBD) and Focus just looked at Diz and walked away, he could care less. They boys can talk under the doors for awhile. Focus cuddled up with me last night, and if my head got too far under the blankets, he pulled them off my face so he could see me.
He's a follow-me kitty. Just the sweetiest, most handsome boy out there.
And this new relationship is all because of you. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Joy"
I have a new friend today.
I have been wanting a Ragdoll for years and years. I have adopted kitties in the past and also bought a Himalyan. I am now self-employed and struggling to make ends meet. I had two black shelter cats and had to put one down last summer. At that time I decided to really follow my dream of getting a Ragdoll.
I was turned onto your site from my sister living in California. Every cat that is anywhere within 8 hours of me I looked at. Two weeks ago Sushi came across your site. Finally the cat that I was looking for. He was in the Buffalo NY area, and one of my best friends was driving there for Thanksgiving and would get him. Unfortunately he slipped through my fingers and someone else adopted him.
Then I got your email about the cat in Duluth, Minnesota, Focus. My heart went bang. That was him!! I called the shelter and instantly talked to a girl named Stephanie. I was the first one! The amazing thing is that she was coming home for Thanksgiving to central Illinois. But she was allergic to cats and was bringing her dog. Oh well, I said I would make the 8 hour drive up there next week.
They said I would be his forever home.
Then yesterday morning Stephanie called and said she wasn't bringing her dog and would bring the cat. What an amazing blessing. I only had to drive 80 miles to get him. I baked an apple pie and traded pie for cat.
Here's some more amazing notes: His adoption fee was only $90. He was only a year old. His original owner had to move and given him to her mother. Her mother had him for only a week before giving him up because her other cats didn't like him. (I guess she doesn't know cats.) He was in the shelter such a short time that they hadn't even fostered him out yet.
He is an amazingly beautiful, sweet guy. He's going to be huge. He talks, he has the most delicious coat, and he's so calm. I have a spare bedroom, so I bed hopped last night. So the two cats could sleep with me in separate beds. Dizzy Gillespie, my black cat, hissed at Focus (his name from the shelter, but new name TBD) and Focus just looked at Diz and walked away, he could care less. They boys can talk under the doors for awhile. Focus cuddled up with me last night, and if my head got too far under the blankets, he pulled them off my face so he could see me.
He's a follow-me kitty. Just the sweetiest, most handsome boy out there.
And this new relationship is all because of you. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Joy"
My note...Joy has renamed this boy Angus MacTavish.
It's so wonderful to have happy endings!!:))
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