In May 2013, my elderly cat, Pepper died (she was 21). She acted like a Ragdoll. She flopped and hung like a Ragdoll, she was even tempered and was what I thought was a Ragdoll, until I began researching Ragdolls. After she had died, I wanted a ragdoll.
Two weeks after Pepper had died, I could not stand being alone any longer, and I went to PetSmart and found these two cats. I was drawn to the Ragdoll immediately. Then I saw her brother who had this swirl on his coat. The most beautiful orange cat I ever seen. I took them home that night. They were precious and beautiful. They were the only siblings that survived from their mother, who had also died. They were 16 weeks old and I was excited. Birthday Feb 28 2013.
At about 18 weeks old, my beautiful Ragdoll, Tasie, was playing upstairs. I was in a cleaning mood and was cleaning the house. I gathered up bags of papers and took them to the trash. Then took the trash bin to the street. An hour or so later I began looking for my Tasie girl. I could not find her. I called outside, I called through the house, I looked everywhere. I knelt by my bed and asked God to help me find her. I got this knowledge that she was in the garbage bin outside on the street. I rushed out there. She was nowhere to be found. I cried thinking she was dead at the bottom of the trash bin. I tipped it over and pulled everything out. NOTHING. I walked down the street calling for my baby. I got inspired that she was the opposite direction. I found her across the street under a truck. I picked her up and carried her back to the house. I knew God knew how important she was to me and he brought me to her. I am thankful for that.
To this day, she will not let me hold her for long; she runs from things being carried in your hands, and she is very skittish. (I feel very guilty She is VERY shy. She doesn’t like her picture taken either, but I catch her sometimes.). However, she had her brother, Tye Dye, and they were inseparable. He'll exposed himself all the time, he loved having his picture taken.
In 2016, Jan 4th, my baby boy got sick and began having seizures. The last day he had them, he had 17 in one day. I had to let him go. That was one of the saddest days of my life. He had not lived long enough, he was too young to have to die.
RIP TYE DYE
Yes, I am a crazy cat woman. Now I have Tasie (3 ½ years), my beautiful Ragdoll, I had her beautiful Marx Tabby Brother, now I have Shay Shay. (2 years old) I wanted to share these stories of three amazing cats, who started out because I wanted a Ragdoll. (She isn’t purebred, but she is beautiful! She has brown and orange in her.)
Tasie and Tye Dye
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Patti Johnson
Thank you so much for sharing your story about your babies! I am so very sorry for the loss of your Pepper back in 2013 and then the loss of Tye last year. How dreadful. *BIG HUGS* So happy you found Tasie, Tye (RIP, darling boy), and Shay Shay (lurve that name!)!
Tasie & Shay Shay sounds super adorable and lovely! The pics of your babies are GORGEOUS! Wishing all of you many more years of good health, happiness, love & purry adventures (but not outside, Shay Shay!)! 🙂 <3
Big hugs & lots of love!
Patti & Miss Pink Sugarbelle 🙂 <3