Aden Ragdoll Cattery, Dundas, ON

It has been many years now that we adopted Lucy and Nikki 6 months later. The adoption process was good (why 2 stars vs 1) and we signed all the paper work. Beautiful and wonderful little kittens. Smart and cuddly. It is only now that I can talk about the heartache we went through with Nikki. Lucy is now about 4 yrs old but never really behaved like a ragdoll - she doesn't like being picked up but will tolerate it. That's fine since we had cats like that. We were happy with the adoption and decided to adopt her sister of 6 months later. Within 2 months of adoption - Nikki was diagnosed with FIP - we were devastated. I have never cried so hard. We tried everything under the sun to save her and 4.5 months later she passed away. I had contacted Sue twice but never heard back - ghosted - and based on the contract she should have offered another kitten. But the trauma and heartache - we just did not have the energy to press further. I am so upset at Sue for never reaching back out to us - to see how we were doing or Lucy. Or out of concern for Nikki even. Were they afraid of retaliation? Perhaps. But I am done with purebreds. Sue keep your money but I am warning people on purebreds. WHy? Then covid happened and we enjoyed Lucy's company. But now Lucy's quirks when young are now developing into psychoses - sweet as can be but then on a dime vicious. I have had the best vet over a dozen years and have owned 20+ cats over my lifetime. She is very smart. I am doing therapy with Lucy (acupressure to soothe her) and had her checked out for illnesses (ok so far). My vet has mentioned that Inbreeding of cats - even though very careful by breeders - there are still potential for issues. At this time there are so many cats needing a home, we volunteer now at a TNR non-profit to heal from Nikki's FIP decline and death. We are for-ever traumatized.