November 12, 2014
Avarie says: In 2008 my six-year-old cat, Jack, passed away from feline leukemia. I had rescued him from a parking lot when he was only a few days old and bottle-fed him, so he was like my little son. He was the only boy in a house of seven girls (five cats and two dogs), so when he was gone I felt very empty. I had never "looked" for a kitten before (they usually find me) so I found myself getting very picky. Then one day on the Internet I saw a photo of a cat that looked just like Jack and I melted. It was then that I learned that Jack, the little feral stray I had rescued, was a RAGDOLL! I became obsessed with blue eyes, a pink nose, and lots of fluff. Soon I found the four-week-old ragdoll that would become my next "son." He was born one month to the day after Jack passed. Jaxson (an English name that means 'God has been generous') was too young to leave his mommy but I visited him every week until he could come home at ten weeks old. All my girls accepted him, and my dog Baby is always cleaning him and play-fights with him daily. It's so adorable. Jaxson loves to play and twice played so hard that he hurt himself and needed stitches -- a real Dennis the Menace! He is also extremely social and lovable and is always eating. But the best news is that Jaxson is in perfect health so he will be with us for a long time.
All Photos Courtesy of and ©: Avarie Shevin and Cheryl Ann
Cheryl Ann's Flickr Gallery

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I'd be proud to call him my kitty son as well:)
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What a beautiful baby boy! May you have many happy years together.
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What a beautiful boy!
I've got a Ragdoll too ~ he's the sweetest cat I've ever had.
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Thanks for sharing your fantastic story. The healing goodness of a kitten is one of the only ways to help mend a broken heart from losing a beloved kitty to an illness. I hope you have many happy years with your cat family.
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What a beautiful boy he is. You are a lucky lady to have found him. Give lots of love.
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Jaxson is perfection. We envy you this treasure.
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"Hi" back to you Jaxson. He is a very handsome cattie and I just love his fur markings, and pure white tummy. Lovely back story.!
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I wonder what he's thinking about so hard...
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Jaxson..what a wondereful name! I am sure he is a big grown up cat by now and hopefully hasn't needed any more stitches!
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I wouldn't be able to let this kitty out of my site--I'd always be loving on him. He is just adorable. And i hear that Ragdolls are such, such loving and nice cats. I'm so glad you found another one just like you had wanted.
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Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous! Yes, those big blue eyes and pink nose are irresistible. Many happy purrs with little Jaxson.
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what a gorgeous boy!
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Beautiful. I would love to see what he looks like now as Ragdolls change a lot growing up.
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Handsome "young man"!!



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