Silver Palm Cats, Dyandilyons, Gauhaus, Karoun Persians, Miettecats, Anna Cara, Blackkats, Cosa Nostra, Furxxtc, Jentopia, AAngel Purrs, Wren Brook, Fur Pleasure, Viking Song, Beau Gatos, Jodensolls, Nice Mat ripoff Econdido California
Feline Infectious Peritonitis [F.I.P.]
CFA registered FIP Infected Catteries
Legacy of Lollimops FIP Catteries | F.I.P. |
Lollimops Catterys genetic predisposition is: FIP
1. Lollimops Himalayans- Escondido, California [1][2][3]
Melanie Lowry of Lollimops himalayans is still using the same FIP infected breeding stock to breed litters of kittens, to this day.
Comments by Lollimops verbatim [request the comments]
Orion Foundation says STOP BREEDING if you have more then 1 case of FIP [Read]
Winn Foundation...Tells breeders to choose disease resistant breeding stock [13th chapter] A fact none of these breeders below have done at all [Read]
Abdominal distension caused by ascites
F.I.P Images of Wet & Dry forms
Ascites evident on necropsy image
[click on image] Lesions of the Effusive form on necropsy
[click on image]
Read research about what it is all about
[*1][2][3][4][5][*6][7]
CFA registered cat breeders who have purchased or used Melanie Lowry of Escondido, California Lollimops Cattery lines [in their present breeding program]
[1st, 2nd & 3rd generations]
Become informed about the Legacy of Lollimops FIP Infected Cattery [read]
1. Roxanne Kranz Coble of Silver Palm Cats Ramona, Calif.
2. Dree Stagni of Fuzzy Oasis Moodus, Conn.
3. Diana Bogart of Dyandilyons Escondido, California
4. Angie Gau of Gauhaus Orofino, Idaho
5. Michelle L. Casserd of Karounpersians Thousand Palms, California
6. Christine Rollinson of Miettecats East Bay Area, California
7. Carla J Epperson of Anna Cara/Blackkats Catteries Anderson, Ind.
8. Laura D Edwards of Cosa Nostra Cattery Lincoln, Neb.
9. Krisann McDonnell of Furxxtc Cattery Ontario, Canada
10. Jennifer Malcolm of Jentopia Cattery Pittsburgh, Pa.
11. Kathy Nutt of Angel Purrs Cattery Ohio
12. Jerry Owens of Wren Brook Concord, North Carolina
13. Michael Roach of Fur Pleasure Grand Terrace, Ca
14. Lisa Wildfong of Viking Song Hamilton Michigan
15. Lilli Anderson of BeauGatos Warrenton, Virginia
16. Joanne Maser of Jodensdolls Minneapolis, Minnesota
17. Jeri Smith of NiceMatters Powell, Wyoming
18. Julie Beeman of Crayola Cats Sunrise, Florida
19. Lynn Pato of Blue Mojo Cats Kent, WA.
20. Irina Rekhteta of Furry Dream Brooklyn, N.Y.
21. Susan Deleon of Labonita Rochester, N.Y.
22. Barbara Eckerle of De Miara Maryland.
23. Le Jardin Cattery
24. Buyer: Hari from Austin, Texas bought chocolate male Dexter
25. Annie Westlake of Catinality Arizona
26.Liz Stamper of Purrmates Kissimmee Florida
27. Q-D Pies Cattery
28. Coral Bay Cattery
29. Rainforest Bellissima Cattery [persians/himalayans]
30. Tira's Lalique Cattery
Medical Terminolgy
1. Genetic predisposition mean susceptibility to a pathogen.
2. Pathogena specific causative agent (as a bacterium or virus) of disease
3. Titer: A measurement of the amount of antibodies in the blood. The test to measure antibodies is usually performed by making a number of dilutions of the blood and then measuring at what dilution there is sufficient antibody to react in the test. For example, a titer of 1:8 (one to eight) means the blood can be diluted to one part blood and seven parts saline and still produce a positive reaction in the test. The higher the titer (1:16 is higher than 1:8), the more antibody is present. (NOTE: The word 'titer' may also be used when discussing the amount of antigen present, e.g., a high titer vaccine has a large number of virus particles.)
4. Antigen: a usually protein or carbohydrate substance (as a toxin or enzyme) capable of stimulating an immune response.
5. Feline Infectious Peritonitis [FIP]: is a disease caused by a coronavirus infection. Many different strains of coronavirus are capable of infecting cats, but most do not produce serious disease. FIP-producing strains are distinguished by their ability to invade and grow in certain white blood cells. The infected cells transport the virus throughout the cat's body. An intense inflammatory reaction occurs in the tissues where these virus-infected cells locate. It is this interaction between the body's own immune system and the virus that is responsible for the disease.
Rose Marie
Bellerose, New York
U.S.A.
4 Updates & Rebuttals
Melanie
Anywhere,California,
U.S.A.
The ever insane Rose Marie Zizzo
#5REBUTTAL Owner of company
Sat, September 23, 2006
THERE IS NO TRUTH TO ANYTHING POSTED HERE.
The comments made here are published by a severelly disturbed person, Rose Marie Zizzo. And she does not live in Bellerose, NY she lives in Beaumont, Ca but she cannot tell the truth about that either. I know, I have been to her home.
She runs all around the internet posting her lies and slander with complete disregard for the truth.
She is a cat breeder that should be on her own "bad breeders list". She is extrememly dishonest and makes these posts to further hurt everyone that has tried to help her. Her own cattery was the real "h*llhole" and it was supposed to be closed down but she is still breeding her sick animals.
She had the cat that started this whole thing for more than a year, admits to leaving it sick for 8 weeks with no vet care and no care from her, in a ttravel trailer where she lived with her other 15 cats. Now she wants the breeder to give her money back plus or this was the result, blackmail.
You can read the truth about Zizzo here, pedigree-cbs.org , on the website she used to have but abandoned in May 0f 2006. She has been suspended for life from The Cat Fancier's Asscociation, the worlds largest registry of pedigree cats for her conduct, slanderous website, constant harassment of cat breeders, and animal welfare issues. Links to all the proof of these things are on the website that exposes her for what she is.
The catteries she has listed here have never had any problems with FIP and none have ever been reported to her. She just makes these things up to get attention for herself and her website. Do not beleive what she has posted there is no truth to it. Here is the truth.
Bad Breeders List
The information given on Zizzo's site at b-pcb.info with reference to both of these subjects is false and completely fabricated by Zizzo to perpetuate her ongoing vendetta with the Lollimops Cattery. There is no such thing as a bad breeders list except in Zizzo's mind. It is not official and after you read some of her correspondence with those breeders you will be better able to understand that, and remember she was suspended from CFA for this website among other reasons.
The bad breeders list is made up of breeders that had a problem with a kitten buyer. Remember please that there is always two sides to every story. Zizzo never presents both sides, and if she does offer some info from the breeders point of view, it is a cut and paste job of what she has been told, to present what she wants to say. Never accurate, always with her spin. If you have ever dealt with the public you know that there are a lot strange people out there that will do almost anything to get their way. Sometimes it leaves you shaking your head. Well, Zizzo is one of these types and her site gives those people an arena to put forth their claims as legitimate, which is not always the case. Zizzo puts no effort into providing proof or documentation, or even in using common sense in deciding whether or not the claim is valid. These complaints are mostly he says/she says. Zizzo never bothers to research or back up her stories. She allows anyone with a grudge to file a complaint and without discretion or any concern for the truth or well being of the breeder, posts the complaint. Sadly all to often these complaints are ridiculas in nature, without merit and very damaging to the breeder.
She states she requires "proof" of those making complaints, but all the "quasi" complaints filed by Zizzo her self on her own website about breeders she has scammed, offer no proof or documentation what so ever that her claims are valid. She made them up!
She contacts the breeder named in the complaint, and begins her blackmail, demanding money to clear the breeder's name and when that doesn't work, offering for the complainant to "ruin the breeder around the world". She then proceeds to call animal control on the breeder and files complaints in the original complainant's name with the Better Business Bureau, CFA, code enforcement, and that state's attorney general. No matter if the complaint is truthful or not. Then of course the breeder goes up on her
"Bad Breeders List" She promises to remove the complaint if it is "unfounded". Not true, do not believe anything she says. She also promises to remove the complaint if you can provide proof to her satisfaction that it has been taken care of. Do not believe that one either, once she has the complaint it stays up forever. You cannot provide the proof that she wants, or she will tell you she cannot open your mail because it has a virus. Proof, the Lollimops complaint is over three years old, the Hollyhocks and Karoun complaints over 4 years old. These breeders have dealt with an ongoing daily harassment by Zizzo for all of this time.
She also searches the classifieds ads constantly contacting people trying to find out what cats are behind the ones being sold, or claiming fraud if the cats pictured do not fit her criteria, and as always is looking for fodder for her website.
FIP Catteries
The FIP infected cattery list is nothing more than a list of catteries that Zizzo found on the internet with the Lollimops cattery behind them. These catteries were proud of their cats ancestors and wanted the world to know their lineage, so they proudly displayed the pedigrees of their cats listing the Lollimops Cattery. They had no idea that it would cost them so dearly, and would be part of Zizzo's harassment and perpetually fraudulent claims. She has received NO complaints regarding these catteries and has no idea whether they have ever even had a cat with FIP or not. She immediately demands that the cat in question be euthanised and not used in any breeding program, or she will post said breeder on her "bad breeders list and FIP infected catteries list". This is blackmail and simply one more attempt on her part to discredit and harass the Lollimops cattery and scare anyone that may want that line into not using those cats, for fear of being listed on this list. It has no validity, and she provides no proof. This is all part of her vendetta, she just made it all up! Here is a link to her extortion letters to these breeders.
She even goes behind the Lollimops pedigree claiming that catteries listed in their pedigrees have FIP infected catteries, all of this with absolutely NO PROOF what so ever. The cat she gave Lollimops is even behind these pedigrees, wonder why she doesn't name those catteries?
That being said, every cattery is going to experience FIP at one time or another. All cats carry the virus, it is just a matter of whether or not the cat's immune system can sufficiently fight it off or not. You can read all about FIP on some of the websites listed on this page especially Dr. Diane Addie's website. Do not blame the breeder if your kitten dies of FIP, there is no way to prevent it, no vaccine that actually works, and no way to cure it. And, if there are other cats present, no way to know which cat is responsible, and kittens will always be more susceptible because of immature immune systems.
Do your homework, don't believe what she says, she has no idea about this disease, is no authority and makes no attempt to educate herself. She is spreading false and misleading information.
She actually admits to knowing all of this in her emails to us. Here is a quote but you can read them all here
"This is what the vet told me she had FIP . FIP is a slowly progressive disease. He said there is no way to prove Glory Anna had it in her when I bought her [ or if she came from a FIP infected cattery, unless the cattery was tested for FIP as a whole.] or any way to prove she caught it here at my home. I do not let strange kittys in my home. Any way . So those are the facts. I dont know what you want to do about a replacement if you want to work something out as a loss on my part. " written by Zizzo herself in 2002
Melanie
Anywhere,California,
U.S.A.
The ever insane Rose Marie Zizzo
#5REBUTTAL Owner of company
Sat, September 23, 2006
THERE IS NO TRUTH TO ANYTHING POSTED HERE.
The comments made here are published by a severelly disturbed person, Rose Marie Zizzo. And she does not live in Bellerose, NY she lives in Beaumont, Ca but she cannot tell the truth about that either. I know, I have been to her home.
She runs all around the internet posting her lies and slander with complete disregard for the truth.
She is a cat breeder that should be on her own "bad breeders list". She is extrememly dishonest and makes these posts to further hurt everyone that has tried to help her. Her own cattery was the real "h*llhole" and it was supposed to be closed down but she is still breeding her sick animals.
She had the cat that started this whole thing for more than a year, admits to leaving it sick for 8 weeks with no vet care and no care from her, in a ttravel trailer where she lived with her other 15 cats. Now she wants the breeder to give her money back plus or this was the result, blackmail.
You can read the truth about Zizzo here, pedigree-cbs.org , on the website she used to have but abandoned in May 0f 2006. She has been suspended for life from The Cat Fancier's Asscociation, the worlds largest registry of pedigree cats for her conduct, slanderous website, constant harassment of cat breeders, and animal welfare issues. Links to all the proof of these things are on the website that exposes her for what she is.
The catteries she has listed here have never had any problems with FIP and none have ever been reported to her. She just makes these things up to get attention for herself and her website. Do not beleive what she has posted there is no truth to it. Here is the truth.
Bad Breeders List
The information given on Zizzo's site at b-pcb.info with reference to both of these subjects is false and completely fabricated by Zizzo to perpetuate her ongoing vendetta with the Lollimops Cattery. There is no such thing as a bad breeders list except in Zizzo's mind. It is not official and after you read some of her correspondence with those breeders you will be better able to understand that, and remember she was suspended from CFA for this website among other reasons.
The bad breeders list is made up of breeders that had a problem with a kitten buyer. Remember please that there is always two sides to every story. Zizzo never presents both sides, and if she does offer some info from the breeders point of view, it is a cut and paste job of what she has been told, to present what she wants to say. Never accurate, always with her spin. If you have ever dealt with the public you know that there are a lot strange people out there that will do almost anything to get their way. Sometimes it leaves you shaking your head. Well, Zizzo is one of these types and her site gives those people an arena to put forth their claims as legitimate, which is not always the case. Zizzo puts no effort into providing proof or documentation, or even in using common sense in deciding whether or not the claim is valid. These complaints are mostly he says/she says. Zizzo never bothers to research or back up her stories. She allows anyone with a grudge to file a complaint and without discretion or any concern for the truth or well being of the breeder, posts the complaint. Sadly all to often these complaints are ridiculas in nature, without merit and very damaging to the breeder.
She states she requires "proof" of those making complaints, but all the "quasi" complaints filed by Zizzo her self on her own website about breeders she has scammed, offer no proof or documentation what so ever that her claims are valid. She made them up!
She contacts the breeder named in the complaint, and begins her blackmail, demanding money to clear the breeder's name and when that doesn't work, offering for the complainant to "ruin the breeder around the world". She then proceeds to call animal control on the breeder and files complaints in the original complainant's name with the Better Business Bureau, CFA, code enforcement, and that state's attorney general. No matter if the complaint is truthful or not. Then of course the breeder goes up on her
"Bad Breeders List" She promises to remove the complaint if it is "unfounded". Not true, do not believe anything she says. She also promises to remove the complaint if you can provide proof to her satisfaction that it has been taken care of. Do not believe that one either, once she has the complaint it stays up forever. You cannot provide the proof that she wants, or she will tell you she cannot open your mail because it has a virus. Proof, the Lollimops complaint is over three years old, the Hollyhocks and Karoun complaints over 4 years old. These breeders have dealt with an ongoing daily harassment by Zizzo for all of this time.
She also searches the classifieds ads constantly contacting people trying to find out what cats are behind the ones being sold, or claiming fraud if the cats pictured do not fit her criteria, and as always is looking for fodder for her website.
FIP Catteries
The FIP infected cattery list is nothing more than a list of catteries that Zizzo found on the internet with the Lollimops cattery behind them. These catteries were proud of their cats ancestors and wanted the world to know their lineage, so they proudly displayed the pedigrees of their cats listing the Lollimops Cattery. They had no idea that it would cost them so dearly, and would be part of Zizzo's harassment and perpetually fraudulent claims. She has received NO complaints regarding these catteries and has no idea whether they have ever even had a cat with FIP or not. She immediately demands that the cat in question be euthanised and not used in any breeding program, or she will post said breeder on her "bad breeders list and FIP infected catteries list". This is blackmail and simply one more attempt on her part to discredit and harass the Lollimops cattery and scare anyone that may want that line into not using those cats, for fear of being listed on this list. It has no validity, and she provides no proof. This is all part of her vendetta, she just made it all up! Here is a link to her extortion letters to these breeders.
She even goes behind the Lollimops pedigree claiming that catteries listed in their pedigrees have FIP infected catteries, all of this with absolutely NO PROOF what so ever. The cat she gave Lollimops is even behind these pedigrees, wonder why she doesn't name those catteries?
That being said, every cattery is going to experience FIP at one time or another. All cats carry the virus, it is just a matter of whether or not the cat's immune system can sufficiently fight it off or not. You can read all about FIP on some of the websites listed on this page especially Dr. Diane Addie's website. Do not blame the breeder if your kitten dies of FIP, there is no way to prevent it, no vaccine that actually works, and no way to cure it. And, if there are other cats present, no way to know which cat is responsible, and kittens will always be more susceptible because of immature immune systems.
Do your homework, don't believe what she says, she has no idea about this disease, is no authority and makes no attempt to educate herself. She is spreading false and misleading information.
She actually admits to knowing all of this in her emails to us. Here is a quote but you can read them all here
"This is what the vet told me she had FIP . FIP is a slowly progressive disease. He said there is no way to prove Glory Anna had it in her when I bought her [ or if she came from a FIP infected cattery, unless the cattery was tested for FIP as a whole.] or any way to prove she caught it here at my home. I do not let strange kittys in my home. Any way . So those are the facts. I dont know what you want to do about a replacement if you want to work something out as a loss on my part. " written by Zizzo herself in 2002
Melanie
Anywhere,California,
U.S.A.
The ever insane Rose Marie Zizzo
#5REBUTTAL Owner of company
Sat, September 23, 2006
THERE IS NO TRUTH TO ANYTHING POSTED HERE.
The comments made here are published by a severelly disturbed person, Rose Marie Zizzo. And she does not live in Bellerose, NY she lives in Beaumont, Ca but she cannot tell the truth about that either. I know, I have been to her home.
She runs all around the internet posting her lies and slander with complete disregard for the truth.
She is a cat breeder that should be on her own "bad breeders list". She is extrememly dishonest and makes these posts to further hurt everyone that has tried to help her. Her own cattery was the real "h*llhole" and it was supposed to be closed down but she is still breeding her sick animals.
She had the cat that started this whole thing for more than a year, admits to leaving it sick for 8 weeks with no vet care and no care from her, in a ttravel trailer where she lived with her other 15 cats. Now she wants the breeder to give her money back plus or this was the result, blackmail.
You can read the truth about Zizzo here, pedigree-cbs.org , on the website she used to have but abandoned in May 0f 2006. She has been suspended for life from The Cat Fancier's Asscociation, the worlds largest registry of pedigree cats for her conduct, slanderous website, constant harassment of cat breeders, and animal welfare issues. Links to all the proof of these things are on the website that exposes her for what she is.
The catteries she has listed here have never had any problems with FIP and none have ever been reported to her. She just makes these things up to get attention for herself and her website. Do not beleive what she has posted there is no truth to it. Here is the truth.
Bad Breeders List
The information given on Zizzo's site at b-pcb.info with reference to both of these subjects is false and completely fabricated by Zizzo to perpetuate her ongoing vendetta with the Lollimops Cattery. There is no such thing as a bad breeders list except in Zizzo's mind. It is not official and after you read some of her correspondence with those breeders you will be better able to understand that, and remember she was suspended from CFA for this website among other reasons.
The bad breeders list is made up of breeders that had a problem with a kitten buyer. Remember please that there is always two sides to every story. Zizzo never presents both sides, and if she does offer some info from the breeders point of view, it is a cut and paste job of what she has been told, to present what she wants to say. Never accurate, always with her spin. If you have ever dealt with the public you know that there are a lot strange people out there that will do almost anything to get their way. Sometimes it leaves you shaking your head. Well, Zizzo is one of these types and her site gives those people an arena to put forth their claims as legitimate, which is not always the case. Zizzo puts no effort into providing proof or documentation, or even in using common sense in deciding whether or not the claim is valid. These complaints are mostly he says/she says. Zizzo never bothers to research or back up her stories. She allows anyone with a grudge to file a complaint and without discretion or any concern for the truth or well being of the breeder, posts the complaint. Sadly all to often these complaints are ridiculas in nature, without merit and very damaging to the breeder.
She states she requires "proof" of those making complaints, but all the "quasi" complaints filed by Zizzo her self on her own website about breeders she has scammed, offer no proof or documentation what so ever that her claims are valid. She made them up!
She contacts the breeder named in the complaint, and begins her blackmail, demanding money to clear the breeder's name and when that doesn't work, offering for the complainant to "ruin the breeder around the world". She then proceeds to call animal control on the breeder and files complaints in the original complainant's name with the Better Business Bureau, CFA, code enforcement, and that state's attorney general. No matter if the complaint is truthful or not. Then of course the breeder goes up on her
"Bad Breeders List" She promises to remove the complaint if it is "unfounded". Not true, do not believe anything she says. She also promises to remove the complaint if you can provide proof to her satisfaction that it has been taken care of. Do not believe that one either, once she has the complaint it stays up forever. You cannot provide the proof that she wants, or she will tell you she cannot open your mail because it has a virus. Proof, the Lollimops complaint is over three years old, the Hollyhocks and Karoun complaints over 4 years old. These breeders have dealt with an ongoing daily harassment by Zizzo for all of this time.
She also searches the classifieds ads constantly contacting people trying to find out what cats are behind the ones being sold, or claiming fraud if the cats pictured do not fit her criteria, and as always is looking for fodder for her website.
FIP Catteries
The FIP infected cattery list is nothing more than a list of catteries that Zizzo found on the internet with the Lollimops cattery behind them. These catteries were proud of their cats ancestors and wanted the world to know their lineage, so they proudly displayed the pedigrees of their cats listing the Lollimops Cattery. They had no idea that it would cost them so dearly, and would be part of Zizzo's harassment and perpetually fraudulent claims. She has received NO complaints regarding these catteries and has no idea whether they have ever even had a cat with FIP or not. She immediately demands that the cat in question be euthanised and not used in any breeding program, or she will post said breeder on her "bad breeders list and FIP infected catteries list". This is blackmail and simply one more attempt on her part to discredit and harass the Lollimops cattery and scare anyone that may want that line into not using those cats, for fear of being listed on this list. It has no validity, and she provides no proof. This is all part of her vendetta, she just made it all up! Here is a link to her extortion letters to these breeders.
She even goes behind the Lollimops pedigree claiming that catteries listed in their pedigrees have FIP infected catteries, all of this with absolutely NO PROOF what so ever. The cat she gave Lollimops is even behind these pedigrees, wonder why she doesn't name those catteries?
That being said, every cattery is going to experience FIP at one time or another. All cats carry the virus, it is just a matter of whether or not the cat's immune system can sufficiently fight it off or not. You can read all about FIP on some of the websites listed on this page especially Dr. Diane Addie's website. Do not blame the breeder if your kitten dies of FIP, there is no way to prevent it, no vaccine that actually works, and no way to cure it. And, if there are other cats present, no way to know which cat is responsible, and kittens will always be more susceptible because of immature immune systems.
Do your homework, don't believe what she says, she has no idea about this disease, is no authority and makes no attempt to educate herself. She is spreading false and misleading information.
She actually admits to knowing all of this in her emails to us. Here is a quote but you can read them all here
"This is what the vet told me she had FIP . FIP is a slowly progressive disease. He said there is no way to prove Glory Anna had it in her when I bought her [ or if she came from a FIP infected cattery, unless the cattery was tested for FIP as a whole.] or any way to prove she caught it here at my home. I do not let strange kittys in my home. Any way . So those are the facts. I dont know what you want to do about a replacement if you want to work something out as a loss on my part. " written by Zizzo herself in 2002
Melanie
Anywhere,California,
U.S.A.
The ever insane Rose Marie Zizzo
#5REBUTTAL Owner of company
Sat, September 23, 2006
THERE IS NO TRUTH TO ANYTHING POSTED HERE.
The comments made here are published by a severelly disturbed person, Rose Marie Zizzo. And she does not live in Bellerose, NY she lives in Beaumont, Ca but she cannot tell the truth about that either. I know, I have been to her home.
She runs all around the internet posting her lies and slander with complete disregard for the truth.
She is a cat breeder that should be on her own "bad breeders list". She is extrememly dishonest and makes these posts to further hurt everyone that has tried to help her. Her own cattery was the real "h*llhole" and it was supposed to be closed down but she is still breeding her sick animals.
She had the cat that started this whole thing for more than a year, admits to leaving it sick for 8 weeks with no vet care and no care from her, in a ttravel trailer where she lived with her other 15 cats. Now she wants the breeder to give her money back plus or this was the result, blackmail.
You can read the truth about Zizzo here, pedigree-cbs.org , on the website she used to have but abandoned in May 0f 2006. She has been suspended for life from The Cat Fancier's Asscociation, the worlds largest registry of pedigree cats for her conduct, slanderous website, constant harassment of cat breeders, and animal welfare issues. Links to all the proof of these things are on the website that exposes her for what she is.
The catteries she has listed here have never had any problems with FIP and none have ever been reported to her. She just makes these things up to get attention for herself and her website. Do not beleive what she has posted there is no truth to it. Here is the truth.
Bad Breeders List
The information given on Zizzo's site at b-pcb.info with reference to both of these subjects is false and completely fabricated by Zizzo to perpetuate her ongoing vendetta with the Lollimops Cattery. There is no such thing as a bad breeders list except in Zizzo's mind. It is not official and after you read some of her correspondence with those breeders you will be better able to understand that, and remember she was suspended from CFA for this website among other reasons.
The bad breeders list is made up of breeders that had a problem with a kitten buyer. Remember please that there is always two sides to every story. Zizzo never presents both sides, and if she does offer some info from the breeders point of view, it is a cut and paste job of what she has been told, to present what she wants to say. Never accurate, always with her spin. If you have ever dealt with the public you know that there are a lot strange people out there that will do almost anything to get their way. Sometimes it leaves you shaking your head. Well, Zizzo is one of these types and her site gives those people an arena to put forth their claims as legitimate, which is not always the case. Zizzo puts no effort into providing proof or documentation, or even in using common sense in deciding whether or not the claim is valid. These complaints are mostly he says/she says. Zizzo never bothers to research or back up her stories. She allows anyone with a grudge to file a complaint and without discretion or any concern for the truth or well being of the breeder, posts the complaint. Sadly all to often these complaints are ridiculas in nature, without merit and very damaging to the breeder.
She states she requires "proof" of those making complaints, but all the "quasi" complaints filed by Zizzo her self on her own website about breeders she has scammed, offer no proof or documentation what so ever that her claims are valid. She made them up!
She contacts the breeder named in the complaint, and begins her blackmail, demanding money to clear the breeder's name and when that doesn't work, offering for the complainant to "ruin the breeder around the world". She then proceeds to call animal control on the breeder and files complaints in the original complainant's name with the Better Business Bureau, CFA, code enforcement, and that state's attorney general. No matter if the complaint is truthful or not. Then of course the breeder goes up on her
"Bad Breeders List" She promises to remove the complaint if it is "unfounded". Not true, do not believe anything she says. She also promises to remove the complaint if you can provide proof to her satisfaction that it has been taken care of. Do not believe that one either, once she has the complaint it stays up forever. You cannot provide the proof that she wants, or she will tell you she cannot open your mail because it has a virus. Proof, the Lollimops complaint is over three years old, the Hollyhocks and Karoun complaints over 4 years old. These breeders have dealt with an ongoing daily harassment by Zizzo for all of this time.
She also searches the classifieds ads constantly contacting people trying to find out what cats are behind the ones being sold, or claiming fraud if the cats pictured do not fit her criteria, and as always is looking for fodder for her website.
FIP Catteries
The FIP infected cattery list is nothing more than a list of catteries that Zizzo found on the internet with the Lollimops cattery behind them. These catteries were proud of their cats ancestors and wanted the world to know their lineage, so they proudly displayed the pedigrees of their cats listing the Lollimops Cattery. They had no idea that it would cost them so dearly, and would be part of Zizzo's harassment and perpetually fraudulent claims. She has received NO complaints regarding these catteries and has no idea whether they have ever even had a cat with FIP or not. She immediately demands that the cat in question be euthanised and not used in any breeding program, or she will post said breeder on her "bad breeders list and FIP infected catteries list". This is blackmail and simply one more attempt on her part to discredit and harass the Lollimops cattery and scare anyone that may want that line into not using those cats, for fear of being listed on this list. It has no validity, and she provides no proof. This is all part of her vendetta, she just made it all up! Here is a link to her extortion letters to these breeders.
She even goes behind the Lollimops pedigree claiming that catteries listed in their pedigrees have FIP infected catteries, all of this with absolutely NO PROOF what so ever. The cat she gave Lollimops is even behind these pedigrees, wonder why she doesn't name those catteries?
That being said, every cattery is going to experience FIP at one time or another. All cats carry the virus, it is just a matter of whether or not the cat's immune system can sufficiently fight it off or not. You can read all about FIP on some of the websites listed on this page especially Dr. Diane Addie's website. Do not blame the breeder if your kitten dies of FIP, there is no way to prevent it, no vaccine that actually works, and no way to cure it. And, if there are other cats present, no way to know which cat is responsible, and kittens will always be more susceptible because of immature immune systems.
Do your homework, don't believe what she says, she has no idea about this disease, is no authority and makes no attempt to educate herself. She is spreading false and misleading information.
She actually admits to knowing all of this in her emails to us. Here is a quote but you can read them all here
"This is what the vet told me she had FIP . FIP is a slowly progressive disease. He said there is no way to prove Glory Anna had it in her when I bought her [ or if she came from a FIP infected cattery, unless the cattery was tested for FIP as a whole.] or any way to prove she caught it here at my home. I do not let strange kittys in my home. Any way . So those are the facts. I dont know what you want to do about a replacement if you want to work something out as a loss on my part. " written by Zizzo herself in 2002