My name is Jean Papo. Welcome to my Abytopia Abyssinians website, created to
showcase my journey towards becoming an Abyssinian breeder of top quality show
cats, including photos of my Queens, Ladies-in-Waiting, Studs, and Kittens. I have been involved with a love affair of Abyssinian cats ever since I fell in love with my first ruddy Abyssinian kitten almost eighteen years ago... my beloved T-Rex. Sadly, he passed away this past summer...until then he cuddled up with me every night, paws around my neck, and gave me big slobbery kisses with a mischievious twinkle in his eyes. From that moment on, I was hooked.

When a friend of mine took me to my first Abyssinian Cat show in 2003 or so, I saw the
most beautiful aby's in the world, and then I think a little of that magical show stardust
fell on me, and it became my goal to someday own, breed and show the results of my own version of aby heaven materialized here on earth.

I saw that breeding, raising and showing Abyssinians, affectionately known as Aby's,
is not only great fun, but it involves a lot of help from friends, good luck, and hard work. Things don't always turn out the way we hope, and misfortune can be the flip side of this
passion....However, I've had plenty of advice and some handholding through some
perilous moments, and all in all, there is more joy than heartache in the endless quest
to succeed in breeding the perfect Abyssinian Cat. Thanks go to all my friends and fellow Abyssinian breeders who have helped me along this fascinating journey.

In 2005, my Foundation Queen, CH Fin Bheara Cote d'Azure of Abytopia, aka Zoozoo,
bred with GC NW Gulfco's Sweet Talkin' Guy of Alexy, DM, produced two beautiful fawn Abyssinian Kittens. The experience is all that I had hoped it would be and more. These Abyssinian Kittens are, in my biased opinion, little angels, only now they are big grown up angels!

Time will tell if I succeed with my goal, you will be the judges, but, in the meantime, this journey has blessed me with hours of happiness, joy and positive feelings about the future that lies ahead of my Abyssinian Cats and me!

Please take a look around my site where you can see my current Abyssinian Queens,
Studs, Pets, Kittens, and Cat Photography. Please don't forget to check out our companion site www.picturepurrfect.com to see pictures, photos and videos of our more recent Abytopia Abyssinian Kitten litters.

Thanks for visiting Abytopia. I'd love to hear from you at any time.

Jean Papo