Garden Blog - Top Tropicals
Date: 26 Oct 2026
Daily Dose of Cat: How Simon became a daddy - meet Zhu-Zhu, the Bumblebee
🐾 Daily Dose of Cat: How Simon became a daddy - meet Zhu-Zhu, the Bumblebee 🐝
Remember that mysterious box of miscellaneous cats someone dropped at the Top Tropicals gate?
Five kittens of different ages, plus one-eyed Marie, who turned out to be a kitten herself.
Well, meet Zhu-Zhu. The smallest member of that miscellaneous collection.
One by one, his sisters were adopted. But poor Zhu-Zhu was so tiny and shy that people coming to choose a kitten barely noticed him.
Eventually, he was the only one left.
So, following One-Eye Marie and Toothless Simon, he moved from our Fort Myers cat family to B-Farm, where 13 PeopleCats were waiting.
And that's when his life changed!
Remember Simon, our former street tomcat? The one we rescued skinny, sick, and almost toothless?
Well, Simon took one look at Zhu-Zhu and decided he was his son.
After all, they came from the same hood...
Simon wasn't taking any chances.
He immediately assumed full parental responsibility.
Now he follows Zhu-Zhu everywhere. Grooming him. Playing with him. Making sure he's well fed. Protecting him from grumpy PeopleCats who might hiss at the newcomer.
And keeping him out of trouble.
Then Zhu-Zhu discovered the catio.
And the quiet, tiny kitten transformed into a buzzing, zooming, unstoppable little hooligan!
Up the cat trees! Down the cat trees! Into the swings! Attack the toys! Chase everything that moves!
That's how he got his name: Zhu-Zhu (Жужик), from the word жужжать - to buzz like a bumblebee.
And poor Daddy Simon? He's suddenly got a full-time job keeping up with this little tornado!
Surprisingly, YES!
Male cats aren't generally known for raising kittens. In the wild, mothers usually do the parenting, and many tomcats have little involvement.
But some males, especially friendly, socialized cats, show remarkable caregiving behavior toward kittens - even kittens that aren't biologically theirs. They groom them, cuddle with them, play gently, and sometimes act as protectors.
This is called alloparental care - caring for young that aren't necessarily your own.
Remember how nursing mother cats sometimes adopt kittens from other litters?
Male cats can surprise us with their parenting skills, too!
We don't know whether Simon is Zhu-Zhu's biological father. But one thing is certain:
Zhu-Zhu has found his daddy. And Simon has found someone to love.
❤️ And did we mention Zhu-Zhu has a HEART-shaped marking on his side?
Apparently, he was born for this job!
🐈🎬 Top Tropicals rescued cat Zhu-Zhu zooming, climbing, swinging, playing, and driving Daddy Simon crazy at PeopleCats.Garden.
• Orphaned kittens finding the Right Door
• Simon "Walkie-Talkie" - the cat who made the right decision
• Marie the Pirate: Pets don't know they're disabled
🐈 Stay with us for your #DailyDoseOfCat!
#DailyCatLesson #PeopleCats
🟢 Join 👉 TopTropicals
Remember that mysterious box of miscellaneous cats someone dropped at the Top Tropicals gate?
Five kittens of different ages, plus one-eyed Marie, who turned out to be a kitten herself.
Well, meet Zhu-Zhu. The smallest member of that miscellaneous collection.
🐝 The kitten nobody noticed
One by one, his sisters were adopted. But poor Zhu-Zhu was so tiny and shy that people coming to choose a kitten barely noticed him.
Eventually, he was the only one left.
So, following One-Eye Marie and Toothless Simon, he moved from our Fort Myers cat family to B-Farm, where 13 PeopleCats were waiting.
And that's when his life changed!
🐝 How Simon became a daddy
Remember Simon, our former street tomcat? The one we rescued skinny, sick, and almost toothless?
Well, Simon took one look at Zhu-Zhu and decided he was his son.
After all, they came from the same hood...
Simon wasn't taking any chances.
He immediately assumed full parental responsibility.
Now he follows Zhu-Zhu everywhere. Grooming him. Playing with him. Making sure he's well fed. Protecting him from grumpy PeopleCats who might hiss at the newcomer.
And keeping him out of trouble.
🐝 Meet Zhu-Zhu, the bumblebee!
Then Zhu-Zhu discovered the catio.
And the quiet, tiny kitten transformed into a buzzing, zooming, unstoppable little hooligan!
Up the cat trees! Down the cat trees! Into the swings! Attack the toys! Chase everything that moves!
That's how he got his name: Zhu-Zhu (Жужик), from the word жужжать - to buzz like a bumblebee.
And poor Daddy Simon? He's suddenly got a full-time job keeping up with this little tornado!
🐾 Cat lesson: Can tomcats be good fathers?
Surprisingly, YES!
Male cats aren't generally known for raising kittens. In the wild, mothers usually do the parenting, and many tomcats have little involvement.
But some males, especially friendly, socialized cats, show remarkable caregiving behavior toward kittens - even kittens that aren't biologically theirs. They groom them, cuddle with them, play gently, and sometimes act as protectors.
This is called alloparental care - caring for young that aren't necessarily your own.
Remember how nursing mother cats sometimes adopt kittens from other litters?
Male cats can surprise us with their parenting skills, too!
We don't know whether Simon is Zhu-Zhu's biological father. But one thing is certain:
Zhu-Zhu has found his daddy. And Simon has found someone to love.
❤️ And did we mention Zhu-Zhu has a HEART-shaped marking on his side?
Apparently, he was born for this job!
🐈🎬 Top Tropicals rescued cat Zhu-Zhu zooming, climbing, swinging, playing, and driving Daddy Simon crazy at PeopleCats.Garden.
📚 Learn more:
• Orphaned kittens finding the Right Door
• Simon "Walkie-Talkie" - the cat who made the right decision
• Marie the Pirate: Pets don't know they're disabled
🐈 Stay with us for your #DailyDoseOfCat!
#DailyCatLesson #PeopleCats
🟢 Join 👉 TopTropicals