Are You Familiar With Ragdoll Cat Breed?

The ragdoll cat breed is a recent breed of cat, created in the 1960's by a Persian cat breeder. The ragdoll cat breed is a very large cat, one of the largest of all breeds, with males growing up to and sometimes even beyond 20 pounds! Their size is the only thing big and strong about them though, ragdolls have an infinite charm, a personality that is gentle, loving and laid back.

Ragdoll cats come in a selection of colours and patterns, from pointed to mitted or bi-colour. Pointed have darker 'points' face, feet, ears and tails. mitted is just like pointed except with a white or cream coloured chest and chin and white feet. A bi-colour kitten has an upside down v on the nose.

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The recognized colours to see in a ragdoll cat are seal, cream, blue, flame, tortie, lilac and chocolate with some colours more popular than others. When choosing a ragdoll cat, remember the colours can take up to 2 years to fully develop, so what you see is not necessarily what you will get.

Sometimes the breeders will register the kitten under a certain colour, only to discover later that the colour has changed or they are not a true genetic colour, sometimes the less rare colours are mistaken for rarer colour, such as chocolate. Unless the kitten has been genetically checked, there is often no way to be truly sure.

A ragdoll cat will cost you between 0 - 0 or £300 - £600, more if you want a show quality cat. It is best to look for a ragdoll kitten from a registered breeder, one who will have taken good care of the mother and will take excellent care of the growing kittens, do not buy from a kitten 'farm' because the cats are not likely to as well looked after as a breeder's cat.

It is important that they do not let you have the kittens before 12 weeks of age, it is common for breeders to let them go at 6-8 weeks, but this is far too young, they will likely suffer from eating problems from not being fully weaned, including diarrhea and even behavioural problems.

A ragdoll cat does not need special care or extra training, but it important that they are kept as indoor cats, as the ragdoll, as lovely as they are, are far to trusting and usually end up getting into scrapes and problems.

The ragdoll is actually so laid back that if attacked, they might not even fight back; they are a docile creatures and creatures of habit, they love to spend time with you, they love to follow you around, they love company. It is important that you do not leave them alone for too long; if you are out working everyday then maybe the ragdoll cat is not for you.

They really shouldn't be regularly left alone for more than 3 hours at a time. Of course because of their somewhat huge size, they will need to eat more and more often, what will feed a normal size cat, will not feed a ragdoll; they will consider every opportunity a chance to eat.

If you want a loyal cat, then the ragdoll is for you, they will stick by your side always and everyday, but they expect attention and protection in return.

Are You Familiar With Ragdoll Cat Breed?

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