Ragdoll cats Breed Profile
Coat Type, Color & Grooming:
The Ragdoll coat
is moderately long, with abundant guard
hairs, shorter fur on front legs, longer on
rear legs. A wide array of pointed colors is
available in bi-color, van, mitted, shaded
and smoke patterns:
Colourpoint - Point coloured mask to
the face,
point coloured ears, feet, and tail. A
colourpoint has no white whatsoever.
Mitted - Point coloured mask, ears,
tail and legs, with white mittens on the
front feet and short white boots on the back
feet. White on chin, ruff and stomach.
Bi-Colour - White inverted
“V” in the mask, white legs, feet, ruff
and stomach. Point coloured ears and tail.
Physical Attributes:
Ragdoll cats are large well-balanced cats with no extreme features. The head forms a broad equilateral triangle, modified by a gentle rounded muzzle. Their bodies form a long rectangle, are broad and solid with “medium to heavy” bone structure. They have long legs and a long well plumed tail.
Personality:
Loving, placid and easy going and as such they make wonderful house or apartment cats. They are intelligent and can easily be trained. They have a unique temperament, usually sweet and docile – and are not fighters by nature.
Our ragdoll Sassy is a good mix of laid back personality and activity. She is extremely gentle with kids and will play a game of tag, or stalk us or run around the house. All with claws not extended. She has endured many fittings of doll clothes rather patiently. She isn’t a lap cat, but will come and sit near you wherever you are. All in all an interesting creature to have around!!
I came across a face that is hard to turn away from! Gizmo has stolen our heats and creates so much laughter in our family! The Ragdoll is a wonderful breed to befriend. Part cat and part dog…this has to be one of his best attributes! He spends his days running around and playing with almost anything hey may come across. From his soccer ball, to his feathers, to a random sticky note on your desk it’s all fair game with him! When it’s time for bed he meow’s to be loved on and then heads for his pillow at the top of the bed. Although not purebred, Gizmo has the best qualities we could have asked for in a new member of our family!
I Love my Ragdoll, Lillie. She’s 10 years now, but I have had her since she was 5 months old. We found each other in a Pet Shelter and she is honestly the sweetest cat when it comes to personality. Ragdolls are an absolute Joy to have in a Family. I have found that they are very inviting to other pets and generally have a very warm nature. I’m so happy to have Lillie, she is so casual but has tons of energy to play, her and my dog love to chase each other.
My Tuki (Hebrew for "Sweetness") was a neighborhood stray that my neighbor trapped for me, since he would watch us but not come close. The vet said he is about a year old. He is the sweetest thing! Loves to be petted and have his belly rubbed. He didn’t even claw me when I bathed him and trimmed the mats out of his fur. His fur was very sparse when I got him, due to malnutrition or the weather maybe, but it’s growing in now and I can’t wait to see him long-haired! He is still very scared of my 3 other cats but I am hoping that one day they will be friends. If he is a good ambassador for the breed, then I’m won over. Ragdolls are for me!