Re Ragdolls

[cheekee_munkee]

I am pinkbear. I feel very lucky.

 

[Pinkbear (Julie)]

They are all so, so pretty! You must be so proud.

We rehomed a Raggie cross last year. She looked to be pure white in the photos. A real stunner with those piercing blue eyes, even though she had moggy in her too. 

[cheekee_munkee]

Here are pics.

The kittens are seal colourpoints.



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[cheekee_munkee]

There are no particular health problems associated with the breed. They have the same health problems as all other cat breeds.

but they are at risk of furballs due to the long haired coat.

They get clingons regularly. They don't need as much grooming as Persians but its good to have an undercoat rake, slicker bush and flea comb. They spend a lot of time grooming. They will get mats in their coat if neglected. Especially when starting to molt.

They are not always floppy when handled as led to believe. Also the myth that they cannot feel pain is wrong.

They are extremely chatty and need company. They are usually good with other pets but thats down to good socialisation as kittens. My kittens are very playful and love Da Bird.

Mine are all indoor. They are happy as long as they have company. I wouldn't reccomend having one on its own if they will be left for long periods.

I have found my rescue ragdoll Maddy to be loads happier now I have my seal colour point kittens (other ragdolls). She has really come out of her shell.

[cheekee_munkee]

I have 3 Ragdolls and know a bit about the breed.

If you want to ask me anything.

They dont come in black.

They are either colourpointed, or bi colour with markings like a tabby bi colour. They are one of the larger breeds.

The colour points are usually seal, choco- late, silver, blue or lilac. Recently they have red (only recently recognised by GCCF i believe). Choco-late colour points are rarer than they used to be. The lilac/silver/blue colour points sometimes have a blaze of colour across the face. Bi colour is about the coat with white and a colour point mixed beautifully together. The tail has this but is usually darker. I do think my gang need licenses for their beautiful tails. They develop a stunning mane.

Points refer to face, ears, lower legs/paws and tail. There are now mitted colourpoints where the paws remain white.  Bi colours usually have pink pads on their paws. Seal colour points have dark pads.

They have a rounded nose. beautiful oval eyes that are always blue (in terms of showing, the darker the blue, the better).

They develop their full colours by 4 years. They have knickerbockers on their hind legs and develop tufts in between their paws. They can remain "kittenlike" in their temperment for longer than other breeds.

In the winter, their coat is at its full stunning glory. Be warned that your furniture/clothes wil never be the same. I can never leave my house wearing black without a trace of white fur. A sticky roller to get rid of said fur is a must.

My Avatar is a pic of my Maddy. She is a bi-colour lynx or tabby.

[Linda (Bengalbabe)]

I reckon you missed one and its 101 Bengals 

LOL Gill and Suzanne, believe it or not im still sitting at 11

[CarolM (Wendolene)]

I would recommend a Ragdoll to anyone who wants a sweet, placid, gentle and undemanding cat (can be a little quiet for some). 

In that case I think my Korky must be a Ragdoll - didn't know they came in black

I love your idea of having them available on the NHS Roz.  I must say they sound absolute sweeties and, as you say, soooo beautiful.  Maybe next time....(sigh)

[Roz]

Oh I've got a Raggie. Her name is Jade and she's my oldest cat at nearly 12 yrs. (April) She's the dearest, sweetest little cat you could ever wish for...and doesn't turn a hair if I bring another cat into the household..bless her. I actually think they should be available on the NHS.

I have occasionally heard of Raggies being temperamental and desperate to be outside all the time but they are the exception rather than the rule. 

I would recommend a Ragdoll to anyone who wants a sweet, placid, gentle and undemanding cat (can be a little quiet for some). And they are fantastic around children.  Did I forget to mention that they also happen to be fabulously beautiful.    

Jade is a blue colourpoint but they come in all the colours now..like the Birman.  They are fairly robust I think...no more sickly than any other cat and not nearly as frail as a number of the pedigree breeds.

The reason I suspect that there are a lot of them looking for homes is because in the 1980's & 1990's onwards they were a new breed in this country and became popular very quickly...hence the more kittens sold, the more adults looking for homes later on in life...sad but true   The bengal has suffered the same fate...but in their case, there are reasons why they might be thought of as difficult (I can say that because I love the breed but know how naughty and possessive they can be). I dare say that the Maine Coon, which seems to be the new kid on the block in terms of immense popularity at the moment, will also crop up in the rescue shelters before too much longer.  

Best wishes,

Roz

[Gill (sneakiefeline)]

I reckon you missed one and its 101 Bengals 

[puddypaws]

Are you sure it's only 100, Suzanne? 

[Susanne (urbantigers)]

that's right Des, if you look at the bengal rescue 99% of them need to be only cats but my bengal loves feline company and I couldn't see her living alone happily

Then there's Linda with her - what is it now, about 100? - bengals 

[Liz]

We have our Raggie Minmin in a moggie household and whilst she is vocal and laidback on ocasssion she was a rescue and came with awful habits - no using the litter tray, I spent a long 9 months doing everything that the books and raggie rescues said and had got to the stage where we all were unhappy and the next stage was to be the tranquliser but the vet said let her go out

So on his advice we did let her out and lo and behold I have a raggie who loves the outdoors, brings us in leaves and now 99% of the time will hit a litter tray or the bidet and is a happy soul.

She wasn't used to a multi household or dogs - we had both but she is a happy soul who loes to be brushed and approaches everyday outside like its her first go, having lived with ferals she has however picked up their no pick up outside and will shred if she isn't wanting to come in and all in all she is a happy soul and nothing like the poor thing we rescued

Perhaps folks should consider that sometimes in her case she was lonely she adores our Jack Russell jazz and even likes Sky who escorts her outside - he was bought up with a Siamese of her colour and thinks she is in charge

Like all rescues some are deemed not perfect but in our home she is one of the healty happy normal ones despite her pedigree so like humans it takes all sorts to make up the feline world and in our case its just family - they come with all sorts of issues, health, fear of humans, dislikes in the change of routine but any 3 or 4 footed furry is considered welcome in our house by all its the humans who visit most have issue with!

[Dawn F]

that's right Des, if you look at the bengal rescue 99% of them need to be only cats but my bengal loves feline company and I couldn't see her living alone happily

[Desley (booktigger)]

I agree with Susanne, the reason we are seeing these is that we have a Raggie rescuer on the forum, so we mainly see the ones that come into rescue, for whatever reason. I think there are cats of all breeds who have those kind of issues, my vet asked if I knew anyone who wanted a Bengal as one of the clients has a multicat household and the latest Bengal has objected, yet there are loads on here in multicat households.

[Susanne (urbantigers)]

No it's not a ragdoll thing.  You have to bear in mind that if you're looking at rehoming ads etc you're going to see a high proportion of 'problem' cats - ie cats that either have some sort of problem (so the owner has decided to get rid of them), cats that have been passed from pillar to post, cats that have been bred by backyard breeders and so on...  It's not that cats bred by reputable breeders dont end up in those sort of ads or in a rescue, but they are probably less likely to because a reputable breeder will be a bit more careful who they home kittens to in the first place.  So you're not seeing a representative sample of ragdolls.  They are prettty easy going, sociable cats but they can have problems with other cats just the same as any cat.

[MBll]

I dont have a problem on the health bit dont think but when it says for 2 of them they need to be the only pet in the house I  thought it was a ragdoll thing lol. Maybe at some point ill get 1 but they need to share with me other cats...not getting rid of them.

Oh yeah me furrys aswell lol 

[Kittybabe (Ruth)]

One of our members, The Ragman has Ragdolls, Mags so you could always ask him if you like, he's online regularly. He should be able to give some info on his own experiences with his mob.

[Gill (sneakiefeline)]

No I dont think so.

Ragdolls are very laidback cats and I know of them living in muticat household without a problem.


Any cat can have health problems and I reckon its not unusual for cats to be put up for rehoming just because of this.

Pedigrees are known to not be quite as resistant to health issues as moggies sometimes because of the in breeding that goes on with pedigrees to keep the lines open. And of course not all pedigree breeders as for moggie breeders, are kosher. 

[MBll]

Is it normal for ragdolls not to like other animals & have health problems  going by the ones looking for homes in the rescue section?