Ragdoll cats. Who doesn’t like them? Well-behaved, affectionate, overall good with children and other pets. Fluffy and striking. Known for melting even the hearts of those indifferent to cats.
For those of you not familiar with the breed, Ragdolls are fairly new, originated in the 1960s by a cat breeder named Ann Baker. If you pick one up, they tend to go limp in your arms, which gave them the name. They are easy to pet and very friendly towards humans.
There is a lot of speculation on the breeds used to create the Ragdoll, and although nothing has been confirmed, this particular cat is commonly associated with Birman and Himalayan. Sometimes, depending on the colouring, it’s even associated with the Siamese cat, but the Ragdolls are certainly different.
They tend to be on the big side, have short legs and they have a flat-topped head.
They all born with white snowy fur and blue eyes, however, this changes as the cat grows older.
Interestingly, Ragdoll cats mature slowly, therefore, you have to wait for a solid two to three years to finally, see how your cat will turn out.
As some of you may already know, all Ragdoll Cats have point coloration, which means, they all have a darker shade of colour in their extremities in comparison to the pale rest of their bodies. These extremities include ears, tails, face, and feet. Just predicting the final pattern of your Ragdoll is part of the fun of owning one, so let’s go ahead and help you out a little bit in recognizing which type of Ragdoll cat you have or might have.