Registered Ragdoll Cat Breeders

Information About Ragdoll Cats

History of Ragdolls

In the sprint 1981 two Norfolk ladies became linked in a new venture with the first Ragdolls to arrive in the UK. Once their breeding programmes were established the ladies were inundated with requests from breeders in the UK and Europe.

Appearance

The Ragdoll Cat has medium features, medium length coat, medium ears, with lovely blue eyes, they have three patterns; Colourpoint, Bi-Colour and Mitted. The colours are Blue, Seal, Chocolate, Lilac, red and cream, along with tortoiseshell and tabby patterns.
Personality

Personality

One of the characteristics that people really love about the breed is the character and how gentle they are.

Health

Ragdolls can carry a gene that leads to a form of heart disease (hypertrophic cardiomyopathy) that can lead to heart failure at an early age. In 2007 a DNA test became available to breeders to identify the one known defective gene that can cause HCM in the Ragdoll. Since then breeders in the UK have been working hard to remove this gene from the gene pool. All breeders cats now have to be health tested for the HCM gene.  

Caring for Ragdolls

The Ragdoll can be one of the largest of the cat breeds, they can take upto 4 years to reach full maturity. Fully developed males can top the scales over 8kg, whilst the smaller females can be around 4-6kg.

Rehoming Ragdolls

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