American Cat Fanciers Association

Ragdoll Breed Synopsis
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Ragdolls are a large, semi-longhaired,
pointed cat with captivating blue eyes. As pointed cats
(darker color on their faces, ears, legs and tail) they come in a
variety of colors and 3 patterns. One pattern, the colorpoint,
has no white. The mitted pattern has white on the chin, front
paws, back legs and a white belly stripe down the abdomen. The
pointed and white (also known as the bicolor pattern) has much more
white, as all four legs are white as well as the underbody and
chest. The bicolor also has an inverted “V” on the face.
The Ragdoll coat is medium longhair with no undercoat which results
in less shedding and matting. Their coats tend to be plush,
silky and very soft. Ragdolls come in seal, blue, chocolate,
lilac, red and cream. They also come in a lynx (tabby) color
pattern and a tortoiseshell pattern in all of these colors.
Ragdolls are mellow, people friendly and
make affectionate companions. Ragdolls were developed in the
1960’s by Ann Baker, a breeder in California. The original
cats were bred from free roaming cats and other purebred cats she
owned. The first being a long haired white cat domestic cat
named Josephine. The kittens Josephine produced had very nice
personalities with unique, laid back temperaments and were large in
size. By working with these offspring, the Ragdoll breed was
born. Today’s Ragdoll males are large cats often weighing
15-20 pounds. They are well balanced, heavy boned and give the
air of subdued power. Females are proportionately smaller
usually weigh in at 10-15 pounds. Kittens are born all white
and develop color in the days and weeks after their birth.
Ragdolls are slow maturing and reach their full size and weight
after 4 years of age. They continue to develop coat color for
up to 2 years.
breed chair
Shelley Wood
Anoka, MN
Ph: 763-421-8254