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Aside from its plush fur and large body the Ragdoll is known for its bright blue eyes and color-pointed coat. Female Ragdolls usually weigh around 10-15 pounds and males can weigh more than 20 poundsthey are some of the largest domesticated cats.
Mitted Ragdolls may also have a blaze star or hourglass patch of white on their forehead and nose.
Do ragdoll cats have big paws. Mitted ragdolls look like their colorpoint counterparts but have extra light spots near the paws giving the appearance of mittens. Ragdoll colors include black white gray blue cream lilac chocolate seal and red. This breed is known to have blue eyes but it is not an exclusive feature of the ragdoll.
Mitted Ragdolls may also have a blaze star or hourglass patch of white on their forehead and nose. Bi-colors usually have more white their paws underbodies chest and an upside-down. Female Ragdolls usually weigh around 10-15 pounds and males can weigh more than 20 poundsthey are some of the largest domesticated cats.
According to the Cat Fanciers Association breed standard Ragdolls who are suitable for show should have a large head in a modified wedge shape with a gently rounded muzzle. Ragdolls are what is known as a slow-maturing cat. What this means is that they arent considered fully grown adults until age 4.
During this time they can continue to grow in size and you may not minor changes in their pattern. Some have been know to continueto grow even into their 5th year. Ragdolls have an above average life span.
Ragdoll cats love to nap and relax however they do have a playful streak. These kitties appreciate scratching post and toys and they like to have access to cat towers that provide them with a good view of whatever you are doing. These kitties exhibit kitten-like behavior until they reach full maturity somewhere between the ages of 2 to 4 years.
One of the largest breeds of domestic cat the Ragdoll is BIG with a large head wide cheekbones a broad chest and big round paws. They always have oblique shaped bright blue eyes although these can vary from the brightest sapphire to a much more muted china blue. The Average domestic cat will weigh in at 10 pounds and usually be between 20-25 cm long.
Some cats will be a little bigger and some cats will be a little smaller all depending on their breeding. Ragdoll Cats get bigger than this. They get as big as 40-66 cm tall for the males and 38-58 for the females.
The Ragdoll cat breed dates to the 1960s when a California woman named Ann Baker bred a free-roaming white female cat with longish hair to a stray black-and-white male with white paws. Ragdoll is a breed of cat that love to groom itself a lot this is scratching and licking their paws which leads to a health condition known as hairballs. Hairballs occur as a result of your ragdoll injecting its fur and because the fur is not digestible the fur will end up forming fur balls which may cause your ragdoll.
These Ragdoll cats have fawn to pale cream bodies that can have stripes and ticks in the pale colors of their points. Their points themselves have a dark brown undertone with both bars and mottling in red or red and cream overlaying this base color. Their nose leather and paw pads can be a range of colors from seal brown to pink.
As we can see here in the prize winning paws of this purebred Maine Coon big paws usually go with a big bone structure like Persians or British Shorthairs. Its not just that these paws are broad. They are also thick.
As RJ grew his Chunky chocolate bar paws became even more apparent. This was a clue to his Maine Coon heritage. Although they are large powerful cats their relaxed temperament means they do not have the fighting instincts of other cat breeds and therefore may not defend themselves.
Ragdoll Cats are not very streetwise and you may find them lying in the middle of the. Some Ragdolls have long guard hairs. The guard hairs may be just part of the make up of the coat.
However I have noticed that the guard hairs on my cats disappeared over time. Raggies have a wonderful big floofy ruff around their neck. This features usually becomes more pronounced as they mature.
I think it makes the cat look very elegant and proud. Ragdoll Cat Dolly Fitzgerald with Paws Crossed loved by Gina Ms Cede taking a nap had a very busy morning Loved by Sharon Perry with his feet crossed loved by Debbi Bailey Griggs feeling contemplative. A Ragdoll must always use the proper technique when relaxing Belle with her paws crossed loved by Julie This is Cartouche She is 19 months old.
She is a seal tortie sepia mitted. Ragdoll cat Molly with back crossed paws. All ragdolls are pointed meaning that they have a darker colouration at the extremities nose ears paws tail.
The ragdoll coat then comes in four patterns these are explained below. Ragdolls have beautiful blue eyes but come in many shades and colors. Aside from its plush fur and large body the Ragdoll is known for its bright blue eyes and color-pointed coat.
Hairballs in Ragdolls Like most semi-longhair or longhair cats Ragdolls will groom themselves and develop hairballs in their digestive system. While this is a completely normal process and helps keep them clean and well-groomed it can occasionally cause problems if they cannot expunge or get rid of the hairball properly.