
Enduring, easygoing feline friend. Welcome to the world
of Ragdoll cats.
Ragdolls enjoy nothing more than to curl up beside you or follow you
around the house carrying on a conversation in their gentle voices.
Another reason cat owners love the Ragdoll is that they are easily cared
for. Although their long, flowing fur is rabbit like in texture, Ragdolls
have no undercoat, which means less shedding. A bath or a good brushing is
all they need to look their best.
Ragdolls are on the larger scale of the feline. Males weighing 15
to 20 lbs. Females subsequently smaller. Two years for their colouring
to develop and four years to reach full size.
History: despite many myths surrounding the Ragdoll breed. They did
not come from breeding a Birman, Burmese and a Persian. They actually came
from feral cats. The originator Ann Baker of California. In 1963 Ann bred a
feral, semi long white female, named Josephine to longhaired Seal Mitted
Male with a blaze and a white tip on the tail, his name was Daddy Warbucks.
Thus started the Ragdoll breed. |