Fall In Love With Ragdoll Kittens North Carolina

By Mattie Knight


Do not go to a Ragdoll website unless you are prepared to fall in love with these adorable creatures. They are so fluffy with such innocent faces that the kitties almost have a fairy tale quality. Another word of caution, Ragdoll Kittens North Carolina are adorable, but they come with a high price tag. These little cuties are worth every dollar for the joy one kitty will bring into your life.

One of the sweetest characteristics of the breed is that they love to be pets. Completely domestic by nature, Ragdolls enjoy being held and will settle in your arms for hours. The name is derived from the total lack of resistance the cats display when being picked up. They go limp and feel like a heavy ragdoll.

Ragdolls are very distinctive cats, yet they come in a variety of colors and patterns. The cats do not reach maturity until three to four years of age. If you have your heart set on a certain pattern and color, be sure to wait until the kitten is old enough to show some indication of what it will look like as an adult cat. All Ragdolls are born white, and it takes weeks for the beginnings of their color to develop.

Some of the colors are sepia, mink and chocolate. A cat may be mostly white or mostly mink colored with some darker markings. Point markings are when the ears, feet and so-called mask are darker. Another term, mitted, varies from pointed in that the feet are white and the legs above the feet are colored. This gives the appearance of the kitten wearing mittens.

Lynx markings can appear on any color variations. The effect is striped and it lends a wild cat quality to the animal. Cats with bi color markings have a light area around the nose and mouth and between the eyes. The contrasting darker hair on the face gives the look of the letter V. The tortie has a look similar to a calico cat with color randomly splashed over the cat's face and body. For some reason, only females come in the tortie pattern.

The coat has been compared to that of a bunny. Yet they are surprisingly easy to maintain, and only require weekly grooming. The coat has very little shedding and the hair is slow to mat. This is a larger sized breed with males weighing in at thirteen to eighteen pounds. The females will be lighter in weight, but still good sized animals.

The history of the breed began about fifty years ago when a woman in Riverside, California decided to breed her white angora like cat with Burmese or Birman cats. Ann Baker eventually founded her own cat registry, which was a point of controversy in the cat world. One of her competitors started his own closely regulated registry. Over the years, Ann's story regarding the genesis of Ragdolls became increasingly murky. Although Ms. Baker founded the breed, it was her competitor who legitimized the Ragdoll breed.

If you are looking for a beautiful, loving pet this breed makes an excellent choice. The nature of these cats makes them perfect indoor pets. You will be very happy to have this trusting little animal in your life.




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