My ragdolls always had some matting issues in the neck area but not to any big degree. They do need to be brushed once or twice a week, especially in Spring when shedding winter coat.
Also, only one out of the four was a mouser/hunter and she was superb at it. The other 3 pretended to hunt things like large insects and butterflies but showed no interest in mice. One last thing: The flatter the face/nozzle, the more prone to sinus/breathing trouble and eyes matting up.
I just lost my ragdoll Himilayan to a coyote. In fact I just signed up here to post about it.
I have always had ragdoll Himilayan/Persians. They do shed but it’s seasonal. Hair s soft like angora rabbit—I love it. They are loving, gentle, and just pretty to look at. Floppy and soft. Huge...
My 10 year old beautiful Himilayan Persian cat was likely killed by a coyote sometime last week. Today, I followed coyote tracks onto the neighbor’s property and eventually stumbled onto a couple of tufts of her matted fur in a clearing where all the weeds were flat. It was obviously a...