Ragdoll

[Cajunrazorback]

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.

 

[Cajunrazorback]

Ragdolls shouldn't have an undercoat so they matt up less than other long haired cats. Our two will get knots when they are shedding if we aren't good about grooming them, but they are generally very easy care.

I've never had to worry about my birds around them (except for the little, fluttery finches) and they love the dog. They love everyone, love kids and are always super gentle, and they are always very social with visitors.

Our girls are sisters who were returned to the breeder because the people that bought them weren't happy with them. They were not in great shape, and despite promising her they would keep the cats indoors, the breeder was sure they were often left for periods of time to fend for themselves. Lily's fur was so short and rough (and she'd been bitten by a feral cat), and Daisy took forever to come out from under the bed and decide that she did actually need people. Sadly, she still doesn't enjoy being picked up and tenses up (more evidence they weren't treated well). But she adores my husband and is a real flirt with him, always trying to get his attention.

Lily:
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Daisy:
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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.

 

[JaeG]

View attachment 1277218 View attachment 1277217 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 round blue eyes. They don’t meow very much and they don’t rub against your legs. I tried to raise kittens but had trouble. I have always had females and only 1 out of the 4 was a good mother. (I only had one at a time. I’m 50 years old. Been thru 4 ragdolls.) The other three would not nurse or clean up the kittens.

I'm so sorry you lost your gorgeous baby. She was so beautiful.

 

[N F C]

@Cajunrazorback so sorry to hear about the loss of your ragdoll

 

[cassie]

Your post on the poor mothers made me thing of a couple cats I had in years past. One was a Siamese who, while she did care for her kittens, would have really preferred not to have been bothered. She would try to convince me to get in the box and care for them. The fact that because of size differences there was no way I could have done so did not compute. The other was a barn cat who, when the kittens were about a week old, would deposit them on the back step. No she was not trying to bring them in the house. She wanted me to raise them, which I did.

 

[N F C]

Your post on the poor mothers made me thing of a couple cats I had in years past. One was a Siamese who, while she did care for her kittens, would have really preferred not to have been bothered. She would try to convince me to get in the box and care for them. The fact that because of size differences there was no way I could have done so did not compute. The other was a barn cat who, when the kittens were about a week old, would deposit them on the back step. No she was not trying to bring them in the house. She wanted me to raise them, which I did.

Some females just aren't cut out to be mothers