Thursday, February 3, 2011

Owning And Loving Ragdoll Cats

By Chelsea Martin


Ragdoll cats are one of the biggest house cat breeds. Depending on their sex, they usually weigh from eight to about thirteen pounds when they're fully-developed. Their eyes are always blue, but the particular shade varies.

The breed is, technically, longhaired, but they don't possess an undercoat. Many an owner think of this as an advantage since there is usually less shedding of fur. Their fur is so soft that it's sometimes compared to a rabbit's fur. Their furriest parts tend to be their necks and tails. It is recommended that they be brushed quite often. They won't mind, because they usually enjoy themselves during a grooming.

These kitties can be solid or multicolored. Their fur is able to be four different colors. These include seal, chocolate, blue and lilac. Seal is a light brown, and chocolate is a dark brown. Blue and lilac are different shades of gray with blueish tones in them. The kittens are born, like the Siamese breed, entirely white before gaining their coloring over the course of around seven to ten weeks.

An American woman first bred this type of cat in California in the 1960's. She bred a male Siamese cat with a female longhaired Angora cat. Together, their DNA created this type of cat. In the 1990's, quite a few years later, a new breed was created from this breed called the Ragamuffin. The two breeds share some of the same qualities.

This breed is extremely passive and docile. They love to be carried around in someone's loving arms and to nap. However, boring this does not make them. They enjoy playing with other cats and with toys and simply being in the company of people. They are often very quiet and do not use their voice, except for at a mealtime or when a person is at the door.

When treated for a task done right, this breed of cat responds well. This makes them very easy to train to use things such as a litter box or a scratching post, saving your furniture from their claws. Many a cat of this breed have also been known to go on walks while wearing a leash.

These feline breed does not defend itself when under attack by another cat. Because of this, they should only be indoor cats. However, this doesn't restrict them from ever going outside. If this is done, though, then this cat should be constantly supervised in order to keep them from harm.

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