Anybody have a Ragdoll kitty?

"~*SooZy*~" wrote in message
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"-L." wrote in message
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"Mary" wrote in message
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A lot of cats - "pure bred", or otherwise, do this. The "limp
ragdoll" or "docile ragdoll" myth was proven to be just that - a
myth
(From GCCF):

"Ragdoll Cats: Many comments have been made about Ragdoll cats and
so
the decision to recognise them was not taken until very careful
investigations had taken place. Reports were obtained from a
leading
veterinary college to confirm that the central nervous system of
these
cats is perfectly normal, that they are not in any way different
from
other cats and that they are no more or less likely to be floppy
when
relaxed than any other cat.

Yes I read a report from Glasgow uni, about Ragdolls nervous system
being
the same as a normal cats too, a long while back.

Well, of course their nervous systems are the same! MIne is the same
as my sister's but I tend to be relaxed and floppy and she is type A!
It is more about temperament, I think, and a built-in predilection to
be laid back.



I must say though my Ragdolls are really floppy, much more so than
any other
cat I have had! I think you have to have owned a Ragdoll to realise
just how
floppy they are, and very docile too.

That is the thing. My neighbor's cat is just so ... DIFFERENT. I need
to see and hold a confirmed Ragdoll to know if this might be why.


But then again they are very big and
heavy type cats.
you can just hang them over your arm, they don't tense up or leap
out of
your arms, I have never had a cat previously let me do this. But I
have only
ever owned moggies who were never heavy or over weight.
You can hold them like babies, and put them down once asleep and
they stay
that way with out moving. Even my 6 week old Ragdolls you can lay on
their
backs.

It is also questionable whether they have
the very high pain threshold that has been suggested.


Yes some poeople seriously believed Ragdolls did not feel
pain!!!!!!!
Hmmmmmm!!! wonder where that came from!

The Ragdoll was first introduced in the United States where the
breed
was speedily patented. The only way in which such a patent could
be
obtained was by the claim that the cat was unlike other cats; this
claim has since been discredited both in the United States and the
United Kingdom."

yes that is how all pedigree cats are made, have to have something
different.
Ragdolls look like Birmans, to most people until you really get into
learning about them, eg the head, ears, body shape, size.
temperament etc
they are both beautiful, its those blue eyes I love :-)



They sound just lovely.

Just talked to my neighbor--the vet gave the kitty a clean bill of
health, although she had been in a fight as one ear is scarred. I'm
still boiling over the fact that some idiot declawed this gentle cat
then left her outside to fend for herself.

Yoda is yellow with tuxedo markings. More like a leisure-suit kitty
than a
tuxedo.

Sherry

Hahaha!!

Yoda is yellow with tuxedo markings. More like a leisure-suit kitty
than a
tuxedo.

Sherry

Hahaha!!

Yes Mitted Ragdolls are common, 2 of my 6 week old Ragdoll kittens are
mitted, like their Father, I love their little white paws :-)
I did not know all Birmans were mitted, you learn something new everyday :-)


Yes, that's the hallmark of the Birman breed.

Yes Mitted Ragdolls are common, 2 of my 6 week old Ragdoll kittens are
mitted, like their Father, I love their little white paws :-)
I did not know all Birmans were mitted, you learn something new everyday :-)


Yes, that's the hallmark of the Birman breed.

olitter (PawsForThought) wrote:

My cat Mickey goes limp when I pick him up, just like a sack of potatoes.
He's
a DSH and gray with tuxedo markings. If he's gray and white but has the
tuxedo
markings, is he still a tuxedo because he's gray and white and not black and
white?

Well, grey (often called blue) is genetically a dilute black. So in that
respect, he's a tuxedo cat, but I think most people think of tuxedo cats as
black with the white markings.

olitter (PawsForThought) wrote:

My cat Mickey goes limp when I pick him up, just like a sack of potatoes.
He's
a DSH and gray with tuxedo markings. If he's gray and white but has the
tuxedo
markings, is he still a tuxedo because he's gray and white and not black and
white?

Well, grey (often called blue) is genetically a dilute black. So in that
respect, he's a tuxedo cat, but I think most people think of tuxedo cats as
black with the white markings.

From: "~*SooZy*~"

"PawsForThought" wrote in message
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From: "Mary"

"PawsForThought" wrote in message

If he's gray and white but has the tuxedo
markings, is he still a tuxedo because he's gray and white and not
black and
white?

I don't know but he sounds really pretty!


Thanks, Mary You can see his picture at the link below. He's the one
with
the white mustache.

Oh boy and what a moustache too :-) what a cutie he is, beautiful cats
:-)

Thanks, Soozy!! Your kitties are very beautiful too

Lauren
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Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html
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Declawing Info: http://www.wholecat.com/articles/claws.htm

From: "~*SooZy*~"

"PawsForThought" wrote in message
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From: "Mary"

"PawsForThought" wrote in message

If he's gray and white but has the tuxedo
markings, is he still a tuxedo because he's gray and white and not
black and
white?

I don't know but he sounds really pretty!


Thanks, Mary You can see his picture at the link below. He's the one
with
the white mustache.

Oh boy and what a moustache too :-) what a cutie he is, beautiful cats
:-)

Thanks, Soozy!! Your kitties are very beautiful too

Lauren
________
See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe
Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html
http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html
Declawing Info: http://www.wholecat.com/articles/claws.htm

-L. wrote:

"Mary" wrote in message .com...

Upon reflection, it occurred to me that my neighbor's new cat might be
a Ragdoll, because it goes limp when picked up and just sort of drapes
over you. I did a Google image search, and there she was!


A lot of cats - "pure bred", or otherwise, do this. The "limp
ragdoll" or "docile ragdoll" myth was proven to be just that - a myth

Fortunately, the characteristic is not a myth with the Ragdoll.

Where do you suppose the breed name "Ragdoll" originated from in terms
of being descriptive of characteristics within the breed?

--
"Its the bugs that keep it running."
-Joe Canuck