Ragdolls at Large

Ragdolls are large, loving, laid-back longhairs with beautiful, big blue eyes. The body is light-colored with darker Siamese-type points on the face, legs, tail and ears. In most patterns, the points are partly covered with white markings. The ideal Ragdoll is a well balanced cat, with no extreme features. Altered males may reach 18 pounds or more; females are proportionately smaller. Ragdolls are slow maturing, reaching full coat color at two years and full size and weight at four.

Ragdolls adore their humans. They run to greet you at the door, follow you from room to room, flop on you, sleep with you, and love you. They are gentle, carefully avoid scratching people and are good with children, the elderly and dogs. Ragdolls tend to be floor cats, not jumpers. They feel that humans prefer purrs to yowls and keep thier voices softly musical.

Ragdolls are considerate of humans' busy schedules, so they bathe and groom their moderately long, silky coats themselves. They should be groomed with a steel comb as a part of cuddling ("one hand stroke, one comb stroke"), but most never need it. They never mat, shed very little, rarely have hairballs and are well behaved and eager to please.

There are four patterns recognized in the Ragdoll breed: bi-color, van, mitted and pointed. Patterns come in seal, blue, tortie, red and cream. Points may be solid, lynx or tortie.

Pointed ragdolls have the classic, Siamese-type markings. Mitteds look like they went wading in whipped cream and sneaked a sip: their chins are soft, fluffy white and so are their mittens and boots. Bi-colors look like they went swimming in whipped cream and dunked their faces in for a deep drink. All four legs, their underbodies, chest and an upside-down V marking on their faces are white and they may have a splash or two of white on their backs. Only their tails, ears and the outer part of their masks show the darker markings. Vans look nearly drowned in whipped cream. Only the top of the mask, ears and tail, and perhaps a few spots on the body show darker markings.

Pricing on Ragdolls depends on type, markings and bloodlines. We usually make kittens available between 8 and 12 weeks of age. After this age, kittens have had their basic innoculations and wormings and have developed the physical and social stability needed for introduction to a new environment, traveling or being transported by air. Keeping your rare treasure indoors, neutering/spaying, providing the best all natural-grain free diet for the carnivores they are and providing scratching posts to encourage natural behavior are essential elements for maintaining a healthy, long and joyful life.

TICA , CFA, CFF and this breeder disapprove strongly of de-clawing or tendonectomy surgery.

Ragdoll kittens, like all pointed breeds, are born entirely white. The colorpoint gene that gives pointed breeds (such as the Ragdoll) their blue eyes and light body color with darker "points" produces pigment depending on temperature. Inside the mother, the kittens are very warm and no pigment is produced. When the Ragdoll kittens are born and exposed to cooler air temperatures, their hair will begin to produce pigment and they will show color in the parts of their bodies that do not have as much heat - the tail, feet, legs and ears (their "Points") . Pointed colors come in gradually as kittens age, and may not reach full intensity until the cat is 3-4 years old.

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MAKEBELIEVE CZAR NICHOLAS

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Seal BiColor Male

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The above pictured lovely Seal Tortie Colorpoint female kitten is typical of the kittens that we offer - photo courtesy of Carol F., Littlestown, PA -

The above pictured handsome Seal Point Mitted male kitten is another typical MakeBelieve Ragdoll

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Blue Point Female

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*CONGRATULATIONS to Stormy's daughter, Clarion Indiscreet, "India", for winning Best Puppy in the Sweepstakes classes and Best Bitch in the regular classes at the Collie Club of Northern New Jersey AKC Match October 25, 2009 Thank You Judge John Buddie!

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Blue Point Mitted Female