Comments on: Ragdoll Cats: How Long Will My Ragdoll Live?

By: Rachel

Rachel — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 15:59:39 +0000

My ragdoll named Monty, only just turned 11 years old and passed away this morning. He had tried to jump up onto a worktop yesterday and fell. He was coughing up blood, and struggling to move. Think he’d had a stroke. I am very upset and when I read someone had a ragdoll aged 21 I wondered why mine had passed away so soon..

By: Lynne

Lynne — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 23:54:10 +0000

I hope Lynne’s ragdoll (same name as me) fares better than mine. He is only 9 1/2 and also dropped weight. Lots of diarrhea. The vet thought it might be IBD but after a week on meds and two sets of xrays, he felt Claude needed emergency surgery. He had a large tumor in his colon. We’re waiting for the biopsy results, but they told me to be prepared for the worst.

By: heidi

heidi — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 05:01:37 +0000

my ragdoll is 21 he has been pretty skinny like 5 pounds for the last 2 years normally weighing 15-20 but the vet says hes healthy and to let him die naturally . He still jumps on the kitchen counters and bak on the wood floor i dont know how he does it cause he is super old!!

By: Katherine [Visitor]

Katherine [Visitor] — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 04:06:56 +0000

You would think the blood tests would show something but you never know. That is so sad. I hope you find something to help him.

By: Lynne [Visitor]

Lynne [Visitor] — Sun, 01 Jul 2007 22:45:39 +0000

My ragdoll is 12 1/2 years old. For the last 9 months he has been leaving stool samples and bloody droppings all around the house. He has dropped from 15 1/2 lbs. to 8 lbs. All vet tests have come back normal ( urine, stool, blood, thyroid, etc.) He has been on Prednisone for a month now and there has been no improvement. He was given that in case he had irritable bowel syndrome. It seems if he had some cancer the blood test would show up an increase in white blood cell counts or something. Any ideas? Thank you.

By: heather [Visitor]

heather [Visitor] — Tue, 19 Sep 2006 02:34:54 +0000

I think the best thing I did for my cats’ health was switch them to a raw-fed diet. It’s just about the only thing we found other than heavy-duty medications (that have their own problems) to deal with one cat’s asthma and the other’s digestive issues.