Many people contact us asking if their cat is a Ragdoll. Here are several tips to help you spot the breed and determine if your cat is a Ragdoll or has Ragdoll characteristics.
Ragdoll cats are a pointed breed with a long coat and are often confused with several other pointed breeds. Ragdolls are often confused with Persians and Himalayans because they have a long coat and similar markings. Persian cats have a round head, round eyes, and a flat, squashed face. Their bodies are short and round while Ragdolls are a large, muscular cat with a long body. Ragdoll cats have a head shaped like a wedge and blue, oval shaped eyes. Persian cats have short tails while Ragdoll cats have a long tail.
Another breed that is often confused with Ragdoll cats is the Birman, or “Sacred Birman.” Birman cats closely resemble mitted Ragdolls cats. The main feature that distinguishes Ragdoll cats from other breeds is their long, muscular body. Birman cats had distinctly round eyes and lack white fur on their chests. Mitted Ragdolls have white boots on their hind feet where Birman cats do not.
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How do I find out the cost of a ragdoll?
This looks like as good a place to ask my question as anywhere else. I don’t even know for sure if the kitten I have is a Ragdoll or part Ragdoll or what. He’s a stray that was given to me by friends. From the descriptions I’ve read he could be. Do any owners of Ragdolls notice their cat drooling? Its not bad but when he totally relaxes he drools. Is this part of the relaxed part of the breed or what? Nothing is wrong with his mouth and he’s been doing this ever since I got him.