This page contains information and examples of The Ragdoll from colors, patterns, age coloration and profiles
The Ragdoll is a semi-long hair pointed cat of substantial size that originated in Riverside California during the 1960’s by a woman named Ann Baker. They descend from free roaming cats, a white domestic longhair named Josephine, her son "Blackie” and seal point named Daddy Warbucks. Their descendants had unique temperament traits that were very endearing. The breed was developed by selecting individuals with the desired look and temperament. There are four point patterns: bi-color, van, mitted and colorpoint. All pointed cats have blue eyes.
Ragdolls were accepted into championship by the following cat associations: CFF-Cat Fanciers Federation in 1976. TICA-The International Cat Association began and was an offshoot organization of ACFA-American Cat Fanciers Association in 1979 and accepted all breeds into the association that were already accepted for championship in ACFA. CFA-Cat Fanciers Association were accepted for breed status in 1993. Bi-color and van Ragdolls became eligible for championship competition in 2000. Mitted and colorpoint patterns were finally accepted for championship competition May 2008
The Mitted Pattern
Examples of 2 Seal Point Mitteds and a Blue Point Mitted with a blaze (white strip between the eyes & on the nose) - notice the white front "toes", referred to as mitted, white back "legs", referred to as hocks, a dark face, dark nose, belly strip and a white chin:
The Bi-Color Pattern
Example of a Blue Pt. Bi-Color, Seal Pt. Bi-Color and a Seal Lynx Pt. Bi-Color (owner/breeder Christie Lyons/Keepurrs) - notice what looks like a "upside down" V in the face, pink nose, color on the back which matches the color on the ears, around the "V" on the face and the tail, most do have white front & back legs as well as a white stomach:
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The Colorpoint Pattern
Example of a Seal Point and a Blue Point - notice the dark nose again, dark face, legs and tail where the body has a lighter shade of color:
Catlana's Fairytails Come True-owner/breeder Barbara Hockett
As Ragdolls mature, taking 3-4yr.s, their point color will darken. Below are two sets of pictures that show "the same" Seal Point Bi-Color Ragdoll. Notice as he got older, his point color got darker - ears, color around his "v", body and tail. Other colors will turn a darker shade as they mature.
On the left he was 11mo.s old, on the right he was fixing to turn 4yr.s old
Profiles
Below are pictures of pedigree Cats showing the difference in the profiles:
Ragdoll: Seal Point Bi-Color Seal Point Mitted
Birman Norwegian Forest Persian
Maine Coon Oriental Shorthair
Photo's by Helmi Flick
The Ragdoll Fanciers Club International currently recognizes 6 colors and 5 patterns in the Ragdoll: (recognition of colors and patterns may vary between registering Associations)
| Colors | |
|---|---|
| Seal Point | The body color should be ranging from ivory to pale fawn beige, shading gradually into a lighter color on the belly and chest. The points will range from a warm seal brown to a deep brownish black. The paw pads and nose leather to be a seal brown to brownish black, with rosy undertones allowed. |
| Blue Point | The body should be a bluish white to platinum grey, cold in tone, free of any tinge of brown, shading gradually to lighter color on the belly and chest. The points will be blue- grey to deep slate. The paw pads and nose leather dark blue. They may have rosy undertones. |
| Chocolate Point | The body should be ivory, shading gradually to lighter color on the belly and chest. The points ranging from warm milk chocolate to bittersweet chocolate, all with rose undertones. The paw pads should be a brownish salmon pink and nose leather a rose brown. |
| Lilac Point | Body magnolia white. Points a pale dove grey with pinkish tones to a warmer deep lavender, the dilute pigment permitting the flesh tones to show through. Paw pads and nose leather lavender pink . |
| Red Point | The body should be a warm, even, creamy white. The points will be a deep orange “hot” red. The paw pads and nose leather to be pink. |
| Cream Point | The body should be creamy white. The points ranging from pale sand to deep cream. The overall impression is dull, cool buff beige. The paw pads and nose leather pink. |
| Patterns | |
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| Colorpoint | The points, ears, mask, feet and tail are to be dark with the color well defined. The body should have definite contrast between it and points. Soft shadings of color are allowed on the body, as the cat gets older. Nose leather is the color of the points. |
| Mitted | The points are to be dark and contrasting to the body, with matching white mitts on the front feet, and white going up the back legs at least to the hock. The chin must be white, and there should be a white belly stripe from the chin down the bib, and running to the base of the tail. This pattern may have a single white blaze between the eyes or a broken blaze between the eyes and on the nose. Blaze may not extend into the nose leather. Nose leather is the color of the points. |
| BiColor | The Ears, mask and tail to be well- Defined in the
darker color. The mask is to have an inverted "V" which should
be as symmetrical as possible and should not extend beyond the
outer edge of the eye on either side. The nose leather must be
pink. The chest, stomach, all four legs, feet and ruff are to be white. The white should reach above the elbow on the front legs, and above the hock on the rear legs. The back may have shading in a lighter shade of the point color, with various markings of white and color patches. |
| Lynx Point | Overlays any one of the above patterns. The Lynx pattern shows as tabby markings on the face in what appears to be the letter "W". |
| Tortie Point | Overlays any of the above patterns. Tortie Points, color-wise, will generally have Red or Cream mixed with one of the other colors. |
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