Is my cat a purebred ragdoll?

Question

I got her for a ridiculously low price, about 15% of what they usually go for. So I was a little suspicious. The "breeder" said she was purebred, and i saw the parents, who both appeared to be purebred. She is about 4 months old, and has most of the traits associated with the breed, intense blue eyes, colour points (although mixed colours, mother was a cream point, father was a blue bicolour) very docile when handled, and loves to be around people. Her hair is shorter than most other ones I've seen, which is the major reason I'm wondering if she's purebred. See pics below. Not the best but it's hard to keep her still.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/69227600@N08/6287334379/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/69227600@N08/6287334081/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/69227600@N08/6287853400/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/69227600@N08/6287333505/

Answer 1

Not in the LEAST bit! Ragdolls are LONGHAIRED cats and other than the pointed markings on your cat look NOTHING like your kitten. Wrong face, wrong eyes, wrong head shape - NOTHING Ragdoll about this kitten. And if both parents were Ragdolls they would have had LONGHAIR which means impossible to have a shorthaired kitten.



What you have there is a domestic shorthair - a cat of no particular breed just like over 97% of the cats on this entire planet. Why on earth did you make someone rich that's breeding NO BREED cats for profit? If people like you supporting them didn't exist - they wouldn't be breeding them.

Answer 2

Sorry but she is a mix - one parent may be a Raggy, but the other is a shorthair pointed. She would be considered a blue-cream tortie point domestic shorthair.



Chances are the mom was bred by 2 males (one being a pointed shorthair). She doesn't have the body/head of a Raggy, nor the longer coat. That is why she was so cheap. IMO you still got ripped off because its not 100% Ragdoll!



But she is adorable and I love the split nose (cream and blue). She would make a lovely pet to show in the household pet classes after she is spayed (she should be done now if not already done).

Answer 3

Very cute blue cream tortie point kitty. To me she does not look like a pb Ragdoll . but I'm used to seeing the show quality ones.



Why no papers? Normally you should get registration - or a slip that you send in to register the kitten yourself -- when you buy a kitten from a breeder. If the breeder has cats who are registered Ragdolls it only costs her like $10 to register the litter, so there is no reason for a breeder not to do it if their breeding cats are really registered. So that is kind of a red flag.

You should also get a certified pedigree.

and are her breeding cats screened for HCM? Hopefully that won't be something your little kitty ever has to deal with but it is in some Ragdoll lines and good breeders do screen their cats.



The deep blue eyes do tend to suggest there has probably been selective breeding to get that -- but it doesn't tell you selective breeding of WHAT.



Did both of the parents have long hair? Her colouring is pretty much what you'd expect for parents of the colours you mentioned presuming the father only has 1 copy of White Spotting & she didn't get it (at least I didn't see white on her) And they do sometimes come out with shorter but very fluffy hair. But this coat looks unusually short. like I would think it would be genetically shorthair. but that is pretty much impossible from 2 longhair parents. (Unless it's a rare genetic mutation)



I would ask this on a Ragdoll forum Here is one: http://www.ragdollcatguide.com/forum/index.php

Answer 4

If she was a reputable breeder you would have signed a contract and would receive registration papers on the kitten when spayed. Get the cattery name and the full names of the parents and then ask for registration papers. All reputable breeders will give you registration papers on the kittens after spaying. If you get no papers then you do not have a purebred Ragdoll. No paper no purebred. That is how it works in the cat world.



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Answer 5

She's so cute!!! :3 But I'm no ragdoll expert...I only have mixes.

Answer 6

I'm not sure, so this might not be helpful but she is ADORABLE!!