| The Ragdoll breeds of cats are large and | | | | 6. Cream |
| spectacular-looking with sumptuous coats that are | | | | Points may be: |
| moderately long, flowing with the lines of the body. | | | | 1. Solid |
| Your first impression of a Ragdoll might be that of a | | | | 2. Lynx (tiger-stripped points) |
| beautiful toy for grown-ups. They are just gorgeous | | | | 3. Tortie (Tortoiseshell points) |
| and irresistible to look at or to touch. | | | | Mitteds look like:o Pointeds that went wading in |
| Physical Descriptiono Quite largeo Beautiful blue eyeso | | | | whipped cream and sneaked a tasteo Their mittens |
| Soft plumed tailso A moderate-type cat having no | | | | and boots are soft, fluffy white, and so are their |
| extreme featureso Altered males may reach 20 | | | | chins |
| pounds or more with an average range of 10-16 | | | | Bicolors look like:o They lay down in whipped cream |
| poundso Females may reach 15 pounds with an | | | | and dunked their faces in for a deep drinko All four |
| average range of 8-12 poundso Ragdolls have good | | | | legs, their underbodies, chest, and an upside-down V |
| longevityo They typically live for 12 to 15 years or | | | | marking on their faces are whiteo They may have a |
| more and remain healthy and vigorouso Naturally | | | | splash or two of pure white on their backso The tail, |
| have a fat pad on their abdomen even when they | | | | ears, and the outer part of their masks show the |
| are underweighto Light-colored bodies have darker | | | | darker markings |
| Siamese-type points on the face, legs, tail and earso | | | | Vans look like:o They went swimming in whipped |
| In three of their four coat patterns, white markings | | | | creamo Their crystal white bodies contrast |
| partly cover the dark points.o Their soft coats feel | | | | dramatically with their point markings and blue eyeso |
| more like cashmere than cat fur | | | | Only the top of the mask, ears, and tail, and perhaps |
| Ragdolls have four coat patterns that are: | | | | a few spots on the body show darker markings |
| 1. Pointed | | | | Ragdolls are slow to mature and may take up to |
| 2. Mitted | | | | four years to reach full size, weight and coat. Kittens |
| 3. Bicolor | | | | are born pure white. Their colored point markings |
| 4. Van | | | | develop gradually, with full point color coming in at 2 |
| Each pattern comes in six colors that are: | | | | years. |
| 1. Seal | | | | CFA accepts bicolors and vans for showing. Mitteds |
| 2. Blue | | | | and pointeds are registered. |
| 3. Chocolate | | | | Source: The Cat Fanciers' Association Complete Cat |
| 4. Lilac | | | | Book, By CFA and Its Associates |
| 5. Red | | | | This article is FREE to publish with the resource box. |