| Owning a ragdoll cat should be a very satisfying | | | | tendency to get depressed if left alone for long |
| partnership on both sides, yours because the ragdoll | | | | periods of time. And no one wants a depressed cat. |
| is cute, fluffy and likes cuddling up to you, and the | | | | They are far too trusting, so you can't just put them |
| theirs because they get to look cute, fluffy and | | | | outside for a while, when they get a bit annoying, as |
| cuddle up to you. | | | | they get into all sorts of scrapes. Plus, they cling to |
| Ragdoll cats are really very lovable creatures, usually | | | | you almost constantly, so you will probably |
| very attached to their owners, and demonstrate this | | | | accidentally tread on your ragdoll more than once. |
| attachment by following them around for days at a | | | | With a ragdoll, you have to be constantly aware! |
| time. Attempting to hide from a ragdoll cat is futile, | | | | Despite their laid back temperament, they tend to be |
| as they will seek you out and punish you with further | | | | rather noisy creatures - especially if you are working |
| snuggles. | | | | or watching TV. They will talk to you for hours at a |
| So owning a ragdoll cat is inviting a wonderfully loving | | | | time, "meow this," and "meow that," and you have |
| friend into your home, wonderful, but clingy. They | | | | no idea what they are saying, so you just have to |
| are not an independent cat, they do not wander off | | | | nod along. |
| for days at a time, they do not leave; only to return | | | | They tend to eat a lot, because of their rather large |
| for dinner, instead they stick close to those they | | | | size, so they are almost always hungry, anything you |
| love, rarely leaving their side and insisting upon as | | | | are eating is fair game to a ragdoll, after all, why not |
| much as attention as you choose to give them. | | | | share? |
| You do not own a ragdoll cat, it is part of your | | | | But the truth is, many ragdolls end up in rescue |
| family, it is a close (furry) friend, which refuses to be | | | | centres because the owners didn't realize just how |
| seen as property, the ragdoll cat does not encourage | | | | co-dependent ragdolls can be, while most cats would |
| ownership, but love and affection. Whether anyone | | | | be fine with someone feeding them while you are on |
| can really own a cat at all is something to be | | | | holiday, a ragdoll will need to be placed in a cattery. |
| debated, a dog perhaps, but a cat, especially a ragdoll | | | | And, despite their apparent need for less grooming, |
| cat, chooses to live with you, not the other way | | | | many ragdoll owners say that grooming is still |
| around. | | | | essential regularly, otherwise expect a ragdoll with |
| If you choose a ragdoll cat to be your friend, then | | | | knots and matted fur, perhaps it all depends on what |
| you are choosing all the wonderful, yet strange | | | | they get up to, either way, owning a ragdoll cat, or a |
| behaviours of this breed. A ragdoll needs constant | | | | ragdoll owning you is a great responsibility not to be |
| company, leave them alone for any length of time | | | | taken lightly, but if you are willing to put in the hours, |
| and they get very upset, and they will certainly let | | | | you will end up with a really lovely family pet for |
| you know when you return home, they have a | | | | many, many years. |