About the Ragdoll
This space gathers reliable information about the breed: its standard, its coats, kitten development, feeding, and the legal framework of an adoption in France. Everything to understand the Ragdoll better, before and after adopting.
The breed standard
The head, the profile, the eyes, the coat — the key markers in pictures, plus the LOOF sheet and the CFA seminar.
Read →Ragdoll or another breed?
Size, coat, temperament, health, budget: the Ragdoll compared with the Birman, the Siberian and the Maine Coon.
Read →The coats
The eight recognised colours, the point, mink, sepia and solid patterns (C locus), and the six degrees of white.
Read →The RIEX mention
What RIEX really means on a LOOF pedigree, and why the mention fades out by itself.
Read →Kitten development
From birth to departure: weight, teething, weaning and socialisation, week by week.
Read →Feeding your Ragdoll well
Proteins, taurine, minerals and vitamins: comparing a kibble against a serious reference.
Read →Choosing a dry food
Why FEDIAF is not enough, the WSAVA questions, and what each brand publishes.
Read →Health and screenings
HCM, PKD, blood groups: what the tests guarantee, what they do not, and where we stand.
Read →Vaccination
Panleukopenia, cat flu, leukaemia: a reasoned protocol, adapted to the cat’s lifestyle.
Read →Identification
The 15-digit microchip, at what age it is implanted, and why it goes hand in hand with the pedigree.
Read →Deposits, down payments & guarantees
What you pay, what you get back, and the four legally redhibitory diseases of the French rural code.
Read →6 signs your Ragdoll loves you
Gifts, head bumps, the slow blink: the gestures that never lie.
Read →The Ragdoll in the media
A selection of press articles about the breed, to discover it through the media’s eyes.
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