Ragdoll Cat Adventures Part Two → Welcome To Ragdoll Cats For Life

Blog Post 4

25th April Charlie and Leo’s First Night

The first night the babies slept down stairs and I went to my bed as usual and Tom came with me then Jack came up later and slept on the bed. I think Jack stayed downstairs playing with the kittens for a while! Then in the morning they were all there on the landing waiting for me.

The feeding sessions got easier but still a bit of a free-for-all. I have been using the Applaws tinned food (I still have a lot of it leftover from when Jack and Tom were eating it and then went off it) so I used that and put a little in each bowl so everybody had the same. It’s so funny to watch! The kittens just stick their heads into any bowl they like and try to eat everything. Jack and Tom managed to get a few bites in here and there.

The big boys were ever so patient though and they never showed any aggression, just a bit of irritation. I was also amazed that Jack and Tom were happy to eat the Applaws food that they had stopped eating a year ago! I suspect it was probably because the babies were having it so they thought they would too. They also seem to be eating a lot more! Maybe they are all competing!

What Is A Ragdoll Cat?

The Ragdoll cat as legend has it, was descended from Josephine a feral cat living in California in the 1960s. She was struck by a car and after she recovered, her kittens produced all the winning traits that would become the hallmark of the Ragdoll cat including large heavy build, soft downy fur, docility and laid-back personality. The original bloodlines of Ragdolls can be traced back to Ann Baker’s Ragdoll cats. It was she who developed the breed from the original Josphine. Ragdolls are beautiful, friendly, loving cats know as gentle giants of the cat world.