1 All Ragdolls have blue eyes
2 Ragdolls are one of the largest domestic cat breeds
3 Typically, Ragdolls go limp when picked up
4 Ragdoll kittens are born completely white
5 They have tufts of fur between their toes
6 They are not fully grown till 4 years of age, this means that Ragdolls have a much longer development period than most other breeds
7 Ragdolls are relatively long living and normally live around 15-20 years
8 Ragdolls unlike other cats love water and are intrigued by the sound of running water and some are not bothered about getting wet.
9 Ragdolls express a gene responsible for temperature-sensitive albinism. This gene blocks the pigment in warmer areas of their body such as the torso and it makes cooler areas like the ears, nose, paws, and tail darker in shade. This temperature sensitivity means that your climate can also affect your Ragdoll’s coat. If you live in an area that’s very warm, your Ragdoll’s pigments might not be as deep and may have lighter coat and if you live somewhere cold, then your Ragdoll might produce even more pigment than normal and have darker spots on their coat.
10 In the 1970s, a Stanford sleep researcher suggested that Ragdolls may be helpful in understanding narcolepsy because they exhibited some of the same traits of the disease
11 The Ragdoll is the most popular cat breed according to the Cat Fancier’s Association (CFA) The Ragdoll has actually been in the number 1 spot in 2018-2020. Prior to that, the breed made the number 2 spot for 2016 and 2017.
12 The resident cat at the popular Algonquin Hotel is a Ragdoll known as Matilda III, was quite popular among the hotel guests until she passed away in 2017. She never missed a day at work as the Direcfurr of Guest Relations at the legendary Algonquin Hotel in New York where she enjoyed welcomed guests at the lobby. In October 2016, she was memorialized in hardcover in ‘Matilda the Algonquin Cat’ which chronicled her life
13 Ragdoll cats are best kept as indoor cats since they are extremely trusting and lack the sharpest survival skills
14 Two-Faced Ragdoll Made a World Record–
There was a very special Ragdoll cat that appeared in the Guinness Book of World Records in 2006. Frank and Louie had one body with two near-separate faces, which is a very rare condition known as diprosopia.
The cat appeared in numerous newspapers and videos throughout the world. Frank and Louie had one brain, two noses, two mouths, and two functioning eyes. He also had a central eye, but it was blind. Cats with this condition rarely live past a day old, but Frank and Louie impressively lived to the age of 15. As a result, he won a Guinness World Record for the longest lived ‘Janus’ cat.
15 The Ragdoll cat normally has a fatty pad on the lower abdomen called a primordial fat pad (some vets not familiar with the breed may mistake this for obesity.)
Celebrity Ragdoll Owners
Taylor Swift- Singer
Taylor has three cats. Two Scottish Folds called Meredith Grey and Olivia Benson and a Ragdoll called Benjamin Button.
Seth Green- Actor
Seth has two Ragdoll cats. One is a blue bicolour called Artemis and the other a flame point girl called Molly Weasley.
Sylvester Stallone – Actor
He and his wife have a seal bicolour Raggie.
Dannie Minogue – TV presenter
Danni has two Ragdolls called Floyd and Rabbit.
Anne Rice- Writer
She loves Ragdolls and her cat family consists of Merribelle, Prince Oberon, Sugarplum and Tum-tum.
Holly Willoughby- TV presenter
Holly has two Ragdolls called Bluebell and Teddy.
Patsy Kensit – TV personality
Patsy has a seal bicolour called Bowie
Jodie Marsh – TV personality
Has a Ragdoll called Spider.
References
www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2014/12/worlds-longest-surviving-janus-cat-passes-away-62152
www.thepurringjournal.com/blog/10-fun-facts-about-ragdoll-cats/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=10-fun-facts-about-ragdoll-cats
www.ragdolllove.com/ragdoll-cat-facts/
www.aspcapetinsurance.com/resources/ragdoll-cat-facts/