When you see the name Ragged Cat, you will definitely wonder why a cat would be called such a name, and it looks very similar to a Ragdoll cat. Then you want to know the origin of Ragged Cat’s name and its relationship with Ragdoll cats. Is it related?

Ragged Cat

Generally, a cat breed is determined through traditional purebred cat breeding certification agencies, such as CFA, TICA, etc. But the breeders of Ragdoll cats kicked off the traditional association, registered a trademark and patented the word "ragdoll cat", and then created an independent organization, the International Ragdoll Cat Association (IRCA). And he set strict standards for the selection and breeding of Ragdoll cats. Therefore, in 1971, when the Ragdolls first appeared, all cat breeds that were sold and bred with the word "ragdoll cat" had to strictly abide by the standards and requirements of IRCA and could only be registered with IRCA.

But it is obvious that the influence of a new association is very limited, which seriously hinders the promotion of the Muppets. In 1975, another group of people broke away from IRCA with a pair of breeding cats and re-developed a set of standards that were eventually certified by the large cat-loving associations. This allowed the Ragdoll cat to flourish.

In 1994, another group of people couldn't stand the strict and narrow selection and breeding standards of Ragdoll cats and left IRCA. The purpose of this group of people is different from the previous group. They do not want to breed puppets in compliance with IRCA standards and promote them, but they want to inject new blood into the strictly restricted puppet bloodline to improve the health of this breed. But because "ragdoll cat" is a registered trademark, anyone called a ragdoll must abide by the registration standards. However, their attempt to overturn the original registration failed. The cats of this group of people fell into a trap that was obviously a ragdoll cat. It can’t be called the ragdoll cat’s dilemma.

One of the members joked angrily, "Since we can't call our cat ragdoll, let's just call him ragamuffin (the original meaning is ragged)." This name is somewhat of a demonstration, and at the same time it retains the meaning of rag, which can describe ragmuffin and ragmuffin. Like a ragdoll, it has the characteristics of being as soft as a rag when being held. It was quickly accepted by its companions. They named their breeding cat Ragged Cat and submitted it to the association... It was really casual. ....

After the name was decided, they began to improve the Ragdoll cats. In order to give cats a better character and a healthier body, genes from Persian cats, Himalayan cats, Angora cats and long-haired domestic cats were introduced, and the genes were slowly stabilized and standards standardized, and the current ragged cats were bred.

Compared with ragdoll cats, which only allow key color coat colors and blue eyes, ragdoll cats allow any coat color (CFA standards do not recognize key colors), and even the very rare sable mink and dark brown sepia also exist. They are in good health and have no known genetic diseases (which is unusual among purebred cats).Rare), slightly smaller than the puppets, with similar personalities or even more docile relatives.

This breed is very new. It was only in the past ten years that it was officially recognized as an independent breed rather than a subspecies of Ragdoll. Therefore, it is not common and there are relatively few breeders. However, as the owner of a ragged cat, I can responsibly say, This is definitely a very, very charming cat!

There is so much nonsense, how to distinguish between these two? To be honest, these two breeds are really similar...the body shape, face, hair length, personality, etc. are similar, so it is easiest to look at the registration paper...If the long If it has a ragdoll face but its coat color is not a key color, two-color or glove color, and its eyes are not blue, it must be a ragged cat. If the above three patterns also have blue eyes, then according to the popularity of these two breeds, there is more than 90% chance that it is a ragdoll. Of course, if the glove color (white claws) is also a Birman cat... There is a very cute point. The maturity period of a puppet is three years, while the maturity period of a ragged cat is as long as 4 to 5 years. Emma is a five-year-old kitten! How cute (☆_☆)~