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Ragdoll cats are  one of the largest domesticated cat breeds. A fully grown female weighs from 7 to 18 pounds while males are much larger reaching 20 pounds with ease.

Ragdolls have six different color patterns – chocolate, seal, flame, and the corresponding "dilutes”: blue, lilac and cream. This also includes the tortoiseshell pattern in all colors and the three patterns.

All Ragdoll kittens are born white. They have good color at 8 – 10 weeks and full color and coat at 3 – 4 years.

Ragdoll Standard, according to FIFE are as follows (from ragdoll)

 
Category II RAG Ragdoll Standard
General Appearance The Ragdoll is a firm, large cat with a medium to strongly boned muscular body.
Solid in the overall appearance
Size large
Head Shape medium size, broad modified wedge with the appearance of a flat plane between the ears
Nose the nose should show a slight curve in the upper third
Cheeks cheeks well developed, tapering to a rounded well developed, medium long muzzle and a well-developed chin
Ears Shape medium size, broad at the base, with rounded tips
Placement set wide on the skull with a slight tilt forward
Eyes Shape large and oval
outer edge of the eye aperture to be level with the base of the ears
Colour blue, the more intensive the better, in relation to the body colour
Neck   short and strong
Body Structure Long body, medium to strong bone structure, muscular.
Chest broad and well developed.
Muscular and heavier in the hindquarters.
The mature cat is as broad at shoulders as it is at the hindquarters.
Legs   Medium in length and of medium to strong bone.
Hind legs to be slightly higher than the front, giving the line of the back a slightly forward tilt in appearance.
Paws large, round and compact, tufted between the toes
Tail   long, medium broad at the base, slightly tapered towards the tip and in proportion to the body
well furnished, bushy
Coat Structure medium long, dense, soft and silky texture, lying with the body and breaking as the cat moves
longest around the neck and framing the outer edge of the face giving the appearance of a bib
short on the face increasing in length from the top of the head to the shoulders down the back
medium to long on the sides, belly and hindquarters
short to medium long on the front legs
Colour for recognised colour varieties refer to table below
Remarks  
  • females noticeably smaller than males
  • male jowls should be taken into consideration
  • development is slow
Faults Head
  • narrow head
Nose
  • stop, roman nose
Ears
  • large or small ears
  • pointed ears
Eyes
  • almond in shape
Neck
  • too long and too thin neck
Body
  • cobby body
  • narrow chest
Legs
  • short legs
  • splayed toes
  • lack of tufting
Tail
  • short tail
  • blunt tip
Coat
  • short coat (seasonal)
Disqualification Eyes
  • other than blue eyes

 

Ragdoll Standard scale of points
Scale of Points Points
Total   100
Head general shape, nose, forehead, cheeks and muzzle, jaw and teeth, chin shape and size of the eyes 20
Ears shape and placement 5
Eye colour   5
Body shape, size, bone structure 20
Legs and paws length of legs, shape of paws 5
Tail shape and length 5
Coat colour and pattern 25
quality and texture, length 10
Condition   5


Ragdoll Standard colour varieties
Recognized Colour Varieties
Colour EMS Code *Remarks
Seal/Blue/Chocolate/Lilac/Red/Cream colourpoint RAG n/a/b/c/d/e A, E
Seal/Blue/Chocolate/Lilac tortie colourpoint RAG f/g/h/j A, E
Seal/Blue/Chocolate/Lilac/Red/Cream tabby colourpoint RAG n/a/b/c/d/e 21 A, E
Seal/Blue/Chocolate/Lilac tortie tabby colourpoint RAG f/g/h/j 21 A, E
Seal/Blue/Chocolate/Lilac/Red/Cream bicolour RAG n/a/b/c/d/e 03 B, D, F
Seal/Blue/Chocolate/Lilac tortie bicolour RAG f/g/h/j 03 B, D, F
Seal/Blue/Chocolate/Lilac/Red/Cream tabby bicolour RAG n/a/b/c/d/e 21 03 B, D, F
Seal/Blue/Chocolate/Lilac tortie tabby bicolour RAG f/g/h/j 21 03 B, D, F
Seal/Blue/Chocolate/Lilac/Red/Cream mitted RAG n/a/b/c/d/e 04 C
Seal/Blue/Chocolate/Lilac tortie mitted RAG f/g/h/j 04 C
Seal/Blue/Chocolate/Lilac tortie tabby mitted RAG f/g/h/j 21 04 C


Ragdoll Standard remarks
Coat A colour of points: – ears, mask, legs and tail – to be well defined and in harmony with the body colour
B Points: – ears, mask and tail – to be well de­fined. The mask to have an inverted white "V".
Body colour is to be a shade lighter than the points; with or without white spots on the back.
Belly white and without spots.
Preference is given to white legs.
C Points (except paws, chin and the possible white stripe/markings on the bridge of the nose up to the forehead) and body colour as in the Colourpoint, well defined and in harmony with the body colour.
White stripe extends from the bib and runs down the underside between the front legs to the base of the tail.
D Nose leather: Pink
Faults E coat: any white spot
F ears: white on the ears tail: white on the tail

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