RAGDOLL Cat Breeders/owners – Color Question?
August 22nd, 2010
Hi All,
I just got a new ragdoll kitten and I have a couple of questions about her coloring. I believe she is a tortie – is this correct? I’ve also heard someone call her a blue cream so I’m confused. Her picture can be found here http://www.flickr.com/photos/35495153@N03/.
Also, does anyone know of a website that has pictures posted of what ragdolls look like one they have fully matured? I know she won’t have her full color until she’s 2-3 years old but I kind of wanted an idea of what she will look like.
PS – she’s just a pet. I have no plans to breed her or anything I’m just wondering what her color is.
Thanks!
Amber
http://www.catbirddolls.com/
I do not breed Ragdolls, but have listed a friend’s site above. I have bred Balinese for 36 years & am familiar w/ the color genetics.
A red/flame father bred to a "standard color" female… all female offspring will be "torties". Tortie can be sometimes be used as a generic term, just like "kleenex". Torties come in several colors:
Seal-Tortie (Black & Red)
Chocolate-Tortie
Blue-Cream (dilute of Seal-Tortie… Gray & Cream)
Lilac-Cream (dilute of Chocolate-Tortie)
There are also Tortie Lynx Points in all of the above colors.
The photo of your cat… w/ the white blaze, I could not be 100% certain what her background color was. The splash by her eye does appear gray which would make her a blue-cream or a blue-tortie or a dilute tortie – depending on the registry terminology.
You should probably only ask once… no need to ask twice.
she does look like a tortie- point. i really want one of those:) she is very cute!
I believe your cat is an albino
Tortie-point for sure. I have one too, we call him a tri-color because his three colours are very distinct and symmetrical. I think you`ll be very pleased with your new kitten
What color are the parents? She looks like a blue or blue cream (tho I don’t see the cream). The color is pale – not a dark seal and red to be a tortie bicolor.