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Has anyone got a Ragdoll or Birman cat?

tiggywink92 — Sun, 23 Mar 2014 12:45:23 GMT

Our 15 yr old turtle shell girl has just passed away. We are looking at getting another cat and the Ragdoll and Birman sounds well suited to our home. Our old cat was very feral and wasnt affectionate. We have a golden retrievor Buddy is getting old and 11 yrs old. We have a enclosed pegola area our the back away from weather. Im not wanting an inside cat 24/7. Has anyone got this breed and do you recommend them? We are in Adelaide down south if there is any good breeders here

Re: Has anyone got a Ragdoll or Birman cat?

lyndal1838 — Sun, 23 Mar 2014 13:06:22 GMT

You need to ask this question on the Community Spirit board where there are a lot more posters. This board is for ebay problems.

I had a Himalayan cat and from experience, if you want the cat to spend significant time outdoors, think twice about getting a long haired cat. They are hard enough to keep well groomed when they are indoors 24/7 but it is a very hard job if the cat is outdoors a fair bit.

Re: Has anyone got a Ragdoll or Birman cat?

tiggywink92 — Sun, 23 Mar 2014 13:09:58 GMT

Hi yes sorry i noticed i put it in the wrong section but cant copy and paste into the right section.

Our turtle shell was very long haired and didnt have too much trouble she loved to be outside most days and nights and only stayed in the yard never moved

Re: Has anyone got a Ragdoll or Birman cat?

jenni200011 — Sun, 23 Mar 2014 22:20:36 GMT

HI just reading your question and yes ragdolls and birmans are highly suitable for your situation..Particulaary the ragdoll who gets its name for its tendacy to be so relaxed and easy going and literally flops when you pick it up ( hence ragdoll name)..I have a wonderful friend who breeds birmans..My advice is talk to your local breeders ( attend a show) and find out who is reputable with a good healthy line od cats ..( All breeds have potential health problems so it is inportant to not just go to any one)..They are best suited to indoor..They do drop hair but are low maintance compared to breeds such as the persian ect..

Re: Has anyone got a Ragdoll or Birman cat?

purple_haize — Sun, 23 Mar 2014 23:55:19 GMT

This is the Community Spirit Board, so you are in the right place.

My cousin has a Ragdoll, and it is a beautiful cat If I was getting another cat, it would be a ragdoll, they are wonderful pets.

Re: Has anyone got a Ragdoll or Birman cat?

silverfaun — Mon, 24 Mar 2014 00:05:44 GMT

I have a Tiffany Birman but her mom was ahem by a torti so she is a Tiffany Birman torti.

She's wonderful, very headstrong but affectionate if she wants something.

She has a magnificent long coat, we trained her from a very young kitten to get brushed and now she asks to be brushed many times a day.

A long hair is preferable because short hair seems to drop a lot and cling whereas ours just drops a but of fluff and easy to pick up.

She is a 24/7 indoor cat, we have a purpose built cat enclosure, a big one, but she prefers indoors.

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k0llectable5 — Mon, 24 Mar 2014 01:09:34 GMT

My SIL has a ragdoll, absolutely beautiful friendly cat. I totaly reccommend one for your situation. She also has 2 male Bengals. If I can afford one when my tortoise shell passes away I will definately be getting one. They are even more friendly than the ragdoll, they love water and being outside. They do grow fairly big though, but their temperament seems a little less aloof than the ragdolls and they are so gentle with kids, they love to play, I just love em 🙂

Re: Has anyone got a Ragdoll or Birman cat?

i-once-was-bump — Mon, 24 Mar 2014 02:11:52 GMT

My sister has an 11 or 12 year old Birman and she was really standoffish as a kitten and early adult years, so much to the point that my sister was upset about her choice but my mother had the same problems with Siamese cats when we were children (I can't remember the siamese that well). From the age of about 2 or 3 the Birman has become more and more affectionate and she is never allowed outside to roam but is taken for a walk everyday as she was trained to a harness from 3 months of age.

With these cats, some breeders won't let you collect the kitten before 3 months old and I think that has a bit to do with the independent streak. The Birman has been fantastic with children from the day she was brought into the family home and she used to like a bit of rough and tumble play with children so in that way she was the perfect family pet (even though she didn't want to sit on my sister's lap every night.LOL)

I live in a small unit and was considering a ragdoll due to their very "lazy" nature.

Re: Has anyone got a Ragdoll or Birman cat?

monman12 — Mon, 24 Mar 2014 02:36:56 GMT

L1338: "You need to ask this question on the Community Spirit board where there are a lot more posters. This board is for ebay problems."

Hardly L1338, this "board" covers anything and everything, in fact there is very little to do with "eBay problems" at all, and it contains a fair amount of posts/threads apropos domestic animals from a wide range of owners/experiences.

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Re: Has anyone got a Ragdoll or Birman cat?

the_great_she_elephant — Mon, 24 Mar 2014 03:00:34 GMT

@monman12 wrote:
L1338: "You need to ask this question on the Community Spirit board where there are a lot more posters. This board is for ebay problems."

Hardly L1338, this "board" covers anything and everything, in fact there is very little to do with "eBay problems" at all, and it contains a fair amount of posts/threads apropos domestic animals from a wide range of owners/experiences.
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John, this was originally posted on the New Community Experience board which is notoriously slow moving. Lyndals advice was ctually quite sensible and mods moved it over here.

Re: Has anyone got a Ragdoll or Birman cat?

monman12 — Mon, 24 Mar 2014 03:54:29 GMT

TGSE , whoops I misread the OP, and did not realise that it was a quote from elsewhere.

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Re: Has anyone got a Ragdoll or Birman cat?

lyndal1838 — Mon, 24 Mar 2014 04:25:20 GMT

Does anyone on CS ever think that if there is a post advising an OP to post the thread on CS that maybe it was not there in the first place?

I regularly get told off for suggesting that a thread would be better on CS than on the ebay help boards. I am not an idiot and I do know what board I am posting on....I don't need it pointed out to me that it is on CS (where the mods have relocated it, not where it started out).

Re: Has anyone got a Ragdoll or Birman cat?

2106greencat — Mon, 24 Mar 2014 06:07:07 GMT

It does make people look silly at times - surely the mods could write it in the OP - Moved from by MOD etc.

I am sure I have seen that written on some of the threads?

Like a few others when I first saw your reply Lyndal, I thought 'huh' then when the OP answered I figured what must have happenned.

Re: Has anyone got a Ragdoll or Birman cat?

tiggywink92 — Mon, 24 Mar 2014 06:28:41 GMT

thanks for the responses. I have rang a breeder and talked for an hour about birman cats. I could hear them meowing alot and not sure i would handle a talkative cat that follows you all day. We went to the rspca saw a cute black kitten but he was very quiet and timid. Oh gosh not sure what to do

Re: Has anyone got a Ragdoll or Birman cat?

jenni200011 — Mon, 24 Mar 2014 06:37:03 GMT

If you dont want a talkitive cat then stay away from the demanding breeds like siamese..orientals..abysinnians Rex breeds &..bengals...just to name a few..Birmans and ragdolls in general are not very vocal ..Ragdolls are definatley great with families and young children.Quiet breeds that like to chill out and be couch potatoes include persians..scottish folds ..British shorthairs..selkirk rex ect..Burmese are fabulous as they are less vocal than siamese and tonkinese and so much fun ( more dog like than any thing..

Re: Has anyone got a Ragdoll or Birman cat?

k0llectable5 — Mon, 24 Mar 2014 06:58:08 GMT

The ragdoll I know is very vocal, she meows at the window, at the door, for food, for attention. Not that it makes me like her any less but imho it's a lucky dip with ALL cats. Just because certain breeds are meant to display certain traits doesn't necessarily mean they will all end up displaying these traits (or not) iykwim.

My advice to the OP is go for the rspca kitten. I've always taken in orphan/unwanted animals, never had a preference for what breed or colour and my animals have always been lovely. My tortoise shell cat was fully feral, well not fully feral but her dad was/is and shes a wonderful cat, quiet, never wonders, affectionate (when she wants to be lol) toilet trained ect. I personally think people spend too much time worrying about what breed to get that they forget the real reason they wanted the thing io the first place.

Re: Has anyone got a Ragdoll or Birman cat?

ashjoma — Mon, 24 Mar 2014 07:16:26 GMT

I have a beautiful cat from the pound, a person here told me she was a Maine Coon. Lovely cat, more dog like than cat like. Quite a different personality to my torty girl.

I can recommend a Maine Coon.

But please check out our local pound and also gumtree.

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Re: Has anyone got a Ragdoll or Birman cat?

i-need-a-martini — Mon, 24 Mar 2014 07:27:53 GMT

Im not wanting an inside cat 24/7

Then I'm hoping you will have a cat run. Because nothing gives me the blooming you-know-what's more than a neighbours cat in MY yard terrorising MY animals.

KEEP YOUR PETS CONTAINED OR KEEP THEM INSIDE!!!

(And yes I am shouting)

Re: Has anyone got a Ragdoll or Birman cat?

silverfaun — Mon, 24 Mar 2014 10:32:39 GMT

Our beautiful tiff birman torti was for the pound so we got her for $60.

We have always had common moggies, beautiful little friends and no health problems.

Our last long haired tortoise shell was with us for 19 years and no health problems, none.

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