Introducing the
Mink and Solid Ragdolls to Bailey’s Ragdoll cattery!
What is a Mink
Ragdoll?
The rare mink Ragdoll is not a new breed of Ragdoll.
It is a line of Ragdolls that can be traced all the way back to Ann
Baker and the very first Ragdolls. The mink Ragdoll is different
from the traditional pointed Ragdoll in that the fur is even softer,
much like that of mink. The mink Ragdoll kittens are born with
color and the color is darker and much more intense than that of the
pointed Ragdoll. Most minks have aqua eyes instead of blue.
Mink Ragdolls are exactly like the pointed Ragdoll when it comes to
their temperament and character. They are very loving and
laid-back just like all other Ragdolls. Mink Ragdolls are very
rare and becoming increasingly more popular.
The term 'solid' (nonpointed) is also referred to as 'self-colored'.
The body color and the point color of the Solid Ragdoll are the
same, a single color throughout. This is in contrast to the
'pointed' variety, where the body color is a shade or more lighter
than their point color (ears, nose, tail, legs).
Genetically, Solid Ragdolls are as much a Ragdoll as their Pointed
partner. Both variations can be traced back to the original
Ragdoll lines. The focus in the early 60's was to promote the
Ragdoll as a blue-eyed Pointed cat, while still using the Solids in
their breeding programs. Previously admired from afar, Solid
Ragdolls are now coming to the forefront and being accepted for
their own beauty and genetic contributions to the breed.
What color/pattern does a Solid Ragdoll come in? Solid
Ragdolls can be seen in the following colors: black, blue,
chocolate, lilac, red, cream, blue-cream, calico, and white.
All these colors can be accompanied by Tabby, Smoke, or
Silver. The overlaying patterns are the same for both the
Solid and the Pointed Ragdoll, being either:
* solid-no white
(equivalent to the colorpoint pointed-variety)
* bicolour (with
white inverted V on face, white paws, white
backlegs,
white bib, and white belly)
* mitted (with
white chin, white mitts on front, white
backlegs, white bib,
and white belly)
The Ragdoll's eye color requirements in general are as follows:
(Seal Mitted Sepia
Mink Male with a Blaze)
Gremlin Girl
(Seal BiColor Mink
Female)
Annie
(Seal Mitted Mink
Female)
Delilah
(Blue Mitted Mink
Female)
Princess Bell
(Seal Mitted Lynx
Female)
Missy
(Seal Colorpoint Lynx
Mink Female)
Mia Cara
(Seal Colorpoint Mink
Female)
Black & White Bicolor
Lynx Solid Female
