Everyone will be surprised to see the name of Ragged Cat, why a Cat is called this name, and it is also related to Muppet Cats look very similar, so do you want to know the origin of the name of the ragged cat and its relationship with the puppet cat?

Ragged cats

Generally, a cat breed is determined through a traditional purebred cat breeding certification agency, such as CFA, TICA et al. However, the breeder of the Ragdoll kicked away the traditional association, ran to register the trademark and applied for a patent for the three words ragdoll, and then created an independent organization, the International Ragdoll Association (IRCA), And he set strict standards for the selection and breeding of Ragdoll cats. Therefore, in 1971, when the puppet appeared, all cat breeds that were sold and bred with the three words puppet cat had to strictly abide by the standards and requirements of IRCA, and could only be registered with IRCA.

But obviously, the influence of a new association is very limited, which seriously hinders the promotion of Muppets. In 1975, another group of people took a pair of breeding cats out of IRCA, and re-developed a set of standards that were eventually certified by the Large Cat Love Association, which allowed the Ragdoll to flourish.

In 1994, another group of people could not stand the strict and narrow selection and breeding standards of Ragdolls and dropped out of IRCA. The purpose of this group is different from that of the previous group. It is not to follow IRCA standards for breeding and promoting the puppet, but to inject new blood into the strictly restricted puppet lineage to improve the breed. healthy. But because Muppet Cat is a registered trademark, all those called Muppet have to comply with the registration standard, and they tried to overturn the original registration but failed. Can't be called the puppet'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). rag, it can be described that ragmuffin and ragdoll are the same as ragdoll. When they are hugged, they will be as soft as rags. They are quickly accepted by their companions. They named their breed cat ragdoll and submitted it to the association... It's really casual...

The name was decided, and they began to improve the ragdoll. In order to give cats a better personality and a healthier body, the genes of Persian cats, Himalayan, Angora cats and long-haired domestic cats were introduced, and the genes were gradually stabilized and the standards were standardized before breeding. The ragged cat that came out now.

Compared to ragdolls which only allow point color and blue eyes, ragged cats allow any coat color (CFA standards do not recognize point colors), even the very rare mink and dark brown sepia exist. They are physically fit with no known genetic disease (which is rare in purebred cats), are slightly smaller than ragdolls, and have similar personalities and even more docile relatives.

This breed is very new, it was not officially recognized as a separate breed and not a subspecies of the Ragdoll until nearly a decade ago, so it is not common and breeders are relatively few, but as a ragged cat The owner, I can say responsibly, this is definitely a very, very attractive cat!

With so much nonsense, how can you tell the difference between the two? To be honest, these two breeds are really similar... The body shape, face, hair length, personality, etc. are all similar, so it is easiest to look at the registration paper... If you have a long puppet face but the hair color is not the key color, two-color or glove color, and the eyes are not blue, then it must be Ragged cat. If the eyes of the above three patterns are also blue, then according to the popularity of these two breeds, there is more than a 90% chance of being a puppet. Of course, if the glove color (white claws and claws) is a Birman cat ....There is also 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's five-year kitten! How cute (_ )~