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Enchantacats

admin — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 06:22:14 +0000

by Shila
(Penn valley, CA)

Our cattery is located in a rural environment on 11 acres in the heart of the Gold Country, about 60 miles NE of Sacramento, Ca. The Sierra foothills lend themselves to an enchanting lifestyle, hence the name “Enchantacats”

We have large, indoor/outdoor facilities and keep our breeders at a conservative level, so that each cat and litter can receive individual attention.

Our goal is to provide well adjusted, healthy kittens and to attract the perfect owners for them. This process begins at birth with much loving hands-on care. As soon as possible the babies are introduced to children and our 2 dogs, so that by the time they are ready for adoption they are socialized and ready for their new environment.

All kittens come with registration papers from The International Cat Assn. (TICA) &/or CFA, Health Record, Sales Contract and information about optimal nutrition & longevity. All are guaranteed to be free of infectious diseases, hereditary problems and are of the highest quality both in temperament and appearance.

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Ragdoll Breeders

admin — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 04:28:15 +0000

There are many Ragdoll breeders and catteries. If you are looking for a Ragdoll cat, it is probably best to buy either a rescue Ragdoll (a Ragdoll that has been abandoned or needs to be adopted because a family is moving out of the country or varius other reasons), a retired breeder (these cats range in age from 3 to 8 yers old and they are cats that breeders have used to breed. The breeders look for a safe home for the retired breeders) or adopt a new kitten.

NEW!! If you’re a Ragdoll Breeder, please consider listing your cattery in our Breeder Directory

It is hard to figure out which breeders are the good ones and which ones are the bad ones. How to find a reputable breeder is a very subjective process. You will find, that many reputable breeders of all kinds of animals, are rather opinionated. They work hard, spend incredible amounts of energy and time, not to mention money on their programs. They can do everything right and still have things go horribly wrong. Be sure to visit our Find a Ragdoll Cat Breeder page.

Ragdoll Rescue is sometimes the best route for those who do not have the time or energy for a kitten or are looking for a more established cat. And the pure bred cat rescues out there will do a good job in looking at your background and family needs to place the right kitty with you.

Some of the things to look for in a breeder are:

Are the kittens raised under foot? (in the breeder’s home)
Does the breeder have a decent reputation?
Do the cats look happy and well on the breeder’s website?
Does the breeder have dogs or children?
Do I personally like the breeder?

There are, in fact, many questions to ask your breeder. If you’d like additional ideas, please visit Floppycats.com’s Questions for Breeders page.

Getting along with your Ragdoll breeder is very important. Any negative energy from either side will indirectly affect the Ragdoll cat you are considering. It is important that their Ragdoll kittens are raised under foot, or in the breeder’s home. If the breeder has a separate room, that too, can be okay if the breeder is proactive about socializing the animals.

If you are in the process of looking for a Ragdoll from a breeder, it is a good idea to look at a number of breeders. Ask other breeders if they know another breeder you are working with. In such a field, they usually know of one another or have heard of the other one.

Photos of Ragdolls on a breeder’s website always say a lot about the cats. If there is a lot of “gook” in the cats’ eyes and the eyes of the cat are droopy, then more than likely there is something wrong with the cat. Be sure to look in the background of the photos – is the area where the cats are living, clean? If not, then the cat may have health issues. If the kittens, Studs (male breeders) and Queens (female breeders) look healthy and happy, then more than likely the kittens will be too.

It is important to get photos of the kitten you are considering emailed or mailed to you. More than likely you will have to have put down a deposit to reserve a kitten or a un-born kitten from a litter. The more popular the breeder and the more popular the Queen or Stud producing the litter, the more popular the kittens will be. However, the breeder should be willing to send you a few photos of the kitten or the un-born kitten’s parents before you put down a deposit.

Lastly, you may want to consider whether or not the breeder has children or dogs. If you have children and dogs, it is best that the kitten is raised in that sort of enviroment. So that when the kitten arrives at your home, it is used to children and dogs.

Some Ragdoll breeders will ship their kittens – you pay an extra fee for this (the fee the airline charges) as well as a pet carrier fee (which the breeder buys ahead of time and ships the kittens in–so they are safe and warm). Some Ragdoll breeders insist that you pick them up. So it may be the wisest thing to find a Ragdoll breeder in your state or the next state over. If you would like to travel to get your kitten – that is, on an airplane, the breeder should allow you to see their facility. If the breeder is hesitant to let you see their home/facility, then you might be weary of adopting from that breeder. Afterall, as a cat breeder, they are operating a business and part of their business is the facility that they operate in!

If you would like to see additional questions to ask breeders, please visit Floppycats.com’s Questions for Breeders Page.

Words of Caution…
As with any purebred animal, beware of “discount” Ragdolls. The kitten might be inexpensive up front, but the diseases it might come with could make the kitten very expensive in the future. Ragdolls should be purchased from a registered, reputable breeder. When a breeder wants to breed happy, healthy pedigree Ragdolls, it’s an expensive and timely undertaking. And that’s why they charge the way that they do!

Listed Below Are Ragdoll Breeders That Are Somehow Featured on This Site:

ANGELGIRLS Ragdolls 20 minutes Northwest of Washington DC
Angelight Ragdolls in Toutle, Washington
Angelkissed Ragdolls in Burnsville, MN
BLEU REGARD DOUX BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA
Bluegrass Rags in Richmond, KY
Bordeaux Ragdolls in Clearwater, FL
Castletop Dolls in Conowingo, MD
DC Dolls in Olney, MD
FURRBALLZ Ragdolls in Australia
Galaxy Rags in Cincinnati, OH
GEMSDOLLS RAGDOLLS in The Netherlands
GUYSNDOLLS Ragdolls in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
KASSELDOLLS in Rhode Island
Kissing Ragdolls in Chaska, MN
Longfellow Ragdolls in Olympia, WA
Purrfect Dolls in Kildeer, Illinois
Pretty Kitty Ragdollsin Vestal, NY
Rainbow Ragdolls near Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Ragmania Ragdolls in Lee’s Summit, MO
STAFRA RAGDOLLS in South Carolina

If you are a Ragdoll Breeder and would like to be featured here, please join our Breeder Directory.

In addition, you are welcome to consider an advertising package with Floppycats.com. Or contact Floppycats.com if you are a Ragdoll breeder and would like to do an interview in order to be featured on this site.

Again, our interviews and our Breeder Directory are free advertising options we offer Ragdoll breeders.

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Questions for Cat Breeders

admin — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 02:05:04 +0000

Astrid, a Blue Bicolor Ragdoll. Photo by Narelle

If you are thinking of adopting a Ragdoll cat, here are the right questions for cat breeders to ensure you are choosing the right breeder.

1. How long have you been breeding Ragdolls?

a. Ideally, you’re looking for someone who has been breeding Ragdolls long enough to know what they are doing. Also, I look for breeders that concentrate on Ragdolls. I am crazy about Ragdolls, and I want my breeder to be also!

2. How did you pick Ragdolls to breed?

a. Again, you are looking for someone who is interested in the Ragdoll breed for a good reason.

Do you have an additional question suggestion to add to this list of questions for cat breeders? If so, please contact Floppycats.com.

3. Do you show? Why or why not?

a. This is a touchy one for me. As I really don’t care if the cats are shown, but I do care if they are interested in spending time with their cats and playing with them.

4. What congenital defects are in Ragdolls?

a. Breeders should be knowledgeable enough to know what defects the Ragdoll breed carries and how to minimize them in their breeding. They should be up front with you. As any pure bred, will have its problems.

Do you have an additional question suggestion to add to this list of questions for cat breeders? If so, please contact Floppycats.com.

5. How are you breeding to avoid those defects?

a. See Above

6. How large is your breeding operation?

a. I prefer smaller breeding operations because then the breeder has more time to spend with their litters and get them more people orientated. Usually, the less the number of cats, the healthier the living conditions will be.

Do you have an additional question suggestion to add to this list of questions for cat breeders? If so, please contact Floppycats.com.

7. Where do your cats spend most of their time?

a. You’re wondering if the cats get socialized properly. After all, one of the benefits of getting a cat from a breeder is knowing its history and knowing if its been exposed to dogs, other cats, birds, etc.

8. Do you breed full time? In other words, do you have another job?

a. I prefer breeders that breed full time, as you know they are concentrating on what they are doing. However, there are excellent breeders that have full time jobs as well. So this answer alone isn’t a reason to eliminate a breeder.

9. What sort of health guarantees do you offer?

a. Your breeder should offer some sort of health guarantee, but no breeder (even the very best) can offer a 100% health guarantee. Some breeders will replace the kitten, should it develop a disease or defect as listed on their health guarantee.

10. What happens if the kitten gets sick?

a. This should be listed on the health guarantee. Also, the kitten should have seen a vet before coming to you.

Do you have an additional question suggestion to add to this list of questions for cat breeders? If so, please contact Floppycats.com.

11. Do you have any fun adoption stories to share?

a. This will show you how much the breeder enjoys the adoption process and feels passionate about what they do.

12. What makes this kitten or cat “pet quality” or “show quality”?

a. This isn’t terribly important, unless it is important to you. “Show Quality” just means that the cat has the proper markings as designated by the CFA or TICA.

Do you have an additional question suggestion to add to this list of questions for cat breeders? If so, please contact Floppycats.com.

13. Do you keep some of your cats for your own?

a. This shows you whether or not the breeder is doing the breeding for a business or as a business and a hobby. You want the ones that do it as a hobby too, as that means they truly enjoy it.

14. How old is your oldest cat that you’ve bred?

a. This gives me an idea of the longevity of the breeder’s lines.

15. What is your favorite Ragdoll look?

a. I usually ask this one out of curiosity. The breeder that likes seals like me is going to predominately breed seals.

16. May I speak with three people that own your cats?

a. The breeder should have this list ready to go because you always want to ask for referrals!

Do you have an additional question suggestion to add to this list of questions for cat breeders? If so, please contact Floppycats.com.

17. Do you raise your cats underfoot?

a. This means, “Are the cats raised in your home?”. Some breeders have a separate part of the house or separate building in their backyard where they keep the cats. If the cats are raised underfoot, most likely, they will be used to sounds like the dishwasher, the washing machine, the vacuum, etc. before they come to you. I would recommend underfoot cats only.

18. Can you send photos of the parents before I adopt a kitten? Or do you post the parents on the website?

a. The breeder should be more than happy to show off the two cats that she or he decided to breed to make your fabulous kitten. You should see if you like the look of the kitten’s parents to be sure, the kitten will have a similar look you desire.

Do you have an additional question suggestion to add to this list of questions for cat breeders? If so, please contact Floppycats.com.

19. Do you send the kitten’s pedigree when you adopt a kitten?

a. You are, after all, purchasing a pure bred kitten. You should care about their pedigree.

20. Will it be a problem if I request, and want to pay for, the CatGenes DNA testing before I accept a kitten?

a. You might want to do this to make sure your kitten is healthy. If you are planning on breeding your kitten–and buying breeding rights to it, then you absolutely need to have this done to make sure the Ragdoll lines stay healthy.

Do you have an additional question suggestion to add to this list of questions for cat breeders? If so, please contact Floppycats.com.

21. Can I visit your cattery?

a. If a cattery is clean and organized, then a breeder should allow you to visit and see where you kitty comes from. If they are opposed to it, red flags should go up–and you might wonder what they are trying to hide. However, there is a distinction between a “kitten visit” and a “cattery visit”. Some breeders might have their cattery incorporated into their home and may not be comfortable allowing perfect strangers to go through their home. However, they may be okay with you staying in their living room, for example, to meet a kitten you’ve seen on their website that you’re interested in. It is important to understand that some breeders are protective of their homes. So be sure to get clarity. Even by visiting their living room, you can learn a lot about their cleanliness and their cats (if their house cats are interested in you and hanging around or if they are scared and hiding).

22. If a possible adoptee cannot visit your cattery, are you willing to talk to your adoptee on the phone?

a. If the breeder is unwilling to take the time for a phone conversation, what will she/he be like when you have a problem?

23. How do you honor your health guarantee?

a. The breeder should be willing to pay for the vet bills associated with the claims made in the guarantee or take the kitten back and offer you a replacement.

Do you have an additional question suggestion to add to this list of questions for cat breeders? If so, please contact Floppycats.com.

24. What if a kitten gets adopted and the customer is unhappy with a kitten, what do you do?

a. The breeder should take the kitten back–if she or he cares about her or his cats and their well-being

25. How are your kittens registered?

a. For example, if you want to show in CFA, in order for a kitten to be CFA registered, the parents and cattery have to be CFA registered. If they’re not, you have to go through a process of registering via pedigree. A little more time consuming.

26. Are you capable of including the kittens maturing pattern since birth?

a. This is a good measure about how much attention and time is spent with the kittens.

Do you have an additional question suggestion to add to this list of questions for cat breeders? If so, please contact Floppycats.com.

27. What vaccination brand do you use? And what vaccinations are given, when?

a. This will help you know the research the breeder does and the quality of their vet–be sure to double check with your own vet and see what s/he thinks of that brand.

28. What are the kittens fed?

a. Again, this is a good measure of how the importance of the cats to the breeder. If the breeder is feeding grocery store bought food, like Meow Mix, more than likely, their cats’ health isn’t the first priority and should draw red flags for you.

Do you have an additional question suggestion to add to this list of questions for cat breeders? If so, please contact Floppycats.com.

…and ABOVE ALL, you should be able to ask for as many photos and ask as many questions as you need to, so that you feel comfortable with the huge decision you are about to make. After all, if your new kitten lives as long as Rags, then you are making over a 19-year commitment to an animal! There should be no doubt in your mind that this is the right breeder and right kitten.

Floppycats.com has interviewed the following Ragdoll breeders. If you would like to read their interview, please click on any of them below.

If you are a Ragdoll breeder and would like to be interviewed, please contact Floppycats.com about Questions for Cat Breeders. Or you can always just answer the 15 questions listed above and e-mail them to Floppycats.com.

Do you have an additional question suggestion to add to this list of questions for cat breeders? If so, please contact Floppycats.com. or simply leave your suggested question below.

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Find a Ragdoll Cat Breeder

admin — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 00:23:31 +0000

Because there are so many different organizations out there, it can be difficult to find a Ragdoll cat breeder.

Probably one of the best ways to start your search for Ragdoll Cats Breeder is through the Internet. That is, of course, unless you have a recommendation of a Ragdoll breeder. If you do, then please share your recommendation with Floppycats.com by leaving a comment below or by contacting us.

There are professional feline organizations where you can search for your next Ragdoll Breeder:

The International Cat Association
http://www.tica.org/

Cat Fancier’s Association
http://www.cfa.org/

The Ragdoll Fanciers Club International
http://www.rfci.org/

Ragdoll Fanciers Worldwide Club
http://rfwclub.org/

Ragdoll Breed Club
http://www.ragdollbreedclub.org/

You’ll want to consider whether or not the kitten you are going to adopt is going to be a show kitty. If you’d like to have a show kitty, then you’ll want to consider adopting from a breeder who is registered for TICA (The International Cat Association) and/or for CFA (Cat Fancier’s Association).

Other options for finding Ragdoll Breeders:

www.ragdoll-cats.us Offers a list of Ragdoll breeders by state and country. This list appears to be compiled by the website administrator.

www.pets4you.com This website lists Ragdoll Breeders by state and offers a quick synopsis of breeder. This information is provided by the breeder and the breeder pays for their ad to be displayed on the site.

www.catteryrow.com Cattery Row lists Ragdoll Breeders by their cattery name, gives human breeder’s name and their phone and email address. The cattery name is clickable and will redirect you to the breeder’s website. Breeders pay between $10-$55 to be listed on this site.

What Else to Consider When You’ve Found the Right Breeder:

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Advertise Ragdoll Breeder

admin — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 17:29:57 +0000

Information on how to advertise with us

Colin, Photo by Robin Desantis

Are you a Ragdoll breeder looking to advertise your cattery? Are you looking to get more referrals? Do you have kittens on the way or on the ground that you are looking to adopt out? Advertising on Floppycats.com is a great way for potential adopters to find your cattery.

Why Advertise Ragdoll Breeder on Floppycats.com?

Over 13,000 Visitors/Month – that’s 156,000 visitors a Year
Over 30,000 Pages Viewed Each Month – that’s 360,000 Page Views a Year
Floppycats.com is also a blog that offers a RSS Feed
Number 1 referrer to Floppycats.com is Google Search – with 10,000+ referrals/month, this means that people are searching for Ragdoll related items and finding the site through Google
Number 2 referrer to Floppycats.com is Yahoo! Search- with 3,000+ referrals/month, this means that people are searching for Ragdoll related things and finding the site through Yahoo! Search

Advertising on Floppycats.com is a wiser move than advertising in a magazine or at a trade show because Floppycats.com is Ragdoll specific, niche focused. Therefore, you will be hitting your target audience instantaneously. Whereas, by advertising in a magazine, you are advertising to a wide variety of cat lovers, not necessarily Ragdoll lovers or people looking for Ragdolls specifically.

Testimonial from a Floppycats.com’s Ragdoll Breeder Advertiser:

“Floppycats.com is a great informational website that especially promotes and supports the Ragdoll Breed. I was really impressed on how thorough Floppycats.com was on giving the absolute dedication and drive on giving the info on this breed. Jenny, being an owner of a beloved friend named Rags, has totally impressed me with the honest deep down to earth genuine love of an animal, whom she grew up with and documenting the life stages of her best friend even down to the last days of his cancer… She has also become part of my life by coming to my home and having her family members take my lil lovers home with them…I want to thank Jenny for the support of Angelkissed Ragdolls and the features of Harlow. Hobbs, and Maddie (all from Angelkissed). You have been a great help to the breed and to ME!! Thank you!”

-Gail Vettel of Angelkissed Ragdolls in Burnsville, MN

If you are involved with Ragdolls in any way, and would like to advertise Ragdoll Breeder on this site, limited advertising space is available.

Cattery/Breeder Advertising

You will be able to advertise the following information:

Company Name
Location
Adoption Costs (if applicable)
Vet Services (if applicable)
At least 300 word article to describe your cattery(may be edited for grammar, spelling, or search engine optimization)
Cattery Logo, Breeder Photo, or Cat Photo, etc.
Link to your cattery’s website

Package #1: Monthly

$10 per month, cancel anytime

Package #2: Bi-annual

$45 for 6 months.

Package #3 : Annual

$75 for one full year.

Additional Options:

Text Links

$55/year or $10/month to have a piece of text link directly from your website to Floppycats.com. You choose a piece of unclaimed text (i.e., text that isn’t in blue and underlined) that you would like to link to your site. Simply contact Floppycats.com and let us know which portion of text you’re interested in or fill out the form below and be sure to include the page and text you want to claim. Upon approval, a link to your site from that text will be up within one week.

Banner Ads

$30/year or $5/month to have your Banner ad appear on a specific page on the site. Floppycats.com limits three banners or ads per page. Therefore, in some cases, you might request a specific page, but Floppycats.com might need to suggest a different page. However, in the majority of cases, your requested page should be available.

Available Kitten Advertising

THERE ARE TWO OPTIONS:

$1.5/kitten – Floppycats.com will post photos and information about each available kitten that you have. The advantage of advertising on Floppycats.com is that based on the content of Floppycats.com pages, people will find you from searching a number of different things. This is especially a great advertising option if you are having difficulty of adopting out a certain litter. Floppycats.com gets over 15,000 visitors a month or over 500 visitors a day.

$85/year – Up to 70 posts of available kittens in a year’s time. Floppycats.com will get any photos sent in posted within 24-48 hours of receiving the photos.

LIMITED FREE ADVERTISING

Don’t have the budget to pay for Advertise Ragdoll Breeder? But need to advertise? Perhaps, we can strike a deal. Floppycats.com is always looking to add valuable content to the site. After all, Floppycats.com is an informational site. In exchange for at least a 500-word article (could be 1,000 words or more, if you choose) about a cat-related topic, Floppycats.com will offer you free advertising for 1 year for Advertise Ragdoll Breeder. Once Floppycats.com receives the article, we will then offer the following advertising for 1 year:

Banner Ad on the site – location to be determined by Floppycats.com – based on your product/services
Link to your website, either company sponsored or personal

Please be aware that when the 1-year free advertising is up, Floppycats.com will retain the article indefinitely and will remove your information from the site (unless you want to pay for an advertising package thereafter). Article topic to be decided mutually before proceeding and content must be approved for posting on Floppycats.com and posted on the site, before the advertising is. All article content must be original and not copied from another published website, book, newspaper, etc.

No refunds will be given. You are free to cancel your advertising package for advertise ragdoll breeder at any time. It is your responsibility to notify Floppycats.com if your website information or links change.

If you would like to advertise with Floppycats.com, please submit the following form. You will be invoiced via Paypal, and asked to provide the above additional information about your opportunity.

Please contact us with any questions you may have about advertise ragdoll breeder.

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