Mink cats are simply a color of cat. Mink Ragdolls are the new thing these days and some breeders do not recognize them as legitimate Ragdolls.
Mink Ragdolls come in the traditional pointed colors, but appear richer in color. There is very minimal contrast between the point colors and the warmer areas of the body. The eye color of the mink Ragdoll is normally aqua, which is a greenish-blue. A few minks will have the normal blue eye color. When mink kittens are born, they are not born white like traditional Ragdolls. The minks are born with color at birth, and it darkens some with age.
When one sees a mink they are immediately taken by the richness of the coat coloration. The cat, Caety Cathlijin, pictured below is located in Holland, the owner is Gemma C.C.M. Smulders. Isn’t she gorgeous? She is a sepia color. Sepias occur when two mink cats are bred together. Sepia colored Ragdolls normally have gold or green eye colors, but Caety has the normal aqua colored eyes.
Breeder of Caety Cathlijin
Other Ragdoll Patterns and Colors
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Mink Ragdolls are pretty cute too, but I prefer Ragdolls with the blue and seal coloring, the pattern does not really matter to me all that much
I like the seal kittens because their ears are adorable while they are still growing into their colors, then as adults, they just look very exotic – I love it! In the future, I hope to adopt two Ragdoll kittens, one with a blue coloring with any pattern, and a seal pointed Ragdoll, mitted is pretty cute though!
Melody, I wanted a mink Ragdoll after Rags passed but then couldn’t find the right breeder, so I passed. Of course, my goal has always been to have a kitty that looked like the seal mitted with a blaze on this page – http://www.floppycats.com/seal-ragdolls.html – I think she is the most stunning Ragdoll. I have kept her photo for 8 years and contacted her breeder in Germany to see if she was still breeding, but I don’t think she is anymore and she didn’t want to ship a kitten overseas as it was. But I found a Charlie Man!
Hi Jenny & Melody,
I bought my first mink Ragdoll from a specialized cattery in northern California. The cattery’s name is Riana’s Ragdolls and is a run by a lady named Jessica Alwawi and they work with Mink chocolate and lilac colored ragdolls. I bought my cat from her because I liked her breeding philosophy and after speaking to her and her husband, I was convinced that they dont have a kitten-mill facility as other breeders do. Its been a little over a year now since I bought my kitten, and I could not be any happier. One thing that I admired most about them is being available and actually answering the phone every time I called – ready to answer any questions I had about my cat.
In addition to their own cats, they have recently rescued 26 cats and kittens from a troubled breeder in southern California who was going to just dump these cats and kittens in a high-kill shelter. This shows the caliber of these people and their love and dedication to the breed.
I certainly do recommend you visit their website and get in touch with them if you are looking for a Ragdoll. http://www.ragdollsincalifornia.com
Mink Ragdolls are the best
better than the standard Rag doll
some people are Just jealous
and talk POLITICO and dont even know what there saying
Caety looks very much like my Bastien, though it looks like her eyes are bluer than Bastien, who does have the greener eyes. He is a gorgeous boy with the most amazing personality.