How Much Does Your Ragdoll Weigh?
How Much Does Your Ragdoll Weigh?
I am always asked this question on YouTube because Charlie and Trigg look a lot bigger than they actually are. And well, compared to a 7 lb. cat, they are a lot bigger.
It’s curious because I have always heard that Ragdolls, neutered males, are supposed to weigh between 15-20 lbs.
Here are the weights of neutered male Ragdolls in my immediate family:
- Rags – 13 lbs
- Caymus – 17 lbs
- Murphy – 12 lbs
- Charlie – 14 lbs
- Trigg – 14 lbs.
Somehow I think that 15-20 lbs average is a little off.
Also, “How much do they weigh?” really isn’t an accurate assessment of how big they are. For example, a kitty could have a small body frame and be obese and weigh 14 lbs. or s/he could be tall, long and lean at 14 lbs. There’s a big difference.
So that begs the question – How much does your Ragdoll weigh? And how would you describe his or her body type?
Hi, I’m Jenny Dean, creator of Floppycats! Ever since my Aunt got the first Ragdoll cat in our family, I have loved the breed. Inspired by my childhood Ragdoll cat, Rags, I created Floppycats to connect, share and inspire other Ragdoll cat lovers around the world,
I have two of my own. our 14 year old male, Bubba is 15 pounds, and our 4 year old(we think she was supposed to be a spayed female 15 pounds, lady got her cats confused apparently, she has been in heat 3 times) female, Lulu we got about 6 months ago is a little thing at 7 1/2-8 pounds. LIttle fluffies. lol
Ryan, my six month old Ragdoll kitten, weighs 5 1/4 lbs. He’s as light as a feather, and just fascinated by watching the screen on my laptop!
My 17 year old Baby weighs 13 lbs and has for years. I love every ounce of her.
Mine is a 7 month old male, but he only weighs 8-9 pounds. He has really cut down on his food after I switched to all-wet canned/raw diet. He really does not like the wet food (and I’ve tried every grain-free brands!) and is just not eating enough calories (less than 1/4 the daily amt)… sigh. I might go back to adding dry food so that he gets the calories/nutrition he needs to grow! After his 1-year bday, I’m thinking about going back to all-wet food.
Try EVO, my girls (1 rag doll, and 1 siamese calico) love it! they are gorgeous, healthy, great coats, and no issues at all. Just started feeding it to the siamese mix because she is pregnant. She is getting the cat/kitten formula and my rag doll steals it every chance she gets. Grain free and all natural. High protein, my vet recommended it and was he ever right.
I’d be a little concerned about the EVO since they just had a recall. I highly recommend Orijen!
yep – I’m feeding him orijen right now 😉
I was too until I checked the formula and lot number on my food does not match. I have tried Orijen and my cats refuse to eat it. Went almost 2 weeks and started losing weight.
I also feed my kitten of 5 months Orijen . He loves it. I also feed him soft food- grain free of course. My Tommy weighs about 6 lbs. -6 1/2 lbs. Is that healthy/normal weight.
Boomer’s weight, at 6 years old, fluctuates between about 16.5 and 17 lbs. He’s a tall, long boy (with tons of fur), and although he looks positively *immense* when he flops and displays his belly, when he stands up and I smoosh all his fur down, there’s no saggy abdominal area to be found. He’s quite active, but we’ve learned to always measure his food; at his one-year check-up, he tipped the scales at 18.3 pounds(!), which was clearly too much.
Jack is 19 months, He is 16.5 Lbs. When we gave him a bath recently we were shocked at how lean he is. He is really furry. He is a seal mitted.
Bartok 11 yrs old weighs 23 lbs! He is big!
Chloe 7 yrs old weighs about 20, has a triple thick coat and a huge tummy when she does the ragdoll flop!
You’ve got 2 pretty big Raggies! 🙂
My Ragdoll, Milo is the same way! He is our first Ragdoll and he has a huge coat on him! We have a stainless steel rake that can really get out the thick underlayer without damaging his outer coat.
Penny Marie weighs 8.3 pounds, her favorite treat is lowfat blueberry yogurt!
My almost 3 year old, Duchess, is about 9 lbs. She has maintained that weight for a while now. She is very active and healthy, and she enjoys her meals (she lets me know if it is past mealtime!) She is just small!
Wolffie 24 years 11lbs in his prime 13lbs. male
Rowan 21 years 16lbs. female
Strykerman 17 years 21lbs. male
Leo 14 years 17 lbs male
Bear 14 years 16 lbs. male
Rain 6 years 19 lbs. male
Viola 6 years 15 lbs. female
Boo 8 lbs. 6 years male
Valentine 24 lbs. 4 years male Last the baby
Lochland 9 mouths 17 lbs he is tall and not done growing.
I want to be your cat sitter!!!! To come into your home and be surrounded by that many Rag Dolls at one time would make my heart sing. I only have one (out of 8 cats at home) and several of my clients have two. It’s all I can do to keep myself from adopting six more that are in need of new homes. You are so lucky, even if you do have to bush everyday.
Wow! 21 and 24 years. What do you feed them to get to that age? My oldest is almost 14.
Oh I so would love to visit your house and just let all of those babies come to me at once. What a wonderful home you must have.
wow you have a 24 year old cat!? that’s amazing. my grandmother had a cat that lived to 20.
I would really like to know what you feed your Rags. You are doing something right that’s for sure. Never seen a cat live that long. I bet its wonderful to wake up and see all those faces in the morning.
Milo 20 lbs 3 year old male (loves his crunchy food!)
Wow! You have a Ragdoll that is 24years old! That’s incredible!
My male (blue point)is long and slender and he weighs 11.3 lbs. My female is shorter and chubby (blue bi-color), she is 11.6 lbs. It doesn’t sound chubby, but she was overweight already at 5 mo. (early spay result). I would have waited until she was 6 months, but she was done at 9 weeks. My male was neutered at 7 mo. My cat only vet says it’s sort of a problem, but better than the alternative of people breeding them.
My male blue point , 2 years, 9 months, sounds just like yours…long and slender and 11.3 pounds! My female seal point is shorter and chubby and 9.4 pounds. Male neutered; female spayed very, very young (11 weeks). I thought that was way too young, but the breeder said that it’s actually easier on the cat when it’s done when they’re younger. Who knows?
Mine help bring the average up…Romeo is 18 pounds, Caesar is 22 pounds. (Yes, he needs to lose some weight!)
My 6 month old Monroe just passed 9 pounds, and he looks like he’s about to go through another growth spurt (his feet just keep getting bigger!).
We have 2 males/neutered ragdolls; both 2 years old. Merlin is 12 pounds and Magic is a little over 13. They are very active..
Annabella weighed 8 lb, 6 oz, when we first brought her home at 9 months. Two years later, she still weighs the same!! She’s just going to be petite, which is fine with me. She eats like a piglet and is healthy, and that’s what counts.
Mooshu…who is 2 1/2 years old…is 14 pounds. But pretty sure 12 of that is FLUFFY FUR! Hahaha!
Dex weighs 22 lbs. no lie. He has a *little* fat pooch that swings, but its mostly skin since he lost weight (he used to be upwards of 27 pounds at one time)
since switching to wet/raw food, he goes from 19 to 22 pounds. Some weeks hes lazy, some hes super active.
Congrats on the weight loss, I am sure his knees feel much better. If is mostly eats dry food, cut him back a little bit more and add 1/2 can wet food (if he will eat it). Eating dry food only is like us eating potato chips only. He’ll proabaly loose at least another lb. or 2.
My Eli got up to 21-22 lbs. never went below 19. Sadly, he passed at almost 17 years old this year.
I now have a 6 month old Ragdoll that is weighing in at 9lbs today.
So sorry for your loss – wow! your 6-month old is a big boy!
I have adopted an 8 month old Seal point Mitted boy… BEAR…he is so adorable and weighs 4kg. So just under 9lbs. He has Purina One Kitten Dry and Encore small tin food fish or Chicken and he is loving his food.
My 9 month old male weighs 13.8 lbs and growing!
My nearly 11 month old male weighs 13.6 lbs! I’d be curious to know when they stop growing!
I have always heard that it takes a Ragdoll 4 years to get their full growth.
Fiona was 10 lbs and change at her last vet appointment in May of 2012. Her growth was stunted as a kitten as she could not digest her Royal Canin kitten food (took several vet appointments and one awesome vet tech to figure this out) so she’ll always be a bit small.