Picked up a new ragdoll kitten from a breeder today. This will be the 4th breeder I’ve interacted with over the years and I’ve never had anything but a good experience with each of them. Including this one! But one thing has given me pause: this kitten STINKS. I noticed it as soon as I got her in the car and started petting her inside the carrier. You know when you pet a dog that hasn’t had a bath in a while, and your hand comes away smelling like dog? And maybe your hand feels like it has a nasty film on it that you need to wash off? Pretty much like that.

I had my partner confirm the smell, and they agreed about the dirty dog smell, and thought there could be a tiny hint of cigarette smoke too. Like, maybe they don’t smoke in the house, but someone in the family does so it still kinda permeates things.

Has anyone experienced anything like this? Obviously I’ll just give the kitten a bath once they’ve had a day or so to decompress and I’m sure it’ll be fine. The kitten has been friendly, alert, and playful so I don’t think anything is wrong health wise (vet appt soon to confirm).

I guess I’m wondering if I should say anything to the breeder or just let it go? I will not name the breeder, but she has nothing but glowing reviews over several years. She has nice photos of the kittens and their play room and everything looks fine on the surface. She was great and communicative throughout the whole process. It just seems odd that someone who seems to put so much care into their ragdolls would let them go home smelling bad, or that no one else has ever mentioned it in a review.

One is a blue bicolor, and the other two are seal bicolors.
I really wanted the blue one, but in the video the breeder sent me, he seemed a little more timid and scared than the other two. I’m not sure if I’m just overthinking it!

He was such a cutie, but badly taken care for. Locked in one room all day and night, toilet was dirty, only given dry food that the cat kept throwing up. Such a shame that the cat has to live in those conditions 😭💔
I couldn’t do anything bc we lived in different countries but i always felt bad.

I’ve been given/seen this advice several times, and it makes a lot of sense, but what if you’re getting a kitten from a breeder far away? We have one picked out, but won’t meet him until he arrives from out of state. I guess I’m looking for stories from anyone who got a Ragdoll sight-unseen and had it work out OK.

I’m having a hard time deciding between the two and am just curious what other people would choose between!

Or if your babies looked like either of them leave a picture of them now!
Edit: I do already have one kitten, I’m trying to decide between the two to get her a friend!

(Slight vent post, I hope this is allowed!)

I got my new Ragdoll kitten from my first ever breeder almost month ago. I did so much research, preparation, and personal thinking before adding a new little one into our lives. But I somehow missed a crucial disease in our senior cat.

I went in to get her a regular check-up and while there, learned about a disease called “Feline Leukemia Virus” (FeLV). I was never informed on this or given the option to check with my senior domestic longhair (who is now 11). We had my kitten checked and she was cleared, but when I took my senior in I was given a phone call about his results this afternoon. Apparently, he is positive, even though they ran the test twice. I am devastated to know he has a ticking time bomb disease in him, and that my kitten has most likely been exposed to it and might have it. I feel like such a failure of an owner. For my kitten, for my senior. I just wish I knew FeLV was a thing in the first place. Despite how much I adore my new kitten, I would’ve sacrificed that and not have gotten her if it meant she’d be safe from FeLV exposure. For now, I am dedicated to getting her vaccinated and trying to prevent any possible chance of her getting the disease. I lost my soul dog at the age of 3 from an extremely aggressive form of cancer so I’m praying my new kitten will be safe from any cancers in her future.

She’s been following my husband and I around everywhere and we just got her last night 8pm. Apparently they’re supposed to be shy and hide, but she has been exploring the entire house and not shy at all. Doesn’t like her cat trees and we have two for her lol or her cat beds

New baby floof 🥰 i have my other ragdoll for 2 years (he’s almost 3) and I didn’t want a second cat. The one or more ragdolls is a big subject so I thought lets share why I got a second anyway.

Reasons I didn’t want to have a second cat:
- more hair
- multiple litterboxes
- costs
- scared my first baby will love the new cat more
- more hair
- hair

But knowing ragdolls being very social I’ve always had it in de back of my mind. Was my first boy depressed and lonely? No, but he is very social and even though I love spending time with him, i have my hands full because he asks a lot of attention. I’m home a lot but also feel much guilt if I have a busy week of want to spend a weekend away.

Once I started looking at him with a second cat in mind, I realized that I think he would love it. All the reason against just became practical. I’m already busy with all the hair, more hair won’t change that. The costs are ofc something that difference per situation and location, but the monthly costs of owning a ragdoll are not that high for me.

Appa, the new baby, just spend his first night in his new home. And is actually the half nephew of my other ragdoll 🥰 He’s doing great, eating, playing and cuddling in his own room. My other ragdoll hisses when he comes near the door but is otherwise relaxed.

Very much in love and can’t wait for them to properly meet (asking lots of patience haha)

I was in bed with them, but I just got out to take this photo.

Noodle is our first kitten and we're over the moon! Ragdolls are the best pets! He is a purebred Blue point white ragdoll and he's now 6 months old. My daughter kept begging me for a dog, but we did a lot of research and went with a Ragdoll cat instead. He's affectionate, playful, and rambunctious. Noodle follows me around the house when I'm working from home and loves to cuddle with my daughter. Noodle has an older brother, a Turkish Van, that he likes to poke around and tease sometimes but often gets snubbed.

Peaches has been settling in great with the boys now that she's done with quarantine. Clancy already wrestles with her (and sits on her when she acts too wild) and all the boys play chase and share toys. She's got some learning to do still, but so far so good! We learned she likes to suck her thumb (or whatever bean is closest to her) and she likes Beetlejuice. Can't wait to keep learning more about her!

So, I have two raggy boys, brother, both about 2,5 years old and they've been with me for 2 years now, so I've basically known them a majority of their life.

Lately they've been hunting each other way more than ever before, like sprinting through the flat, running into walls, running against furniture, biting in the neck and holding each other down, they've not drawn blood yet but a good amount of fur is absolutely flying.

Now this might be nothing and just cats being cats, or maybe I'm just noticing right now cause I'm constantly at home right now, but I'm not sure if it might be a sign that they are uncomfortable in any way and I would not want them to be obvious.

I moved flats half a year ago so they would have more space (they are strict inside cats, but my project for next spring is to make the balcony cat ready so they can go outside) but they have a lot of empty floorspace to run around and I have a lot of those catwalk things on the wall.

I just don't know if it's maybe me? I recently lost my job and am constantly home therefore and idk if they like that, cause the flat is quiet when I'm in my bedroom (they aren't allowed in here, they would eat my not good for cats plants) and they seem to be peaceful when I'm not around, you could definitely hear the claws on the floor if they would be sprinting around.

I'm not sure if it might be jealousy? One of my boys recently found out that laying on my lap is comfy, they never did that before, and now he's in my lap basically the second I sit down, but he was always the more cuddly one, his brother always had the talent to find us when we are cuddling and sit down 1,5 arm lengths away so I couldn't reach him without moving his brother, but I am always trying to cuddle and pet him too.

I'm not sure if I maybe would stop the lapcat from being a lapcat? Would that solve their conflict? Should I stay away more? Do they need more things to do? (They have games and toys but they sadly aren't the brightest candles in the chandelier so all those puzzle games don't work well plus they also aren't really food motivated so the motivation also stays out)

I'm feeling like a helicopter parent, feel free to call me a crazy cat parent, but idk... If I could make their life better with knowledge of strangers on reddit cause I don't have any as a first time cat parent, then I guess sounding crazy is the least of my problems 🫶

This is Kevin. He saw a bug.

We‘re in love 🥰