Ragdoll Cat: The “Little Fairy” of the Cat World (4)

Ragdoll Cat: The “Little Fairy” of the Cat World (4)

IV. The Necessity of Understanding Ragdoll Cat’s Blood Type

Let’s talk about the Ragdoll Cat’s blood type, which is easily overlooked. Like humans, domestic cats also have an independent blood type system. There are three blood types in domestic cats: A type, B type and AB type. Among them, A type and B type are more common, and the third type AB type is relatively rare, accounting for less than 1%. Understanding the blood type of Ragdoll cats is very important to avoid neonatal hemolysis and adverse reactions to blood transfusion.

The reason for neonatal hemolysis is that a B-type female cat and an A-type male cat will give birth to an A-type cub after mating. When the mother cat breastfeeds the cub, the A-type blood antibodies in the milk will enter the cub’s body, thereby attacking the cub’s blood cells and causing a fatal hemolytic reaction.

Similarly, transfusing A-type blood to a B-type cat will also cause a serious hemolytic reaction. Breeders can use SinoVal blood type DNA testing to reasonably formulate breeding strategies to avoid the occurrence of neonatal hemolysis. Most cats have type A blood, but some cats have a higher proportion (up to 60%) of type B blood, such as Exotic Shorthair, British Shorthair, Persian, Scottish Fold, Cornish Rex and Devon Rex.

According to the literature currently referenced, the probability of type B blood in ragdoll cats is about 20%-30%, depending on the geographical location and breed correlation, so whether you are a breeder of a ragdoll cattery or an ordinary cat lover, you should have an understanding of the blood type of your own ragdoll cat.

4. Beautiful, good personality, and naturally beautiful price!

In most people’s impressions, cats take the high-cold route, they always keep a certain distance from humans, but ragdoll cats are not like this. They are very clingy. As long as the owner is at home, they will follow the owner around. They love humans from the bottom of their hearts and never resist being hugged. And ragdoll cats like quietness, so they don’t jump up and down at home like many cats.

Ragdoll cats are very suitable for girls and elderly people without respiratory diseases. They are also safe with children. They are gentle, calm and friendly, and will not pose a threat to children.

In addition, Ragdoll cats get along well with puppies or other pets. They are not afraid of big dogs, will not hurt small pets, and are even willing to take the initiative to approach and take care of other pets in the home.

They are beautiful and have such a good personality, so the price is naturally beautiful. At present, the price of pet-grade Ragdoll cats is around 8,000-18,000 yuan, the price of competition-grade Ragdoll cats is around 18,000-25,000 yuan, and the price of breeding-grade Ragdoll cats is uncertain, because breeding-grade Ragdoll cats are non-sterilized cats and are only sold to all public catteries certified by CFA or TICA. Cattery friends who have purchased at this price can leave us a message to let us expand our horizons!