RagaMuffin?

About four years ago a neighbor brought me a little
calico stray she found in her yard. The kitten was
clean and friendly and appeared healthy. I was reluctant
to take her to the pound so I set up quarters for her
in the shed. I put up signs but with no result, and after
a vet checkup, including vaccinations, brought her inside
the house to join the rest of the tribe (2 Tonkinese kittens
and 1 elderly Burmese). The vet guessed she was a year
old based on her teeth. I looked at her paws (huge...)
and wondered.

6 months later she was twice as large as when I
adopted her, muscular but not fat, a lap cat who loves
to be in whatever room I'm in. I always assumed she
was a mixed breed but then bought a recent issue of
Cat Fancy Magazine featuring RagaMuffins.

THAT'S MY MINYA! I screamed, frightening all
the cats, including the former "stray". Everything fits:
the slow growth to maturity, the physical
characteristics, the behavioral characteristics.
(Except she doesn't get along all that well with the
other cats. LOL)

If anyone has the issue, check out the centerfold
photo with the yellow background - that could be
a photo of my cat, exactly the same coloring and
form.

So what are the chances I have a purebred
RagaMuffin that was wandering around loose in
a rural area in Southcentral Texas?

Gail

Hi Gail, It is possible. I know of a fellow who found a litter of Himilayans at the dumpster.

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On Thu, 23 Dec 2004 15:42:37 +0000, Gail Futoran wrote:

About four years ago a neighbor brought me a little
calico stray she found in her yard. The kitten was
clean and friendly and appeared healthy. I was reluctant
to take her to the pound so I set up quarters for her
in the shed. I put up signs but with no result, and after
a vet checkup, including vaccinations, brought her inside
the house to join the rest of the tribe (2 Tonkinese kittens
and 1 elderly Burmese). The vet guessed she was a year
old based on her teeth. I looked at her paws (huge...)
and wondered.

6 months later she was twice as large as when I
adopted her, muscular but not fat, a lap cat who loves
to be in whatever room I'm in. I always assumed she
was a mixed breed but then bought a recent issue of
Cat Fancy Magazine featuring RagaMuffins.

THAT'S MY MINYA! I screamed, frightening all
the cats, including the former "stray". Everything fits:
the slow growth to maturity, the physical
characteristics, the behavioral characteristics.
(Except she doesn't get along all that well with the
other cats. LOL)

If anyone has the issue, check out the centerfold
photo with the yellow background - that could be
a photo of my cat, exactly the same coloring and
form.

So what are the chances I have a purebred
RagaMuffin that was wandering around loose in
a rural area in Southcentral Texas?

Gail

Did the article mention the genetics of that breed? It probably was a
cross too.

"Holly via CatKB.com" wrote in message
...
Hi Gail, It is possible. I know of a fellow who found a litter of
Himilayans at the dumpster.

I had a friend who adopted an abandoned Burmese.
Some women had bought the cat, found something
about it she didn't like, and just tossed it outside.
Fortunately a neighbor starting taking care of it, and
when he had to move out of country, passed the
word around until a rescuer (my friend) was found.

Some people should not be allowed to have pets
(or children, probably).

Gail

"mlbriggs" wrote

Did the article mention the genetics of that breed? It probably was a
cross too.

Yep, it's part Ragdoll, but apparently been around as
a separate breed for about 10 years. My Burmese and
Tonkinese are also "crosses", but I wouldn't consider
them "mixed breeds." I think of that phrase as
applying to two neighborhood kitties who kind of
got together on their own. (BTW I spay/neuter all
my cats.)

Gail

On Thu, 23 Dec 2004 20:12:41 +0000, Gail Futoran wrote:

"mlbriggs" wrote

Did the article mention the genetics of that breed? It probably was a
cross too.

Yep, it's part Ragdoll, but apparently been around as
a separate breed for about 10 years. My Burmese and
Tonkinese are also "crosses", but I wouldn't consider
them "mixed breeds." I think of that phrase as
applying to two neighborhood kitties who kind of
got together on their own. (BTW I spay/neuter all
my cats.)

Gail


semantics -- it all ends up the same. MLB

"mlbriggs" wrote in message
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On Thu, 23 Dec 2004 20:12:41 +0000, Gail Futoran wrote:

"mlbriggs" wrote

Did the article mention the genetics of that breed? It probably was a
cross too.

Yep, it's part Ragdoll, but apparently been around as
a separate breed for about 10 years. My Burmese and
Tonkinese are also "crosses", but I wouldn't consider
them "mixed breeds." I think of that phrase as
applying to two neighborhood kitties who kind of
got together on their own. (BTW I spay/neuter all
my cats.)

Gail


semantics -- it all ends up the same. MLB

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