So, I got this idea in my head a while back. I really wanted an all white Ragdoll cat. You know, you see those pictures online, they look like fluffy little clouds, just pure white and gorgeous. And I thought, “I need one of those.” That was the beginning of it, really.
First thing I did, naturally, was jump on the computer. I started searching for “all white Ragdoll breeder,” “solid white Ragdoll kittens,” all that jazz. I figured, how hard could it be? There are tons of cat breeders out there. I imagined I’d find a list, pick one, maybe go see some adorable kittens. Ha! Let me tell you, it wasn’t that straightforward.
It turns out, “all white” in Ragdolls isn’t just, well, white. There’s a whole lot of stuff about their genetics, about dominant white genes versus the usual pointed colors these cats have. Most Ragdolls, even the really light ones, they’ve got some color on their ears, or their tail, or their face, even if it’s faint. To find a Ragdoll that’s genuinely solid white, with no color points anywhere? That’s a bit like looking for a unicorn, or at least it felt like it to me.
I started reaching out to breeders. I sent emails, made some calls. Some folks were really nice and explained things. Others? Man, it felt like I was applying for a top-secret government job. The application forms from some of these catteries were incredibly long and detailed. And the prices! Wow. You’d think these cats were spun from gold. Waiting lists were another thing – some were months, even years long.
I remember this one particular time, I thought I’d actually found one. I saw an ad online, “pure white Ragdoll kittens available.” The pictures looked amazing, exactly what I was dreaming of. I got so excited. I was already picturing this little white furball running around my place. So, I arranged a visit. It was a bit of a drive, maybe two hours each way, but I was committed.
I got there, and the kittens were cute, no doubt. But as I looked closer, the “all white” one the breeder pointed out had these tiny, faint smudges of grey on the very tips of its ears. Super subtle, but it was there. I asked about it, and the breeder kind of brushed it off, saying, “Oh, that’ll probably fade as it gets older.” Probably! I wasn’t about to spend a small fortune on a “probably.” I wanted an all white cat, not a mostly white with a chance of fading cat.
That experience, along with a few others, just started to wear me down. This whole quest for the perfect all white Ragdoll, it really made me think. It’s kind of like a lot of things in life, isn’t it? You see this perfect image, this ideal thing you want, whether it’s on social media or in an ad. Then you try to actually get it, or achieve it, and the reality is just… way more complicated. It’s full of hurdles, and people with their own agendas, and things not quite matching the picture.
In the end, I actually didn’t get a Ragdoll cat at all. The whole process just kind of soured me on the idea. I remember leaving that breeder’s house, the one with the kitten whose ear tips “might fade,” and I just felt drained. I thought, why does this have to be so difficult? It’s just a cat, right? But it became this whole big thing.
So, yeah, that’s my story about trying to find an all white Ragdoll cat. It’s more of a non-story, I guess, since I never actually got one. But I definitely learned a few things. Learned a lot about cat breeding, a bit about genetics I never expected to know, and mostly, I learned that sometimes the chase for something “perfect” just isn’t worth the headache. Sometimes you just gotta walk away.
