Introducing Our New Ragdoll Kitty at Home in Land Park

New Ragdoll kitty in guest bath sink in Land Park.

Choosing our new Ragdoll kitty from my friend JaCi Wallace’s litter of kittens was really tough. We couldn’t stay there all day because JaCi had to show a home way the heck out in Yuba City from Wilton. Or we just might have visited for another 8 hours until dinner. They were all so adorably cute. Who doesn’t love a kitten? Even people who say they are not cat people tend to love kittens. And besides, we all know deep down just about everybody is a cat person, even those who say they are not.

They are just a person who has never met a sweet cat. Perhaps their encounter is only with alley cats who scrap for food in the dumpsters? Or, the kind that poop in their garden and then spray the fence? Cats endear themselves to you, even if you don’t want them to. Because they are smart. They know how to manipulate. Budding Realtors could learn a lot from a cat. Ways to worm into graces.

Then they purr and your heart melts. Because we all want somebody to adore us, and cats tend to do that in spades. A new Ragdoll kitty will rub all over you, smear pheromones on your face. Sit on your slippers. Twirl a tail around your wrist. Laugh at you.

Toss kittens a toy and they show their utter delight. You can watch a kitten play with a puff ball for hours. Bat rings from a milk carton that slide across the floor. Chase crumpled aluminum foil. They don’t need store-bought toys. Mischievous creatures, you never know what they might do. OK, there is a downside if they claw your sofa, but if you keep their nails trimmed, you can train them not to. You do not declaw a cat, ever. That is cutting off their toes at the knuckles and it is considered inhumane to do.

We have the perfect cat household. Plenty of litter boxes. Four cat trees. A big toy box. No carpeting. Sturdy coverings on our furniture. We made a mistake with our previous kitty, Horatio, because his temperament was too forceful for our sensitive Flamepoint Ragdoll Jackson and sweet Ocicat Tessa. They are aged 8 and 6 respectfully. They both developed a series of illnesses due to stress. But Horatio was a Siamese and more than a year old.

A new Ragdoll kitty at 12 weeks seems like a great option to blend back into a 3-cat family. Ragdolls are sensitive and relatively docile when they mature. We haven’t named him yet, but look at that mask on his face! JaCi calls him Blaze but we’ll probably choose another name. Maybe not. What do you think?

P. S. Thank YOU, JaCi!!!!