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The Ragdoll breed comes in multiple colors and coat patterns. This cat, about seven months old, is a blue bicolor. Cindy Pipping, cat breeder, says it's a sought-after combination.
A seal-bicolor Ragdoll kitten about five weeks old explores his world. The little fellow is one of many kittens Cindy Pipping, farmer and cat breeder, raises at SpringVale Dolls near Brandon, Wisconsin.
Cindy Pipping of Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, uses a syringe to supplement a kitten. Husbandry skills she acquired in dairy farming transfer to her cattery.
A large chocolate-bicolor female Ragdoll cat now lives in China. The cat was sold by Cindy Pipping of Brandon, Wisconsin. She says the Chinese are particularly fond of the breed.
A nine-week-old brother-and-sister pair share a blanket at Cindy Pipping's home. She gives kittens lots of attention to socialize them in a home environment. The kittens are both blue-mitted Ragdolls.
Cindy Pipping of Brandon, Wisconsin, says some cat owners need to be trained in dominance. It's not a cat's decision to leap out of an owner's arms. It's the owner's, she says.
Sable, right, is a female seal-bicolor Ragdoll. Her first love, left, is Frost, a lilac-mitted male with a white blaze on his forehead. The lovebirds are a breeding pair at SpringVale Dolls, an eastern-Wisconsin cattery.
BRANDON, Wis. – Cindy Pipping of Brandon tended calves while growing up on a dairy farm. She also helped many a mother cat tend to kittens tucked in a box in the back entry.
Jane Fyksen writes about crops, dairy, livestock and many other agricultural topics; she is the crops editor for Agri-View based in Wisconsin. Email Jfyksen@madison.com for more information.
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