Why a cat with a pedigree?
I grew up in a quiet residential area in the 80s where the cats went in and out through a cat flap. There was no question of the cats being neutered. As a result, there were an incredible number of wonderful kittens over the years.
As time went by several of the cats were unfortunately run over, even though we lived in a quiet residential area, and some ran away. I still remember how I cried myself to sleep for several weeks when my beloved Tussi disappeared without a trace.
When I became an adult, I longed for little soft, fluffy, and fragrant baby cats and a thought occurred to me about starting controlled breeding. I really didn't want to repeat the same cat ownership that had been going on during my childhood.
After many years of longing, I bought a male Ragdoll and a female Ragdoll and made plans for future mating. After a while, I contacted a coworker who I knew bred Ragdolls to get some support. But then it turned out that I hadn't bought two Ragdoll cats at all. Neither of them had a pedigree. At that time, a pedigree was something I had only heard about but didn't understand the meaning and importance of. I was therefore unable to join the community of a cat club. I also couldn't get support and contacts to become a breeder in the way I had planned. The cats had cost me many, many thousands of Swedish kronor and the breeders had promised that they were "100% Ragdoll", so I was simply fooled.
As if that wasnÂŽt enough the female was sick when she came to us and the "breeder" did nothing to help. She had to be put to sleep after just about a year of struggeling with her health issues. The male became on the other hand, more and more wild and biting. He had no Ragdoll temperament at all, which was explained by the fact that he was not a Ragdoll, even though he was by all accounts a nicely Siamese masked cat.
I am convinced that cats can have a better status if we only breed purebred cats where we can breed out diseases and unwanted behaviors, among other things. But that requires responsible breeders to take breeding seriously, instead of deceiving our kitten buyers by saying that the cat is 25% Ragdoll, 25% Maine Coon, 28% Sphynx and 22% Persian. How can you know or prove that? It is actually nothing more than misleading marketing that thrives on Blocket.
After this educational journey, I am extremely grateful that I have been able to buy purebred Ragdolls with pedigrees from incredibly knowledgeable and helpful breeders. I can finally join cat clubs, breed myself, take courses and exhibit. My wish is also that cats will receive better status and treatment. The cat is a domesticated animal and it needs its family. They are, just like dogs, family members.
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