Hopefully you might learn that the cats have already mated or the queen may need a little longer before she is receptive. Should your queen not be pregnant at the first attempt, normal procedure is that you are offered several free matings until the queen eventually gets pregnant, or you may be invited to try with another cat.
It is recommended that you discuss the terms and conditions of mating with the stud owner prior to taking your cat to stud.
You may also notice that she sleeps a bit more during the early stages and again at the later stage, especially just before she goes into labour. You must ensure that she has plenty of food and let her eat as much as she wants, remembering always to have fresh water available. Gestation The gestation period for Ragdolls is approximately 65 days, but do keep an eye on her from day 63 onwards. It is always wise to try and be there when your queen goes into labour.
Most females like to know that their owner is there beside them giving them encouragement. It also means if there should be any complications you can deal with them as and when they arise. She will most likely wait until the afterbirth has come away before she breaks the umbilical cord. Make sure you have sterilised the scissors beforehand and dab the end of the cord with a little medicated talc.
Once all kittens have safely arrived and the queen is purring contentedly and her kittens are suckling, it is wise to change the vet bedding to make her clean and comfortable. From experience Ragdolls get too hot if a heated pad is used and they begin panting. They may get restless and not want to stay with the litter. If this should happen, switch off the heated pad, but make sure the room is warm and free from draughts.
A Guide to Average weights for kittens Weighing the kittens, say from day 2, is the best way to check that all is going well, as they should be gaining a little each day. The average weight of a 1 week old kitten is approx oz g ; 2 weeks approx oz g ; 3 weeks oz g ; 4 weeks oz g ; and by the time they are 1 month old, as a guide approximately 1lb g.
At 2 months old they should weigh somewhere between 1lb 13oz - 2lb 3 oz g-1kg and at 3 months between 3lbs and 4lbs 1. These are approximate weights - some kittens will weigh more at a certain age, and others will weigh less - do not worry as long as each kitten is gaining regularly. Weaning Not all kittens wean at the same time.
A good starter is baby rice mixed with Cimicat or diluted evaporated milk or kitten gloop. They usually all love this and then they can progress onto steamed white fish, chicken, boiled ham, mince, pilchards, kitten Felix or one of the proprietary dried foods such as kitten Iams soaked in boiling water and left to cool, which has all the added vitamins and minerals a kitten needs to form strong, healthy bones.
By 12 - 15 weeks, if you are using one of the proprietary brands of dried foods most will have graduated onto it by then. Kittens who are penned are probably easiest to train, but as breeders we each have our own methods and some prefer their kittens to have more freedom once they are able to run about.
Worming Kittens should be wormed at 6 weeks, 9 weeks and 12 weeks and the vet will advise the best preparation to use. Assessing the Litter All kittens are adorable and Ragdoll kittens especially so, as by week 2 they resemble miniature teddy bears, but when it comes to assessing their potential one must be objective.
Compare each kitten to the Standard of Points, and do be honest about whether they conform. Their limbs should look chunky and heavy boned. The overall appearance from head to tail should be balanced. It is imperative that kittens who have any defects, as listed in the preface to the GCCF SOP booklet, such as tail kinks, squints, protruding sternums, flat chests, dermoid cysts, etc should not be bred from and should be sold as pets. How about their eyes? Ragdoll kittens will not open their eyes until their second week of life.
They are born with blue eyes and they will remain blue if they are a true purebred ragdoll. The blue eye colour will continue to get darker until the age of 3 years.
Any other change in colour suggests they are not a full ragdoll. Ragdolls become more affectionate as they age. Kittens are often not particularly interested in their humans, instead just wanting to investigate their environment and play.
Ragdoll cats, like people, go through different stages of development as they grow older. At around months old they will start to calm down and become more affectionate. Ragdoll cats are known for being a very laid-back breed of cat. The classic image of a ragdoll cats is them lying on their back, asking for belly rubs.
They become more relaxed as they reach maturity and at this point start craving cuddles and human affection. Make sure that you spend plenty of time with them and do not leave them alone for long periods of time. Otherwise they can become very lonely, depressed or start to act out with aggressive behaviours. Be sure to play with them and groom them on a regular basis and your ragdoll will feel nice and safe and secure.
Of course, each cat is an individual so in some cases this will not hold true. Unfortunately, some cats just do not like to be held. In general though the ragdoll dress is very affectionate and will want plenty of attention from you. On average sexual maturity begins around 9 months.
All Colours And Varieties. All My Babies. Just Fun. In their third week usually all kittens have opened their eyes. At the same time the auditory canals open and they can hear. The breeder suddenly notices that kittens are turning their heads, when they hear noises.
When talking to them they listen to you and look at you. From now on you can daily observe changes in behaviour and overall appearance.
I make them get used to my voice and to being touched. Clumsily they move in their box or carton, with their belly still touching the ground. Muscles in their neck are still to weak to hold the head up for long.
They begin to play with each other. Cats are clean animals and kittens at that age begin to clean themselves. During their 4th week I offer them a litter box with a low rim. Until then mum has licked up everything. They usually are very interested in the litter box and start to use it after few days. Milk teeth are breaking through and depending on the size of the litter and and the overall condition of the mother I offer them their first food. Now kittens are really cute.
They practise hunting for prey, waylaying for their siblings, arching their backs, but never run too far away from their mother. The box or carton they were born in, is already too small for their various activities. The breeder either provides them a bigger box or separates a part of a room for them. With the rising level of activity they also need more food. Some females have obviously lost a lot of weight and their overall condition is not good, especially when the litter is big.
Then mother and breeder are glad to see the kittens accepting the food which is offered. With the change of food a lot of babies get diarrhea, which usually lasts for few days.
All cat babies have blue eyes. Eye-colour in non-pointed cats changes from the deep baby blue to the yellow, green or brownish eye-colour of the adult cat. The change of colour in the pointed cats starts around the fifth or sixth weeks. Then the colour turns into a lighter shade of blue. The sooner the change of the eye-colour begins, the lighter the blue will be in the adult cat.
Only extremely few cats have a very dark blue eye-colour and the change of colour is hardly recognizable. The babies are losing their roundish shape. Their faces get longer, ears get bigger, also legs and tail, the whole body grow steadily. This is typical for the Ragdoll, although there are differences between the lines.
Eating habits have definitely improved, they can clean themselves much better now. Only two weeks ago breeders were not too happy to accept visitors to see their little??? Don't worry she'll call again, probably when its least convenient for you to take her to stud or for you to look after her kittening in 9 weeks time LOL! Joined: Jan 27, Messages: 1, Likes Received: My young siamese girl whos is just 9 months has called very strongly twice already and think she is building up to another.
At least you can wait, I have a very vocal young girl who thinks she is ready, willing and able. Well she is going to have to wait a little longer, think I would rather be in your shoes. I admit I was quite thankful she didn't call while I was revising for exams, I have just finished my 2nd year at university.
But now I have the whole summer off, she decides to go into fertility hibernation. I think she may be working up to calling though as she has been rolling around on the floor almost non stop for almost a week. She keeps nuzzling up next to us and can't get enough of us all at the mo. Her philosophy for life is play, play and more play xx. Just typical.
Never plan for kittens, then the girls will call like clockwork. Plan for them and they go on strike. I have to say though, I envy you.
My little one started calling at about 8 and a half months. She was straight into full blown adult calling, on a week, off for 2. Jellyfish Guest. Did anyone figure out how to make the calling more frequent.
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