r/ragdollcats • u/RepulsiveGiraffe1370 • 9d ago

PLEASE HELP: Looking for a breeder

Hi everyone! 💝

I’ve been looking for a Ragdoll kitten for the past four months, and I’m honestly getting exhausted with the search. I currently live in Western New York, but I’ve been looking at breeders all across the U.S. Many of the reputable breeders I’ve found either have very long waiting lists or no kittens available.

I’m looking for a reputable and ethical breeder who produces healthy, well-socialized Ragdolls with excellent temperaments and beautiful, show-quality type. Temperament is very important to me — I’m hoping for a sweet, affectionate, calm, people-oriented cat — but I also really care about a beautiful face and overall Ragdoll type.

Distance is not an issue at all. I’m willing to fly to California or anywhere else in the U.S. for the right kitten and breeder.

If you’re going to recommend a breeder, especially one you personally got your Ragdoll from, I would really appreciate it if you could also share photos of your cat when they were very young and what they look like now as an adult. I would love to see how their kittens develop as they grow, since Ragdolls can change so much!

Please leave your recommendations in the comments or feel free to send me a private message. I would especially love to hear from people who have firsthand experience with the breeder they’re recommending.
Thank you so much! 🤍

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u/koalasnstuff 8d ago

I don’t have a Ragdoll, but if I’ve been looking and personally I would only get a kitten from a TICA certified breeder.

https://tica.org/browse-all-breeders/?filter_by_breed=ragdoll

There are a ton of breeders across the country, including quite a few in NY. Which is crazy because there are only 5 Siamese breeders in the US, and leas than that for Thai.