Are you trying to decide on a Ragdoll kitten? Here is a guide to help you understand about seal Ragdoll kittens and patterns and to decide if a seal Ragdoll kitten is right for you.
What is Seal?
Seal or seal point is a traditional Ragdoll kitten color. Seal refers to the dark brown, almost black coloring a Ragdoll kitten has on its points.
What are Points?
Point patterns are the most well-known coloration in Ragdolls. Ragdolls possess a lighter body color with darker shades on their extremities or points, including their ears, paws, tail, and face. The contrast between the body and the points creates an alluring visual effect. The body color can vary from an even smoky light to medium brown, that gets darker with age. There may be some gradually shading into a lighter color on the belly and chest.
What are Patterns of a Seal Ragdoll Kitten?
The coat patterns of a seal Ragdoll kitten are point, bicolor, and mitted.
Seal Point Ragdoll
A seal point Ragdoll has a colored mask, ears, feet, nose, paws and tail with a lighter shade on the body.
Seal Bicolor Ragdolls
The seal bicolor pattern in Ragdolls is marked by a white inverted “V” starting on the forehead in their mask. They have point colored ears and tail. The legs, feet, ruff and stomach should be white. The nose and paw pads of a bi-color should be pink.
Seal Mitted Ragdolls
Mitted Ragdolls have the same points as seal point Ragdoll kittens but their legs have white “mitts” on the front feet (like “socks”) and white boots on the back legs. The chin should be white and there should be a white belly stripe. Mitted kittens could have a blaze (a white spot on the face).
What is the difference between a Seal Point and a Chocolate Point Ragdoll Kitten?
They look similar. The seal point Ragdoll could be described as dark brown The points are deep seal brown while the body is beige to light brown. The chest and stomach are lighter in color that the body. The chocolate point Ragdoll is light brown/milk chocolate and the body should be ivory.
When does a Ragdoll stop changing colors?
Ragdoll kittens are born lighter colored and they acquire their coloring as they age. Some color starts to show within the first week or two. They get their final color by the age of 3 to 4 years.
Gallery of Seal & Seal Bicolor Ragdoll Kittens
See more photos at our seal point Ragdoll kitten gallery.
Other Physical Traits of Seal Ragdoll Kittens
The Ragdoll is a semi-long haired, blue eyed pointed cat with a sweet personality. The Ragdoll grows large and heavy but is slow to mature and may not reach full weight and size for four years. Full color is not reached until three years old. The Ragdoll is muscular with little fat except on the lower abdomen fatty pad.
These cats stand between 9–11 inches tall and are usually 17–21 inches in length (excluding their fluffy tail). The female weighs 10–25 pounds, with male Ragdoll cats typically weighing more 15-20 pounds, according to TICA.
Personality of Ragdoll Kittens
“Docile and sweet, the Ragdoll cat is popular with families and individuals alike given their friendly demeanour and laid-back nature. They will happily assume the role of best buddy around anyone and will love to spend their day playing with their owners.” – Purina UK
Breeder of Seal Ragdoll Kittens
Wiseacres Ragdoll Kittens is a small boutique breeder and a TICA Outstanding Cattery of Seal Ragdoll kittens for sale located outside Booneville, Arkansas. For over 20 years we have a breeder of Ragdoll kittens that are outstandingly beautiful, friendly and healthy. We only raise a small number of Ragdoll kitten litters per year with a limited number of Seal Ragdoll kittens for sale.
