Ahoy, Ragdoll Lovers!
Kimand is no longer breeding. Why do we still have the website? Because I worked so hard on it and I'm reluctant to let it go. Eventually, I will add my new hobby, beadweaving. Trust me--it's a lot less stressful than raising cats. I'm still thinking up a name for my beading obsession should I decide one day I am proficient enough to sell any of it. Right now, I think not. Although I get how to read a peyote pattern, they're still difficult (but not impossible) and I am still trying to decide what the heck I'm supposed to do with all those warp threads from a loomed piece.
There are many great breeders of Ragdolls, and then there are some that aren't so great. Choose carefully and wisely. Just because a breeder has been around "forever" doesn't make that breeder good, and by the same token, don't pass up a "newbie" thinking they don't know anything. Many do more things the right way than old time breeders.
Anyone out there who has a Kimand Ragdoll and for whatever reason needs to re home, PLEASE CONTACT US! Do not put your Ragdoll in a shelter. We'll help you find him or her a new forever home. We did not breed for any of our cats to be tossed away like trash.
A Big Thanks!
We want to thank all who have taken a Kimand Ragdoll into their hearts and their homes. We especially want to give special thanks to those who took one of our adults. You know who you are! They truly are our "special pirates". A couple people have taken adults that were sold as kittens and for one reason or another were returned to us. These people are near and dear to our hearts because, quite honestly, when these Ragdolls came back to us, we were in doubts of them ever leaving here. They were that psychologically messed up. They now have wonderful, forever homes.
A special thanks to John and Joyce for taking Sadie, Riley and Lilly into their home and their hearts, Melody and Art for taking Destiny and Bruce (we STILL miss Bruce after a year!) and Sharon and Scott for taking our Xandman. Sharon drove all the way down from Ohio to take Xander back to Ohio because we never shipped our cats. Also a big thanks to Joyce for taking Serena. We really thought Serena would be one of our forever cats but she found a great home with Joyce and Toby. Then there are Mark and Cindy who took Rhiannon and her daughter, Rosie, into their hearts. Susan took Maggie Mae. I know I've missed some, but as you can see, it would have been unrealistic to keep them all. As it is, when we stopped breeding altogether, we still ended up with 10 Ragdolls and we'll never part with them. Never. Ever. It took me over six months to acclimate Bon Jovi to being a team player after he was neutered. He'd spent four years of his life being the stud of the household with a big room all to himself. He now is not only a team player but sleeps in the bed. I never thought I'd see the day when he and Oz would share space. Oz is our Siamese who will tell anyone that will listen that he hates Ragdolls.
Blessed Be to all who enter here and may you find the perfect Ragdoll. Bon Jovi and his crew invite you to browse through our website. Pictured is Kimand Padraig, a sealpoint mitted from our last litter of kittens! Paddy is a LOT bigger now!! He and his brother Bob are the Inseparable Duo around here.
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HCM Testing!
When purchasing a Ragdoll, ask your breeder whether or not they test for HCM. While ALL purebreds may come with some sort of genetic baggage, Ragdoll breeders are now able to test for a gene mutation that causes HCM (hypertropic cardiomyopthy) in the Ragdoll cat. This is ONE gene that was found, but it appears to be a major one. A breeder simply has no excuse for not DNA testing all breeding cats. If there are still cats that are testing positive for this gene, the breeders should have plans to retire them from their programs. If they are still using a positive cat, it would be to your benefit to maybe look elsewhere. A hyeterozygeous positive cat has one marker for the defect and it doesn't mean this cat will ever get HCM, but the cat is at higher risk.
Also check out the SOCKFIP website. FIP is a deadly, evil disease and currently there is NO cure. When buying your new Ragdoll kitten, ask the breeder if she/he will replace a kitten who dies of FIP. It is not unreasonable for the breeder to do so because it's a sure bet that the kitten was exposed to the corona virus at the breeder's. No, there is no way to prove this--but if the breeder is a "hobby" breeder which so many claim to be, it should not be about money lost replacing a kitten, should it? I'm a preachy little thing, aren't I? Having been on the inside of what goes on in breeding cats, there are a lot of crappy breeders out there, crappy being a nice word for it.
