Welcome to Rhetorical Ragdolls
Offering beautiful, healthy, and large ragdoll kittens that never stop purring!
About Rhetorical Ragdolls
For decades, Rhetorical Ragdolls has proudly raised, shown, and placed exceptional Ragdoll kittens with loving families in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Vermont across New England and beyond.
Over the years, we’ve had the joy of providing families with the perfect new companion. We take time to learn about each family’s household dynamics and “wish list” so we can carefully match them with a kitten whose personality will thrive in their home.
Our Process
Beginning at five weeks of age and continuing until around ten weeks, every kitten is individually evaluated. During this time, we look closely at key aspects of personality:
- Are they more introverted or extroverted?
- Confident or cautious?
- Do they prefer human companionship, or gravitate more toward other cats?
- Are they constant followers or more independent spirits?
- How do they interact with other cats, dogs, and children? Because our kittens are raised underfoot in our home, they are well-socialized in a busy household environment before joining their new families.
Health & Quality Standards
We are deeply committed to raising healthy kittens. All of our breeding cats are DNA-tested for Ragdoll-specific congenital conditions, and only those who test clear remain in our program.Please email us for pricing.
Prices include –
Spay or neuter of your kitten
Distemper vaccines will be up to date when you pick up your kitten, age appropriately
Rabies vaccine is administered to all kittens over 12 weeks old
Revolution application (flea prevention)
Multiple (preventative) deworming cycles
Three separate signed health guarantees!
a. Initial 2 week signed health guarantee upon adoption-full refund/return kitten- if kitten is not satisfactory at initial Veterinary appointment
b. One-year signed FIP guarantee
c. Five-year signed hereditary health guarantee
Starter bag of dry food, can of wet food, toy and snack
Breeder support for the life of your kitten
Microchip for protection if your ragdoll is lost or stolen
One-month FREE health insurance to cover (90%) illness or injury during the first 30 days.
Cat carrier included on take home day
SIRE DAM TICA Pedigree
Healthy veterinarian check.
A Legacy of Trust
We are grateful for nearly two decades of happy adopters, repeat families, and glowing updates as our kittens grow up. Your trust has allowed us to continue doing what we love — and we look forward to many more years of placing beautiful Ragdolls in wonderful homes.
💙 Thank you for being part of our story.
— Charlotte Alger (Dobachesky)
The Ragdoll Breed was started by a woman named Ann Baker in Riverside, California during the early 1960’s. The original foundation cats of the Ragdoll breed were in fact all strays that roamed free around Ann Baker’s home, as well as her neighbors. The first litter of “experimental” kittens was produced by an all white “angora-like” female cat named Josephine. Ann Baker thought this breed was some sort of miracle. All of Josephine’s babies were rumored to be floppy, and loveable teddy bears, despite where they came from, a feral outdoor environment. There are many stories surrounding the first litter. Ann Baker also thought they first litter of kittens may have been this floppy and laid-back because Josephine was hit by a car, and Baker took the litter in to nurse back to health. Baker thought the car accident was what must have made the kittens so floppy and such ideal family pets. There were also many other foundation cats who are in all of our Ragdoll pedigrees today, one male cat being “Blackie” who was a solid black cat, resembling a “Burmese”, and another male named “Daddy Warbucks” who was a Seal Point Mitted Birman. At the time Ann Baker was also experimenting with the creation of other breeds that may have been strung off of these lines, like the “Honey Bear”. These breeds she experimented with were never recognized, or advanced much further than her own home. The early Ann Baker was also a persian breeder.
Ann Baker started her own association called IRCA (International Ragdoll Cat Association), and she also had a patent on the Ragdoll name. She didn’t want the Ragdoll taken away from her, and wanted to control the breed. Denny & Laura Dayton were the first breeders to get some of her Ragdoll Cats, and take them into advancement, getting the breed accepted in many other associations. The Daytons worked hard on putting together a complete pedigree system, and kept very nice track of all of the early ragdoll records (some which they worked very hard to get released by Baker). Baker was very hostile towards The Daytons for taking over her breed, and stealing her fame. She tried her best to get the breed back but in the end lost the fight. Baker remained pretty tight lipped about the early ragdolls, and only gave information to those she trusted. The Daytons are responsible for the Ragdoll’s big break in America, and soon they spread to England. The Dayton’s called their cattery “Blossom-Time”. You can find the Blossom-Time name in all traditional Ragdoll Pedigrees.
