It is impossible to see the eye color which in my opinion quite high in importance
nor can we see the muzzle or profile…………
I do believe you will fair better with the white spotting factor taking the colorpointed kitty.
How were the test results for each and/or the parents?
I like the name Tiger Lily……..
Actually, with a colorpointed kitten you have no idea about the polygenes that will make for better expression (or worse) of the white spotting gene. It is a pig in a poke. With a colorpoint kitten, one must look to close relatives for information about that and, in this case, that includes the other kitten. However, you may be able to get some comfort about that by looking at other littermates or the parents with white. And, of course, one may guess wrong about what one sees in the close relatives has been inherited by the colorpoint.
I dont know... I think I'm going to go with another breeder altogether. I like this kitten a lot... but her eyecolor is weak, even though she's a very very fluffy kitten and is perfectly marked.
It sounds like you are having trouble deciding. I do think eye color is very important, I do have one girl with light eye color, but I believe our male will help her eye color.
As for being perfectly marked, she is a colorpoint, so that doesn't help much, as you have seen at least one sibling, who has a very low mitts. This colorpoint could produce kittens that also have low mitts. I agree, she is beautiful in her photo, but I am unable to see specific areas of type.
Do you have any shows in your area coming up? If so, I would go to a show, and meet some of the Ragdoll breeders that show around you. Ask to see ear set, the profile, eye set...ect. This can give you a better idea of what to look for, when you search for your next breeder. As it seems you are really wanting to show, which is great!!
You may decide that you get along well with one or more of the breeders and get a kitten from them. If so, you could have a "show mentor", help you with show grooming and the ins and outs of cat shows.
Best Wishes,
Stormi
I was also wondering when you are saying she is perfectly marked, it is very unlikely to have a mismarked point, as there is no white how would you get a mismark (I know it does happen sometimes)
Well I've seen some colorpoints have uneven points on their feet, and I've also seen colorpoints with little to no contrast against their bodies.. and a colorpoint with a pink and colored nose, even though there wasnt any white spotting anywhere.
Any white (or pink) on a colorpoint means she is not a colorpoint genetically. Sometimes the only indication of a White Spotting Gene are a few white hairs.
Really? that's good to know.
I really liked this kitten, and thought she was good. But her eyecolor is weak at best.
