**********

What is a Solid Ragdoll?.......

The term 'solid' (nonpointed) is also referred to as 'self-colored'. The body color and the point color of the Solid Ragdoll are the same, a single color throughout. This is in contrast to the 'pointed' variety, where the body color is a shade or more lighter than their point color (ears, nose, tail, legs).

Genetically, Solid Ragdolls are as much a Ragdoll as their Pointed partner. Both variations can be traced back to the original Ragdoll lines. The focus in the early 60's was to promote the Ragdoll as a blue-eyed Pointed cat, while still using the Solids in their breeding programs. Previously admired from afar, Solid Ragdolls are now coming to the forefront and being accepted for their own beauty and genetic contributions to the breed.

What color/pattern does a Solid Ragdoll come in?

Solid Ragdolls can be seen in the following colors:

Black

Blue

Chocolate

Lilac

Red

Cream

Calico

Blue-Cream

White

All these colors can be accompanied by Tabby, Smoke, or Silver. The overlaying patterns are the same for both the Solid and the Pointed Ragdoll, being either;

solid-no white (equivalent to the colorpoint pointed-variety)

bicolour (with white inverted V on face,
white paws, white backlegs, white bib and white belly)

mitted (with white chin, white mitts on front,
white backlegs, white bib and white belly)

The Ragdoll's eye color requirements in general are as follows:

color points: blue eyes

solids: all colors including odd eyes
preference to be given to green