A Ragdoll Kitten Care Guide: Bringing Your Ragdoll Kitten Home

by Jenny Dean

You're getting a Ragdoll Kitten and you have questions. What if you knew what to expect and prepare for before you even picked your Ragdoll kitten up? Wouldn't it be nice to know how to kitten proof your home? Or what about what to buy in anticipation for your little one's arrival? Looking for recommended products for a new Ragdoll Kitten? Looking for suggestions on everything from water fountains to scratching posts, pet carriers, bowls etc....products that a Ragdoll cat owner just can't live without? How about vet visits and cat health insurance? There's a lot to consider and prepare for. A Ragdoll Kitten Care Guide: Bringing Your Ragdoll Kitten Home is a comprehensive guide that covers every aspect of kitten care a new owner needs to know.

Here's a peek inside:
Chapter 1: Kitten-Proofing and Preparing Your Home and "Safe" Room
Chapter 2: First Days with Your Kitten and Things to Watch Out For
Chapter 3: Ragdoll Kitten's Diet, Food and Water Bowls, Treats
Chapter 4: Recommended Scratchers, Toys and Beds
Chapter 5: Carriers and Your First Vet Visits
Chapter 6: Nail Trimming and Grooming
Chapter 7: Litter Box
Chapter 8: Dental Care - Teeth Brushing
Conclusion: Maintaining a Healthy Ragdoll Cat
BONUS: How to Introduce Your New Ragdoll Kitten to a Resident Cat
BONUS: Bringing Your Ragdoll Kitten Home Checklist
BONUS: Questions to ask Ragdoll Breeders

Carefully researched, this guide is a fast and enjoyable read with lots of photos and recommendations for the Ragdoll Kitten owner. Everything is broken down into easy chapters, and Jenny writes as if she is there with you to take you there through the various steps.

Genres: Nonfiction, Cats

62 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 30, 2010

Reviews

[Nicole Rickard · Rating 2 out of 5]

I guess I was hoping for something more logical and factually informative. Half of the information in this book was either common knowledge or ridiculously over-the-top (does a 3-cat home really need FOUR OR MORE litter boxes cleaned twice daily EACH?)... and the other half was shameless self promotion. Links to every product review the author has ever done, videos of her cats, videos of her family's cats... even a review for what litter scoop to use! Eesh. At least it was a short read.

[Graeme Waymark · Rating 3 out of 5]

It is a well organized text book designed for the first time rag doll owner. I found it helpful. Particular in the 'preparing for the kitten to arrive' suggestions. It could have been more comprehensive; as it was I purchased two books by different authors and found enough different topics nuances,options and worthwhile anecdotes to give value to both. They could have been combined. One topic not covered well was bathing, another was how to keep the pet from outdoor yearning. Calling them "indoor cats" doesn't mean that being indoors is a rag doll preference; it is simply for their safety that keeping them indoors is recommended. How to adjust this breed to collars and walking harnesses; plus when to start is another topic that could have had detail. Good but could have been better. Worthy of the price, I would say.

[Belinda K. Young · Rating 3 out of 5]

good if you have never had a cat

Didn’t seem much different than caring for any type of cat. I’ve had cats all my life so not much new except some of the recommended items for cat, but none of the links worked which was annoying. But love the website. And Ragdolls. Just letting you know so you can fix the links.

[Rach · Rating 1 out of 5]

Started out with some reasonably useful advice about the specific breed and then became almost entirely product recommendations and links to their blog. A lot of the advice is simple common sense if you’ve owned cats before.

[SAJB · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good overview for a new kitten owner

A quick read, covering the essentials of cat ownership. A lot would be considered commonplace advice but very useful for a household getting their first ragdoll.

[Patricia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good book

[Kristina · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not a flop

Good book on floppy rag doll cat care, discipline and intro of kittens to other pets. I will use a few tips

[Evan Dinelli · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ready to thrive as a ragdoll guardian

[Becky Johnson]

The Book for Ragdoll Owners!

This Book is Purrfect (sorry about the pun) for anyone who wants to know how to care for a Ragdoll Cat!

[Nikki · Rating 4 out of 5]

A lot of advertising. Like, a LOT. Also, this was full of hyperlinks, which are obviously entirely useless.

[Jeannie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book

I loved this book because it is informative and it recommends cat products that are good for your cat. You can click a link and see products and videos of the author's cats using them.

[Kristine · Rating 3 out of 5]

A little too much advertising for products, but useful with a checklist at the end.

[Dianna Wheelwright · Rating 5 out of 5]

I liked this book because not only was it helpful with my Ragdoll, but the suggestions helped a friend with her calico cat, and some behavior issues she was having. I liked this book a lot

[Jennifer · Rating 4 out of 5]

A nice little guide, full of good advice and product recommendations.