Below is a chart explaining color of the ragdolL
cheribum
Recently, TICA has added to the ragdoll breed standard to include mink, solid, and sepia. Ragdolls with these colors are now called Cherubim. They hold all the great characteristics and temperament of a ragdoll, but they carry the Burmese and pointed gene, leading to beautiful coat colors and striking aqua eyes. Cheribums are Ragdolls in every way, but they are just a different color. They come in many different colors and have different eye color other than blue, primarily aqua. They can come in seal, blue, chocolate, cinnamon, tortie and solid. Pictured is one of our past seal mink kittens around the age of 16 weeks.
standard/ extreme face
Pictured here is a photo of our blue lynx female, Honey. She is a standard/ extreme face and her kittens typically also inherit these traits. Honey is a good example of a Himalayan bred to the standard in terms of body and face shape.
doll faced
Pictured here is one of our females, Bambi, and is a good example of the doll face Himalayan. Her eyes are large and wide, head still very large, nose small with a prominent chin and skull structure still flat, yet her snout is slightly longer and less "smooshed".
Grooming
Grooming
Grooming
A big characteristic of the Himalayan that makes them stand out from other breeds is their long thick fur coat. It is soft and beautiful. Being a long haired breed, Himalayans do require grooming. It is common for Himalayan owners to shave their kitties once a year to keep a clean coat, but it is not neccessary. We start grooming our kittens at a young age to condition them to behave while being groomed and associate it as being enjoyable. A good comb is important, there are many great grooming kits available online. Combing through to prevent matting once a week as well as cleaning any tearing from the eyes regularly will keep your Himalayans coat beautiful and prevent major matting. certain areas like the back end, under the armpits and behind the ears tend to be the most problematic areas, so it’s important to keep up with these areas and training your kitten to allow for grooming is very important.
Color
Grooming
Grooming
Himalayans come in a large variety of colors, but they are always pointed. Being pointed is what makes them considered a Himalayan rather than a PersIan. The most common colors are seal and blue. They do come in other colors, including tabby/ lynx point, chocolate point, lilac and tortie point. Some Himalayans can also have the white spotting gene making them a bicolor, which is a cat with points but white markings on the face and feet, similar to the markings of a Ragdoll. The colors we produce are seal, blue and lynx point.