Maia & Inez!

What's old is new again!

It appears that Mom was correct. "Hold onto something long enough and it will come back into style", or Dad's expression..."What goes around comes around".  My parents always seem to be right.

The truly beautiful Mink Ragdoll is being bred through a handful of breeders across world.  Approximately 30 breeders worldwide who wish to continue with these rare old lines of Solids and Minks.  If you look at the early pedigrees of Ann Baker's Cattery, you will find that of Buckwheat- a black type of cat (who is said to have thrown the sepia gene) and Josephine, a solid white, it will show that the Minks have a bloodline that can be traced back to the very first Ragdolls.  These old bloodlines trace back to IRCA Ragdoll Breeders.  Yes, Minks are purebred & SBT registered, and have the same personalities and lovable characteristics of the traditional pointed variety Ragdoll!

How Minks stand out from the crowd!

Mink Ragdoll are born with full color, unlike the traditional Ragdoll.  Traditional pointed Ragdoll kittens usually take several days to begin to show color. The coat of a Mink is smoother and much softer, and develops a darker and more richer point color, than the Traditional Ragdoll.   The body color of a Mink is a few grades lighter than their points.

Minks do come in the same traditional colors...Blue, Blue/Cream, Seal, Lilac, Flame, Cream, Chocolate and Tortie.  Mink Ragdoll also have the traditional coat patterns those being Mitted, Color point, Bi-color and can be accompanied by a Lynx pattern.   The eye color of a Mink is a normally a stunning Bluish-Green, (Aqua), reminiscent of a tropical Island ocean.

Another wonderful feature of the Mink Ragdoll is that Minks can give birth to both pointed and non- pointed kittens in the same litter!  Mink Ragdolls’ carry the gene for the pointed traditional variety of Ragdoll that we have all grown to love. This is another factor, which makes Mink kittens rare and hard to come by.

Sepia mated with a Traditional Ragdoll will give you 75% mink kittens and 25% traditional kittens.  Sepia kittens come in all the traditional colors as well, which can be accompanied by Lynx pattern, Smoke or Silver.  The Sepia eye color can vary green/gold, odd eyes, and the traditional stunning blue.  Sepia Ragdolls have a much richer coat.

Austin Farm Cattery is excited to have such lovely rare Minks join our family!  We are proud of all of our beautiful Ragdoll Cats and Kittens, and plan to spoil our Minks just as much, if not more  (ssssh....don't tell the others!)  

 And remember, when purchasing a Ragdoll cat, always ask to see their pedigree to make sure you are getting a pure bred, registered Kitten!

Also, Please see our Solids Page for our newest additions!