Ok, first of all, let us return to the original question, please!!! Secondly, that question was regarding the eye color of a kitten, not whether or not my MiniTom was indeed a shorthair proceeding from two ragdoll cats!!!
I said "like a calico" as I really have no other way to describe....I know the point on it is not tortie....but if you all would be patient for the pics, it would be appreciated! I have had a lot going on today, am not good at multitasking! Especially when my phone is NOT cooperating! Lol
Well considering I knew the owner of both the male and female parents while a member of the VFW Auxiliary, and saw both of the parents with my own eyes, I tend to believe. Besides, u said "in general". I will admit that it is odd, but he had a twin sister that had long hair. Their dad n mom...
http://cfa.org/Breeds/BreedsKthruR/Ragdoll.aspx. while MiniTom was not a longhair, he was indeed of the mitted variety of coat pattern of ragdolls. I am not so stupid as to not investigate the claims of someone giving me a cat....especially regarding breed. Papers I could care less about...
I was incorrect about my MiniTom's eyecolor. They were more green as a kitten, but became more goldish green as an adult. And he was parented by two longhair ragdolls, i sawboth his littermates and parents. I also researched ragdolls... So while he was a shorthair, it doesnot change the fact...
MiniTom, the shorthair grey ragdoll had green eyes-no gold in them. His son, TJ, the white "calico point", has beautiful sky-blue eyes. I do not recall off the top of my head what color eyes TJ's momma had.. But I am thinking it will be more likely little Cleopatra will have her Grampa's green...
For black cats to end up with green eyes or even blue? I ask as we have a kitten whose mommy has dark gold eyes, but whose daddy is like a calico type point that is actually half ragdoll (whose daddy was shorthair fullblood ragdoll that looked almost exactly like Tom of the tom n jerry...