Things you might not know about the
Ragdoll cat
- The presenters of UK
long-running CBBC TV program,
Blue Peter, have a Ragdoll
cat amongst their team, whom they
have aptly named "Socks"
- Cy was a ragdoll cat.
- The Algonquin Hotel in
New York City keeps a ragdoll in
its lobby. This tradition of
keeping a cat dates to the 1930s;
males are named Hamlet and females
Matilda. The current Matilda is an
11-year old female ragdoll from
Villaroyal Ragdolls; she strolls
the lobby and perches on the front
desk. She was recently named cat of
the year at the Westchester Cat
Show in Westchester County, New
York. Matilda has a signature
cocktail in the hotel bar; her
likeness is on a children's book
and Christmas ornament.