agreed! My birman follows me everywhere when I'm in - her favourite place is on or next to me with a paw on me to 'claim' me. I get told off if I go out - lol - but i love it.

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Hey, i have two Ragdolls, one is very into human attention, the other (Tinkerbell) does not want to know and does not like to be picked up or fussed much, so i dont think the breed of can always means you know what you are going to get. It is on the individual cat i think as someone else on here has a Ragdoll from the same breeder as Tinkerbell one and hers is so loving!
They do shed a lot but if you groom them it is not as bad, i have asthma and they do not set it off
how about re homing a pedigree?
Ragdolls are great cats, and although Tink is not always into humans it is nice when she snuggles up she did have a rough start in life (cat flu) so this could have made her the way she is now, she is stil a great cat.

do you have any other pets at the moment?

there is a gorgeous maine coon up for rehoming at UKRCC called Tink, only reason I'm not adopting her is I have dogs

I'm not quite ready to have the cat/s just yet but no I don't have any other pets now.

A simple moggy won't cost as much as a pedigree, they won't get the defects and they can be just as pretty and definitely as loving.

I would recommend SINGAPURA- they are fool of love and Affection. they really like company of a human (even more than of another cat ) . their hair is very sort but silky. and they are just love to do every thing with you. if you need more info- i can give you some links! they are the most loving cats i ever met. they don't know what is a stranger and will welcome every one. they are adorable. and the love you can get from them- is amazing!!!

Mine don't have defects and most don't, and i know moggy that have defects too!

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have to second that, i know someone with a mog that has a whole in its heart, also knew someone who spend £££ on their mog because of tummy problems. not saying that ped cats dont have problems but i have not had any that a normal cat would not have, the only thing i had was one of mine had cat flu, all cats can get that.

The vast majority of breeders do breed very carefully with the aim of producing healthy cats so there is probably as much chance of getting a moggie with a defect as there is of getting a pedigree with one.

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For kittens, joy is for the asking and smiles are for the giving

Interesting that this site here which databases pedigrees for a number of ped cat breeds has a page devoted to Maine Coons that live beyond 15.

http://www.pawpeds.com/MCO/mchs/methunotes_fr.html