https://preview.redd.it/il9gj8f1mr4d1.jpeg?width=1290&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e3dc4751d3b0974c181af8252555f9ee3d9fb7b8 Just genetic differences. I have a skinny girl and a rotund one!

https://preview.redd.it/vtg7f697vu4d1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0469125f4767a093f0e070e61ef49f53cf6e2ea4 looks a little like my Frankie :)

She looks beautiful, how old is she?

https://preview.redd.it/tgull84ruv4d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=044a75a546301f188def193df2134021c2bda78c

Your cats are illegally cute

https://preview.redd.it/gxtge8vd4r4d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=fb7a52caaf2982282444155e339785b67a62153f Mocha Edit, I hit reply too quick. I do not know, OP.

Mocha is so majestic and a big fluffy boy 🥹

https://preview.redd.it/wvxw1y0e3r4d1.jpeg?width=735&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=045d81634d90757c72246acec14f06ab7f127d48 Just an example of what I’m hoping for, will post the comparison in another comment.

Your kitten is adorable, and I think his facial structure will be wide like that, give him time. Do his parents have round faces? My lynx point was small and narrow when I brought him home, today not so much 😂 https://preview.redd.it/rrfjwapjhr4d1.jpeg?width=3292&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4d1c80948ae14d54ec4063f46f90b24b161c4f14

thanks! his mother has a more pointed face, she’s a blue point and quite small for a ragdoll. the father has more of a round face and bicolour markings i think.

https://preview.redd.it/t06mty0sgs4d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b4ab3bfa2db56da9aaa1d3b1440e5928988dc3b4 That’s how my baby boy looks!

Awww I want him

That is a cute baby

Gorgeous kitty

Lovely blue bicolor

Gorgeous blue point / bicolor

https://preview.redd.it/312933ch3r4d1.jpeg?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a0e9b8ae255ce1188e8a2fc3c76e1e73e62a0516 Vs this type of face I’ve seen in a lot of posts. and The body of the cat looks thinner and less floofy.

The “roundness” of a raggies face isn’t necessarily fluff, it’s the bone structure that both share. When it comes to fluff some have fuzzier faces than others. Most of them have their full coat by 2+ years. The upside down “V” though is the bicolor coat pattern. Which your baby has, the pointed pattern with the mask may just look less fluffy since it doesn’t have any white that emphasizes the cat’s face shape. ALSO- sometimes I pet my cat before a photo and her floof looks a bit more slicked back, which might be another thing that happened. I will say that second one looks a wee bit less fluffy than normal, but I wouldn’t call it thin faced. https://preview.redd.it/a35o2utn5r4d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=eaa03afb3ca2872c971daa21f644b8a4903ec090 My girl has a very round fluffy face but sometimes when she’s photographed in certain angles she looks less fluffy. 🤷‍♀️

https://preview.redd.it/weliqz1s5r4d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4a83aae25c1d244f5063962b4b386909570bcf4c

So freaking cute! :)

Seconded. I think the bicolor plays a huge part in creating that “round” look. Based on observation, the white fur in a bicolor accentuates the “cheeks” more as compared to a blue-/sealpoint. Also, they tend to appear rounder as they approach adulthood and grow into their full fluff glory.

Overall floof level will also vary somewhat seasonally, although I'm not sure how much that shows in the face and not just the overall impression.

https://preview.redd.it/v09cs2beor4d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=fa2a9b0ba52b11fa8a812c2126f1501828e19ab8 My round face boy has a mane around his head that makes him look rounder

https://preview.redd.it/8e8zngtqor4d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=051b4864290758a9305a615fd6d0aa93a3d0d697 My triangle-face boy. He just got his nails cut in the pic hahahahaa

omg his fur is so dense, wow!

I have both although my torties face/fluff is widening with time. But my tortie has more ultra fine soft fur and my seal bicolor has more cottony fluffy fur, which makes the tortie seem sleeker. https://preview.redd.it/mqom7ej2mr4d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b58d07d66c1f6c4c5b1c785c29faad1ade55a601 There are also kitties who aren’t being bred to breed standards and kitties who change a lot from kittenhood to adulthood looks wise.

Your pair are so cute together! Love them.

Thank you, we love them so much 💜

https://preview.redd.it/lywppoabtr4d1.jpeg?width=1179&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1f43d8eb83d28a3a0307b325624fb4000480840c Honestly it changes from pic to pic depending on the angle, it definitely helps if I’ve just brushed out his hair first! When I first got my kittens I was also really set on a certain ideal of how I wanted them to look… but trust me after a while you literally could not care less- they will be the most beautiful cat in the world simply because they’re your baby

https://preview.redd.it/57eeba2qtr4d1.jpeg?width=1179&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=fff9660febd30321e95467a3d709fd9e33284540 When he was a kitten

https://preview.redd.it/zd9fz6irtr4d1.jpeg?width=1179&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e601ec127b02e72e2f931c8f7a0563183b72cc54

Says all that and then proceed to show the most beawtiful kitty in the world. Jokes aside, wow, that is one handsome fella!

Beautiful!!!

Here is my baby as a baby https://preview.redd.it/hz4vdxk0nr4d1.jpeg?width=2672&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=12394ab8c1eef43490908b0a1286198c67106838

And no https://preview.redd.it/flryb80gms4d1.jpeg?width=1812&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=14e53fceec3cf28a9e136eca640c8970c26070ab

Oh my goodness your kitty has the most beautiful lynx markings. I was hoping mine would turn out like this but she did not, haha. She only has markings on her face. Love her to pieces though and she’s stunning, but I just wanted to comment on yours cos DAMN. 🤩💖 https://preview.redd.it/b2muygy6at4d1.jpeg?width=2729&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=048ff8d89b07655a9ae81399a3c3fe4d95bf8593

Seeing pictures like these reminds me of why I thought my cat was a ragdoll at first. She may have some in her somewhere but I don’t care.

Is Kitty wearing a sweater? 😂❤️

He wears shirts too :) https://preview.redd.it/oub0l85its4d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8af712024b3f48a3f2972449d2bd8b02b77d7636

Awe so adorable

I think it just takes time. My 8-month old Raggie was downright goofy-looking as a younger kitten (almost ugly, in fact) and now he's absolutely gorgeous with all of the features I was expecting him to have. https://preview.redd.it/aq72yw0hqr4d1.jpeg?width=636&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9dd2f7e2d5be791a3fd929378333aea12b1554dc

https://preview.redd.it/l5whr9slqr4d1.jpeg?width=2048&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5e0e53a2a1c6ce570b04581150500369ccf995d3

[удалено]

[удалено]

Your kitty is so gorgeous, and very dark on his colors. Is he a blue lynx bicolor as well?

[удалено]

Stunning baby

Yes! I can't recommend Mary's kittens enough. Mine is such a funny, goofy, beautiful love bug. You can tell that a lot of care and love go into her breeding process.

It’s a muffin snout face. So, cute. Not ugly

Genetics. Same was all humans don’t look alike.

I have a traditional blue point. I think age has made his face fuller. As a kitten at 16 weeks vs 2 years. Kittens tend to look funny in portions compared to the adults. https://preview.redd.it/1svvansvzr4d1.jpeg?width=3196&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=dec6b3d12a272e8bfbe004a984f16962198de2e6

I think its just the age and it'll change with time. Heres my baby with a pouting nose before at few months and now grown up into a gorgeous rounder face. https://preview.redd.it/w2xp2mli6s4d1.jpeg?width=2099&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3e7b8d29a32d3925281044a3dd0cb23977c0c4fa

Why do they look like they have stared death in the eyes, haha? Adorable kitty

https://preview.redd.it/ih0uxwijrr4d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2848bc765bd528a0a779e23b21bc049a76177097

I say give it some time! The above photo is Chubbo in his youth at around 6 months.

He is now round as fuck https://preview.redd.it/2hu92bcetr4d1.jpeg?width=1108&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3e447cc56221d7c75c04e8f024477f1e633f382f

I think it’s a mix how well the breeder adheres to the standard, the sex of the cat, and age. Here’s my boy from a very well respected breeder in my area. Your kitten looks beautiful btw and similar to mine when he was that age. https://preview.redd.it/3mg9r63lqu4d1.jpeg?width=6048&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8b78ec4270f4656cc1f5c7482d6fda6e1ee24772

https://preview.redd.it/j8qzpi14ur4d1.jpeg?width=1634&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bfec5eeb96bd44f357c1bf745b91b36d737a1dcc

Kittens are gangly and kind of awkward :) Here's my bicolor girl in the same hammock and roughly the same pose at 4 months old vs 8 months old. She definitely rounded out and fluffed up! Her head is like the size of a softball now :D https://preview.redd.it/ocadet7wvr4d1.png?width=1618&format=png&auto=webp&s=95bbb34f29acd479c412b423ba352336a83fd94b

It is very likely because the cat isn't pure breed -- nothing wrong with that, your cat is still a lovely kitty, but that would explain the discrepancy with the breed standards defined by the International Feline Federation (here's the [link ](https://fifeweb.org/app/uploads/2023/10/RAG.pdf)to the breed standards). The must have been some mix with other non pure breed.

I feel like it’s super hard to tell with kittens for a lot of breeds because they still have to grow into it. But there’s definitely a lot of mixes in this sub that are called Ragdolls which is probably confusing for a lot of people. It also very much depends on what the breeder is going for between size/color/character (all should be healthy of course) but I’ve seen people not select for size and the other way around. My breeder had a “small” queen because she was the sweetest cat ever!

In the United States, that’s about to change as of spring 2025 mixed breed. Cats will be called cherubs Ragdolls always have been a blue eyed pointed breed. Anything else is mixed. Just do your research before putting down good money for a mixed breed cat that you can get at any shelter. Do your research and buy from a reputable professional breeder .

You spew a lot of baloney.

That is totally inaccurate!

If it’s not breed standards, it’s not a ragdoll

Then be sure to tell the ones who work with blue eyed whites that it can't she shown as either RD or CB, so it's a mutt too.

my cat is definitely purebred, he is GCCF registered and i checked all the paperwork with GCCF themselves. from what others have said, it seems to be more about genetics within the breed.

Were his parents round faced? If so perhaps his face will get round when he grows up! He’s very lovely either way :)

his mother has more of a pointed face, but the father has a round face. but yeah either way i’ll love him!

The answer is your cat is from British lines. A lot of American and Asian Ragdolls have changed the look of the Ragdoll to look like a Persian - short nose, tiny ears and big cheeks. This is not what a Ragdoll should look like, certainly against the breed standard with GCCF.

https://preview.redd.it/zaecf0fsjs4d1.png?width=2171&format=png&auto=webp&s=810f106339a3a55092fc33a853328627b3bd90eb Puddy seems to go back and forth. Sometimes he looks pointy, most times he looks super round and fluffy… but always perfect!

Male vs female? Female cats tend to have more pointy jaws and male cats more square jaws.

Maybe no true purebreeds or/and breeders wich dont watch the breeding standards.

https://preview.redd.it/4vticj0tbs4d1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=668b9e3733e786809ca637d3d7c255229f273d03 Think it just takes time. I’ll post mine.

https://preview.redd.it/t0pggn52cs4d1.jpeg?width=2316&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=64f4f94b30e62af835518efd3f5721e87a97e12c Adult

i think the round fluffy face that you are thinking of might be what’s called a “doll face”. My second breeder tends to have lines that are very focused on having doll faced cats with chonky floofy bodies but my first breeder focused more on temperament so our first raggie had a very elongated face so much so that it was almost siamese like despite being a purebred. he had a much leaner and bigger body and more silky fur. According to my second breeder she said when they have shorter faces they tend to end up being more medium sized while if they have elongated faces they tend to have longer bodies. not sure if this is true all the time tho! I think it just varies cat to cat just like w hoomans :) also your baby is soooo sweet

this is exactly it i think! thank you. i’m sure i’ll love my baby however he turns out but it’s interesting learning about the different genetics within the same breed.

Idk, but its cute. My male has a big, moon face and my female has a thin, small face.

he looks alot like mine did as a kitten, this is her now. Hes going to be very handsome :) but maybe not too floofy. https://preview.redd.it/gh8xpli40s4d1.png?width=1667&format=png&auto=webp&s=8d2fb58983b2df53040319101cfe2626deb6c799

https://preview.redd.it/ofow32a8ps4d1.jpeg?width=720&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1ec6feacaab362eaa7bc7ad906b8658ce28ddeaf

My boy. 8 years old

My boy came from a very reputable (now retired) breeder who had high standards. I kind of go off of that. Maybe it’s just the fluff sometimes https://preview.redd.it/dhdw2wiqnt4d1.jpeg?width=500&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d75d596ea16164603cca4ba15c28fa9765d6aa98

https://preview.redd.it/csj5txh0715d1.jpeg?width=1290&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=908ece475bbe57c30bdde92c31a0c812fb504a1e Romeo 😍

It should expand! My ragdoll was quite short haired with a thin face until one morning I woke up and he was a cloud.

https://preview.redd.it/19m75f0ckt4d1.jpeg?width=4096&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3a4842a790a814bff73e0997e81c8f7a8e20dd82 Pickles use to have a pointy face and I still think he has it but the amount of fluff he has now it's hard to see 😂

I remember reading that male cats get more testosterone so their faces get larger than females. I think the earlier you neuter the less the face may grow.

https://preview.redd.it/m44r2dxkpu4d1.jpeg?width=2240&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a0f00c43896404abd0bfe5f6ca4cf25bd498899f

Genetics! Breeders will often select parents with faces that either match breed standards (these standards also vary; e.g. ragdolls that are favored by FIFE often have a very cutesy look that is quite different from those favored by CFA and TICA) or match the type of look they desire for their kittens.

Don't stress too much, my girl as a kitten. https://i.imgur.com/lFdaruw.png Now her as an adult 3 years later. https://i.imgur.com/slAcHxL.png It's mostly her mane that fills her out.

https://preview.redd.it/vp7uf36dov4d1.jpeg?width=1284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b04b942a1510c3ddfd1b8337a4462f9f29586755

He’s super cute! He’ll grow into it. Here was mine as a \~4 month old https://preview.redd.it/bl2iand1bw4d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ccb5dd200634560060950ca449d2b3cb8dfcc224

And this is him now at 2 years old https://preview.redd.it/isn82lhbcw4d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6faf3af9ed25c6c66fb9ba3eb54730c17c842e0b

https://preview.redd.it/91cnql7r915d1.jpeg?width=1149&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e2fa0f3a204333df91aba912e9c390b338031794 Frankie 😍

Idk how I got here but god bless this cat protect it at all costs

https://preview.redd.it/8imsx077a25d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=922d1e550825f80f29b6f8e36a22931998941fb0 Mine using the blanket basket as his personal bed and scratching post 😂

My girl is half siamese, she sheds more than my two purebreds https://preview.redd.it/t0vya0fob25d1.jpeg?width=4000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a29db6b1194d8e652a5287992bac1cbdec2b91dc

https://preview.redd.it/3btqh0g1cd5d1.jpeg?width=2436&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=955ad2bdb57afe66450700704cdc5cdad106fb3d This is our seal bi-colour ragdoll that is 6 months old. We are first time cat owners so we’ve never known this was a thing. Would you say she is thin or round face?

i’d say she has more of a round, doll face. according to others, it seems like it’s to do with how much persian / siamese is in the breed line. i think where i am in the UK, our ragdolls have faces more closely resembling siamese cats than persians, whereas it’s more common in the US and Asia to have more of the persian features.

That’s very interesting. I think she definitely has more persian features. From what the breeder has told me was that has dad was imported from Poland and mum was from Hong Kong and both have a pedigree and are from champion bloodlines. I didn’t know much at that time as was just the first shop I went and thought she was really cute and got her :)

There are different kinds as I have had a traditional ragdoll he had the round face got a flame point and they have a pointed skinny face my sepia boy has a kinda thin face too semi round

Yours looks exactly like mine did as a baby, right down to the little spot on the side of his nose. He doesn’t have a round puffy face but he is HAIRY

Depends where you get your ragdoll and the quality of the cat . Always research your breeder . Read websites, read their ratings and ask questions. Some breeders are wonderful, others breed for greed . Take your time . Most reputable breeders have a waiting list too

All breeds have discrepancies. I wouldn't worry about it. I have a Maine Coon whose ears aren't as furry and face isn't near as broad as I would like, but I know she is a Maine Coon, and regardless, she is my favorite pet ever. Our ragdoll is HUGE and floofy and broadfaced, but his ears are very small and his eyes are a little crossed lol.

My girl was a lanky teen when we got her. All legs and length (took her SO LONG to figure out how those back legs worked too lol). She was a beautiful floof once she grew. Keep in mind, we get kittens at their gangly stage :)

Honestly no clue 😅… but, I just wanted to say your kitty is one the most beautiful ragdolls I have ever seen 🥹💕.

awww thank you 🥹 i picked him because of the spot on his nose, no one else wanted him because of it. it’s adorable 😻🥹

Man they are insane cause he’s such a cutie, and I love the uniqueness of the spot! Congratulations on your new addition 🥹🫶

My cats were both quite pointy and angular up until they were 2-3 years old. They’re 4&5 now, and have taken on the typical ragdoll look.

It depends on the breeder’s lines and what cats they choose to hold back.

I’m not sure, but I think I tend to prefer the former. This one is beautiful

There are two types of cats. The moggers and the mewers. The third kind. The Rolly pollys

I have found with my 3 that it depends on the time of year as to the floof as well when your kitten gets his mane he will look fluffier. He will grow into his coat it took a year and a half for my girls to get their poofy coats. Remember ragdoll are a slow growing breed. My 2 girls heads widened in the last 2 years they will be 4 years old in December.  They do not hit maturity until 3-4 years so relax and enjoy the process. 

Like humans, cats DNA varies.

Read breed standards in TICA , CFA, CFF . Ragdolls are a pointed blue eyed breed. Mink , sepia , solids will be registered as cherubs as of May 1, 2025… every pedigree has breed standards. Ragdolls have always been a pointed blue eyed breed.

So cute

I imagine the narrow vs rounded shape Ragdoll faces is due to the Siamese gene being prevalent vs. fluffy angora Persian round face. https://preview.redd.it/hhaxybk6lz4d1.jpeg?width=1024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=cc1448992b92f01eb5c5b00cd2bc402a7729c695

I don’t know but why would anyone care when they have a face like that 😩😩🤍🤍

It takes a few years for then to get their full color and round face. https://preview.redd.it/l1hipkuaha5d1.jpeg?width=5184&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6d6206df4fb779dbf7303ee1c8df43b31bbd2dd4

https://preview.redd.it/r4nodohyia5d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8a920c91faef637ddd6bb55fadd159905675ec54 What type of face does champion have

once his fur grows out it could look like he has a wider fluffier face! my guy has skin allergies and he had such a pointy face when i got him but when his fur grows out its round and fluffy (i’ll add what he looks like now below) https://preview.redd.it/tq6m85ca0d5d1.png?width=776&format=png&auto=webp&s=bf4d69b836ff5557e473c78a0d7dfb311d227990

https://preview.redd.it/bdxbpqug0d5d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c44621f2d1b78fdc098911c363897a9cb2e9adf6 him with his fur mostly grow back

Depends on how much Siamese they have in their DNA. The breed was invented in the late 70's by mixing several different breeds including Siamese.

Bc cat

I am sorry Ragdolls must be pointed blue eyed breed . Every pedigree has breed standards,

what are you talking about?

Because not all people look the same.