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Mittenstar Ragdolls of Michigan ♡ Mittenstar Ragdolls
♡ TICA & CFA Registered Ragdoll Cattery
♡ Show Quality, Blue Eyed Ragdoll Kittens Welcome to Mittenstar Ragdolls!

I'm Raine and my cats are my family and my life. Our traditional, pointed, blue eyed Ragdolls are TICA & CFA registered and follow the traditional breed standards. With Mittenstar, you can know your kitten will have the health, personality, and look of a show quality Ragdoll. This social media page is so we can keep everyone updated on what's going on in the Cattery, and to share the daily lives o

f our cats and kittens with you! For more information on kittens, availability, or to join our waitlist, please visit our website - or feel free to reach out to us with a message!

03/09/2025

Happy 1st Birthday to my Sleeping Beauty babies!! 🩷💜💙

Their parents are Aurora and Spirit - this was a very special litter to me as I knew it would be Spirit’s last litter before getting to ‘retire’ as a pet! I got their mother and father as young kittens around the same time, and they were our second and third Ragdolls here at Mittenstar at the very beginning just over 3 years ago now. They had two litters together just over a year apart, and all of their kittens together not only are beautiful, but have some of the best, Ragdolly personalities. Every update I get from their kittens is just how happy and loved they are.

Now as these kittens celebrate their 1st birthday, I am reminded of just how lucky I am to have gotten to love and raise them, and see them off to such awesome families!!

Ragdolls take about 2 - 3 years to fully develop in their structure, coat, and looks, it’s hard to believe looking at these guys now as they’re already so big, but they’ll actually continue to fill out and grow over the next few years!

We have:

Briar - who now is fully named ‘Briar Rose’ and lives with us! So you’ll see more updates on her, and her future kittens, to come. ❤
Charming - who now is named ‘Moshi’ - but his meowmy often calls him ‘Charming Moshi’ and I just love that for him haha! He has a beautiful Bengal sister as well!
Dream - who now is named ‘Evie’ which I just love - after the Poke’mon (which is also one of my favorites lol!) She is such a mini-me of her momma, Aurora!
Beauty - who is still named Beauty!! Her meowmy loved her name and felt it fit with her. She has a big sister Maine C**n who she loves and totally fit right in with as well!
And Rose - who now is named Bella!! She is a ‘snowbird’ with her family, and did very well going back and forth this year from Michigan in the summer, to Florida in the winter! Her family says she loves going out for walks in her pet stroller, and loves when they have company over!

Thank you all for opening your home to our Mittenstar babies and for sending me these updates!
I do so much here to raise them right for the time they’re with me as babies - but a large part of their personalities develop with the love and care they receive at home too. And I can just tell in all the updates I get back how cherished they are, and it means so much to me to know these little lives I brought into the world with such careful planning are so loved and are so happy.

Thanks for reading my sappy kitty post, I just get emotional thinking about how much they’ve grown lol!! Happy Sunday everyone! 🩷💜💙

03/07/2025

I also wanted to share another update with some of the candids I've taken over the last few weeks of our Ragdolls that make up our cattery ~ with all the excitement during kitten seasons it gets hard to remember to share pictures of our adults too! ❤️

Nikon's picture I took this Friday morning while I was doing my cattery chores - the others are all from over the last few weeks! We had our Christmas trees up and inside for a bit longer than they should have been hahaha, so that's why some picture still show the trees in the background!

And you can see our cats are in every area of our home in these pictures, they live with us and within reason (we have to keep the boys and girls separate so there is no territorial fighting or accidental litters), they have free reign of the house and where they want to be, or their own bedrooms, where we can spend time with them, and where they can go when they can't be in the main house.

Every day from feeding, getting fresh water, refreshing litter, sweeping, spot mopping - and then brushing everyone, I now have a little apron that has everything I need carried with me as I go along.

As I go from area to area with whatever chore I'm doing, I have a few choices of toys/wands to stop and play for a moment, and I have two types of brushes (hard bristle and soft!) so I can go around and brush every kitty for at least a few minutes, and it's actually a highlight of my day to have this routine. It takes a lot of time, love, care, energy, dedication, focus, and motivation to run any animal husbandry program, but there is also something very wonderful and soothing about having a daily routine full of my kitties and the love we share. ❤️

Would it save a lot of time to have them in cages all in one spot? Absolutely. But we will never, ever live that way. I only have as many cats as I can reasonably care for in an ethical, free ranging way.

We do a lot to have our Ragdolls live full, happy lives here in the cattery. They are my pets and my loves ~ so I wanted to share not just in words but in pictures how well they're doing. 📸❤️

03/05/2025

Things are going well here at Mittenstar, our queens are getting fat and happy here over the winter (being a long haired and chubby breed, they love the colder weather!) and our kings are eagerly awaiting springtime so they can romance their ladies!!

Our young girl kittens we kept for our next generation from last spring and summer are between 7 - 11 months old now, and I'm very happy with the choices we made in holding back the girls we did, they are beautiful, sweet, and have great conformation! 😊

Pink is also doing fantastic (we have a featured post on our page all about her 496 day journey healing from a complex, non-contagious disease called FIP!) - I am so touched by how many of our friends and followers have reached out to ask how we are doing, and I'm really appreciating the break from being as active on social media.

Part of this break from kittening was also planned for more happy reasons - my fiance & I are getting married in the spring, and I didn't want to have kittens during this time because I knew I wouldn't be able to give the kittens, and our adopting families, the attention they deserve. It's why our website has had our breeding plans listed that way even before I made a post about taking a step back from social media too, but we will be getting back into kitty 'romance' season here in April, with kittens to come sooner than later! ❤

I just wanted to share a quick update with everyone! The picture here shows Pink and our stack of wedding invitations just before I sent them out yesterday! (But I did cover up the addressses on the envelope for privacy haha!)

I have also been working away on our website, with some very exciting new updates! They aren't live yet, just know that I have some really fun updates planned 😉 - and I'll be updating the profiles of our breeding kings and queens this spring with new pictures and information as well!

~ Lots of love from Loraine and all our dollies here at Mittenstar 🩷

02/07/2025

The kitten in the selfie with me and the necklace I’m wearing are both all thanks to my friend Kristin - the breeder over at Cottonblues Ragdolls! ❤️

Thank you so much for everything girl - from getting to know me as the ‘newbie on the block’ back when I began my cattery and giving me a whole lot of grace as I was figuring everything out lol!! And for entrusting me with Nikon (who is the father of the kitten I’m holding in the selfie!!) - and then Plum (who will hopefully be having his first kittens this year, and is truly a one in a million Ragdoll!) - and now for this beautiful necklace!! There are challenges big and small in this cattery hobby, and it means the world to me to have a friend where I can share the highs and the lows and I know either way - you’ll keep my confidence with integrity. ❤️

This necklace is so adorable and beautiful, it’s a custom kitten she had made for me after my grandfather passed, and she took the time to notice the kind of jewelry I preferred wearing and made sure it would match my rings! It is so dainty and sparkly, it’s so purrfect ✨🐱

Receiving it when I did, in the middle of such a difficult season of loss, has been one of the most heartfelt gifts I’ve ever accepted from a friend. 🥹❤️ I’ve worn it every day since!

I know I’m a bit behind on social media, emails, and messages. I just need a bit more time to get back to feelin’ 100% again - but surrounded by support, awesome friends, and with spring on its way, I am feeling better and better as the days get brighter and brighter. ☀️🌿🌷🐾

01/25/2025

Just a quick video this of momma Katarina!! She loves to roll around and be playful when she wants attention, I think it’s soooo cute 🩷!!

01/23/2025

Thank you all so, so much for the kind comments and messages of support after my post earlier this week. It’s hard to even put into words how much it means to me… It was very hard to make that post, and I am continually humbled and grateful for the community around our cattery, from my fellow breeders to our followers and our kitten families. Thank you ~❤️

This is baby Magic, she is the kitten we kept from Cocoa’s litter ~ it is chilly and overcast on this wintery day but her bright eyes are warm like sunshine 🥹☀️💛

01/20/2025

I’ve been silent on social media these past weeks because I haven’t known how to find the words to share what’s been on my heart. Friends, family, and fellow breeders have given me well-intentioned advice not to share this, knowing how online conversations can be twisted. But I can’t move forward without processing this openly.

As I enter my third year as a breeder, I’m heartbroken to share that we’ve experienced our first loss of a Mittenstar kitten who has passed away unexpectedly.

This kitten was one of Cocoa’s babies from this past autumn - we named him Skittles. When he went home to his family, they named him Asher.

The updates I received after he had gone home were everything I could have hoped for - he was happy, healthy, and adored.

These images are from the last update I received after he had been home nearly two months - Asher, happily watching the snow fall.

Just a week after this update, he became severely ill. What started as an ear infection rapidly spread to his spine and brain, causing meningitis. Despite his family’s tireless efforts, involving multiple hospitals and specialists, meningitis is incredibly hard to treat, and it was just too much for him.

After reviewing his medical records, we believe scratching at his ear caused trapped bacteria, which spread quickly due to being close to his spine and brain. This tragedy was sudden, devastating, and despite everyone’s best efforts, it could not have been prevented.

This all happened as I was severely ill myself from pneumonia, I think my immune system was already weak because of the stress and grief I went through at the end of 2024, losing my grandfather I was very close to in a very painful and unexpected end with cancer.

And on top of this, with the loss of little Asher, I have just been… so hollow. I am devastated that this happened. The pain of his family has been my pain as well. Part of what makes the difficulties of breeding worth it to me is knowing the love and joy that our kittens bring to their families. This is the first time that instead, a family of ours is experiencing this kind of grief.

Asher lives in my heart as one of my ‘grandkittens’. It has even been hard going through my phone at times, as there are so many pictures of him there. He was an incredibly special boy. He brought his love and sweetness with him when he left me to his forever family, and I know he was so, so, so loved by them.

I had already planned to take a small break from breeding to heal and reflect on balancing my work, life, and cattery. This loss has made that need even more apparent. While I’ll be reviewing how we move forward as a cattery, I don’t believe there was anything that could have been done differently by me or his family. This was a heartbreaking and unforeseen tragedy.

To those who have sent updates, pictures, and videos of their Mittenstar babies, please know how much they mean to me. I’m so sorry I haven’t been sharing them lately. Grief and illness have made it hard for me to share anything at all.

Thank you for your patience, love, and understanding.

01/17/2025

Have a new year kiss from Pink ~ 🩷

Sorry I haven’t posted much, I’ve been extremely sick with pneumonia, I’m only just starting to come out of it and getting some of my spark for life back!

12/25/2024

Merry Christmas! ⭐️❤️🎁

The first pictures are of our boys from their final photoshoot with us just before 12 weeks old ~ and the rest are just some candids from Christmas Eve of our different Ragdolls all enjoying the tree! 🎄

I thought it would be fun to mix things up and include a little slice of life around the cattery and our home ~ we do so much to make sure our cats can live with us as much like ‘normal pets’ as possible. 😊❤️

12/23/2024

Look at that smile! 😊❤️✨

Baby Altitude loveddd his photoshoot and was playing in the wreath that was ‘supposed’ to just be part of the background… I think you can see in his expression just how much fun he was having!

12/20/2024

Earlier in December we brought home two adorable potted pine trees for Christmas, and we just brought them inside and decorated them!
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I was totally inspired when I saw a news article about a family who had a living potted Christmas tree that has been alive for over 30 years - I’ve always said that I disliked the thought of chopping down a tree just to display it for a few weeks, or getting plastic, so when I learned that you can keep potted evergreens (with a bit of year round TLC!) I knew we had to try it.

We decided to get two from our local garden center, they’re each about 3ft tall and so adorable! They can’t stay inside for long as they need full sunlight, so they’ll just be indoors for the next two weeks before being placed back outside ~ I think that’s the perfect amount of time for Christmas and New Year ☺️❤️!

I love that our home is so full of life ~ from our kittens to our Christmas trees!
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12/19/2024

I had little Christmas elves ‘helping’ me decorate last night!! ❤️🎄🎁

12/18/2024

These pictures were from almost 4 weeks ago when Sport & Rubicon’s parents came to meet them in person! (It was chilly but the boys weren’t in the cold for long, and we kept them warm and toasty with hot water bottles and thick blankets!)

After this wintery meeting they decided to name the boys Frost (for Sport) and Blaze (for Rubicon!)
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While at the time of these pics at 8 weeks old, the brothers were fairly close in weight, Sport has been the smallest in the litter, but over the last two weeks hasn’t been meeting his growth goals like we want to see - and his parents have been so kind and understanding! So in the best interest of the kittens, Sport will be staying with us for a few more weeks so we can make sure we are figuring out what is going on, and so we can keep a close eye on him with our vet.

Lexi & David - thank you so much for everything! I loved meeting you guys and thank you for your permission to share these special pictures of your first meeting with the boys ~ and thank you for trusting me and for seeing baby Frost for the living creature that he is! 💕

We plan and strive for perfection but it is just impossible to predict what strengths and weaknesses each kitten will have, and I’m just so touched at your understanding and willingness to be there for him no matter what, and wanting the best for him even if that means he will be here with me for a little while longer.

12/15/2024

Baby Compass has such dark blue eyes and he makes the funniest expressions! 👀😆❤️ I was glad I was able to get a snapshot of him looking up at me earlier today ~ he wanted more pets so he was looking up at me like this lol ❤️

12/14/2024

Mother & Daughter ~ 🩷

Willow (in front!) and her daughter Pink (in back) were being so cute snuggled up together under my desk! They love when I set out these extra soft baby blankets for them - most of the dolls actually prefer soft blankets to any actual pet beds I have tried!

While I love all of our Ragdolls, Willow & Pink are my special girls (and they know it~), Willow was our very first Ragdoll, and she has been such a wonderful mother, and now grandmother, to three generations of kittens! Pink was one of her kittens in our very first Mittenstar litter, who is fixed and remains with us as our baby. She is my ‘dollie’ and is the best big sister to every litter of kittens we raise up here. She loves her momma very much, and I am so glad they also have such a loving bond. Willow is very queenly and doesn’t often let the other cats cuddle up with her, but she will make an exception for her children! 🩷

12/08/2024

Happy Sunday!! I can hardly believe our ‘Jeepin’ thru the Snow’ kittens are already 10 weeks old!
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The first pic is baby Sport, sometimes the ‘close ups’ make the kittens look way larger than they actually are, so I thought that was a fun one to show a more realistic perspective of how tiny they still are. 🥹❤️

We also have Altitude, Rubicon, Compass, and Wrangler! The pics should be in that order if you swipe thru them haha ~

12/03/2024

Baby Wrangler was being so cute while I made the bed this morning! Of course I had to get in there and squeeze that little tummy and those little pink and white kitty toes 😊🩷!

Just as a quick reminder, social media has pretty strict rules about what breeders can and cannot post about! Even talking about certain ‘key words’ are not allowed. Please understand that if you leave a comment asking for more information, or using certain words (like ‘ s a l e’ or ‘ a d o p t i o n’) that could trigger the algorithm to remove our post, I have those set to be automatically filtered out and deleted - nothing personal! You can always reach out with an email or a message if you have questions about the kittens.

Our social media page is just for sharing updates on the cats and kittens, and any past kittens we get updates from as they grow up!

Our website is where all the actual information is for our cattery, cats, and kittens!

So, if you want to know more about us, our kittens and parent cats, we have all of that information and more on our website! Please email me using our contact page if you’re seriously wanting to get in touch with me with any questions!

Thanks all - have a great week!

Mittenstarragdolls.com

11/30/2024

Momma Glimmer ~ I thought she looked like such a doll with that big bow around her neck! ✨💛⭐️ She is a true ‘lilac point’, which all things considered is very rare to see because Ragdolls need a very special combination of genetics to be lilac! It turns their points a warm light grey/brown, and their body such a light cream it almost looks pure white! Lilacs require a Ragdoll to have two copies of the ‘dilute’ gene, which normally would make them a ‘blue point’, and then also two copies of the ‘chocolate gene’, which would make her chocolate except for those dilute genes! So it’s a color that needs 4 genes all together, and can be hard for breeding programs to produce. Her mother and father were both ‘seal points’ who carried one copy of chocolate and one copy of dilute each… so that means they both passed on the one copy they had of each gene, resulting in miss Glimmer!! Out of the two litters and 10 kittens those two had together, they only had the one lilac between them! So - all of Glimmer’s boys carry one chocolate gene from her - but since their father, Bonfire, doesn’t have chocolate, there was no opportunity for lilacs or chocolates in their litter together.

It sounds complex, but it’s pretty easy to get the hang of these colors genetics once you spend a bit of time understanding them! 😊❤️

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It’s not perfectly aesthetic, but this is part of our daily routine with all the dolls! This is just a snapshot of my day after work and chores, so please forgive the house not being in purrfect order lol! I often get asked how we make it work with so many cats, but they all get along so well, and I think a part of that is how much fun we have together with daily enrichment for them like this. They really look forward to our late afternoon birding and treat hunting lol! It never gets old 😹❤️! Cats also love routine, so making sure we ‘routinely’ all hang out and have fun together really helps them establish good bonds and keeps everyone in harmony! #mittenstarragdolls #ragdollkittens #ragdollsofinstagram #multicathousehold #ragdollcats #ragdollbreeder

Just a quick video this #caturday of momma Katarina!! She loves to roll around and be playful when she wants attention, I think it’s soooo cute 🩷!! #ragdoll #ragdollcat #mittenstarragdolls

This was from last year, but I didnt really post the video with the full Christmas story back then! Evelyn had been in love with baby Marshmellow for months, making this suprise all the more special ~ 🥹🎄🎁⭐️❤️ I am so happy that Marshmellow could stay in our family!! A year later, and she is just the best Ragdolly (and way bigger!) #Christmas #Christmaskitten #ragdollkitten #ragdollcat #mittenstarragdolls #ragdollbreeder #christmasgift #cuteragdollkitten #christmassurprise #adoptandshopresponsibly

I love how this turned out 😭❤️#remember2024 Most of the clips are in order from January - December of this year! This was such a cute trend, I knew I had to try it with memories from this year ~ ❤️ #ragdollcats #ragdollkittens #ragdollbreeder #cattery #mittenstarragdolls

So this is (#ragdoll ) love ☺️💕 (Pls forgive the partial selfie, I normally try to keep the focus on the kittens but baby Altitude was being sooo sweet and fell asleep pressed cheek to cheek with me!) #kitten #ragdollkitten #mittenstarragdolls

One more post for tonight… sleepy kittens, happy kittens, little puffs of fur 💤🥱❤️ #purrpurrpurr #ragdollkittens #mittenstarragdolls

☺️💛💛💛 say hi to baby Compass! #ragdollkitten #ragdoll #ragdollcats #kittens #kittenvideos #wholesome

Come along on our Ragdoll kitten photoshoot! These are our winter 2024 kittens from momma Glimmer and papa Bonfire! #ragdollkittens #kitties #mittenstarragdolls

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Not sponsored lol! Just felt like making an update with our food shipment getting in today 😊❤️ #ragdollcats #ragdollkittens #ragdollgram #ragdollsofinstagram #ragdollfood #rawfedcatsofinstagram #rawcatfood #cathealth #vlog

Cried adding the music and caption to this haha, i love her sm 😭🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷 #myheart #ragdollcat #pinktheragdoll #ragdollpink #mittenstarragdolls #ragdolllovers #adorablecat #catbehavior #wholesome #whenyouknowyouknow #heartcat