Gemma is my beautiful, trans, ragdoll cat. She was born April 3, 2023 and adopted from the Las Vegas Humane Society on August 12, 2023. Her adoption papers declared her to be “female”. Since she had been fixed and vaccinated, we were told no veterinary check was needed for another year.
In August, 2024 she had her first visit to the vet. The vet tried to look at the area where the private parts are, but needed to take her into the examination area to look extra well, due to how furry she is. Our big surprise was when he told us that Gemma was actually born a male. Since she is a very gentle, ragdoll-cat, we decided to keep the name and refer to Gemma as “she”.
Gemma needs to be with her family pretty much all the time. So, her picture is now the logo for my blog. If you’d like to see more pictures of Gemma, she has her own Instagram account, here. Gemma the trans cat is very photogenic, so go ahead and take a look.
Ragdoll cats are a recently developed breed. They got the name from their trait of calmly accepting being cradled in their owner’s arms. They have a very sweet dispostion and are very social. They get to be relatively large. In Gemma’s case, she is a going on two years old and weighs about 16 pounds (7 kg).
If you are interested in being a cat parent, this is an excellent breed to adopt.