There have been a lot of cats in my life, all fantastic in their own right, but the manx cat I had as a child will always be that 'one cat' that can never be replaced. About the breed: The manx cat originally came from the Isle of Man, where it gets its name from. The main feature of the manx cat is of course it's tail. The tail length can vary from a 'rumpy' i.e. no tail at all to a 'tailed' i.e. a complete or near complete tail. The mutation in the gene that causes the tail variation is dominant. Any kittens born to parents that both have copies of the gene will generally not survive. The manx cats that you see around today are as a result of ...  Read the complete review

Manx cats are different from your average cat in just one way, they have a natural deformity of there spine causing them to have either a very short tail or no tail at all. The manx cat is very common on the isle of man which is actuallty where they originated from over 300 years ago. There are many myths as to why this cat has not got a tail but there are no real medical evidence to support any of these myths. Some manx cats can suffer from what is called manx syndrome, this is when the genes cause the tail to shorten too much leaving the cat with spinal damage sometimes as severe as spina bufida, a spine that has been shortened too far ...  Read the complete review

A tail is, you would think, a fairly necessary part of a cat. Not so. Manx cats are odd, loveable and wonderful. A Manx can not be bred with another Manx. So when we found our little Cocoa - a lovely black manx - she came with a sister, who we just couldn't leave behind, a black and white tailed cat named Jazz. They ended up completely different. Manx cats have a larger bone structure - they are in fact 'big boned'. This means heavy. Cocoa was never fat, but she was solid, and she loved her food. Manx cats have balance problems, as they have no tail - Jazz would happily bound onto a couch and then up onto a tall bookshelf, where she ...  Read the complete review