my cat forgot his tail (Manx)

Member Name: barbie84

Product:	Manx
Date:	12/02/08 (38 review reads)
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Advantages: great pets

Disadvantages: none

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 will also cause toileting and eating problems.

Manx cats get quite a bit larger than our normal cats or mine certainly have, they are very heavy although they are not fat and surprising to me they dont suffer with any balance problems.

You feed them, groom them and play with them just like a normal cat, i love my timmy and garf, two males who dont get along too badly.

Summary: these make great pets but so do all cats