OMG! What is this? It looks like a Scottish Fold but at 50% power. He’s so sweet.
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This particular breed is known as ‘midget’, classified by it’s shortened, stubby wubby legs, and a kitten like personality.
You’re right, it is munchikin. My bad.
it looks a little bit like a munchkin cat
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munchkin_(cat)
Munchkin Cat
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munchkin_cat
OMG a very concerned little Munchkin! SO cute.
Its a DachsaKitty squuueeeeee!!!!
I’m pretty sure it’s a Munchkin.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munchkin_%28cat%29
It’s a munchkin cat and very sad (inbred on purpose to have tiny legs). Though terrible, it’s not AS bad as the “twisty-cats”.
(I would down-thumb this if available).
Not sure what you mean by “twisty cats”, but I agree about this breedline being sad. The cat even looks sad.
They are cats that are purposefully bred for leg deformities, ie, trashy people breeding cats that should not be bred, for profit and for the freakshow aspect.
Just google “twisty cats” and you’ll see cats walking on their joints. Some insane woman breeds them like that because she thinks they’re adorable.
I would also argue that is is insane to breed any cats and dogs when 7 million are killed each year in shelters in this country alone. One quarter of those killed are “pure bred’.
I love that you wrote what you did.
Hope the same thing happens to her, the witch.
I agree. I think it looks really pathetic.
I’d hardly call this terrible. It appeared in cats just like Dwarfism appeared in humans. There’s no ‘better’ or ‘worse’ just different. Is it cruel and unusual torture that dalmations are inbred to have rounder spots? Last I checked, no one complained.
But I agree, the twist-cats seem bad. I’d want to do research into whether the cat is in actual pain before I yay or nay’ed my opinion on it though.
Any resposible breeder would know that this is genetic deformity that, though while shocking, does not pose any different health risks different from any other cat. It is important that, if one does chose to breed Munchkins, to have ONE munchkin parent and another, ‘normal’ breed cat to prevent inbreeding.
To those who say this is ‘cruel’ and ‘sad’- do some damn research before you go spouting off on your ‘morals’.
You are supposed to select the strong genes, not the ones that led to deformity and misery. Do you think that Persian cats whose eyes won’t stop weeping, or pugs that can barely breathe, are OK? Nasty pieces of work like you are responsible for a lot of animal suffering, and I wish it right back on you.
And don’t DARE preach to the people who have morals, just ‘cos you have none. They are the better ones, not you.
Go valw!
2nd that.
So what about Dachshunds? I don’t hear people complaining that they were inbred to be their stature. Or toy poodles, or any other animal breed that was intentionally bred for their size.
Peke-faced Persians aren’t even slightly similar to the situation presented by Munchkin cats – the short legs come from a NATURAL gene mutation that DOESN’T hurt the cat. They are completely normal and healthy. Go read a damn book before you open your mouth instead of Googling a bunch of bullshit written by other morons like you on the Internet.
But you are only talking about the individuals that represent the general aspect of the breed. What about the “failures” of the crossings? Those who end up completely deformed during the numerous attempts that lead to the creation of the breed? We never hear about those. However, so many of them need rescuing. Eg white tigers. All humans want is to keep the white fur color, however genes are pretty random, it’s impossible to just pick one, so all those breeds are obtained by trial and error, with a huge percentage of error.
Maybe those dangerous mutations are also natural, but humans prompt them.
Exactly. It’s cruel to breed such a malformation.
From what I’ve heard, these cats can do everything that cats with average sized cats can. I haven’t heard of any serious repercussions from this selective breeding. The “twisty-cat” breed sounds like selective breeding for disability however. I bet “twisty cats” get arthritis from walking on their joints. French bulldogs are actually breed with a deformity that puts them at risk too. Because of their smushed-looking face, they have a very high incidence of sleep apnea (stopping breathing in their sleep). Because of the high rate of inbreeding in domesticated animals, many breeds have a tendency to develop mental and physical defects, such as heightened aggression and congenital hip dysplasia. All of these deformities are pretty sad, but all domesticated dog and cat breeds were formed using selective breeding techniques, including inbreeding. At the time when many of the breeds that have problems today were developed, not much was known about the dangers of inbreeding. Of course, this doesn’t excuse the practice when used today. This is why I am a big fan of hybrids. Hybrids becoming popular will help mix up and expand the genetic pool, creating healthier pets in the future.
Munchkin kitteh is adorable. The person who deliberately breeds ‘twisty’ cats is unspeakable.
There was a huge, and i mean HUGE flap in the cat breeding world twenty or so years ago when munchkins were developed. The last thing i heard is that there were no problems as yet with them, they just can’t jump to counter height, which was part of the purpose.
FYI there was also a huge flap over scottish folds, as some of them developed stiff tails, and the breed was nearly banned. Careful breeding to eliminate the trait seems to have worked to keep them healthy and available for many sqeeees.
I can’t even imagine the horror of ‘twisty cats’ though. That sounds utterly depraved.
Thanks for this, very useful to know.
Thank you, glassroseheart, for injecting some intelligence into this rant. Good grief.
I got two cats from my mother in law that were born to her cat. The father was a stray with no relation to the mother. The cats looked like twins. Identical in every way except one. As they grew one got taller and the other didn’t. It was like a miniature. In that instance the munchkin could jump just as high if not higher than her sister. There are genetic mutations in every species of animal and they are not always due to inbreeding.
Awww…*LOL* He looks like Puss in Boots from Shrek…Especially with those big eyes!
I think its a Munchkin. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munchkin_%28cat%29
its a munchkin cat..kind of like a miniture horse, they are bred with short legs!
Looks like a really expressive Munchkin to me
It’s a munchkin kitty!
Looks like an Exotic Breed. (That’s the name…Honest!)
People who intentionally breed deformed animals should be locked up. I would give this “squee” a thumbs down too, since I don’t want to encourage this kind of sick behavior.
Keep that hot pink thong on, Jason. I know from personal experience that those short legs don’t slow down a munchkin at all. They can run and jump just as well as any other cat.
Whoever owns that kitty should also have a Corgi. Theme pets!
SNORT! That is a good one!
Indeed…!
my parents do have a corgi and a munchkin. I is indeed an adorable combo. Also, the munchkin is happy, healthy and can do everything other cats can do, including jump up to counter height. There are no health problems tied to munchkins, they just have short legs.
Oh, and BTW, you *can* “thumbs down” to a degree by clicking on one star on the top left, for “awful.” I did.
That looks a bit like Bebeh, the cat in the “I made u a cookie but I eated it” picture
I’m with TheColdOne and Jason on this, and will ‘one star’, thanks robyn.
It should be made illegal to purposely breed such deformities (because they’re cute?) even if they superficially seem to be able to behave normally.
If there were a ‘innacurate or offensive’ type button to click, i’d be doing that for this poor thing as the less publicity the better.
Yes, thank you and all who condemned this behavior. Click one star-awful.
Just wait until I rule the universe.
Yes, most definitively a Munchkin. Love the sad eyes….makes me want to cuddle him.
Umm… I have to disagree with a lot of the comments about how inhumane and sick it is to breed animals like this. For the most part a lot of pure bred animals are inbred to preserve bloodlines and not all munchkins are born due to inbreeding. Just like Dwarfism in humans its a natural occurring genetic abnormality that can result from any birth then if they breed with any other type of cat there is a large chance the genes get passed on. Just my ten cents.
Just why do you think someone breeds an animal with a genetic deformity? It’s too make money. Plain and simple. They don’t “preserve the bloodline” for the sake of science or the animal’s welfare. They do it to ensure that their financial future remains intact. Then they relentlessly lobby the various associations to get them to write their standards to reflect the characteristics of the animals they are breeding. This is a very serious multi-billion-dollar business all over the world. Not one breeder of dogs, cats, rabbits, or other animals propagates a tarnished gene pool for the sake of anything except their own bank account.
Of course they breed to make money. It’s a business. This cat is essentially a dwarf. Would you tell a dwarf human that they shouldn’t breed because they have a genetic abnormality? Stop complaining. The cats are fine and perfectly healthy, just a bit short.
It’s not like other breeds which have health problems, which is a whole other issue, so stop comparing the two.
You act like these cats are an abomination, that’s the worst thing I’ve ever heard.
Of course its super cute, but its very wrong to breed deformities into animals just to make them more appealing.
I’m pretty sure that we got corgis, dachshunds, shar peis, bulldogs, and pekingese breeds by breeding animals with deformities/abnormalities.
guess i’m just a horrible person for owning my purebred dachshunds, since they have the same “deformities” as this cat.
And I prefer the term “dominant gene-challenged”.
JK. But you all are crazy, this cat does not suffer at all due to his different size or shape
I’m pretty sure anything that’s not a basically a wolf/wild dog is technically bred for a genetic mutation from the original canine group
same with cats
Add me to the voices raised against purposefully breeding deformities just because they meet some “cute” factor. Just sends my blood pressure through the roof.
Hi Laurie, where are you?
I’m in London, UK.
Don’t know where Laurie is, but I’m in London, too. Did you go to the Lolcats do at the O2 last year?
Hey! i’m in N1, you?
No, I’m fairly new to these wonderful sites so didn’t know about the O2 event unfortunately. Was it a sporting thing like the ones in USA?
Long before dawn, at least in the case of dachshunds and corgis they were bred for specific working purposes. Corgi’s are cattle herders and were bred low and long to be under the kick of the cows and of course the dachshunds name “badger hound” is self-explanitory. Shar peis and bulldogs were bred as fighting dogs, they just have been taken more extreme in form than originally. I don’t agree with the extremes that any brachocephalic dog or cat (pekes, persians, exotics), the extreme elongation of the Siamese or any “modification” that puts the animal at risk of health problems. Even though the munchkin isn’t known for health problems the problems with breeding should tell you that nature is trying to give the breeders a heads up that it doesn’t consider this a viable mutation.
+ me
Excellent!!
Well said, Laurie.
A lot of your sentencing is making me wonder where you stand on this issue. Are you saying it does or doesn’t cause harm? (Which it does in dogs, but not in cats). Sorry – English major, and your sentence beginning “I don’t agree” made no sense to me, lol. So now I’m wondering on the opinions of all the people who agreed with you. Just trying to get an idea of the popular opine.
Though incidentally, the only problem with breeding is with two munchkins – munchkins can breed with carriers, traits and non carriers. With other munchkins they just have smaller litters, which really sounds like evolution helping mama kitty keep a handle on her brood – bigger cats and dogs often have larger broods than smaller ones. (Greyhounds can go above 10). Doesn’t mean it’s not viable. It means, rather, that the genes are pre-programmed for better future adaption.
So many of you are sure it’s a deformity, how do you know it’s not an adaptation? There are advantages to being short and lower to the ground just as there are advantages to longer legs. The breed is too new to know if there are any significant abnormalities in the genes and it’s not as if humans ‘invented’ these cats. Someone simply found a cat like this and his progeny all acquired the same genetic traits.
You’re suggesting that new and different are automatically bad.
Did anyone actually read the Wiki article linked above? Its a genetic abnormality, not a defect, and munchkin cats do not suffer any health problems as a result of their short legs.
For the record, I 100% agree that animals should not be bred (or overbred) for DEFORMITIES in order to make a buck – but this one isnt.
It is a genetic accident, but then to carry on and make more they have to breed litter mates and then sisters and brothers again and again. So it, like all extreme ‘pedigrees’ was bread to keep the trait that was wanted, ie the abmormality of the short legs.
The Scottish Fold breed was engineered in this way and is also not supposed to have ay problems, but I’ve heard that they do later in life even from their seemingly innocuous difference.
Did you actually read the article?
If the kitten receives two dominant Munchkin genes
then they are not viable.
I think a 25% lethality rate is pretty horrible.
The munchkins and twisty’s have nothing but disadvantages (the twisty cats need special care). If it’s a new evolutionary tract, then fine, but this is a small mistake that in modern society has been forced to continue because we feel like it. Something like this may have dies out in nature and not continued because it just didn’t work.
How is being short a disadvantage? It’s just short : |
I’ve read in lots of places now that munchkins are perfectly natural – not painful and not inbred and not ‘purpose built’ at all! Im sure kitty is just looking for her fuds
No matter which way you look at it now, this little bugger is still adorable, defect/over-breeding from douche bags or whatever. Munchkins don’t ask to be born that way, they just are. To give something a thumbs down or to not like it because of another mistake is hating someone for being slow or having an injury. Show show this little guy some love, no matter how he was made.
No reflection on the poor little cat, it’s the breeders we don’t like.
Exactly. It’s not the cat’s fault, we just need to take care of the ones in existence and stop the breeding of new ones. (I could honestly say the same about some dogs)
It’s a Munchkin. They’re not accepted by the Cat Fancier’s Association (CFA) because their short legs are caused by a genetic defect.
Which is a big deal in CFA rules(no genetic defects), but it does make CFA a whole lot of hypocritical…. they have the most extreme Persians and exotics, with major health issues, not to mention the fact that Manx/cymrics are from a genetic defect (lethal when two tailess mate) and then there are the other kitties, such as Devon and Cornish rex with the curly hair and giant ears (soooo cute!!) just to mention a few. Not sure anymore what breeds CFA is still not accepting, but most unique kittehs are the result of a genetic mutation of some sort. By nature, some genetic mutations are ‘defects’ but that does not necessarily mean that they will affect health.
I want to go on record as being against propagating mutations that cause an animal any hoarm, pain, or discomfort. Most, however, do not. Munchkins do not. When they were first shown in the cat world, I was disgusted, as i thought the kittehs would have horrible health problems, but in the years since, none have occurred, which makes an immense amount of difference. I quit the ‘cat world’ but I still rescue and love kitties. If they are different but healthy and bred in loving homes, not kitten mills, and if the breeder makes sure all the babies have forever homes, that is pretty much the main issue!
Again, good one – thanks!
squueeee! daschund-kitty hybrid
Munchkin!!! XD they’re adorable, but the deformities dont help them much… gives em back problems I believe :/
read the wikipedia article posted up ^^^ it states that their spines are different from other short-legged animals so they don’t suffer any spinal problems.
No, only in dogs does it do that.
The Munchkin is a relatively new breed created by a naturally occurring genetic mutation that results in cats with abnormally short legs. However, the shortness of their legs does not seem to interfere with their running and leaping. They are capable of running and climbing as well as a normal sized cat. [1] The gene responsible has been compared to the one that gives Welsh Corgis and Dachshunds their short stature. from wiki, and there are not many so enjoy their cuteness
EEEEEEE!! I LOVE Munchkins! They are teh best!!!
Omg it’s a SAUSAGE CAT!
AAAAAAA! Itty-bitty Munchkin squee-tiemz!
OMFG A CORGIE CAT!!!!! XD
SOMEBODY CHOPPED OFF IT’S LEGS!
THis breed is called a “Munchkin”, not a “midget”, as was stated earlier.
I would have to name it Lowrider.
I have to agree that although he is adorable deliberately breeding dwarfism is cruel.
Munchkin kitteh
Munchkin kitteh squeee
ZOMG HES SO CUTE WITH HIS LITTLE STUBBY LEGS SQUEEEEEEEE
It’s a munchkin cat. a friend of mine as one and he is perfectly healthy. has no problem getting around and up on things. Takes on the other cat that’s twice his size and weight with no problem.
lols I think he’s half corgi ^^
He’s a CorgiCat!!
I scrolled through the comments and didn’t know ’til know that there is apparently this breed…I also didn’t know that there’s such controversy about the “ethics” of this breed. Maybe all breeding that selects for certain physical characteristics is ultimately not a good thing??
I don’t like Scottish folds, they always look so depressed. Munckin cats don’t look to good either. Though they are a “newer” breed, they are a mutation indeed. Breeding for this mutation may not be the best idea unless it would be an advantage to all cats. Never forget how evolution works, it’s nog because we understand it, that we fully control it.
This is terrible. I know this cat has a cute face, but its proof of the fact that many humans are completely irresponsible and idiotic when it comes to breeding animals. The Munchkin breed is an anatomical abomination. These poor cats have to deal with really terrible physical and internal issues their whole lives.
Its not an exotic, as i saw up higher somewhere. Exotic Shorthairs are brachycephalic, the cat in the photo has a longer snout.
I wish that people would stop breeding this cat, and stop thinking they’re ‘soooo cute’. As long as people adore them and want them, they will continue to be bred. The ones that are currently around should have wonderful homes (as all cats deserve), but the people who breed them, in a perfect world, should be incarcerated.
It’s a munchkin, they are being scientifically investigated, but as of yet, it has no problems caused by it’s small stature. it can run, jump etck. just as well as any other breed.
Teisty cats sound horrible, as an animal rights activist, surely that is a breach or some right or other.
For me, any breed that needs human involvement to be sustained is one step too far away from nature. This – and especially the “twisty cat” thing I’m reading about here (no, I’m not Googling it ’cause I know I’ll end up crying and wanting to get a shotgun to dispose of the breeder(s)) just turns my stomach, whatever people might say to try and justify it.
Just my €0,02.
It’s just short and in fact ALL domestic animals require people. They’re domestic. Munchkins can do anything normal cats can, they’re just short.
Christ… you people are so quick to jump on anything you think is bad without even researching it.
I want a munchkin!!
Ok, so I googled twisty cats, that is freaking terrible. But munchkins are super cute.
tiny kitteh!
Reading through these comments makes my head ache slightly at all the “THIS CAT IS WRONG AND IMMORAL AND IS IN SO MUCH PAIN!!!1″.
First of all, read the Wikipedia page…there are no documented cases of back/joint problems or diseases that don’t occur in any other standard breed, or with any more frequency.
Second, my last cat was a munchkin and lived a long happy life for 12 years before my neighbor accidentally ran him over.
Thirdly, yes, people who do inbreed “pure” munchkins should be beat mercilessly with a crowbar. Due to the fact that it will likely result in a 25% death rate and the various hazards of inbreeding. Even with a mixed litter the short-leggedness is still a 50% chance, that makes no sense even from a profit standpoint.
Also, as for the “mutations are bad” thing…think about the fact that a large portion of now standard breeds of any domestic animal cropped up from a mutation/abnormality even at the most basic level (smaller/larger than normal, more timid/aggressive, etc.) and humans figuring out that it was useful, or more cute. And no way in hell am I googling “Twisty cat”…
“Reading through these comments makes my head ache slightly at all the “THIS CAT IS WRONG AND IMMORAL AND IS IN SO MUCH PAIN!!!1″.”
No one here actually said that. In fact, everyone has been keen to point out that the cats in question are not in pain. I personally am not sure where I stand on the matter, but even still these sort of strawman tactics rub me completely the wrong way.
I have a munchkin and just want to say that she is a very healthy and happy cat. Purebred munchkins are not possible because two munchkins cannot produce offspring together, therefore inbreeding is not a problem.
Keep in mind that the many breeds of dog were developed by humans selectively breeding dogs to encourage certain traits. The dachshund, for example, was specifically developed to hunt badgers in their tunnels. Put bluntly, dog breeds do not occur naturally.
I think it’s a munchkin-Scottish fold mix.