Manx Cat Breed Profile

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Coat Type, Color & Grooming: Solid colors: Include black, white, orange, silver, blue or cream.
Bi-color: Predominantly white with patches of one other color.
Tortoiseshell or Calico: A patchy pattern made up of three or more distinct colors (usually black, orange, and cream/white).
Tabby: A darker stripy pattern on a lighter background color; most often silver, orange, brown, blue, or cream.

Physical Attributes: Medium sized but heavy; absence of tail is defining characteristic, although a stump may be present; solid, compact body; round head with prominent cheeks, medium-size ears with rounded tips, and round eyes; short, arching back; short front legs and long hind legs; thick, plush coat; may have a hopping gait.

Personality: Affectionate and companionable; alert, intelligent, healthy, and powerful; not very vocal.

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sniffals

New Jersey

Junior Member

Added on Feb 22nd, 2009
I had rescued a brother and sister Manx at a year old and thought I would have no problem fostering them out. My neighbor had had a Manx (which was a very sweet cat), so I thought fostering would not be an issue. My only stipulations where that they would not be separated, they would remain inside cats and if any problems they would revert back to me.

The prior owners decided after a year they would keep them as outside cats ~ most unexceptiable to me. Espiecially since I was the one to return my neighbors cat to them after being killed crossing a busy road.

The night I received them ~ it was all over. I had one on either side of me and they both started licking my face; but already having 2 cats ~ an additional 2 were not in my plan.

The female (Ali) is a cream, greyish tan tiger with subtal tiger stripes, blue eyes, short stub tail and the additional 6th toe.

Her brother (Tiger, formally Gator) on the other hand is a dark tiger longer tail and no 6th toe. They are insepartable. They sleep together tangled and entwined. However; after the first attempt to foster out, I was informed the male had a peeing problem. Two weeks later they were returned and several months of a peeing problem, my Vet had determined that a high testerone level along with "other actions", there was a physical condition causing the issue whci turned out to be a encrypted testicle ~ which the original Vet wae willing to redo.

I was more than happy to take them back no matter what.

Tiger still has "behavioral" peeing issues (now on anti-anxiety meds, which help...)

I would highly recommend this breed. So sweet, loving, active and vocal, very vocal at times ~ they are adorable and I'm thankful for the way it all worked out.

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