Munchkin cats

Manjikang cats are cheerful, lively, friendly, easy to get along with others, and sensitive to surrounding reactions. The cat has a friendly and intelligent personality and can learn some tricks very quickly. It is like a small child who has retained the innocent and lively characteristics of a kitten throughout his life. This cat is suitable for people who want their cats to never grow up. Like most cats, their intestines and stomachs are relatively weak. The cat food given during feeding is best to be of a fixed brand. If you need to replace other brands of cat food for them, you must take your time. Pay special attention to their poop, because a sudden change of cat food can easily lead to cat diarrhea. In addition, the manjikang cat is an American body type, that is, a thin cat. Therefore, the owner must pay special attention to the amount of food prepared every day, not too much, so that the beautiful cat can maintain a slender and good body.　Appropriate exercise: Manjikan cats like to be close to their owners, so don't let them stay at home alone for a long time. It is best to spend more time playing with them after the owner returns home. In playing, it can increase feelings with it and help it maintain a slim figure. The Mankikang is of medium build and slightly longer body; the chest is round and the buttocks are strong. Since the hind limbs are longer than the forelegs, and the back line from shoulder to tail rises slightly, female cats are thinner than male cats. Having a pair of short feet is a major feature of it. The limbs are very short, and the hind limbs are longer than the forelimbs. This cat exhibits shortened or slightly curved long bones, but its spine is not affected, and its shape and flexibility are similar to those of other native cats. Although its limbs are very short, it will not affect its running speed in the slightest. The correct origin is uncertain, but it is certain that this cat is an altered breed and has not yet been recognized as an independent breed. In fact, the appearance of short-legged cats has a history, because in the 1930s in Britain, short-legged cats were discovered; and in 1944 veterinary records, four generations of inherited short-legged cats have been described. However, during the Second World War, these short-legged cats were no longer found. However, in 1953, the short-legged cats appeared again in Stalingrad in the Soviet Union, but their whereabouts were not known in the end.

The historical origin of the Mankikang cat is difficult to trace back. There have been records of cats with short legs a long time ago. After World War II, it disappeared in the 1980s. It was not until Sandra Hockendal in 1983 that it disappeared. One found and rescued a pregnant stray cat whose dominant feature was short legs. The black cat quickly gave birth to a litter of short-legged kittens. Over time, this group of short-legged kittens continued to multiply on Sandra Hockendal’s plantation in Louisiana. Soon after, these cats caught the attention of Dr. Solveig Pflueger (a clinical geneticist at the time, an instructor at the Gulf State Medical Center and Tufts), and she began a long road to breed acceptance. She named them the Manjikan cats, the grandparents of the short-footed cats.