• What cat breeds have short frong legs and tall back legs?

    Cats 23.05.2008
    cat breeds
    Susan asked:


    I have an 8-month old cat whose rear end is MUCH higher than his front. I am wondering what breeds of cats have bodies like this, and if he could have some of that ancestry-line in his blood - or if he is just deformed.
    I thought manx only have short or no tails? This cat has a very long tail, and his body is also very long. The paws are rather large. The fur is silky soft and the fur gets longer towards the end of his body, and his body is very heavy. His temperament: fiesty, aggressive, sometimes mean.

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    • Deana G Says:
      May 24th, 2008 at 2:30 pm

      manx often have shorter front legs. also the breed called munchkin has short front legs. oh, and the colorpoint shorthair too.

    • Haven17 Says:
      May 27th, 2008 at 1:26 pm

      That cat is a Manx. With those longer legs they are able to make incredible lunges. You wont have any mice for certain. He’s not deformed. He’s just a very close member of the lynx family.

    • 15 Year Old Smart Person Says:
      May 28th, 2008 at 11:11 am

      These breeds of cats are called “Munchkins”, named after the creatures in The Wizard Of Oz. These breeds of cats are normal, and they live normal lives like other cats, and these ones look a bit like rabbits, no? I read about them a while back. They are good cats and hold some of their kitten properties ant traits long through adulthood.

    • stEph viciOus Says:
      May 30th, 2008 at 5:46 am

      Manx, not Munchkins.. Munchkins are like the low riders of cats. They have stubby legs all around, not just in the front.

    • Rhonda Says:
      May 31st, 2008 at 9:20 pm

      A photo may help in this situation. You may indeed have a mixed breed. Maybe a little cymeric manx or maine coon mixed with some siamese.