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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / December 2003About to adopt a shelter Manx
Hi All, I have put in an application to adopt a 1 year old shelter kitty - who happens to be Manx. He has no tail whatsoever, not even a stump. I had no intentions of getting anything other than just a cat from a shelter. I have done a bit of research on this breed and am concerned. While I was visiting him at the shelter, there was some residue poop on his behind which got all over me. In my research I found that this is common? in the breed. I've read they can also have hip problems? His personality is so sweet. I have 4 other cats so it's not that I've never had dirty butt problems before, but am I in for an "every day for the next 15 years" thing? I haven't even gotten into the concerns I have about the introductions. Oh boy, I am so nervous!! Any advice, suggestions or anyone who has 1st hand experience with Manx cats please let me know. I've read some of the group archives, but it can get pretty overwhelming. Thanks, Meghan >Hi All, > [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] >Thanks, >Meghan Check thus URL: http://www.fanciers.com/breed-faqs/manx-faq.html Lots of good info there. I didn't see anything about what you described, though. ~~~~~~ Life without cats would be only marginally worth living. TC and the unmercifully, relentlessly sweet calico kitty, Kenzie. How you behave towards cats here below determines your status in Heaven. - Robert Heinlein circa Thu, 18 Dec 2003 23:22:36 GMT, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, Gandalf (g.gandalf@lycos.com) said, > Check thus URL: > > http://www.fanciers.com/breed-faqs/manx-faq.html > > Lots of good info there. I didn't see anything about what you described, though. I did: "Manx Syndrome is a normally fatal defect caused by the so-called Manx gene, which causes the taillessness. The gene's action in shortening the spine may go too far, resulting in severe spinal defects--a gap in the last few vertebrae, fused vertebrae, or spina bifida in newborns. If there is no obvious problem with a Manx Syndrome kitten at birth, the difficulties will show up in the first few weeks or months of the cat's life, usually in the first four weeks, but sometimes as late as four months. ***It is often characterized by severe bowel and/or bladder dysfunction***, or by extreme difficulty in walking. " Laura  SignatureI am Dyslexia of Borg, Your a.s will be laminated. Thank you for the snippit about the "manx gene." I've tucked it away for future reference. Campus Cats took in a litter that included a kitten with what I would describe as spinal bifida (but what do I know). She was so twisted up she couldn't walk at all and had no anal control. She somehow survived (thrived!) until we received her at about 5 weeks but there was nothing to be done for her. Sharon Talbert Friends of Campus Cats >I have put in an application to adopt a 1 year old shelter kitty - who >happens to be Manx. He has no tail whatsoever, not even a stump. I had no >intentions of getting anything other than just a cat from a shelter. I have >done a bit of research on this breed and am concerned. Not all cats born without a tail are Manx cats--it's a random mutation that can also occur in non-purebred cats. I'm not sure whether a completely tailless cat necessarily has the Manx gene. The gene for taillessness in the Japanese Bobtail, for example, does not carry spinal defects as the Manx one does. While I was visiting >him at the shelter, there was some residue poop on his behind which got all >over me. In my research I found that this is common? in the breed. I've >read they can also have hip problems? Yes, the Manx gene can predispose a cat for a number of such problems. However, responsible Manx breeders do not breed cats with genetic deformities (other than taillessness). >His personality is so sweet. I have 4 other cats so it's not that I've >never had dirty butt problems before, but am I in for an "every day for the >next 15 years" thing? Possibly, but it might also be that the cat is under stress at the shelter and not grooming so well. Is the shelter sure the taillessness is genetic, or could it possibly be that this cat lost its tail in an accident? >I haven't even gotten into the concerns I have about the introductions. Oh >boy, I am so nervous!! Any advice, suggestions or anyone who has 1st hand [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >Thanks, >Meghan Why not give the guy a chance? After all, life is a crap shoot (so to speak). We have a rumpy in our household (a feral-born) who has occasional "static cling" on her behind, but the rectum seems to function ok. She is more than 2 years now and doing fine. Considering she is more of a cymric than a manx, she is doing very well indeed (she is long-haired as well as absolutely tailess). For any shelter rescue, an immediate trip to the vet is in order. Sharon Talbert Friends of Campus Cats circa Fri, 19 Dec 2003 12:36:21 -0800, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, Sharon Talbert (stalbert@u.washington.edu) said, > Why not give the guy a chance? After all, life is a crap shoot (so to > speak). [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > For any shelter rescue, an immediate trip to the vet is in order. Agreed. Laura SignatureI am Dyslexia of Borg, Your a.s will be laminated. Yes we did end up taking this little guy in. His name is Joey, because he reminds me so much of a little kangaroo (minus the tail!) All he wants to do is snuggle. I believe his tail-lessness is genetic because his brother had the same trait. He was very stressed out at the shelter, and we have had no problems with him except he has an upper respiratory infection, for which he has already seen a vet. Now it's just quarantine time until he gets better, and then the introductions... Meghan > Hi All, > [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > Thanks, > Meghan circa Sat, 20 Dec 2003 13:52:23 GMT, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, Meghan (meghanNO1112@earthlink.net) said, > Yes we did end up taking this little guy in. His name is Joey, because he > reminds me so much of a little kangaroo (minus the tail!) All he wants to [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > which he has already seen a vet. Now it's just quarantine time until he > gets better, and then the introductions... Yay! Laura SignatureI am Dyslexia of Borg, Your a.s will be laminated. Terrific, Meghan!! I'm so glad you took him in. Gail > Yes we did end up taking this little guy in. His name is Joey, because he > reminds me so much of a little kangaroo (minus the tail!) All he wants to [quoted text clipped - 33 lines] > > Thanks, > > Meghan By the way, I recently took in a fifth cat, also. He followed me while I was jogging and by the time I found a good home for him (2 weeks later) I was already attached. > Terrific, Meghan!! I'm so glad you took him in. > Gail [quoted text clipped - 38 lines] > > > Thanks, > > > Meghan > By the way, I recently took in a fifth cat, also. He followed me while I was > jogging and by the time I found a good home for him (2 weeks later) I was > already attached. > Gail LOL! It's so hard to let them go, isn't it? When Stranger Cat was in my home, I was already making plans to keep her should her owners not claim her--and that was just after 2 days of having her in my house! I was even doing searches on previous posts about how to introduce her to the resident cat! But then her owners took her away :-(. rona Signature***For e-mail, replace .com with .ca Sorry for the inconvenience!*** |
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