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August 7, 2002
A: FROM MENTOR CAROL TOMAN. To read bio. click
here.
I would say that house cats are already miniatures. Compared
to their
cousins the lions, tigers, bobcat, etc, house cats are really
tiny.
How small does an animal need to be in order to be called
miniature?
This is not an answer to your question, just another question
to
provoke thought.
August 7, 2002
A: FROM MENTOR KRISTIN TAGHON. To read bio. click
here.
Hi Amanda,
I didn't know about munchkin cats, either! So, when I read
that there were
some, I did a search. I found a website for you. Actually,
I found multiple
ones! I did a search on Yahoo! with the string "munchkins
cats".
Here's the website I looked at. It had photos!
http://www.munchkin.net/
Kristin
August 6, 2002
A: FROM MENTOR SHARON ROSH, DVM. To read bio.
click here.
Hi Amanda in MO,
To answer your question, there are minature cats. They are
called munchkins.
These cats have extremely short legs and small bodies. They
were developed about
5-7 years ago. They have an association, but they are not
too popular.
Unfortunately, these cats have a lot of musculoskeletal problems
associated with
their dwarfed extremities. If you want to see one, I am sure
you can find a web
site about munchkin cats, I do not know any off hand. Great
question!!!
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