| Paw Colors | Points |
|---|---|
| Grey | 0-49 |
| Red | 50-149 |
| Orange | 150-299 |
| Green | 300-599 |
| Magenta | 600-1499 |
| Purple | 1500-4999 |
| Blue | 5000-9999 |
| Brown | 10000-24999 |
| Black | 25000+ |
Your opinion on them, please…
Keywords: Munchkin Cats
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There’s an unfortunate trend in cat fancy these days that “mutation” is spelled “N-E-W-B-R-E-E-D” and it’s a little disturbing, frankly. Along with all these designer wild-hybrid breeds.
That said, most of these cats *seem* to cope fairly well with their condition (achondroplasia/hypochondroplasia) if kept indoors, though I have read they are prone to pectus excavatum and a few other serious health problems. I personally take issue with founding a breed on a genetic flaw, ethically, but a lot of people don’t care. Manx have similar problems and are a well-known long-standing breed as well.
And a whole lot of dog breeds are based on garbage like this, pugs and bulldogs with their smashed-in faces and breathing/skin problems, dachshunds with back problems, and generally poorly-bred animals with genetic diseases like hip displasia, congenital heart defects, etc. It’s a pretty general across-the-board issue with animals bred for looks only for the pet market without regard to the animals’ health and comfort. Cats haven’t been bred into as many extreme shapes as dogs but with breeds like Munchkins turning up, it may not be too long before that happens.
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I did a little research on Munchkin cats and I found out that it is a natural genetic mutation. Munchkin cats do not make good outdoor cats because they can’t run fast enough to escape predators. I think Munchkin cats would make very good indoor pets!
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