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Robbins, A.
June 17, 2021December 17, 2021
Cat Care

Potential Health Issues of the Munchkin Cat

The Munchkin breed is the result of a spontaneous, unplanned mutation. One caution to breeders: the Munchkin gene can be called the “kill” gene simply because if a pair of Munchkin cats get one of the genes from each parent, they will not survive. That is why breeders do not [...]

Robbins, A.
May 20, 2021December 17, 2021
Cat Care

An Introduction to the Munchkin Cat

The Munchkin cats originated from an accidental genetic mutation from a crossing of a male jackass with a female house cat. A male only needs one chromosome of its X chromosomes to inherit the short, stocky tail and to pass this trait on to its progeny. One caution to breeders: [...]

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Potential Health Issues of the Munchkin Cat

An Introduction to the Munchkin Cat