Adopt A Munchkin Cat

The Munchkin or Adopt A Munchkin Cat is a reasonably new breed of pet cat defined by its extremely short legs, which are caused by a naturally taking place genetic mutation. Much conflict appeared over the breed when it was identified by The International Pet cat Association in 1995 with critics voicing issue over possible health and flexibility concerns.

hort-legged cats have been documented a number of times around the globe because the 1940s. A British veterinary report in 1944 noted four generations of healthy short-legged pet cats which were similar to regular pet cats except for the length of the legs. This line disappeared during the Second World War yet other short-legged pet cats were found in Russia during 1956 and the United States in the 1970s. In Russia the pet cat gained the nickname "Stalingrad Kangaroo pet cat". [citation needed]

In 1983 Sandra Hochenedel, a music educator in Louisiana, located two expectant cats who had been chased by a bulldog under a truck. She maintained one of the pet cats as well as named her Blackberry and half of her kittycats were born short-legged. Hochenedel offered a short-legged male kittycat from one of Blackberry's litters to a pal, Kay LaFrance, as well as she named the kitten Toulouse. It is from Blackberry and Toulouse that today's Munchkin breed is descended.