Manx babies

This spring we were blessed with two separate litters of manx babies. The two pictured below are eight weeks old and looking for good homes. We have kept back a sister to these two for ourselves.

The little girl in the pink shots has mitten feet (polydactyl) on all four feet and is either a riser or a stumpy. Her small tail is kinked which makes me lean to the stumpy tail. However, it is very short. "Pinky" is a little shy yet. She plays well with her sisters - she just hasn't warmed up to her human family.

The other two pictures are of her sister. She is a rumpy. She is very cuddly and playful.


Both of these girls are for sale. As I said we kept their sister for ourselves. Tweetie is a light orange and white rumpy with a sweet personality. She is a little smaller (runt of the litter) so we wanted to keep her back for ourselves.

The second litter is a little younger - there are four babies for sale in that litter. Three tabby and one black. I'll get pictures of them when they are closer to ready to go. This litter was large and the babies are small yet so we want to give them more time to grow.

I added some info from Wikipedia on Manx Cats in case they are new to you. We love ours. They are excellent hunters and have unique personalities.

The Manx (Kayt Manninagh or Stubbin in Manx) is a breed of cat with a naturally occurring mutation of the spine. This mutation shortens the tail, resulting in a range of tail lengths from normal to tailless. Many Manx have a small "stub" of a tail, but Manx cats are best known as being entirely tailless; the distinguishing characteristic of the breed and a cat body type genetic mutation. The Manx are said to be skilled hunters, known to take down larger prey even when they are young. They are often sought by farmers with rodent problems.

The hind legs of a Manx are longer than the front legs, creating a continuous arch from shoulders to rump giving the cat a rounded appearance.

Tail length

Dimple rumpy or rumpy - no tail whatsoever
Riser or rumpy riser - stub of cartilage or several vertebrae under the fur, most noticeable when kitten is happy and raising its 'tail'
Stumpy - partial tail, more than a 'riser' but less than 'tailed' (in rare cases kittens are born with kinked tails because of incomplete growth of the tail during development)
Tailed or longy - complete or near complete tail
Tail length is random throughout a litter.

The ideal show Manx is the rumpy; the stumpy and tailed Manx do not qualify to be shown. In the past, kittens with stumpy or full tails have been docked at birth as a preventative measure due to some partial tails being very prone to a form of arthritis that causes the cat severe pain.