A Michael Broad Blog
Update February 2023: this page was first published in around 2007 as I recall. The situation regarding the dwarf cat breed is now more settled. The foundation cat breed for all dwarf cats is the Munchkin. Hybridisation of this cat breed with others has resulted in about a dozen dwarf cat breeds (scroll down …
The dwarf cat and the origin of the breed names throws up some interesting stories if you are into the cat fancy. The dwarf cat has some interesting breed names. Dwarf cats are unusual and popular. People are interested in them. However, what is equally unusual and fascinating are the names of the various …
Although more needs to be known about dwarf cat health issues, this group of short-legged cats are said to be generally healthy partly because of careful breeding. However, there are two health problems which are known to exist in dwarf cats. They are present in the founding dwarf cat, the Munchkin. All dwarf cat …
by Stephanie Osborne (www.holymolycats.com) HolyMoly Say Hey Willie – a Bambino cat. I have had several dwarf cats with short legs, Bambinos. They have no problem running or jumping. In fact, one of my Bambino girls could jump to a countertop that my Sphynx could not reach. They can run as fast, jump as …
Munchkin – founding dwarf cat Dwarf cat – Munchkin – Photo of Galadrial: © Helmi Flick See a new page featuring a large format image and reference to TICA breed standard plus other views on the Munchkin cat The Munchkin is the one of the breeds of dwarf cats and the “founding” breed in …
NEWS AND OPINION: I don’t think you can get anything weirder than this in respect of a person’s relationship with their cat both in terms of the person looking extraordinary and the fact that he professes to love cats but hits his cat. Like I said, it’s weird. And it is tiresome really to …
At last! I’ve been writing about this as have other online authors for many years. It’s actually a well-known problem but it is the first time in my recollection that a mainstream newspaper of the quality of The Times has written about the problem on page 3. It concerns the cartilage problems suffered by …
Jack Gough is the advocacy director at the Invasive Species Council. He said the following about feral cats and the extinction of native Australian species: “Feral cats have sent at least 25 of our native species extinct since they were introduced by Europeans over 200 years ago. Large numbers of our native species are …
