Tagged: munchkin cat

Plush toy or real cat?

Munchkin Cat Breed

This page is about the foundation dwarf cat breed, the Munchkin. The page was first written in about 2010 and has been added to today. It is now a pretty comprehensive page on this...

This cat is built differently

“This cat is built Differently”

There are several things about this video which demand a comment ?. The woman’s voice is mightily sexy and cute. It triggers something in my brain. Her voice is as cute as the cats....

Napoleon dwarf cat

Are Munchkin Cats genetically modified?

Munchkin cats are not genetically modified in the conventional meaning of the term. A genetically modified organism (GMO) is an animal, plant, or microbe whose DNA has been altered using genetic engineering techniques. This...

Plush toy or real cat?

Plush toy or real cat?

This bicolour, grey-and-white dwarf cat looks as if she was bought from a toyshop. You can imagine this being a plush toy. But I guess you realise that she is real. She’s called Miss...

Bambino, Munchkin and Sphynx. The two hairless cats were photographed by Helmi Flick while the Munchkin photo is deemed to be in the public domain.

Difference between Bambino and Sphynx

The difference between the Bambino and the Sphynx is that the former has short legs due to dwarfism and the latter does not. Other than that they are very similar. In other words the...

Why do Munchkin cats stand up?

By ‘standing up’ the questioner is referring to the habit of Munchkin cats to go up on their haunches in what I call the ‘meerkat position’. They rest their body on their feet and...

My Munchkin Tokyo

My Munchkin Cat Tokyo

by Laura (Michigan) Tokyo sporting his new hoodie after his lion hair cut. He loves his milk rings (look at those cute little legs!!). Kyo This is a photo of Kyo the week I...

munchkin kitten

Munchkin Cat

Originally, the main purpose of this page on this well known cat was to present the rather technical TICA breed standard in a more readable manner for people who are not in the cat...

Dwarf cats: 2 health problems

Dwarf cats: 2 health problems

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...

Munchkin cat Galadrial

Munchkin Cat Galadrial

Jane Pauley (cat quotes). You cannot look at a Munchkin in the meerkat position and not smile. Galadrial – photo copyright Helmi Flick The quote on the photograph comes from Gloria Stephens, Legacy of the...

Munchkin

Sausage cat is in the news

The sausage cat is in the news. Paris Hilton has one and she keeps up with the trends. Paris Hilton often posts pictures of her cat, Shorty, on her Instagram account which has 6.5...

Munchkin is World’s Shortest Cat

A dwarf cat, a Munchkin, is the world’s shortest domestic cat according to Guinness World Records. Lilieput, a tortoiseshell-and-white, is 13.34 centimetres (5.25 inches) from the base of the front paws to the top...


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