Munchkin cat

Ohh I am in love with this breed of cat, they are so cute. I saw them in an advert in this months Your Cat. Look at the wee leggies. I've just got to have one of these.(must add one to my xmas list.)

You will love the video of the wee toot.
http://www.catfacts.org/munchkin-cat-facts.htm

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=qBO2U7SZ5qs

I couldn't see the video, they are cute, but I just can't imagine how they can do all the catty things cat do when they only have wee short legs, I watch my two and how agile they are it just doesn't seem right. LIke old little bent men.

I feel the sam, Kath. They are crazy cute but al that breeding to make their legs short isn't ideal, I would worry about them escaping dogs etc. Looks adorable though.

Urghhhh sorry but I just cannot stand them I look at the way dachshunds have been bred with shorter and shorter legs and now have all manner of back problems etc and it just makes me feel queasy And now that I see the way munchkins are going the same way. It's just not natural to have legs that short in a cat
I know some folks will say it's a natural mutation like rexes and scottish folds but at least those breeds are still pretty much active - munchkins just wouldn't be able to escape a dog or climb a tree or 'be' a cat

Please don't take offence.....they are like peke-faced persians - overbred ruined freaks that creep me out and leave me feeling sad at what humans are doing to them

Oh bless... so incredibly cute... but I do wonder what the damage is and will be in the future for the little ones...