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Short-Tailed Cats :: All about Breeds by Karen Leigh Davis Share Email Print Tags No tags are currently set for this article. To add a new tag Log in or register Learn everything about Short-Tailed Cats Read more when you buy the entire The Everything Cat Book 2nd Edition You can Click Here to buy the full book today Short-Tailed Cats Some breeds arise out of physical characteristics other than coat length, body type, or coloring. The tailless breeds, for example, resulted primarily from a genetic mutation, which breeders then selectively bred to maintain. The following is an overview of the short-tailed breeds. American Bobtail As the name implies, this cat has a naturally occurring short, stubby tail. It comes in short and longhaired varieties and numerous colors. Although its true origins are unknown, some speculate that the breed may have sprung from a bobcat/domestic cat hybrid. Japanese Bobtail Another short-tailed cat, this breed is native to the Far East and comes with long or short hair. Calico (mostly white with patches of red and black) bobtails are considered good luck in their native land. The gene that creates the bobtail feature is unrelated to the lethal Manx gene and isn’t associated with genetic flaws. Manx The best known short-tailed breed of cat hails from the Isle of Man in the Irish Sea, hence its name. It is relatively rare and challenging to breed, due to the lethal nature of the mutant gene that creates the tailless feature in this breed. Pixie-Bob This breed is another short-tailed cat that looks like a little bobcat.

Short-Tailed Cats :: All about Breeds

by Karen Leigh Davis

Learn everything about Short-Tailed Cats
Read more when you buy the entire The Everything Cat Book 2nd Edition
You can Click Here to buy the full book today

Short-Tailed Cats

Some breeds arise out of physical characteristics other than coat length, body type, or coloring. The tailless breeds, for example, resulted primarily from a genetic mutation, which breeders then selectively bred to maintain.

The following is an overview of the short-tailed breeds.

American Bobtail

As the name implies, this cat has a naturally occurring short, stubby tail.

It comes in short and longhaired varieties and numerous colors. Although its true origins are unknown, some speculate that the breed may have sprung from a bobcat/domestic cat hybrid.

Japanese Bobtail

Another short-tailed cat, this breed is native to the Far East and comes with long or short hair. Calico (mostly white with patches of red and black) bobtails are considered good luck in their native land. The gene that creates the bobtail feature is unrelated to the lethal Manx gene and isn’t associated with genetic flaws.

Manx

The best known short-tailed breed of cat hails from the Isle of Man in the Irish Sea, hence its name. It is relatively rare and challenging to breed, due to the lethal nature of the mutant gene that creates the tailless feature in this breed.