Katskans MANX

The Manx was one of the first breeds to be recognized for championship competition in the United States by all registering bodies. Considered unique from the beginning, the show Manx has evolved slowly.

Most registering associations recognize the Manx in all colors except the Burmese and Siamese colors. When choosing a kitten, color should not be an important consideration. Whether selecting a Manx for a companion animal only or for championship competition, the Manx look and personality are far more important confederation than the color.

Usually Mother Nature is believed to possess infinite wisdom, but once in a while, she seems to have failed to use her full quota of common sense. When she gave us this unique animal with heart and beauty, soul and intelligence, she somehow found it necessary to leave up to chance the amount of tail each Manx was born with. Life would be so much simpler for both the Manx and Manx breeder if this were not so.

Only those Manx who are visible tailless can be shown in championship competition. As one might guess, this makes the visible tailless kittens more valuable to breeders and leads to availability of more pet-quality kittens.

Manx come in completely tailless (rumpy), rumpy risers which have a small and very short tail that does not stop the hand when ran down the back, stumpy tails that are short tails that can curl. Manx can be born with long tails.

Mary Stewart , Lupracan Mus Manx