I have two domestic cats. Both of them were stray kittens I found and adopted. The female is auburn tabby and white and the male is a blue point with blue eyes, but is also just a domestic, not siamese or himalayan or anything. They had a litter of kittens a few months ago and one of the kittens has just a small nub for a tail. Obviously, he’s not a manx, b/c he doesn’t have any sort of bloodline or pedigree or anything, but I wondered if it’s possible one of the parents has some traces of the Manx breed in their bloodline. Either way, the female is prego AGAIN (male has his neuter appointment this Friday. Darn my procrastinating.) and I wonder if it’s likely they’ll have any more without tails. The tailless fund (‘Duck Butt’) is the sweetest, most human-attatched cat I’ve ever had. I’d be thrilled to have another one. He’s just adorable.
I’m putting forth a challenge: Only one person even ATTEMPTED to answer this question. The others rudely nagged at me about “oh the cat populace, you’re a cat murderer, blah blah” So is there anyone out there who is willing to simply answer the question? How likely is it that she’ll have another tailless kitten?
Is it likely my domestic (long tailed) cats will have another tailless kitten?
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joatman888 says:
I want to say this: She may or may not…….. If the mother or father has any bloodline of Manx, then outcomes point to yes. But if they dont, some other diease(s) could’ve caused this, or gthe cat did something when she was prego that she shouldn’t have, force of caused this. There are many possibilities, and outcomes point in different directions.
?Pretty? ?Kitty? says:
Oh darn, how about having the cat spayed and not bringing more mixed breed, possibly genetically defective kittens into the world? Aside from that, letting a cat stay pregnant or nursing all the time will stress her out and drain her system of energy. Her health will deteriorate with all these pregnancies.
In answer to your question, with moggie cats, there can be any number of different breeds present in their gene pool. It’s a roll of the dice as to whether or not they will have more tail-less kittens. Whatever they look like, they will subdue be mutt kittens who were unfortunate enough to be born into a world where public like their owner is ignorant to responsible pet ownership and who will remain ignorant due to stubborness and selfishness.