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Odin and the Tailless Cats

Odin and the Tailless Cats



Odin and the Tailless Cats

Leroy the Manx and Winston the Cymric

Leroy often co-stars on Winston’s YouTube channel, Winston’s World, check it out:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCO0AcHXC0E0DqRf2Q8icWZQ

The Manx cat (/ˈmæŋks/, in earlier times often spelled Manks), is a breed of domestic cat (Felis catus) originating on the Isle of Man, with a naturally occurring mutation that shortens the tail. Many Manx have a small stub of a tail, but Manx cats are best known as being entirely tailless; this is the most distinguishing characteristic of the breed, along with elongated hind legs and a rounded head. Manx cats come in all coat colors and patterns, though all-white specimens are rare, and the coat range of the original stock was more limited. Long-haired variants are sometimes considered a separate breed, the Cymric. Manx are prized as skilled hunters, and thus have often been sought by farmers with rodent problems, and been a preferred ship’s cat breed. They are said to be social, tame and active. An old local term for the cats on their home island is stubbin. Manx have been exhibited in cat shows since the 1800s, with the first known breed standard published in 1903.

Cymric (pronounced kim-rick). There are lots of cats with short tails or no tails, but the Cymric (and his sister breed the shorthaired Manx) is the only one specifically bred to be tail-free. Sometimes jokingly said to be the offspring of a cat and a rabbit (however cute the idea, a “cabbit” is biologically impossible), these particular tailless cats are the result of a natural genetic mutation that was then intensified by their remote location on the Isle of Man, off the coast of Britain.

The cats are thought to date to 1750 or later, but whether a tailless cat was born there or arrived on a ship and then spread its genes throughout the island cat population is unknown. The island became known for tailless cats, and that is how the breed got its name of Manx. The Manx has long been recognized by the Cat Fanciers Association, The International Cat Association, and other cat registries. A longhaired version was accepted by CFA as a division of the Manx in 1994. In some associations, the longhaired Manx is called a Cymric and is considered a separate breed.

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  9. Odin has such wonderful expressive eyes… 😊 today he was being a pup and playing around with the pillow. Lovely boy is Odin.

  12. l love Odin and the lab crew! l love my little Samson also! Dogs makes the world go around. l hope Remmington is doing okay!🐕

  16. Dogs are much like goats in that they'll eat pretty much anything.  Cats on the other hand could not be more picky.  Although, I did have one cat who, long before Brett Kavanaugh,  liked beer.  Go figure.

  28. Odin is very gentle with the cats. Also if he eats Leroy's piece of sweet potato. His big snoot comes slowly and he takes the potato carefully. Sweet Odin! 🐾💕

  29. Hi Odin's mum, you have a very calming and lovely voice and its great to see how Odin listens to you. Positive energy🌌 just flows 😊when you and Dale speaks Thanks 🙏for sharing the videos. Warm thoughts 🌻😘

  30. Omg Dale, Odin is so well behaved! Daphne is so hyper 24-7. Was Odin hyper all the time when he was a puppy? My last Shepherd I had when I was a teen looked very similar to Odin and she was calm, but Daph is on the go constantly, i cant keep up lol. Also around my cat it's like crazy time, I've even put the cat in her bed close To Daph's at night so Daph would get used to her and not go crazy hyper around the cat, but nothing is working. Any helpful suggestions? Odin acts like a perfect student lol. He's very well mannered.

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