tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193225017879543369.post1651593566167407335..comments2023-09-20T07:06:19.249-05:00Comments on Seeking Faithfulness: The babies at my house - Manx kittensHollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10419728761742443893noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193225017879543369.post-36477289394754295042011-07-27T02:37:19.947-05:002011-07-27T02:37:19.947-05:00They're so cute! I love the "fierce"...They're so cute! I love the "fierce" photo, check out those claws! LOL<br /><br />Did you find out about the ones that seemed to have weaker back legs? I hope they're okay and growing strong!DarcsFalconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01757804686134389853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193225017879543369.post-62214483526968444252011-07-22T16:02:07.536-05:002011-07-22T16:02:07.536-05:00And Violet, they must have been beautiful, unique ...And Violet, they must have been beautiful, unique babies!Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10419728761742443893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193225017879543369.post-55487289457738731162011-07-22T16:01:29.287-05:002011-07-22T16:01:29.287-05:00Jennifer, I have read that Manx cats are very soci...Jennifer, I have read that Manx cats are very social - and the mother certainly is. She has wanted, from day one, to be in the middle of the family. Very interesting! Thanks for letting me know!<br /><br />Revka - so interesting! See, this mama came with the two babies, but they had tails, so I did not know. I wondered if her tail had been cut off, then - but obviously not!<br /><br />Violet - I am worried a bit about two of the babies. Their hind legs do not look very strong. I am feeling a little bit sick about that today, thinking about what may be ahead. I will need to see what the vet says about them....<br /><br />Sara - she is! Taking in five orphaned ones to begin with? Going from two nursers to seven? I supplemented with kitten formula, but she did her best. I am pretty sure this will be her last batch....so we will enjoy them and likely keep one, and then find homes for the rest.Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10419728761742443893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193225017879543369.post-40762609255923010682011-07-22T13:31:25.359-05:002011-07-22T13:31:25.359-05:00What a good mama! And I think I'm already hal...What a good mama! And I think I'm already half in love with those kittens.sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05372272007182679464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193225017879543369.post-23151477646318224162011-07-22T12:16:12.767-05:002011-07-22T12:16:12.767-05:00We have a beautiful, Siamese stray momma that mate...We have a beautiful, Siamese stray momma that mated with a manx and had a litter of four - three tailless and one with a tail. They were all precious. One of the manx kittens, however, had a cat's version of Spinabifida - unfortunately a problem sometimes with Manx cats because their spines don't always form correctly. We had to have her put to sleep. The other two were adopted out. We kept the one with the tail, but she disappeared at about 6 months. We have a lot of critters around that aren't all that nice to sweet little kitties. We still have the mama but she has been spayed.Violethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17548774944224356439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193225017879543369.post-73859004249480029812011-07-22T11:59:02.727-05:002011-07-22T11:59:02.727-05:00We had a manx cat and she had a couple litters of ...We had a manx cat and she had a couple litters of kittens. Always, some had tails and some didn't. Ours were gray but a solid soft gray, not striped. The cats seemed to have a good disposition, and manx cats are not common.Revkahttp://ourfamilyporch.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193225017879543369.post-80265334396861257292011-07-22T11:32:57.055-05:002011-07-22T11:32:57.055-05:00The only cat I've ever had was a Manx. People...The only cat I've ever had was a Manx. People asked me all the time if I cut off his tail!<br /><br />Anyway, Oliver was the best cat God ever sent to this earth! He was sweet, social (he was always in the middle of everything when we had company over) and even tempered. After we moved to Colorado when I was 15, he got caught outside in one of our afternoon thunderstorms and we never found him again. We searched and searched for him and no cat I've seen since has ever measured up to Oliver.<br /><br />So, expect great things from your cats- they may be just as wonderful as the Manx I had!Jenniferhttp://pricelessmoments-jennifer.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com