Comments on: Manx Cat – the breed of cat from the Isle of Man

By: David Martin

David Martin — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 07:24:04 +0000

Our White with Black Tuxedo Manx is now 10 years old. She adopted my wife as her human. But loves to play with anyone her has the time for her. But for my wife, she is the only person who gets lap visits from her. She was named Pebbles. Thats Fruity Pebbles when she’s being fun and silly and Cocoa Pebbles when she being mischevious and devilish. She was the first born of her litter and the only with a full tail, well I say full, but it is still short for a cat, the tail is about 9 inches long and her body has the distinctive shortness to it as well. He hind legs are proportionally larger and as a kitten caused her to run sideways until she learned how to control the manx rear end power train she was born with. She never over eats. and had maintained her very slim weight her whole life, even when piggy cats eat all the food, she only eats a few bites at a time and eats when she needs too. Which means if the other cats ate att the food by 3:00am, then around 4am we get a wake up call where she knocks things over of rips paper in the bedroom knowing that she eventually will wake us, get eyye contact then run to the closet where the food resides. And if we don’t get up, she will relentlessly do this until there is food in the bowl and then eat 3 or 4 bites and go back to sleep.
Pebbles loves to be brushed. Though as a short hair, she doesn’t lose much hair during a brushing, but her coat gets a good shine too it and grooming your cat always is a part of joining his or her pack.

By: jim

jim — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 19:29:00 +0000

I adopted a kitten about 5 years ago and she was all white with a black nose as she grew she turned into a siamese tortie with acoat so thick i thought it might be aclue to what she was.. she doesn’t meow she chirps . the smartest cat ive ever seen,she tells me if someone comeing or close to the house as well as what she wants.what a lover! the only short side is she sheds all the time summer or winter and a bunch even with daily brushing there is something that will help any cat with or without uniary problems is distlled water no tap water!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! for about 85 cents a gallon idon’t know whats in tap water but it kills cats . I told my vet about it about 10 years ago and he paid no attension.$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 08:14:55 +0000

cute kittty

By: Judy

Judy — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 16:38:54 +0000

We had a Manx cat “Thomas” for 15 years. He was the best pet anyone could ask for! He was so loving. Acted more like a dog then a cat, he would greet everyone who came in the door. He was a very large manx cat with a stubbie tail, we found him as a baby close to a busy highway. He was a blessing to our family! It’s been over 4 years now and I’m now trying to find another kitty to love. I have adoption papers in on a siamese/manx kitten that is in foster care after being rescued. Hope we get him!!

By: olivia

olivia — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 02:04:21 +0000

We have a very fat Manx named Miguel
. He doesn’t like to be messed with.

By: Kathleen

Kathleen — Mon, 30 May 2011 12:39:06 +0000

I had the most beautiful Manx cat in the world, his name was Sox and he was the most affectionate and loving cat I could have ever wished for. He came from a bad background then we took him in to care for him. We had him for about eleven years until we learned that a woman in our street used to feed him with chicken necks, then when she tired of all the cats in the street bothering her, she thought it was best to trap them or put out poisonous substances near the food he was giving them. She told us she thought they were all ferrel cats. (Ummm hello, why would ferrel cats have collars??) Unfortunately Sox was exposed to some unknown material which poisoned him and he was put to sleep on Christmas eve 2010. Don’t hesitate when choosing the cat for you, Manx Cats are a beautiful breed and very loving indeed.

By: Bill

Bill — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 07:41:22 +0000

I have a 13 year old Manx her name is Amber, Manx’s usually have short fur, but Amber has the longest thickest coat you ever saw. She’s multicolored, kind of a tortie/tabby, but the long fur makes her just incredibly beautiful. This site says they don’t like to be left alone, but she doesn’t seem to mind it. She is quite vocal and very smart, she’s always able to tell me exactly what she wants and needs. She’s strictly a house cat, but I carry her for walks at night, and she loves it. Manx is a great breed of cat, don’t hesitate to get one, and Idk, I think cats look better without a tail.

By: lauren

lauren — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 19:30:17 +0000

I have a 4 year old Manx female named Becky, I adopted her about a year and a half ago. She has a tail its only a few inches long. She is an absolute sweetheart. Loves attention and being pet while she’s eating. I call her my foot sitter, where ever I am she’s always sitting at my feet. Only flaw is she is awful with other female cats. She’s just mean and beats them up. But she is fine with males. I’m sure it has something to do with her past. But other then that she is amazing, an absolute sweetheart :)

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 13:27:37 +0000

sorry for your loss

By: Nana

Nana — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 15:02:59 +0000

I love animals a lot but cats are the best. I have a manx cat – a 7 years black male called Cox. He is very inteligent, comunicates with us a lot and is very loving. His favourite spot is on my chest with 1 paw along my face.
The best cat ever. I hope to have him with us for the longest time possible!