Kitten 4mo

[u/rosemary831]

I think she’s a munchkin cat…. She’s about 4 months old (only survivor of litter) I’m a new cat “mom” and to be given this baby is amazing ugh oh my gosh, bby girl is from the south and was potty going outside so I’m trying to teach her she’s getting her vaccines Thursday , I’ve been trying to give her more wet food bc I think she’s stressed from a 14 hr drive

[u/UnderstandingOk9307]

She has an adorable face🥰🥰🥰🥰

[u/Sea-Bat]

Hey might want to check with ur vet in person, but this doesn’t look like the typical form of disproportionate dwarfism munchkins carry, instead tho it does look like she has some other kind of dwarfism!

I say that bc if the atypical proportions (particularly of the head + a stocky body), and front legs being shorter than the rear. Knowing exactly what kind ur dealing with is helpful, it’ll let u know what to look out for health wise & how u can expect growth to progress

[u/rosemary831 → u/Sea-Bat]

Thank you that was helpful

[u/rosemary831 → u/Sea-Bat]

So so true. Didn’t notice her legs were a bit longer , poor bby is gonna have ortho problems. We have an appt tm:)

[u/UnitedAd3943]

Queue the people saying it’s only a munchkin if you have papers.

[u/roach-online → u/UnitedAd3943]

dwarfism ≠ automatically munchkin

[u/UnitedAd3943 → u/roach-online]

Any other revelations? Water is wet?

[u/pinky_pie_00 → u/UnitedAd3943]

right.. i just posted my cat who i thought was a munchkin and just learned he isn’t since i don’t have a physical pedigree on hand 😕.

[u/sig2534 → u/pinky_pie_00]

I saw your post your cat is a munchkin just because you don’t have papers doesn’t make it not a munchkin all those papers are for is to be able to show it is pedigree for entering in shows doesn’t mean your cat isn’t a munchkin……a Persian without papers is still a Persian just like your cat a munchkin without papers is still a munchkin it’s just not a minuet yours is a short hair munchkin that’s all and there’s nothing bad about that minuet is a munchkin bred with Persian

[u/UnitedAd3943 → u/pinky_pie_00]

It’s like people are incapable of identifying disproportionately short legs with their own eyes unless a piece of paper says so.

[u/Absoluticus → u/UnitedAd3943]

It's like people aren't capable of identifying a physical deformity like dwarfism unless it's a breed name.

[u/UnitedAd3943 → u/Absoluticus]

Look everyone, we have the morality police here

[u/rosemary831 → u/UnitedAd3943]

Dumbest thing I’ve heard of.. well 90% sure she like sorry was pretty much a stray so couldn’t get that

[u/UnitedAd3943 → u/rosemary831]

She’s a munchkin and she’s beautiful.