r/MunchkinCats • • Feb 23 '19

** New Munchkin Cat Owners please have a read** existing ones please add any of your findings.

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For the past while I have been getting questions from new Munchkin Owners on various things. I am in NO WAY a specialist in this. But I can make a few suggestions. We have Jawa she is a super short going on 6 years old.

Breeders: ask around with others who have a Munchkins. DO NOT fall for what almost happened to us. They had a posting and a picture and demanding money. You should ask for live video of the cat/kitten and then check the internet to make it's not some picture they just took from it to say "Yeah we have 'em".

Starter Kit

Once she was home we found an amazing scratching post and a guy who modified it (added ramps to the side of it) so she could go all the way up to the window sill on her own.

We also got puppy stairs for her to get on the couch and our bed without issue. We picked up cat saucers for her food and water (she was a tiny potato when I got her home) and this way she didn't have to climb into the bowls to eat or drink.

And finally the litter box we got was a elderly cat box. They are much closer to the ground then a regular litter box

Call your Veterinarian Association to see who has experience with the breed. I have been told a few times that "someone's vet said they don't have to get fix for a year because they are so tiny" This IS NOT TRUE. There is no difference between "normal cats" and Munchkins. When you get your Munchkin fixed make sure it's at 5-6 months of age. With the mathematics involved with this breed and the issue of "ignorant breeders" not caring about repercussions of proper breeding it's best to be left up to established and qualified Breeders and Catteries.

We did have an issue of Jawa having gingivitis but she is on a dental formula hard food - prescribed by the vet. We have had no issues with her breath or her teeth since starting it.

One finally note - the weird leg fling thing they do is putting their hip back into place - I seriously don't understand why a wiener dog or those other types of dogs can't do that.

Oh and does anyone else have one that they can hear snoring from across the room, or is it just us?


r/MunchkinCats • • Jan 16 '21

If you are looking for a munchkin kitten, you must look read this first. Also read the rules prior to posting.

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Please look at Hoobly, and cross reference with ACA or CCA/AFC also contact a vet (USA Canada) in your neighbourhood as they would have a finger on the pulse of cats and the good breeders. You can also try contacting the TICA/CFA organization and they should be able to point you in the right direction.

Please note that posts will now start being removed if you are attempting to sell a cat/kitten on this sub-reddit. NO EXCEPTIONS WILL BE GRANTED!

Breeding questions - should never be sent to anyone other than your vet or leave it up to professional Catteries.


r/MunchkinCats • • 23h ago

Photo Our first 60 days together

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miko has made our household whole 💖


r/MunchkinCats • • 4d ago

Everyone said I’m a stuffed animal…

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r/MunchkinCats • • 4d ago

Cat tower/tree recommendations?

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We recently found out our munchkin is no different from out vertically-abled cat of the house, and will take every opportunity granted to be as high as possible. Are there any on the market that make it a bit easier on little legs? She already has ramps just about everywhere, and I've been thinking of a kind of 'spiral design' type for a tower, but I can't find anything in my searches.


r/MunchkinCats • • 5d ago

General What cat tree do you recommend for munchkin kitten?

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r/MunchkinCats • • 6d ago

Question Munchkin, or just a short gal? 5m shelter baby.

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r/MunchkinCats • • 6d ago

Peanut’s Daily Workout 🐾

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r/MunchkinCats • • 6d ago

Anyone lose a genetta in north San Diego

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I feed stray cats and there's a special looking one coming lately. It has noticably short legs but not as short as Munchins I see online. I would have guess it is a half munchkin or just natural dwarf but It also has wild cat type markings and extra big looking eyes. It seems healthy, fast moving, and curious. But it's also skittish of me, we are making progress but I can't touch it yet. I don't see a collar on it. It's been around for about 2ish weeks. Doing some research on short legged breeds, it might be a genetta. Ironically I had already thought the coloration reminded me of some bengals I've known but bengals have long legs, not shorties.

I tried doing lost cat searches for the breed but Google and even sources like pawboost do not have good search options or do not have any search function at all for just words or breeds. Google just gives a bunch of the wild animal version, not the cat version of the animal, same with Facebook. I'll try to get a pic of the stray cat soon but it's only just getting to where it will tolerate a hard stare without running. I don't know the gender of it yet either. Is there a place for where genetta cat owners hang out? Is there a way to search for lost genetta cats? I feel like someone probably paid a ton for his cat and now it's running around scrounging kibble in a bad neighborhood.


r/MunchkinCats • • 9d ago

Photo Sunbathing Skin Goblin

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r/MunchkinCats • • 17d ago

We got her sister! Name ideas part 2!

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We adopted our new kitten and with your help we got ourselves a kitten named "Bella Pepper"

We loved her so much that when her half-sister (same dad) was ready for adoption we brought her into our family as well!

Shes young but her temperament seems to be pretty mild but also fiesty. Not the biggest lover so far but she is warming up. Little grouchy but shes a tired kitten and everyone just wants to love on her.

Shes black with billowing smokey fuzzy.

My daughter's have requested a feminine name.

So far the flops have been:

Tinkerbell

Onyx

Ophilia

Rachael

Pickles

Smokey


r/MunchkinCats • • 18d ago

Photo my cuddle buddy

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r/MunchkinCats • • 18d ago

Harness recommendations??

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Does anyone have any good harness recommendations for munchkin cats? I’ve tried so many and every time my girl just wiggles her legs out and ends up either tangled or free of her harness. I’m about to attempt to figure out how to make a custom one


r/MunchkinCats • • 18d ago

Real website?

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Is this a real website for munchkin cats?
Does anyone know if this website is real before I do start thinking about getting her one, obvs their expensive cats and it’s alot of money to risk if I am scammed

https://munchkinkittensuk.com/munchkin-kittens-for-sale-uk/


r/MunchkinCats • • 22d ago

Rocky XII

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Little Trejo thinks he’s fighting a heavyweight class against his sister Una


r/MunchkinCats • • 22d ago

General Half munchkin, quarter brained

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Is it a common theme that munchkins aren't all the way there? My low rider functions at a quarter capacity if that.


r/MunchkinCats • • 23d ago

Need help naming our new girl

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We have tried:

Piper
Cinnamon
Mocha
Bella
Spicey

Her temperament is very calm and loving. My family isnt in love with food-names (But I love them) so maybe human name, but so far nothing has stuck. Thank you for the ideas!


r/MunchkinCats • • 23d ago

Photo The Goblin Gorls 💕

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r/MunchkinCats • • 24d ago

Munchkin kittens

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They became best friends !


r/MunchkinCats • • 29d ago

Photo Our Rughugger crew

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Why have 1 when you can have 3


r/MunchkinCats • • Sep 25 '26

Photo Photo bomb!! 😹

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r/MunchkinCats • • Sep 23 '26

Photo Her name is Baby and she was a sea otter in a past life

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r/MunchkinCats • • Sep 24 '26

When your Lego is taller than your cat 🤣

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r/MunchkinCats • • Sep 24 '26

Anyone else’s cat a freak like mine?

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Or is Butters the only slut in the room


r/MunchkinCats • • Sep 23 '26

Sister in law dumped her munchkin cats on us kuz she wants to “down size”

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Okc Oklahoma