my cat just had six kittens and three of them have no tail at all why is that?
2007-07-25 09:04:54 · 9 answers · asked by Kell Belle 3 in Pets ➔ Cats
the mother cat is black and white
five of the babies are black and white three are no tail
one is gray and white with a tail
2007-07-25 09:20:46 · update #1
Your cat or the father of the litter or both of them have Manx genes. They must be recessive genes if the adult cats have tails.
Genes come in pairs. There are both recessive Manx genes, meaning that if a non-Manx gene is paired with it, the non-Manx gene wins, and dominant Manx genes, meaning the opposite.
The kittens without tails got a recessive Manx gene from each parent. The kittens in the litter that have tails got one or both genes for having tails. Only one father is required.
Never breed a Manx to a Manx. The dominant gene for taillessness is a lethal gene, so if the kittens get the dominant gene from both parents, they will die before birth or live only a few days, with severe deformities.
2007-07-25 10:15:55 · answer #1 · answered by Kayty 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There was probably Manx somewhere along the bloodline. I had two Manx cats that mated once, and all but 2 in the litter had tails.
2007-07-25 16:14:29 · answer #2 · answered by porcelina_68 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since cats can have more than one father per litter, probably one of the males your cat mated with was a Manx....who have no tails.
2007-07-25 16:09:05 · answer #3 · answered by Margaret T 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are in luck! Your cat has manx genes and if they are completly tailless they are bumpy manx-show cats, If they have a little bit like my cat squeekers they are stumpy. Longies are half-tails. Manx are typically one owner cats-they prefer one family member and pay more attention to that one person. They are also most excellent hunters. They have shorter front legs and sort of hop when they run. They are really cool cats.
2007-07-25 16:14:57 · answer #4 · answered by Lisa M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your cat must have been with a manx. Manx do not have tails.
2007-07-25 17:27:58 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
She probably mated with a Manx cat,or she has Manx blood in her.
2007-07-25 17:23:55 · answer #6 · answered by Dances With Woofs! 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
those three may have some manx in them thus no tail
2007-07-25 16:10:25 · answer #7 · answered by kit_katbringitback 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Let me guess...one of the parent cats is Orange colored. If this is the case the explanation is simple: Orange cats are genetic defects and are often sterile and even more often have deformed sperm and egg.
2007-07-25 16:15:43 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
they must be a special breed
2007-07-25 16:10:42 · answer #9 · answered by ♥Warrior~Cats~Rock♥ 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋