We recently compiled a list of cats with unique tails. however, by the way, that list did not include many bobtails or tailless cats. Have you ever seen a cat with a bobtail, or even a cat without a tail? learn more about cats with these mutations, as well as the breeds you’ll commonly find them in.
8 bobtail cats
where do bobtail cats come from? Bobtails are a naturally occurring genetic mutation found among certain breeds of cats. Bobtails generally do not affect a cat’s way of life, although these breeds do sometimes suffer from arthritis of the tailbone. While we’ve learned that tails play important roles in certain aspects of your cat’s life, including balance ability, righting reflex, and sensory touch, these bobtail cats seem to get along just fine with extra-short tails!
mekong hummingbird
With a distinctive twisted tail, the cuddly little Mekong Bobtail is found naturally in many parts of Southeast Asia. At the end of the 19th century, the King of Siam gave approximately 200 cats, considered “royal”, as gifts to Nicholas II, the Tsar of Russia.
Japanese Bobtail
The Japanese bobtail has a short “rabbit tail” that can be stiff or flexible. This breed has been documented in written records and paintings in Japan for at least 1,000 years. the first japanese bobtail was imported into the usa uu. in 1968.
Kurilian Hummingbird
The lynx-like Kurilian Bobtail is a natural breed found on the Russian island of Sakhalin and the Kuril Archipelago. Cats with short tails have been documented on the islands for at least 200 years and were brought to central Russia in the mid-20th century.
highlanders
The playful, gentle highlander originated as a cross between experimental desert lynxes, from which it received its short tail and exotic spots, and the jungle curl, from which it got its distinctive curled ears.
American Bobtail
The American Bobtail, sometimes referred to as the Golden Retriever of the cat world, was first discovered in Arizona in the 1960s. This cat was bred to a non-pedigreed domestic cat, whose pups inherited the Bobtail from their dad.
toy
Perpetually kittenish in size, the Toybob breed appeared after a Mekong Bobtail breeder crossed a stray male sealpoint with a twisted tail with a short-tailed female, producing unusually small Bobtail cats!
pixie
The muscular, muscular pixiebob was bred to resemble the wild red bobcats found in the coastal mountains of Washington state. these dog-like cats can get large (up to 17 pounds) and are often polydactyls.
hey bob
The owyhee bob arose from an accidental and then intentional cross between the Siamese and the Manx (a tailless cat). the owyhee bob is slow to mature, like the manx, and a colorpoint breed, like the siamese.
cats without tails
a cat without a tail is unusual, to say the least. There are two of these breeds known to produce tailless cats: the shorthaired Manx and its longhaired counterpart, the Cymric. Both breeds are from the Isle of Man, a small island in an isolated area where inbreeding in the feline population resulted in taillessness becoming a common trait. the mutation occurs so that the kittens are born without the vertebrae of a normal tail, resulting in a small hole where the tail is supposed to be. Unfortunately, this gene can cause severe developmental abnormalities and even death in kittens and cats.
Mannnese
While known to be a great mouser, the Manx Shorthair is also very affectionate and even-tempered when not “on guard.”
cymric
Legend has it that the long-haired Cymric cat lost its tail when the door of Noah’s Ark was slammed shut. ouch
Which of these bobtail cats is your favourite? (we can’t decide!)
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