"killer"cuteness

Ok, this cat is hands-down the cutest creature I have ever seen.



For my personal entertainment and greed, I would LOVE to own 2 or 3 cats like these. They are adorable! And, they will probably stay looking like cute little babies for years.

However, for the welfare of the cat, I have to criticize whoever thought of producing cats like these is just pure irresponsible bastards!

These adorable little things are crossbred between Scottish Fold cat and Munchkin cat.

Munchkins (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munchkin_(cat)) are cats with a mutation in the growth of their long bones, so their legs are shorter than other cats. Not dwarfism which is a genetic disease. Many dog breeds were developed in the same way, such as Basset hound. However, Basset hounds, as well as other short-legged breeds like Daschunds, often develop spinal disease due to the prolonged body length and heavy body weight on their short legs. These problems have been proven non-existent in Munchkin cats because of cat's flexible skeletal structure. Munchkins are perfectly healthy cats.

However, Scottish Fold gene is not so lucky! (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_Fold) A painful degenerative joint disease that fuses the tail, ankles and knees happens VERY often in Fold cats that are produced from careless breeding programs.

So here, they cross Munchkins with mutant genes to Scottish Folds carrying potential disease genes without proper medical research on chances of diseases that will develop in these cats... and, worst , they sell these kittens to people (usually without much knowledge on these breeds) as pets. I can only pray for God's mercy on these innocent beautiful kitties...