We often say how cool it would be if a kitten would stay a kitten. They grow out of their kittenish ways so fast. In a matter of a few months, it’s hard to recall how tiny a kitten once was. Some people have even tried to breed for the forever kitten—a pocket cat, a mini-cat…
You might be interested in this bit of trivia: The smallest cat on record was a male blue point Himalayan named Tinker Toy. He measured only 2.75 inches tall and 7.5 inches long when full grown. Evidently, he was the runt of six kittens and only lived to be six years old.
If you’re interested in small cats—that would leave out the Maine coon breed and the Ragdoll. Here are what are considered some of the smallest breeds of cats. Singapura, Munchkin, which is considered a dwarf cat. Some call them the dachshund of cats. The munchkin is evidently a natural mutation.
Now, would you believe they’ve crossed the munchkin with another small cat, the sphinx, to get the Minskin? And there’s another new breed on the block—the Napoleon, which is a cross between the munchkin and the Persian. This breed was started in 1996 by a gentleman who was breeding basset hounds. They are ador-dorable, that’s for sure.
I was surprised to find Siamese listed among the smallest cats. But many breeders, it seems, are breeding to get a more petite version of the Siamese. Do any of you remember the Siamese cats with the stocky body and the apple-head? The American curl is thought to never grow up in size or personality. They stay forever kittenish.
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