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Friday 7 October 2011

Manx cat-a story of a tail-less cat Isle of Man





Manx cat-tail-less cat
I would like to share something about Isle of Man (a self governed British crown dependency).a part from beau
tiful scenery, Masya Allah, lovely people and tourist attraction island, one unique thing about it is Manx Cat.. Manx stand for Isle of Man btw..

Manx cat adalah kucing istimewa tmpt ni, dan kucing ini tidak berekor. bkn sbb org potong ekor die, tp die mmg xberekor..
kucing ini dipercayai mula hidup atas muka bumi Allah ni sejak tahun 1700..ada org kate 1800..selain tiada ekor, Manx cat mempunyai kaki belakang yg lebih panjang dr kaki depan..Ini terjadi kerana genetic mutation dalam species ini..

Ada beberapa legend circulate dikalangan masyarakat di sini ttg kucing ini for why they are tail-less...antaranya ialah: Noah closed the door to his arc on a cat’s tail, which cut the tail off. Malah mereka ada poem utk ini

Said the Cat, and he was a Manx,

Oh, Captain Noah wait!

I’ll catch the mice to give you thanks

And pay for being late!

So the Cat got in, but Oh,

His tail was a bit too slow!


Legend kedua pula mengatakan bahawa species ini adalah hasil daripada kacukan arnab dan kucing..sbb manx cat hops alot mcm rabbit..

Legend ketiga pula kata, person on the Isle of Man ran over a cats tail with a motorcycle, since there are a lot of motorcycles on the island.

Some say that when the Manx cat went to the Isle of Man, that they were considered an offspring of an ancient goddess and are considered sacred. Some people also on the Isle of Man say that cats have a king of their own, and that it is one of the Manx cats. The cat lives an ordinary life as a normal house cat by day and at night he assumes the regal powers he was born to have, and if the cat owner is mean to the King of the Manx cats, then they will be punished and have his revenge.
Sekarang ni, Manx cat sudah ssh dijumpai...menghampiri zaman kepupusannya..malah ada breeders yg just cut off the tail when kucing tu dilahirkan tanpa ada medical support menyebabkan kucing tersebut menderita dan ada nerve damage, infection dan sbgnya...



Dari segi perangai, Manx cat sgt playful, intelligence and kadang2 dikatakan ada bizzare behavior dan kadang2 boleh behave like a dog...forexample kalau baling small thing, kucing ni akan lari tgkap bende tu mcm dog selalu buat..Selain tu, Manx cat sgt suka human..sbb tu ramai nk ambil manx cat sbg pet di rumah...

Another thing is, ada sesetengah species Manx cat yang sgt suka air unlike ordinary cat yang xleh renjis air sket pun..Manx cat suka main air..therefore, diorg senang la dicuci dan dimandikan..

Manx cat syndrome

Oleh kerana berlaku genetic mutation yang menyebabkan ekor mereka ini terlampau pendek, berlaku beberapa masalah kesihatan dlm species ini...antaranya ialah the shortened of their spine..dan menyebabkan spinal cord damage that leads to more probs such as bowel, bladder and etc.20% of manx cat yg ade masalah ini dan jangka hayat plg lama dicatatkan ialah 5 thn..manakala manx cat yg tidak mengalami masalah ini dikatakan mampu hidup sehingga mid to upper teens..which is quite long compare to normal cat...

Thats a bout it....
Wallahhu'alam

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