Manx or Isle of Man cat

physical aspects

• build : broad rump, broad and rounded, hips wide and deep. the short and close vertebrae determine the dorsal curve.

• head : same characteristics as that of the European.

• nose : straight.

• legs : hind legs longer than the front, so as to give an ascending line to the back. Sometimes this is corrected by excessive bending of the hind legs which characterizes a gait similar to that of the rabbit.

• tail : totally absent in real manx. It is possible to feel, by touching, a hollow at the end of the spine. Even those with short tails are recognized today as manxes.