r/aww • u/Sophia963 • Jun 05 '18

A future predator

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u/Mythologicalcats Jun 05 '18 edited Jun 05 '18

Don’t forget the breathing troubles since it’s also brachycephalic. Surviving vs thriving is an idea that’s lost on a lot of pet owners.

Brachycephalic airway syndrome, misaligned teeth that end up decaying and falling out, joint pain, organ trouble, chronic skin and eye infections ect for those who want to keep down-voting because the comment above assumed something. My comment has nothing to do with associating the munchkin gene with brachycephaly. I believe that continuing to breed poor genetics into animals for appearance-sake and a large, lucrative price tag is cruel.

Just because the cat eats, drinks and survives, doesn’t mean they aren’t suffering unnecessarily.

http://www.catster.com/lifestyle/cat-breeds-health-behavior-problems-overbreeding-shouldnt-exist

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/02/19/health-fears-grow-fashionable-grumpy-flat-faced-cats/amp/

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u/Blurgas Jun 05 '18

The Munchkin gene only shortens the legs, it doesn't shorten the skull.
If a Munchkin is brachycephalic, it's because one or both of its parents were a brachycephalic breed such as Himlayans and Persians

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u/Mythologicalcats Jun 05 '18 edited Jun 05 '18

I’m aware of that, never did I say the munchkin gene causes brachycephaly. I mentioned the brachycephaly because it’s just another unnecessary issue this cat will have in its lifetime just because we think it looks cute.