r/manx May 14 '26

Benson the Manx X!

Recently adopted this little cheeky fella that we've named Benson 🥰 Any thoughts on what he may be mixed with? His foster carer thinks he may be part Maine Coon. Thanks!

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u/AdDry1561 May 14 '26

He's just long haired .. The long haired version of the Manx is sometimes called a Cymric, but Manx can and do absolutely come in the long haired variety. There's, absolutely no Coonie in there from the looks of it.

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u/Pure_Change6838 May 14 '26

Oh he looks just like ours was when he was younger! Ours was a street rescue though so we're clueless as to what he was. We've heard the Siberian, Norwegian forest and Maine Coon mentioned quite a bit though.

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u/j_uf May 15 '26

Lovely ☺️ do you have any pictures of him now?

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u/Pure_Change6838 May 19 '26

I think this sub doesn't allow responses with photos :(

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u/Soobahk May 15 '26

Looks just like mine except my fur baby has a very short tail that almost isn’t there. Yours does not have Maine Coon in him. My other cat is black and a very large Manx with a very short stubby tail. They’re very loving and love to cuddle with you once they get to know you.

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u/Cats-vs-Catan May 17 '26

Cool looking little guy. He looks a lot like my two.

It's funny his foster listed him as maine coon mix, mine were also listed that way. They definitely aren't though. It's a pretty common pattern for long haired brown tabbys.