I have a munchkin kitty. She was a rescue from a breeder who kept her in a cage for the first year of her life. I saw her at a cat show I was in and asked if I could take her home and socialize her. She was scared, and cowered in the corner of her cage. I'll try and post a picture of her when I get home. She has been with me now for 2 years and is a sweet, loving cat who loves being around people and my other 5 cats.

Munchkins are wonderful cats. Their "shortness" began as a natural mutation. The deformity Ubasoon is speaking of is a result of inbreeding. The dip just behind the neck is called Lordosis and is not present in every single Munchkin.

Here are a couple of links that might help you understand the breed better.

http://www.abcs.com/catoninetail/mun...in.html#HEALTH PROBLEMS?

http://www.vetcentric.com/magazine/m...ARTICLEID=1421

While I am not a fan of breeders because of so many unwanted, abandoned and abused cats already out there, I respect their right to live their lives they way they choose. But I do not buy some of the breeders reasoning for breeding, such as "we do it for the love of the breed". If they did it for the love of the breed, why not just adopt them out instead of charging such an astronomical amount of money for them.

Just my two cents. Don't mean to offend anyone.