Munchkin cat (English Wikipedia)

Wedderburn, Pete (October 2008). "Cat breeds–Trophies with hidden problems". Journal of Small Animal Practice. BSAVA Companion. 49 (10): 7–9. doi:10.1111/j.1748-5827.2008.00680.x. This selection for an albeit naturally occurring mutation, resulting in pseudoachondroplasia, has resulted in a breed which appears to have an increased incidence of pectus excavatum and spinal lordosis, both problems commonly seen in human patients with pseudoachondroplasia.
Hubler, M.; Langley-Hobbs, S.J. (2009). "Hereditary and congenital musculoskeletal diseases". In Montavon, P.M.; Voss, K.; Langley-Hobbs, S.J. (eds.). Feline Orthopedic Surgery and Musculoskeletal Disease. Saunders Ltd. pp. 41–53. doi:10.1016/B978-0-7020-2986-8.00010-0. ISBN 978-0-7020-2986-8. There may be a familial tendency to thoracic wall deformities (pectus excavatum, unilateral thoracic wall concavity) in Bengal kittens, and chondrodystrophic Munchkin cats may also have an increased incidence of pectus excavatum and spinal lordosis.

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"Munchkin breed". Fitzroy Vet Hospital VIC. July 23, 2015. Archived from the original on December 4, 2020. however the breed is young, having only been introduced to the public as an official breed in 1991.

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"Munchkin: Fur is flying over this rare cat breed". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved March 6, 2020. She X-rayed their joints and bones and found no evidence of crippling. So she began breeding Munchkins

"Munchkin Breed". The International Cat Association (TICA). August 13, 2018. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
"Munchkin Breed Group Standard" (PDF). The International Cat Association. May 1, 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 7, 2017. Retrieved May 30, 2016.
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"Genetic Welfare Problems of Companion Animals, Munchkin - Limb Deformity". Universities Federation for Animal Welfare (UFAW). Retrieved July 15, 2020.

"Munchkin breed". Fitzroy Vet Hospital VIC. July 23, 2015. Archived from the original on December 4, 2020. however the breed is young, having only been introduced to the public as an official breed in 1991.
The Governing Council of the Cat Fancy, The GCCF says Health Comes First Archived May 4, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
Helgren, J. Anne (2006). "Iams Cat Breed Guide: Munchkin". Telemark Productions. Archived from the original on March 18, 2012. Retrieved March 29, 2012.
Helgren, J. Anne (1998). "Encyclopedia of Cat Breeds: Munchkin Cat". Barron's Educational Series. Archived from the original on May 22, 2020. Retrieved February 7, 2010.
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Cat Fanciers' Association,CFA Breeds Archived June 29, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
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"Munchkin Breed Group Standard" (PDF). The International Cat Association. May 1, 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 7, 2017. Retrieved May 30, 2016.
"Minuet". TICA.org. The International Cat Association. Archived from the original on September 12, 2015. Retrieved January 21, 2024.