Thread: Stunted ear growth

Originally Posted by Sketches

Perhaps the kittens are not pure MC and it's a way to explain away the lack of lynx tips?

Not all MCs have lynx tips... my Tatja doesn't have them. It is a desired trait, but not required.

However you are right that it is bizarre to ask a lower price for the kittens because mum overgroomed them... doesn't make sense at all. I'd love to see piccies of that litter.

If by "Lynx tips" they do mean just the "hair part" then yes that will grow back & as Antonia says in her post not all MC have them anyway my Bruce has never had them so can't see why that is a reason to let them go so cheap,I thought that perhaps mum had done something to actually harm their ears which did seem a bit strange for it to have happened to the whole litter..... guess we are never going to know unless someone joins the forum who happens to have just got a MC from that area....

How cute are they i will remove picture if not aloud so take a quick look lol there adorable

WOW, they are sooooo cute! They they almost have a Scottish Fold look. Definately Maine Coons going by their muzzles.

Antonia, I didnt realise some MC's don't have lynx tips. I'm learning something new every day!

Strange-looking kitties. Haven’t got a clue what could have happened to their ears. Can’t imagine momma cat did that… at least not to the entire litter.

I found the seller’s cattery website and they don’t seem the type who’d try to pass off cross-breeds as pedigrees.
This may sound a little morbid, but maybe a small kid in the household took scissors to the kittens’ ears and the seller is reluctant to admit it…?

Originally Posted by Antonia

Strange-looking kitties. Haven’t got a clue what could have happened to their ears. Can’t imagine momma cat did that… at least not to the entire litter.

I found the seller’s cattery website and they don’t seem the type who’d try to pass off cross-breeds as pedigrees.
This may sound a little morbid, but maybe a small kid in the household took scissors to the kittens’ ears and the seller is reluctant to admit it…?

Lol sorry that made me giggle if a child done it i really dont think they would all be so uniform they would be haphazard lol
maybe momma cat licked em off or is there a gene that has done this and it has showed only in this litter i suppose we will never know there still adorable and i persume there hearing is fine,
is hoping someone might join with one of said kitties and we can see them grow

Originally Posted by Clairiscrazy

if a child done it i really dont think they would all be so uniform they would be haphazard lol

LOL, actually the reason why I thought of a kid with scissors is that to me it *does* look haphazard. Some kittens' ears are shorter than others', and it even looks like one ear is shorter than the other on some individual kitties. But that could be just the way the photos were taken of course (on another website I saw more pics of the litter than the two you posted).
I have been searching for genetic issues which could cause this but couldn't find anything.

Persians have small ears exactly like these babes. However if they are a cross surely it would be odd that all 5 have inherited a MC face with Persian ears, or would it? Then again, why not just say they are a cross in the first place (unless it was an accident and the breeder is embarrassed).

I can't find any genetic issues either. But, there is a few bits on the net about cats and dogs biting each others ears. But as Clair says, the ears are fairly uniform so i'm not sure this adds up! Also, once the biting started surely you would separate the kittens from the offending cat/dog before they all ended up like that??

It's a brainteaser!