Munchkin and Kinkalow Cats

KLEINEKATZ CATTERY
Kinkalows, Knooks, Skookums, Napoleons, Scottish Kilts, Munchkins

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Above is our beautiful male Scottish Kilt, McPhearson.

Above is our beautiful female Kinkalow, Tallunlah Cupcake.

Standard Munchkins are cats with short legs and sweet, playful personalities. Munchkins are not hampered by their short legs. They run and jump and play just like any other cat. If a counter is a bit too high for them to jump to, they generally find a way to get there anyway :). Munchkins have been accepted by TICA and can be shown in TICA shows if they are at least three generations from any outcross.

Several beautiful, unique, healthy hybrid breeds have been developed from Munchkins. These hybrid breeds combine the short legs and wonderful personality of the Munchkin, with other attributes from other breeds.

At KleineKatz Cattery we currently breed mainly Kinkalows, and Scottish Kilts, but we will also have Munchkins, Napoleons, Knooks, and Skookums for sale. We will also have kittens who are Munchkin in appearance but won't have the three generations of pure Munchkin behind them in order to be shown in a TICA show. This, of course, makes no difference when what you want is a wonderful, loving, playful pet.

So, what is a Kinkalow, Scottish Kilt, Napoleon, Knook, or Skookum?? A brief description of each follows. (For more information on these breeds, go to the TDCA web site):

KINKALOW: A standard Kinkalow is a cat with short legs like a Munchkin and curled back ears like an American Curl. Kinkalows can registered with TICA, where they are currently considered an experimental breed. Nonstandard Kinkalows are American Curl in appearance. They will have the curled ears but normal length legs.

SCOTTISH KILT: A standard Scottish Kilt is a cat with short legs like a Munchkin and folded ears like a Scottish Fold. Nonstandard Scottish Kilts can be Scottish Fold in appearance. They will have the folded ears but normal length legs. Scottish Kilts are a very new breed and are in development here at KleineKatz Cattery. Worries about combining the skeletal differences of the Munchkin and the Scottish Fold have so far proven to be unfounded.

NAPOLEON: A standard Napoleon is a cat with short legs like a Munchkin and a rounder, flatter face, and more cobby body like a Persian, Exotic, or Himalayan. Napoleons were accepted for registration in TICA in 2005.

KNOOK: A standard Knook is a cat with short legs like a Munchkin, curled back ears like an American Curl, and curly hair like a LaPerm.

SKOOKUM: A standard Skookum is a cat with short legs like a Munchkin and curly hair like a LaPerm.

All of the breeds above, as well as Munchkins, come in many colors, and may have long or short hair. In any of these breeds the term "standard" means they possess short legs as well as the other mutations standard to the breed. The term "nonstandard" generally means they have normal length legs, although they may possess the other mutations standard to the breed. So a "nonstandard" Kinkalow would look much like and American Curl, and a "nonstandard" Skookum would look much like a LaPerm. This can all seem confusing, so please feel free to contact me if you have any questions :)!

Our goal in our breeding program is to produce beautiful, healthy, and extremely friendly Kinkalows, Scottish Kilts, Napoleons, Knooks, Skookums, and Munchkins, and to place them in homes where they will be well loved, and provide joy and companionship throughout their lives. All our kittens are held and played with daily. They are raised in our home, underfoot, and around children.

Above are Gabe (Mr. Otter), our first Kinkalow who is now about 11 years old, and his white daughter, Lucy, about 9.

Check out our kittens for sale. If you would like to be on a waiting list for a certain type kitten, please contact us.

Thanks to Terri Harris of Munchkinlane Cattery for all her help with our Munchkin, Napoleon, and Kinkalow programs! None of the cats owned by KleineKatz Cattery from Terri Harris are used in our Scottish Kilt program.