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104 C A T AL OG OF BREED S

LAMBKIN DWARF

THIS SWEET AND EASY-TO-KEEP CAT IS ACTIVE DESPITE HAVING VERY SHORT LEGS

Place of origin US This little-known hybrid dwarf cat is a cross between the
Date of origin 1980s short-legged Munchkin (p.101) and the curly coated Selkirk Rex
Breed registries TICA (pp.124–5). It is sometimes known as the Nanus (meaning dwarf)
Weight range 5–9lb (2–4kg) Rex. Still regarded as experimental, the Lambkin
Grooming
Dwarf is rare because it is extremely difficult
to breed to type. In a single litter, some kittens
Colors and patterns may inherit both the mutant genes that pass
All colors, shades, and on the short stature of one parent and the
patterns.
curly coat of the other, while other kittens
may be short-legged and straight-haired,
long-legged and straight-haired, or long-
Soft-textured
coat legged and curly-haired. These cats are Pink nose
reputed to have the docility of the Rex leather
with a touch of the Munchkin’s impishness.

Very long tail
White-tipped
tail
Pointed
ears

Blue-cream calico
coat may have
a shaggy appearance

Hindlegs longer
than forelegs
Body long in
relation to legs