Breed Cymric

DESPITE ITS NAME, WHICH COMES FROM THE WELSH WORD FOR WALES, THE CYMRIC WAS BRED IN NORTH AMERICA. MANX CATS SOMETIMES PRODUCE LONGHAIRED KITTENS, AND BREEDERS WORKED TO ESTABLISH A SEPARATE LONGHAIRED BREED. LIKE THE MANX, THE CYMRIC MAY HAVE NO TAIL ( KNOWN AS "RUMPIES"), A VESTIGIAL TAIL ( KNOWN AS "STUMPIES") OR A SHORT TAIL ( KNOWN AS "LONGIES"). IT IS ALSO PRONE TO THE SAME INHERITED HEALTH PROBLEMS AS THE MANX- THE GENE FOR THE LACK OF A TAIL ALSO CAUSES SPINAL DEFECTS. THE CYMRIC IS NOT RECOGNIZED AS A SEPARATE BREED IN BRITAIN. LIKE THE MANX, IT IS FRIENDLY AND RELAXED, HAPPY WITH HUMAN COMPANY AND GOOD WITH CHILDREN. IT IS NOT PARTICULARLY VOCAL, BUT DOES NEED REGULAR GROOMING TO KEEP ITS COAT IN GOOD CONDITION.