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Rest in purrs, darling babies. 🖤 #kittens #orangekittens #Manxkittens #Manx #kittenwithcancer #ManxSyndrome #kittendeath #deathofkitten #kittenloss #death #loss #grief #catrescue #kittenrescue (at Lancaster, Pennsylvania) https://www.instagram.com/p/Co3vo4fsH4p/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

✨🌟⭐ Our Manx Duo ⭐🌟✨ Left: Kirby, a rumpy riser (tail is a 1" nub) Right: Tails and his 13" tail, a taily (full-length tail, and then some!) #Manx #Manxkitten #Manxkittens #Manxsiblings #ManxRumpyRiser #ManxTaily #RumpyRiser #Taily #kittensiblings #siblingkittens #rescuekittens #catrescue #kittenrescue #kittenstagram #kittensofinstagram #kittensofig #kittensoftheday (at Lancaster, Pennsylvania) https://www.instagram.com/p/CoZf6QXu_BV/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Enormous Tails and his itty-bitty sister, Kirby. Despite a 12" (yes, we measured!) tail, Tails is Manx! Mother Nature gave the majority of the tail genes to Tails and only left a little for Yoshi (not pictured), and none for Kirby or their two siblings (🖤🌈). #Manx #Manxkittens #Manxsiblings #orangekittens #kittens #kittenstagram #kittensofinstagram #fosterkittens #rescuedkittens #rescuekittens #adoptdontshop #pleaserescue (at Lancaster, Pennsylvania) https://www.instagram.com/p/ChRyP0SO9wP/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Tetris dotes on all of our foster kittens. Here he's bestowing love on all three Manx foster fur babies. 🐈💗🐈🐈🐈 #tabbycat #Manx #Manxkittens #Manxcats #Manxsiblings #kittens #kittenstagram #kittensofinstagram #fosterkittens #fosterkittens #fostercats #foster #kittenrescue #catrescue #rescue #adoptdontshop (at Lancaster, Pennsylvania) https://www.instagram.com/p/CgGM7Z4sKP9/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

The Manx babies, asleep in the sweetest and most adorable arrangement that shows off their unique tails. Left to right: Kirby (f), Tails (m), Yoshi (m). No tail (rumpy riser), full tail (taily), 1" tail (stumpy). 💗💗💗🐈🐈🐈 #Manx #Manxkittens #Manxcats #rumpyriser #taily #stumpy #specialneedskittens #specialneedscats #Cymric #CymricManx #longhairedManx #rescuekittens #kittenrescue #adoptdontshop #spayandneuter #boycottbreeders (at Lancaster, Pennsylvania) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cet9XygOf6o/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Yesterday I posted about Blackie, a 6ish week old Manx kitten suffering from what is termed Manx Syndrome, and the kind decision to euthanize him (https://www.instagram.com/p/CdezNOdMyfP/). Today we had to do the same with his sister, Froakie (so-named because Manx Syndrome had hit her a little harder, making it so that with much-longer back legs, she literally had to hop like a frog in order to be mobile). Her genitals were difficult to differentiate from her anus, and during the exam the veterinarian discovered that she, too, had deformities much like her brother: no formed rectum or anus, simply a hole at the end of the large intestine, with the end of the vertebrae exposed inside of it. Froakie was completely incontinent in both bladder and bowel, which necessitated the use of a diaper and frequent cleanings; and also had an exposed spinal cord - a deadly and horribly painful death just waiting to happen, probably weeks if not days away. She was put to sleep around 6:30pm this evening. Rest in purrs, Froakie. You were loved, you were important, you will be missed, and we are happy knowing you're free of pain. Purr freely, little hoppy girl. * * * Kindly spay and neuter, adopt and don't shop, support rescues and rescuers, participate in TNR if you can, don't ever support breeders, and 🖤🖤🖤 LOVE YOUR PETS EXTRA HARD TONIGHT 🖤🖤🖤. That is all. #Manx #Manxkitten #Manxkittens #ManxSyndrome #Manxcat #Manxcats #kittenrescue #rescuekitten #catrescue #rescuecat #bobtailkitten #bobtailcat #bobtail #kittenbirthdefects #catbirthdefects #euthanasia #RainbowBridge #adoptdontshop #spayandneuter #TNR #TrapNeuterReturn #TrapNeuterRelease #pleaserescue #dontbreedcats #dontbreed #dontsupportbreeders (at Lancaster, Pennsylvania) https://www.instagram.com/p/CdhhnJPsof2/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=