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Just as a post-vet update if anyone was curious: Juniper had an upper respiratory infection and a prolapsed anus. Neither were considered serious and she's on antibiotics. Otherwise I've been told to continue keeping on the lookout for any signs of manx syndrome. 

She does have the long back legs, but I think that must be linked to the taillessness itself. 

I kind of just thinks she's a little inbred as opposed to having an actual Manx in her lineage. I don't know anything about her background, but she's VERY tiny, and that mixed with the taillessness (which that chart would call rumpy) makes me think that there may have been some inbreeding...

UPDATE: Juniper pooped! Not in the litterbox, but she still pooped. I feel like I'm probably way too excited about it, but I was starting to get really worried that she had manx syndrome, so this is a great sign! I think she may have just been constipated - I fed her a little butter and things...

Trust me, I have no intention of allowing her to get pregnant. Your spay timeline seems right on track with what I've got planned. She's just super tiny right now - the size she is now is the same size my last kitten was at 4 weeks. She seems developmentally fine, though (all her baby teeth, her...

To clarify, the dog does not eat out of the litter box - he knows better. I just think that if he was licking a cat butt and got poop in his mouth, he'd probably just go with it.  I'll get the kitten attract - our appointment is tomorrow, so I should know everything for sure then.  Also...

He's ridiculous. He'll defend "his kitten" from my roommate's cats, and bark at them if they try to eat "his kitten"'s food. Meanwhile he very cheerfully lets all of the cats eat from his bowl and never touches theirs. 

I'm not sure if she was litter trained or not - my last kitten was a barn cat that had never used a litterbox, though, and I got him litter trained within the day and he never had an accident outside the box, but I guess every kitten is different. I think I may have caught her peeing in the...

Thanks! I have an upcoming appointment (she also has the sniffles). I'm just hoping that she doesn't have everything possible wrong with her.  On the bright side, I do know that her tail is genetic and not an accident - there is no stub to speak of, just a flat tailless rump, and nothing that...

So, my 65 lb, heavily muscled, strong as an ox male dog loves kittens. He loves them more than anything. I thought it was a fluke with my last kitten, but here it is again. Here he is with my first kitten, grooming him and basically playing mama: And again a few months later: With my...

Thanks! I'm hoping for a striking eye color, though I'm not expecting it - I anticipate something hazely. As for the dog, she is completely OBSESSED with him. I knew he liked kittens and was good with them since she's the second baby kitty I've brought into the house, but generally cats take a...

This is sort of a preemptive strike to keep my kitten healthy - I recently acquired a stray tailless kitten who I'm referring to as a manx, though she isn't purebred at all. While so far she seems healthy and happy, she hasn't gone to the bathroom AT ALL in the last 24 hours that I've had her...

Juniper likes Chester better than me - I gotta say I'm a little jealous :) Okay, she likes me a little :)