I-Munchkin: izici zohlobo nomlingiswa

Leli ikati elincane elibukeka i-dachshund, – onomzimba omude nemilenze emifushane,

AmaMunchkins aqala ukuvela ezifundeni ezahlukahlukene zomhlaba kusukela ekuqaleni kwekhulu lesi-XNUMX futhi namuhla aqashelwa yi-International Cat Association (TICA) kanye neSouth African Cat Council (SACC). Kodwa-ke, amakati e-Munchkin awabonwa ngamanye amakilabhu ekati, okuhlanganisa i-Cat Fanciers Association (CFA) yase-United States noma yase-Europe, i-American Cat Fanciers Association (ACFA), i-International Cat Federation (FIFe), kanye noMkhandlu Ophethe Ama-Cat Fanciers (GCCF).

Uhlobo lwekati le-Munchkin

Naphezu kwegama lohlobo lwabo (kusukela esiNgisini. munchkin – karapuz), lezi zilwane ezifuywayo azifani neze namakati. Imilenze yophawu lwe-munchkin ihlala imifushane, kodwa umzimba wayo ukhula ngokukhula uze ulingane nekati elikhulile, okuhlanganisa nomgogodla nomsila omude.

Lezi zilwane ezifuywayo azifani nama-dachshunds kuphela: UNksz Solveig Pflueger, Ilungu IZIMILO, yanikeza lolu hlobo igama layo ngokuhlonipha amaMunchkins, abalingiswa bencwadi kaL. Frank Baum ethi The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.

Lokhu kuguqulwa kofuzo akukusha, kodwa amakati e-Munchkin anemilenze emifushane abelokhu eyivelakancane futhi awazange abonwe kuze kube sekuqaleni kwawo-1990. Ama-Munchkins esimanje aphuma kumakati anezidladla ezincane ezatholwa nguSandra Hockenedel eLouisiana ngeminyaka yawo-1980.

Izici ze-Munchkin

Isici esihlukile sabameleli balolu hlobo yizidladla ezimfushane. Zavela ngenxa yokuguquka kwezakhi zofuzo okuzenzakalelayo, okungukuthi, ngendlela engokwemvelo. “Ubude bezidladla ezifushane bunqunywa isakhi sofuzo esilawula i-autosomal esifinyeza amathambo ezidladla zekati,” kuchaza. IZIMILO.

Isici sofuzo sofuzo semilenze emifushane sidluliselwa enzalweni yamakati e-Munchkin. Izingozi zivimbela amalungu ohlobo ukuba awele nomunye, ngakho azalwa ngokuwela nezilwane ezifuywayo zanoma yiziphi ezinye izinhlobo, i-TICA isho ngezindinganiso zayo zohlobo lwe-Munchkin.

Imvamisa, ama-Munchkins azalwa ngokuwela nawo i-shorthair yasekhaya noma amakati anezinwele ezinde. Lokhu kukhiqiza ijazi "elicwebezelayo", "i-plush" nelithi "silky" kanye nezici "ezimaphakathi".

Njengomthetho, la makati anesisindo esijwayelekile - mayelana ne-4-4,5 kg, kubhala Izilwane Zami Zomndeni, kanye nobude obungaba ngu-45-46 cm. Ijazi labo lingaba yinoma iyiphi iphethini nombala, futhi amehlo abo angaba yinoma yimuphi umbala.

Ikati le-Munchkin: uhlamvu

Ukunyakaza kwamaMunchkins kuyashesha. Avame ukuqhathaniswa nama-ferrets ngenxa yekhono lawo lokuhamba ngobuchule ukusuka kolunye uhlangothi kuya kolunye. Amakati e-Munchkin angaphinde agxume phezu kwefenisha, nakuba engekho phezulu njengabazala bawo abakhulu. Ngakho-ke, abanikazi babameleli bohlobo lwe-Munchkin kuzodingeka vikela ikhaya lakhonjenganoma yiliphi elinye ikati.

I-Agile futhi inomdlandla, ama-Munchkins ahlale elungele imidlalo nokuphulula. Futhi bahlakaniphe kakhulu, ngakho badinga ukukhuthazwa kwengqondo abangakuthola ngemisebenzi yokufundisa efana nezindida zokudla, amathoyizi avala umoya, noma ngisho nemishini kagesi enezinhlelo zokusebenza eziklanyelwe amakati ngokuqondile.

Amakati e-Munchkin anemilenze emifushane anesici esisodwa esiyinkimbinkimbi esiwenza ahluke kwezinye izinhlobo eziningi. Babizwa ngokuthi "ama-scrubber". Leli gama linikezwe abamele i-Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine e-Tufts University ku-athikili ethi I-TuftsNow. Abamele lolu hlobo banesifiso esikhethekile sobucwebe nezinto ezincane ezicwebezelayo. UTufts usikisela ukuthi ukuthambekela okunjalo kusiza izilwane zithole “impumuzo yesikhashana engokwengqondo.” Ngenxa yalesi sizathu, kubalulekile ukunikeza i-munchkin yakho inqwaba yama-trinkets ongakhetha kuwo i-stash yakhe. Uma kungenjalo, umnikazi uzifaka engozini yokuthola ukulahleka kobucwebe bakhe.

Ikati le-Munchkin: incazelo yokunakekelwa

Ama-Munchkins adinga ukunakekelwa okuyisisekelo okufanayo nawo wonke amanye amakati, okuhlanganisa ukufinyelela njalo emanzini ahlanzekile, ukudla okunomsoco, ukunakekelwa ngokucophelela, ukuhlolwa njalo kudokotela wezilwane kanye nokuxhumana nabantu.

Ngenxa yalokho, ukuguquka kwezakhi zofuzo Amakati e-Munchkin angaba nezinkinga zempilo. NgokukaDkt. Sarah Wooten, “Amakati e-Pygmy avame ukuba nezinkinga zamalunga kanye nemigogodla esonteke ngendlela engavamile engase iwabangele ukuba abe nama-herniated discs.”

Izinkinga ezijwayelekile ezihlangene nomgogodla zingabandakanya isifo samathambo, i-osteoarthritis kanye nesifo esiwohlozayo esihlangene (DJD), kubika Cornell Feline Health Centre. Udokotela wezilwane kufanele athintwe ukuze enze uhlelo lokukhuthaza impilo ye-munchkin encane.

I-Energetic Munchkins, enesilinganiso sokuphila kweminyaka eyi-12-15, iletha isasasa nenjabulo ezindlini zabanikazi bazo.