Vet Angry At So Many People Believing These Pet Breeds Are “Cute” Explains How They Are Not

I didn't know this one. So incredibly sad

We have a Scottish fold mix. Never again. Super cute but has a really sensitive tail, trouble jumping down from a couch, and has to bunny hop down stairs slowly. Not even 5 years old.

A friend recently took a cat like this from a breeder..... no idea why she made such a choice but when i saw the cat i was shocked even though i didn't know these issues! Her ears were shockingly small and folded that's a crime really i want to hunt this breeder down and close her business!!!

Looking at you Taylor Swift

Poor kitties! Cruel baxtards doing that. As if cats weren't already as cute as bejasus!

Please please even if it's your dream pet don't encourage their breeding!! It's a horrible practice that leaves disabled animals and breeders with lots of money! It's disgusting!!! If you really really want such a breed at least find one abandoned from a shelter!! Don't give those cruel people money!!!

Thats why today responsible breeders are making versions of these dogs with better snouts and breathing ability.

And this is just one of many problems. Oftentimes they cannot reproduce and give birth normally, which means they need to get inseminated artificially(sometimes even with a surgery) and the female dog gets cut open later to receive the puppies. Imagine this year by year. It's because they breed the dogs with large heads and narrow pelvic bones. And since their faces are so flat, it also takes away room for the eyeballs, which can cause that they easily can lose an eye (or both). And then there are spinal issues, hip issues, allergies, etc. The entire existence is torture. While most people are angry at the breeders (which is good), we also should judge those who keep buying such dogs. After all that's what keeps those breeders alive and creating more.

genetic nightmares.

They do look cute, I'll admit, there's a woman near me who has a pug who wears a little blue jumper in cold weather and he is adorable. But breeding abnormalities is just plain wrong. A friend of mine had. K.C. Spaniel once and his breathing was awful and he died young.

This is heartbreaking, these cats have serious health problems 1. Lordosis is a condition that is characterized by a curving spine in your cat’s lower back. Kitten Munchkins are susceptible to this condition, which is caused by the spinal muscles growing too short. 2. Pectus Excavatum The term pectus excavatum literally means “hollow breast” in Latin. Based on the name, you may be able to guess that this condition has to do with your cat’s chest. Specifically, this term refers to a defect in which an animal’s sternum and ribs grow improperly. Animals with this condition have a relatively good prognosis as long as they are diagnosed young; the best time to perform surgery is between 8 and 12 weeks of age. Add Osteoarthritis, hyperthyroid, pancreatitis, uremia, lymphoma, lymphosarcoma,

We adopted a young rescue cat who, as she grew, appeared to have shortened limbs and tail. After a bit of investigating with our vet it appears she's half munchkin (probably why she was dumped). Despite having shorted legs and tail than our other cats she's thankfully in great health and bosses around our full sized cats.

I have a similiar breed of cat whom we found in the shelter after her owner (probably around 80) couldn't care for her anymore. Turns out there was a breeder nearby who released all of the cats that didn't get adopted and the older man saved about a dozen from the streets. I'm terrfied of what might happen to the cat now; she has little upper arm strength, extremely stumpy legs that make her slower, and I have to clean her nose every week so she can still get enough air. I love her dearly, but this form of "breeding', aka torture needs to stop NOW.

Can't imagine how frustrating it must be for a munchkin not being able to slap the sh*t out of your owner because of your stubby little legs. Cats NEED to slap.

It is not just that they have health problems. A lot of cats with the natural "munchkin" mutation are actually healthy and are not suffering from back pain or restricted movement. The problem comes at breeding them. If you mate two munchkin cats and the kitten gets two copies of the munchkin gene, it will not develop in the womb. And the changes of the rest of the litter being the "desired" short-legged kittens is 50% short-legged, 25% normal. So basically you are looking at only half of the kittens looking like munchkins and the rest dying or being rejected. So breeders have to breed way more to get at least a few "good-looking" munchkins. This is extremely cruel!

I am so grateful that this breed is illegal in Germany. Holland is even further: they banned breeding of flat faced dogs. I really hope Germany and other countries will follow this brilliant example. Much love to my Dutch friends

No dogs in pain, please! (Or any animal!). This breed should not be allowed.

I cannot understand how someone can think this creature looks good.

'torture breeding'! We must all remember that and start to use it.

What's even sadder is that I have seen even worse ones than those two examples here. :( Exotic Bullies are the Mona Lisa of torture breeding.

I am a massive cat lover but flat-faced cats freak me out. It looks so wrong.

I inherited an Exotic Shorthair cat originally purchased from a show breeder. The cats pictured here all have much longer noses than mine. In fact, the breed standard wants the eyes to protrude more than the nose, which mine does. The poor thing sounds like Darth Vader, has sideways teeth, and constant skin, ear and sinus problems. I hate this deformity!

By this far down in the post, I'm thinking these breeding should be criminal...just illegal

Ive always thought there has to be something wrong with people who choose to buy cats like this. And what's worse is that these flater faces are becoming more common in British shorthaired pedigrees too. The people who but them from breeders claiming to be animal lovers are anything but.

how the heck do they smell things without poking themselves in the eyes???

These little dogs just look so sad. This is a prime example of having a dog to show off / win prizes, not because you want a companion to love.

Really sad to know that so called "EXOTIC CAT AND DOG BREEDS" are artificially bred akin to factory production at a huge cost to the particular breed's health welfare. No wonder most exotic pets have very short life spans and the most important and tragic model is of "GRUMPY CAT" who is the most recognized cat earning millions for its human owner but sadly died at a young age of only 7 years inspite of world class veterinary examinations and health care. Ordinary Mongy cat's have long life spans as also mongrel dogs.

Then why do the dog judges continually place these freaks?

I would love to get that dog and shave all its awful fur off! Poor thing would likely love the freedom

Why do dog shows even accept these breeds? If they started banning them, the demand would go down radically.