Manx Health Guide

A serious inherited condition where the tailless gene affects spinal development, causing spinal shortening, bowel/bladder dysfunction, and hind limb nerve damage. Symptoms usually appear within the first few months of life.

A congenital failure of spinal closure, closely linked to the Manx tailless gene. It can cause bowel/bladder difficulties and mobility issues.

Associated with Manx syndrome, the colon may become abnormally enlarged, causing severe constipation.

An eye condition reported in Manx cats where white opacities develop on the cornea.