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About the Minuet

Minuet cat
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Todavía no hay ningún criador en el registro aquí. El club portugués miembro de la FIFe no lista esta raza en su directorio de criadores, así que una ausencia aquí no dice nada sobre si alguien la cría en Portugal.

Typical life span
9-15 years
Size
Small — from its typical weight
Weight
2.3-4 kg
Height
18-23 cm
Registry status
Reconocida por la TICA
Breed group
Short/Long-hair
Origin
United States
Known hereditary risks
4 documented conditions, with the test for each

Formerly the Napoleon. Dwarfism-linked: ask what the breeder screens for.

About

What is a Minuet?

Small to medium cat with short legs and round Persian-type face. Also known as Napoleon cat.

Minuet history and origins

Developed in the 1990s by crossing Munchkins with Persians, Exotic Shorthairs, and Himalayans. Named Napoleon for short stature. TICA recognized breed.

Minuet appearance and size

Typically 2.3-4 kg and 18-23 cm at the shoulder — published as one range rather than separately for males and females.

Minuet temperament and personality

Generally described as charming, gentle, curious, extremely affectionate and people-oriented.

That is the breed in general, not a promise about one animal. Ask the breeder what their own line is like, and meet the parents before you decide.

Referencia de la raza de The Cat API.

Pros & cons

Pros y contras de la raza Minuet

Lo que obtienes con la raza Minuet

  • Descrito habitualmente como: «Charming, Gentle, Curious, Extremely affectionate»

Lo que asumes

  • Están documentadas 2 enfermedades hereditarias graves, sobre todo en ojos y riñones y vías urinarias. La pestaña de la guía de salud tiene la prueba que hay que pedir en cada una.

Extraído de fuentes y no escrito como opinión — investigación de salud citada, el estándar del propio registro, y estudios de longevidad revisados por pares. The Cat API; TICA — Minuet breed page. Los animales de un criador pueden diferir de todo esto, y una columna vacía significa que no tenemos nada de ese lado, no que no haya nada que decir.

Characteristics

TICA divisions

TICA lists the Minuet in these divisions. They are the registry's own groupings — usually hair length — not a list of colours: no registry we hold publishes one. Ask a breeder what colours their line produces.

  • Longhair
  • Talls

Temperamento

CharmingGentleCuriousAffectionatePeople-oriented

Información a nivel de raza, de The Cat API. Describe la raza Minuet en general; cualquier animal concreto puede ser distinto.

Health guide

Health & screening guide for the Minuet

Riesgos hereditarios conocidos en la raza Minuet, y la documentación concreta que hay que pedir a cualquier criador antes de pagar una señal. Un criador responsable tiene esta documentación a mano; esquivar la pregunta es mala señal.

4 enfermedades documentadas

Health checklist (PDF)

Bones & joints

Chondrodysplasia (short legs) — inherited via the Munchkin side

MonitorInherente a la raza

The short-legged 'Standard' Minuet carries the same dominant Munchkin leg-shortening gene, with the same lethal-when-homozygous inheritance; the long-legged 'Nonstandard'/'Talls' Minuet does not have short legs but can still carry and pass on the gene. The welfare question this raises (see the Munchkin entry in this dataset) applies equally here.

Qué pedir

No DNA test exists for this gene. Leg length is visually obvious; ask whether the cat is Standard (short-legged) or Nonstandard/Talls, and, for Standards, ask about the breeding cat's joint health.

1 source

Eyes

Progressive retinal atrophy, Persian-derived type (PRA-pd)

Serious

A recessive mutation causing retinal thinning and progressive blindness, with photoreceptor loss starting around 5 weeks of age. UC Davis names Napoleon (the Minuet's former name, still used in its catalogue) explicitly among the breeds this test applies to.

Qué pedir

UC Davis VGL PRA-pd DNA test on both parents.

1 source

Breathing

Mild brachycephalic conformation — tear overflow and narrowed nostrils

MonitorInherente a la raza

The Minuet's round 'baby-doll' face is deliberately kept less extreme than a modern show Persian's, but TICA's own buyer advice tells prospective owners to check that a kitten's parents do not have teary eyes or excessively narrowed nasal passages — the same tear-duct and airway issues brachycephalic Persians face, at a lower level.

Qué pedir

No DNA test. Ask to see the parents in person or on video, and ask directly about tear staining and breathing sounds.

1 source

Kidneys & urinary

Polycystic kidney disease (PKD1) — inherited via the Persian side

Serious

The Minuet is a deliberate Munchkin x Persian-group cross, and TICA's own breed page states plainly that, given the breed's 'heavy Persian background,' a Minuet's parents should be certified clear of PKD. Affected cats develop kidney cysts that enlarge with age and can lead to renal failure.

Qué pedir

UC Davis VGL PKD1 DNA test on both parents — TICA names this clearance certificate explicitly for this breed.

2 sources

Gallery

Todavía sin fotografías

Aquí es donde irán las fotografías de los propios dueños de Minuet, desde los perfiles de sus animales que mantienen aquí. Nadie ha añadido ninguna a una página pública todavía.

Una fotografía en un perfil de animal queda privada de su dueño. No pondremos ninguna aquí a menos que nos lo pidan.

Kittens

No kittens listed right now

No Minuet breeder has a record on this platform yet, so there is nothing to list. That is a gap in our coverage, not a fact about the breed.

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