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About the Minuet

Minuet cat
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Ainda não há nenhum criador em registo aqui. O clube português membro da FIFe não lista esta raça no seu diretório de criadores, por isso uma ausência aqui não diz nada sobre se alguém a cria em Portugal.

Typical life span
9-15 years
Size
Small — from its typical weight
Weight
2.3-4 kg
Height
18-23 cm
Registry status
Reconhecida pela 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.

Referência da raça de The Cat API.

Pros & cons

Prós e contras da raça Minuet

O que ganha com a raça Minuet

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

O que tem de assumir

  • Estão documentadas 2 doenças hereditárias graves, sobretudo em olhos e rins e vias urinárias. O separador do guia de saúde tem o exame a pedir para cada uma.

Retirado de fontes e não escrito como opinião — investigação de saúde citada, o padrão do próprio registo, e estudos de longevidade revistos por pares. The Cat API; TICA — Minuet breed page. Os animais de um criador podem diferir de tudo isto, e uma coluna vazia significa que não temos nada desse lado, não que não haja nada a dizer.

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

Informação ao nível da raça, de The Cat API. Descreve a raça Minuet em geral; qualquer animal em concreto pode ser diferente.

Health guide

Health & screening guide for the Minuet

Riscos hereditários conhecidos na raça Minuet, e a documentação específica a pedir a qualquer criador antes de pagar um sinal. Um criador responsável tem esta documentação à mão; desviar a conversa é um mau indício.

4 doenças documentadas

Health checklist (PDF)

Bones & joints

Chondrodysplasia (short legs) — inherited via the Munchkin side

MonitorInerente à raça

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.

O que 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.

O que pedir

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

1 source

Breathing

Mild brachycephalic conformation — tear overflow and narrowed nostrils

MonitorInerente à raça

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.

O que 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.

O que pedir

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

2 sources

Gallery

Ainda sem fotografias

É aqui que vão aparecer as fotografias dos próprios donos de Minuet, a partir dos perfis dos animais que mantêm aqui. Ninguém acrescentou ainda nenhuma a uma página pública.

Uma fotografia num perfil de animal fica privada do seu dono. Não colocamos nenhuma aqui sem que nos peçam.

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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