Description:
Mayo is one mellow fellow! He loves to have his ears rubbed and will purr to his heart's content. Being a Manx, he is short on tail but has personality plus!!! His Prior family stated that he liked to take their things and hide them. He would hide keys, rings just about anything he could get his mouth on. Evidently he had his "secret" hiding place and if anything came up missing they would look there and lo and behold there was the item that they were looking for! He was greatly loved but unfortunately with a lot of tears and heartbreak, they had to part with him.



According to the Cat Fancier's Association, the Manx cat is believed to have originated hundreds of years ago on the Isle of Man, off the coast of England. Since many trade ships docked on the Isle, and all had ship cats, it is hard to tell just what the parent cat really was. Obviously, both longhair and shorthair were represented in the original mutation. Many longhairs were seen on the Isle along with the shorthairs.

Records have been found on the Isle of Man that describe the cat as a mutation of the island’s domestic cats. It is believed that the island cats were involved, however, did some of the island cats come off the ships? We will never really know.
The Manx is a very playful cat as a rule. They can jump higher than anyone could imagine, and it is not unusual to find them perching on the highest point in any room. They have extremely powerful hind quarters. It has been stated by one Manx owner that “Manx are the feline sport cars of the car world with their acceleration and quick turns.” Manx exhibit many dog-like characteristics such as retrieving and burying their toys.