u/girlbetweentheworlds

Hi everyone,

I am an experienced cat owner, but very new to the world of Manx cats, and seeking any advice you might be able to give me!

I am considering adopting a year-old beautiful boy from a rescue who happens to be a Manx, and has suffered some issues in his early life.

It sounds like he was left at a vets at 4 months old after rectal prolapse issues were discovered. The owners were unwilling to pay for surgery, and were going to euthanise, at which point the vets intervened and took him to a rescue.

Over the next eight months the rescue did an unsuccessful colopexy, so resorted to a rectal resection which healed well, and successfully resolved the constipation.

The rescue say ‘Although ongoing problems related to this can’t be definitively ruled out, we do not foresee them on the premise he is maintained on a wet diet and is kept indoors. Most problems associated with the condition are typically seen in the first few months of life.’

He is a beautiful bouncy boy, who jumps, plays, eats as normal and has normal bowel movements now. I could give him a safe, indoor, stress-free life.

But I would really value any thoughts or advice from other people who have had cats with similar symptoms, particularly around if these problems have been prone to reoccurring and how serious it could be?

I have had cats with specific medical needs before, but I do want to be sure I can afford to give him everything he might need in terms of care and time before I commit to taking him on.

Thanks so much.