When a good Samaritan brought three tailless kittens to The Cattery Cat Shelter in Corpus Christi, Texas, the staff decided to name them after fictional rabbits: Peter Rabbit, Thumper, and Cecily Parsley. “Without their tails and with their big ears and eyes they looked like little bunnies,” explains Katie, the organization’s social media manager.


The kittens were less than two months old when they arrived at the shelter on April 3, 2018, and an examination revealed Cecily was born with Manx syndrome, a congenital condition that causes tailless cats to have spinal issues that can lead to health issues like incontinence and partial paralysis.


The vet also determined Cecily — in addition to Manx syndrome — had malformed hind limbs, making it impossible for her to use her back legs, so she was given a permanent home at The Cattery Cat Shelter.


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