origin of the Minuet / napoleon ​

The Persian, which has been a part of the cat craze since its inception in the late 19th century, and the current Napoleon/Minuet share a common background. Sandra Hockendal rescued a pregnant cat with short legs - which some of her kittens had too - and Sandra's Louisiana plantation became the base of a population of short-legged cats that results from a dominant dwarfism gene. TICA recognized the Munchkin for registration status in 1994 and for Championship status, after years of careful monitoring for health, in May 2003.