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Compare Munchkin
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Size and coat
- Size
- MunchkinMedium
- Typical adult weight
- Munchkin2.3–4 kg
- Typical lifespan
- Munchkin12–15 years
Activity and care
- Activity
- MunchkinLively and playful
- Grooming
- MunchkinAbout once a week
- Shedding
- MunchkinModerate shedding
- Vocal
- MunchkinTalks sometimes
Home life
- Indoors and outdoors
- MunchkinOften content as an indoor cat
- Time alone
- MunchkinUsually copes with a few hours alone
- Owner experience
- MunchkinSome cat experience helps
Living with others
- Children
- MunchkinUsually better with older, calmer children
- Living with dogs
- MunchkinOften gets on with a cat-friendly dog
These are typical breed tendencies from reviewed sources, never a promise about an individual cat. Read each guide for the detail and ask the breeder or rescue about the cat you are considering.