After a kind-hearted person brought three kittens with no tails to The Cattery Cat Shelter in Corpus Christi, Texas, the staff decided to name them after fictional rabbits: Peter Rabbit, Thumper, and Cecily Parsley. According to Katie Hatfield, the organization’s social media manager, “Without their tails and with their big ears and eyes they looked like little bunnies.”
The kittens were younger than two months old when they arrived at the shelter on April 3, 2018. Upon examination, it was discovered that Cecily was born with Manx syndrome – a congenital condition that causes tailless cats to have spinal issues leading to health problems like incontinence and partial paralysis. This information was sourced from an image shared on Instagram by user @princesscecilycc.
The photo was originally posted by @princesscecilycc on Instagram. Additionally, it was discovered that Cecily has hind limb malformations, which prevents her from using her back legs, in addition to having Manx syndrome. As a result, she was given a permanent home at The Cattery Cat Shelter.
