Pantira is the biggest love of all time and to top it off she is absolutely beautiful!  She loves to be vacuumed ~ check out her video at the bottom of this page! You have to see her in person to take in her beauty. Pictures just aren't going to do this girl any justice. I named her Pantira because she reminds me of a black panther. 

6/12 Volunteer Update:
 I just had to come in here to write an update about Pantira... I visited the shelter yesterday and for the first time went into the cat room. I had my eye on a few cats I wanted to say hello to... but Pantira made sure to catch me first! She reached out and literally grabbed the back of my shirt with her paw just as I was about to walk by her, as if she was saying, "Me me me! Pet me!" And so of course I did and she was the most affectionate, purring kitty I met out of all of them. And such beautiful eyes, too! Whoever adopts this one will be very lucky to have her.

6/24 Volunteer update
This cat is the new love of my life. She is the most spectacular lap cat on the planet. This is the kind of cat who turns a non-cat person into a cat person.

According to the Cat Fancier's Association, www.cfa.org, the Manx cat is believed to have originated hundreds of years ago on the Isle of Man, off the coast of England. Since many trade ships docked on the Isle, and all had ship cats, it is hard to tell just what the parent cat really was. Obviously, both longhair and shorthair were represented in the original mutation. Many longhairs were seen on the Isle along with the shorthairs. Records have been found on the Isle of Man that describe the cat as a mutation of the island’s domestic cats. It is believed that the island cats were involved, however, did some of the island cats come off the ships? We will never really know. The Manx is a very playful cat as a rule. They can jump higher than anyone could imagine, and it is not unusual to find them perching on the highest point in any room. They have extremely powerful hind quarters. It has been stated by one Manx owner that “Manx are the feline sport cars of the car world with their acceleration and quick turns.” Manx exhibit many dog-like characteristics such as retrieving and burying their toys. For more information on cat breeds visit www.cfainc.org.