Editing Manx cat (section)

===Body and legs===
Manx are medium-sized cats, broad-chested with sloping shoulders and flat sides, and in show condition are firmly muscular and lean, neither bulky nor fatty.<ref name="Lane" /> Lane reported the original, native breed as ranging typically from ten to twelve pounds for males and eight to ten pounds for females, with many smaller examples but only rare ones larger.<ref name="Lane" /> The hind legs of Manx are notably longer than the fore legs,<ref name="Barton" /><ref name="Lane" /> causing the rump to be higher than the shoulder and creating a continuous arch from shoulders to rump giving the cat an overall rounded or humped appearance,<ref name="CFA Manx"/> though the breed is comparatively long<ref name="Lane" /> when stretched out. The fore legs are strong and straight.<ref name="Lane" /> The shape is often described as [[rabbit]]-like.<ref name="Barton" /><ref name="Train" />