Max is an 11 year old, bob-tailed cat. Nothing "happened" to her tail; she just never had one. Actually, her name should be "Maxine" because she's a female. When I was 14, Runt, the cat I had at the time, was run over. So while I was at school a couple of weeks later, my mom went to get a new kitten. She came home with 2 little kittens who were supposed to be male. Wrong! Sam had 7 kittens and Max had 4. Max came to live with us at the same time as Jesse and Ashley, when my parents sold their house.