Fold-eared cats look chubby and cute, and their personalities are as sweet as honey, which makes people fall in love with them once they own them. But fate still plays tricks on folded-eared cats. For example, some folded-eared cats have genetic diseases, so they can only use medicine to relieve their condition, which can help reduce the pain and slow down the deterioration of folded-eared cats. It must be very heartbreaking for the friends who keep them. Regarding What should I do if a cat with folded ears gets sick? What are the common diseases of cats with folded ears and their preventive measures? Let’s take a look with the editor below!

What should I do if a cat with folded ears gets sick?

Cats with folded ears are born with a hereditary bone disease, that is, abnormal cartilage-ossification development. All cats with folded ears have a chance of developing some degree of bone and joint disease. This is a typical genetic disease of folded-eared cats. It starts with bone hyperplasia, then bone spurs, and finally paralysis. For this kind of genetic disease, it is generally not discovered until the cat shows symptoms. There is no way to cure it, and most of the conditions will continue to get worse. At present, veterinarians can only use drugs to soothe the condition, help cats reduce pain and slow down the deterioration. Cats also have to spend their lives in pain and taking medicine. In some severely ill cats, bone lesions will slowly spread to the spine, paralyzing the cat and causing great pain. When the cat cannot bear the pain, the owner must endure the pain and let the cat euthanize.

Common diseases of folded-eared cats:

1. Respiratory system problems

In addition to affecting the bones of the hands and feet, the genes for bone disease can also affect the abnormal development of cartilage tissue in other parts of the body. The more common problem is that the respiratory tract is narrowed, causing difficulty in breathing. In severe cases, surgery is required to widen the respiratory tract. There is also the problem of nosebleeds, but the cause is currently unknown and there is no treatment.

2. Weak physique

There have been cases of cats whose body shape and weight were only two-thirds of normal cats, and they were even infected with feline distemper, skin diseases, allergies and other diseases.

3.Heart disease

Cardiac hypertrophy is also common in cats with folded ears, but it is generally difficult to detect until symptoms appear. It is life-threatening, and cats need to control their diet and take medication for life.