The breeding process of folded-eared cats:

1. Mating with distant bloodlines

Folded-eared cats must find cats with distant bloodlines for breeding. , the breeds that can be crossed include British shorthair cats and American shorthair cats. When mating with other breeds, it is easy to produce cats with deformed bones. Remember not to mate with flat-nosed cats (Garfield, Persian), otherwise there is a high chance of a crooked mouth or face.

2. Distinguish between breeds

There are two types of folded-eared cats, one with folded ears and the other with erect ears (folded ears standing). It is generally difficult for inexperienced breeders to distinguish them. The difference between folded ears and purebred short hair cats. If a Fold-eared cat is bred with a Fold-eared cat, once the mating is successful, the consequences will be serious, and all the defective genes will burst out.

3. Mating with normal breeds

Only the CFA in the United States still recognizes Scottish fold cats, but the only breeding method allowed is to use hybrid fold cats with normal cats (usually a British shorthair cat), the offspring has a 50% probability of being a heterozygous folded-eared cat, and a 50% probability of being a normal erect-eared cat. In recent years, studies have shown that heterozygous folded-eared cats will also suffer from osteochondrodysplasia, and even the offspring of cats with erect ears may still carry the defective gene. Therefore, more and more veterinarians and breeders believe that the breeding of folded-eared cats should be completely stopped. Breed.

Defects of Fold-eared cats

Folded-eared cats have a hereditary bone disease: chondroosseous dysplasia; all folded-eared cats will have this disease. This is the result of a genetic defect. Some studies have shown that the gene that causes folded ears and achondroplasia is the same (F gene), which means that folded ears carrying this gene will have osteochondrodysplasia (OCD). , the only difference is the severity of the symptoms.