Cats born with folded ears may not necessarily have folded ears. Cats with folded ears usually have erect ears when they are born. It usually takes a month for the folded ears to change, and not all cats will show this. Folded ears. If a fold-eared cat and an erect-eared cat mate, the offspring will also be a erect-eared cat.

Folded ears are a manifestation of a genetic mutation, so cats with folded or erect ears may give birth to cats with folded ears, and cats born to folded ears may not necessarily all have folded ears.

The reasons why it is not recommended to breed folded-eared cats

1. Folded-eared cats are not naturally bred cat breeds, but are artificially bred. They will carry hereditary bone diseases. Because of the congenital defect, the ears of folded-eared cats cannot stand up normally. Usually not all cats in a litter will have folded ears, so the non-folded cats will be eliminated.

2. The life of a cat with folded ears is very painful. Once a cat with folded ears becomes ill, it will show lifelong cartilage, spine and other diseases, as well as the risk of sudden death. They will live with the pain for the rest of their lives.