What are the genetic diseases of Ragdoll cats? Ragdoll cats are bred from a relatively ancient cat. There is a disease that is particularly easy to inherit in the Ragdoll cat population. The name of the disease is HCM cardiac hypertrophy.

Ragdoll cat genetic diseases:

1. There is a genetic disease that is prone to occur in the Ragdoll cat population, which is HCM cardiac hypertrophy. This disease is more likely to occur in inbred Ragdoll cats. CutieDolls Ragdoll Cattery has always adopted strict screening of breeding cats and eliminated disease genes through DNA testing, thereby fundamentally eliminating the existence of this disease.

2. Even if there is no possibility of genetic diseases, owners are advised not to relax their vigilance. Please vaccinate Ragdoll cats with feline distemper vaccine, rabies vaccine and deworm internal and external bodies on time to ensure the health of the Ragdoll cats. growing up. For young Ragdoll cats, owners are asked to pay special attention to keeping warm, especially drying them thoroughly after bathing. Colds can be mild or severe for young Ragdoll cats.

Symptoms of genetic diseases in Ragdoll cats:

Once suffering from hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, Ragdoll cats are likely to die from sudden heart failure, thrombosis, and pulmonary edema are also common complications. Many Ragdoll cats even need to go to the hospital regularly to pump out pleural effusion, and some It can also become paralyzed due to blood clots. Cats with mild disease may not have any clinical symptoms at first. As the disease progresses, Ragdoll cats will develop accelerated respiratory rate, weakness, exercise intolerance, tachycardia, even dyspnea and fainting. symptoms. Most illnesses are caused by difficulty breathing or acute hind limb paralysis. At this time, hypertrophic heart disease has reached a moderate or even severe state, and the Ragdoll cat may die suddenly.

The incidence of genetic diseases in Ragdoll cats:

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy can appear at any age. The age at which clinical symptoms appear ranges from 6 months to 16 years old, with an average age of about 5 years. There are also ragdoll cats diagnosed with HCM clinically at 3 months old, but they are relatively rare. , the incidence rate of male Ragdoll cats is significantly higher than that of female Ragdoll cats, among which middle-aged male Ragdoll cats have the highest incidence rate.

What are the genetic diseases of Ragdoll cats and the treatment methods for genetic diseases of Ragdoll cats

Treatment of genetic diseases in Ragdoll cats:

Strictly speaking, Ragdoll cats that carry the disease-causing gene Y/HCM1 but have not yet become ill cannot be considered sick cats. Unfortunately, even if it does occur, there is no treatment for the disease based on the current world medical level. There is no way to restore hypertrophic cardiomyopathy to normal, and there is no way to prevent its development. legacyThe terrible thing about infectious diseases is that they cannot be cured. Perhaps drugs and other means can be used to control the pain of the disease and slow down the development of the disease.