Fold-eared cats are known as the “cutest cats” in the cat world. It has folded ears that are different from ordinary cats. The entire cat's face is rounder, like a ball, and looks cuter and more charming. Especially the folded-eared cats that ha...
Fold-eared cats are known as the “cutest cats” in the cat world. It has folded ears that are different from ordinary cats. The entire cat's face is rounder, like a ball, and looks cuter and more charming. Especially the folded-eared cats that have gained weight, every move exudes a "cute" atmosphere, which makes people fall in love with them.
For many cat owners, fold-eared cats are their first choice. Because everyone doesn't know that under the cute appearance of fold-eared cats, there is actually a "bitter" side hidden. Fold-eared cats may suffer from the disease from the moment they are born, and once they become ill, they will suffer for life.
Cute Cat received a case shared by a netizen: the cat at home was a British short-haired female cat. Because she did not understand "fold-eared cats", she accidentally bred the female cat at home with a male cat with folded ears, and finally gave birth to three kittens.
Since the kittens were born, many cat lovers have come here because pet owners are worried that there are too many cats at home and they cannot feed them. In the end, she gave the two kittens to two friends for free. A kitten comes down to accompany its mother cat. Originally, it was a good thing that the kitten successfully found a cat who loved it, but what I didn't expect was...
Because the cat's father is a cat with folded ears, one of the three kittens also has folded ears, and was brought to a new home when he was two months old. My friend didn’t hate fold-eared cats at first. He even picked out a small fold-eared cat when he was holding the cat. He thought the kitten was very cute.
Although the kitten is now healthy, my friend still insists on sending the cat back. Facing what this friend did, the pet owner felt very uncomfortable! She took the cat home without a second thought. She obviously begged her to take the cat home, but after raising it for half a year, she insisted on sending the cat back. This made netizens very depressed.
I don’t know how much you know about “fold-eared cats”, let’s find out together!
1. About folded-eared cats.
After the onset of the disease, cats with folded ears will develop severe bone diseases, joint deformities, difficulty walking, and even paralysis in severe cases. Many cat owners cannot bear to see their cats get sick, and eventually take the cats to the hospital for euthanasia. This is actually a very worrying choice!
2. Don’t panic about raising a “fold-eared cat”.
The "case" of folded-eared cats will make many cat owners who have raised folded-eared cats very anxious. They are always worried that their cat will get sick! But strictly speaking, none of the folded-eared cats seen on the market has pure folded-eared blood, and most of them have "string-folded ears." Therefore, it is possible for cats to get sick.
For example:
raised two "sick" fold-eared cats, and the offspring's disease rate was 100%.
When two healthy fold-eared cats were raised, the offspring's disease rate was 25%.
If you breed one diseased and one healthy folded ear, the incidence rate of the offspring will be 50%. If a healthy folded-eared cat mates with an erect-eared cat, the incidence rate is 0 (possibly due to genetic mutation)
Of course, the above situations are all under the condition of excluding inbreeding. Another point is that "as long as the cat has the folded-eared gene, it is possible to get the disease." This is just a matter of probability.
3. It is not recommended to raise a cat with folded ears.
Although folded-eared cats look cute, their genetic defects have become fatal risks. If you have a folded-eared cat at home, even if the cat is healthy, it will always make you uneasy and worry that the cat will get sick one day.
Finally, the cute cat suggested to the man who raised a "fold-eared cat" at home that he should start well and end well. Since raising it is a fate kept in the dark, and "folded ear string" has a chance of not getting sick, don't always scare yourself and take good care of your cat, it will accompany you a long way!
