Scottish Fold has a fold in the cartilage that bends the ears forward and toward the front of the head. Because of this, this cat is born with orthopedic disease and often uses a sitting position to relieve pain. In addition, what other common diseases do Scottish Fold cats have?

Scottish Fold

Congenital orthopedic disease should be vigilant if it appears. Cats with the disease will show indifference to activities at the beginning, and then they will have obstacles in their movements. The obvious symptoms include:

1. The tail is stubby, stiff and cannot be bent. Some sick cats have tails that cannot be bent. swinging.

2. The hind limbs are too short with unusual curvature, growth or mass.

3. The joints of the limbs are swollen, and the toes are also deformed due to the swelling of the joints.

4. The soles of the hind feet are abnormally thick. If you observe carefully, when the cat sits upright, the pillow flesh of the hind feet cannot touch the ground.

5. The toenails grow abnormally, and the pads will be thicker than normal cats.

6. The forelimbs of the folded cat will also have similar symptoms, but the affection is lighter than that of the hind limbs, and they will habitually lift their feet.

Other Common Diseases

In addition to hereditary skeletal diseases, fold cats also have the following diseases commonly found in them:

1. Respiratory system problems

The genes of skeletal disease not only affect the bones of hands and feet, but also affect the abnormal development of cartilage tissue in other parts of the body. More common is the narrowing of the breathing tube, which causes poor breathing. In severe cases, surgery is required to widen the breathing tube. In addition, there will be a problem of nosebleeds, but the cause is still unknown and there is no cure.

2. Weak constitution

There have been cases where the cat's body shape and weight are only two-thirds of that of a normal cat, and it has also been infected with feline plague, skin diseases, allergies and other diseases.

3. Heart disease

Cardiac hypertrophy is also common in folded-ear cats, but it is generally difficult to detect until symptoms appear, which are life-threatening, and cats need to control their diets and lifelong medication.