Ragdoll (Ragdoll) is a relatively late strain that originated in the 1960s and was bred by Ms. Ann Baker from California, USA. create. All current Ragdoll cats can be traced back to a white long-haired female cat named Josephine. Ragdoll cats have well-proportioned limbs, thick bones, and medium-length coats. The whole body is particularly slack and soft, like a soft puppet, hence the name Ragdoll cat. Such a cute puppet cat, the editor will also popularize the genetic knowledge of the puppet cat in terms of its coat color, flower color and genetic disease.

Ragdoll cat genetic disease:

1. There is a genetic disease that is prone to occur in the Ragdoll cat population, which is HCM cardiac hypertrophy. The disease is more common in inbred ragdoll cats. CutieDolls Ragdoll Cat House has always adopted strict screening for breeding cats, and eliminated the diseased gene through DNA testing, thus fundamentally eliminating the existence of this disease.

2. Even if there is no possibility of hereditary disease, please don't let down your vigilance. Please vaccinate the ragdoll cat with cat plague vaccine, rabies vaccine and deworming work inside and outside to ensure small Ragdoll cats grow up healthily. For young ragdoll cats, please pay special attention to keeping warm, especially after bathing, please dry thoroughly. Colds can be mild or severe for young ragdoll cats.

Symptoms of hereditary disease in Ragdoll cats:

Once hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, Ragdoll cats may die from sudden heart failure, blood clots, and pulmonary edema are also common One of the complications is that many ragdoll cats even need to go to the hospital regularly for pleural effusion, and some will be paralyzed due to thrombosis. Cats with mild lesions may not have any clinical symptoms at first, but as the course of the disease prolongs, ragdoll cats will appear Symptoms of increased breathing rate, weakness, exercise intolerance, tachycardia and even difficulty breathing and fainting. Most of the illnesses are due to dyspnea or acute hindlimb paralysis. At this time, the hypertrophic heart disease has reached a moderate or even severe condition, and the ragdoll may die suddenly.

The incidence of genetic diseases in Ragdoll cats:

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

Treatment of hereditary diseases in Ragdoll cats:

Strictly speaking, Ragdoll cats who carry the pathogenic gene Y/HCM1 but have not yet developed the disease cannot be regarded as sick cats. It is a pity that even if the disease occurs, there is no treatment for the disease at the current medical level in the world, nor is there any way to restore hypertrophic cardiomyopathy to normal, and it is impossible to prevent its development. Genetic diseases are terrible because they cannot be cured. Perhaps the pain of the disease can be controlled through drugs and other means, and the development of the disease can be slowed down.