Siamese cats have folded ears? What kind of Siamese cats do you have? Normally, Siamese cats (details Introduction) It’s okay to raise it, or just an ordinary Siamese cat. Whether it’s a Siamese fold-ear cat or not, it’s not very good, because the fold-ear cat is originally a genetically defective catbreed, It's just that the ears of the folded cat are drooping, which makes people feel very cute, which will make the market of the folded cat bigger and bigger.
Of course Siamese cats have folded ears, but like folded cats, they also have genetic problems. Maybe many parents don't know how serious this genetic problem is, so it starts with why the ears of the folded cat are drooping.
The folded cat's ears are drooping because it has a gene that prevents its ear cartilage from developing normally and cannot stand up like other cats. Since it is caused by genes , it means that it is born, it cannot be completely cured at all, it can only be relieved. There is a gene called FD in the cat's body. The function of this gene is to determine the state of the cat's ears, and it is also related to cartilage development. If it is a dominant gene, then the cat's cartilage will grow abnormally. The most obvious manifestation is that the cat's ears are drooping. If the cats are all recessive genes, then this gene belongs to FDFD. And the treatment takes a lot of time, money and energy.
Siamese cats with folded ears may not feel any abnormality when they are young and young, but some cats have already started to get sick in a few months, but When the cat is old, the genetic problems of the fold-ear cat will appear. From the beginning, it will not like to exercise, and finally it will gradually show a decline in the ability to bounce, swelling and pain in the joints of the hind limbs, the claws can not be contracted normally, and the base of the tail is abnormal. Bend fixed, can not move and so on. Cats can also be extremely distressed. Therefore, boycott folded-eared cats. If there is no market, the breeding of folded-eared cats will naturally decrease.
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