An ideal fold cat is good except that the ears droop well , and most importantly its tail. The length of the cat's tail generally accounts for about 2/3 of the body, and it can bend freely, and the limbs must be flexible and must not feel rigid. Generally, those who do not meet the above characteristics are mostly the offspring of folded-eared cats and folded-eared cats. Scottish Folds Precautions for breeding, cat owners should take a look!

1. Health standards

In addition to the drooping ears of an ideal fold-ear cat, the most important thing is is its tail. The length of the cat's tail generally accounts for about 2/3 of the body, and it can bend freely, and the limbs must be flexible and must not feel rigid. Generally, those who do not meet the above characteristics are mostly the offspring of folded-eared cats and folded-eared cats.

The outline of the cat's face should be rounded. Adult male cats will have neck fat, large and round eyes, and a medium-length nose that feels broad. , The bite should be strong, the neck should not be too long to have a muscular feel, the body size should be medium in bone mass, and the muscles should be strong.

Also, folded cats cannot appear like Persian or Exotic Shorthair (details) The same short nose, although this kind of folded cat looks more cute, but it does not meet the standard, it is necessary to avoid mating with the above two kinds of cats.

2. Folded ears cannot be used with folded ears

As the saying goes, it's not that one family does not go into one house. Even experienced cat owners know that cats of the same breed can be bred, but folded-eared cats cannot be bred with folded-eared cats.

Because the folded ear itself comes from the disability gene, if two folded-ear cats are mated, it is often due to the increase of the disability gene. The probability of causing tail or limb disability, so this method of mating is strictly prohibited. Even some extremely professional breeders abroad will only try it after strictly referring to the pedigree registry. Therefore, for the health of the next generation of cats, it is safer to use folded-eared cats and vertical-eared cats for mating.

Since fold-eared cats are bred to mate with erect-eared cats, the resulting kittens are also folded-eared cats. There are also standing-eared kittens, but those kittens with standing-eared cats are also called folded-eared cats because they are bred from folded-eared cats. Although they are not allowed to participate in professional cat shows, they are ideal pets cats, or can continue to participate in the breeding of folds.

Although the international authoritative cat organization stipulates that only British Shorthair and American Shorthair Hair cats can be bred with fold-eared cats, but don't think that the fold-eared cat with erect ears is the American shorthair cat or the British shorthair cat (details), because, although the fold-eared cat has the American shorthair cat Hair or British Shorthair ancestry, but there is still a certain difference between the two, and has gradually acquired its own characteristics.

In addition, pet cat reminds everyone to pay attention to the fact that the folded cat is very It is not known whether it is a cat with folded ears or a cat with erect ears, and it usually takes 2-3 weeks to tell the difference.

3. Unstable ears

Friends who have raised or bred fold cats will encounter such a problem, that is, the ears of fold cats sometimes change. Generally, during pregnancy, breastfeeding or poor physical condition, the ears of folded cats will be erect to varying degrees. Although it sounds incredible, this is actually a very common phenomenon. The cause is difficult to explain, so I just tell everyone about this phenomenon here. Don't be too surprised if you encounter it.

4. Long-haired fold cat

In the impression of ordinary people, folded cats are all short-haired cats, but there are actually long-haired folded cats.

Some people may think that the longhaired fold is a cross between the fold and other long-haired breeds, but this view is wrong. Although long-haired fold-eared cats can be bred in this way, the real long-haired fold-eared cats are mutants of short-haired fold-eared cats and have nothing to do with other long-haired cats.