Scottish Fold

- Size
- medium
- Weight
- 4–6 kg, males2.7–4 kg, females
- Lifespan
- 11–15 years
- Group
- Apartment friendlyCalm
An editorial estimate, not a measurement.
Suits. Мягкий характер, тихая кошка для дома.
Be aware. Сложенные уши — следствие мутации хряща, у части кошек болят суставы. Вязать двух вислоухих нельзя.
Temperament
Спокойная, привязчивая, негромкая кошка. Хорошо переносит переезды и перемены, уживается с детьми и другими животными. Часто сидит в характерной позе «столбиком».
Care
Уход за шерстью обычный. Но у породы есть особенность, о которой нужно знать до покупки: сложенные уши — следствие мутации хряща, и та же мутация затрагивает суставы. У части кошек развивается остеохондродисплазия — болезненное поражение суставов конечностей и хвоста. Вязка двух вислоухих запрещена правилами всех федераций именно поэтому. Если котёнок скован в движениях или у него утолщён хвост — нужен ветеринарный врач.
Origin
Порода началась в 1961 году с кошки Сьюзи с шотландской фермы, у которой уши были сложены вперёд. Все современные вислоухие — её потомки.
What to watch in this breed
Breed predispositions are not a diagnosis and not a sentence. They are what occurs in this breed more often than in others, and what is worth knowing in advance.
- Watch firstOsteochondrodysplasia
- The same mutation that gives the folded ears changes cartilage throughout the body. Watch the gait: short stiff legs, a thick immobile tail, reluctance to jump, lameness. It cannot be cured and it can be painful — with these signs the answer is a vet and pain relief, not waiting.
- Keep in mindHypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- The commonest heart disease in cats and the main cause of sudden death. It gives no signs for a long time; the first may be fast breathing at rest or the hind legs suddenly giving out. In this breed heart scans are done on schedule — ask your vet from what age.
- OccursPolycystic kidney disease
- Cysts in the kidneys that grow silently for years. The first signs are late: the cat drinks and urinates a lot, loses weight. Found by ultrasound and a genetic test — ask the breeder whether the parents were tested.
A predisposition means a probability, not a disease. Most animals of these breeds live their lives without any of it. We do not diagnose: the list is here so you know what to ask your vet at a routine check-up and which signs not to write off as old age.
Weight and lifespan are a guide for the breed, not a standard for your animal. Actual figures depend on the line, care and health.
Where to get one: Scottish Fold breeders
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Record from open sources; we have not confirmed it by phone.
Record from open sources; we have not confirmed it by phone.
Record from open sources; we have not confirmed it by phone.
Record from open sources; we have not confirmed it by phone.
Record from open sources; we have not confirmed it by phone.
Record from open sources; we have not confirmed it by phone.
Record from open sources; we have not confirmed it by phone.
Record from open sources; we have not confirmed it by phone.
Record from open sources; we have not confirmed it by phone.
Record from open sources; we have not confirmed it by phone.
Record from open sources; we have not confirmed it by phone.