Scottish folded ear cat
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Chinese scientific name: Scottish folded ear cat
Alias: Folded ear cat
Country of Origin: Scotland
Body type: Medium
Weight: 2.4-6kg
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Overall: The Scottish Fold-Eared Cat is a cat breed that has a genetic mutation in the ear. Since this cat breed was first discovered in Scotland, it is named after where it was found and its physical characteristics. This cat has a fold in the cartilage part, which bends the ears forward and points forward to the front of the head. Because of this, this cat suffers from congenital orthopedic diseases and often uses a sitting and standing position to relieve pain. Medium-sized, round, medium-sized bones, muscular. Females are smaller than males. The limbs are short, stout, fat and rounded. Weight 2.5 to 6 kg.
Color: Recognized except for chocolate, lilac, Himalayan cat coat spots, or combinations of the various coat colors described above.
Head: rounded, bulging forehead. Cheeks are round. It looks like a gentle curve on the side. Male cats have more meat, and adult male cats are allowed to have double chins.
Eyes: The eyes are large and round, the color is based on the color of the coat, and the spacing is quite large. The color and the coat echo. The neck is short and muscular.
Ears: The ears are folded forward, widely spaced, and the tips of the ears are curved. The ears are medium in size and fold forward like a hat, making the head look more rounded.
Nose: The nose is wide and short. Slight nasal disruption is acceptable. The snout is slightly rounded. The bristle pad is rounded. Solid chin.
Tail: Not more than 2/3 of the length. The base is thick and tapers toward the tip of the tail, and finally the tip of the tail is closed into a circle. Very soft and flexible.
Neck: The neck is not too long, but the muscles are strong and the hair is longer than the rest of the body.
Introduction to the breed of the Scottish folded-eared cat
The Scottish Fold-Eared Cat has attracted a lot of interest because of its cute and charming appearance, but comically, they were more common abroad at the time than in their native Scotland, England, and since the breed was not yet recognized by the Cat Management Board at that time, British breeders were hardly interested in it. The breed was accepted for registration in the United States in 1973 and recognized by the British Cats Association in 1984, 11 years later than in the United States. Susie, who suddenly gave birth to the folded-ear kitten, is the earliest origin of the Scottish fold-eared cat. However, this kind of down-folded ear is really a rare mutation. It was precisely because of the occurrence of deformed cats in the past that breeding was banned in the Uk for a period of time. After careful crossbreeding by the breeders, healthy kittens were finally bred, and in 1978 they won the CFA (American Cat Lovers Association) championship.
Scottish folded-eared cats are not born with their ears folded. About three to four weeks old, their ears begin to fold down... Or just don't fold it at all! It is not until the kittens are 11 to 12 weeks old that the breeder can roughly judge their appearance (pet, breeding or racing). Currently, only cats with folded ears can participate in the competition, of course, every breeder wants to breed a cat that can participate in the competition. But the value of the folded-eared cat in the breeding process is priceless.
The developmental origins of the Scottish folded-eared cat
It is said that in 1961, a female cat in a Shepherd's house in Scotland gave birth to a litter of kittens, including a strange kitten with a white coat, tight ears and an owl-like face, because of its origin close to Cooper Angus in Scotland, and since then, this breed has been named "Scottish Folded Ear Cat" according to the place of birth and the phenomenon of ear folding. The original cat was named SUSIE, the ancestor of the Scottish folded-eared cat, and later SUSIE gave birth to another white folded-eared cat. At this point, the shepherd's neighbor, a shepherd named William Ross, noticed that SUSIE had a unique ear. So he decided to work with his wife, Mary, to experiment with this kitten to breed a new breed with folded ears.
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