Cats With Folded Ears
Drooping ears are most commonly due to hematoma low potassium or dehydration.
Cats with folded ears. Even though the Scottish Fold is known for its folded ears their kittens are born with straight ears. Some of the various names of folded ear cats are Highland Fold Scottish Fold and the Coupari. People usually buy this cat strictly because of their beautiful ears.
Their ears will fold at three to four weeks. A cat that has two copies of the gene is said to be homozygous. There is one exception.
If a cat has one ear folded or down its feeling confused and unsure of what to make of its situation. In this case all the kittens will develop folded ears but may also have serious defects and health issues such as skeleton problems. The Scottish Fold is a breed of domestic cat with a natural dominant-gene mutation that affects cartilage throughout the body causing the ears to fold bending forward and down towards the front of the head which gives the cat what is often described as an owl-like appearance.
Different cat registries have named the folded ear cat differently. It is of vital importance that a cat with folded ears is only mated with a cat with normal ears. This gives them a big floppy look.
This bizarre condition is not often associated with hearing loss. This breed has the smallest ears of any domestic cat breed that exists today. Scottish Fold cats have really small ears that bend forward and down towards the front of their head with rounded ear tips.
This breed of cat was named Scottish Folded in the year 1966. The only widely recognised fold-eared cat is the Scottish Fold and its longhaired version the Highland Fold Coupari. By 11 to 12 weeks breeders will know for sure if the Scottish Folds quality is a pet breeder or show cat with only cats with folded ears allowed in.