The Scottish Fold is a distinctive breed of domestic cat characterised by a natural dominant gene mutation associated with osteochondrodysplasia.
Scottish Fold cat breed
The Scottish Fold is a medium-sized cat with medium sized boning. She is a very round looking cat.
Scottish Fold as we know her today was first born in 1961 in Pertshire, Scotland. There, a kitten with folded ears was discovered in a litter of otherwise normal eared kittens. This kitten, named Susie, was then bred to domestic cats and British Shorthair cats to establish the folded ear.
Lifespan: 11- 15yrs
Weight : 2.5 to 6 Kg.
Colors : They come in a variety of colours and patterns.
White, Blue, Cream, Red, Silver, Cameo, Brown, Bluecream, Tortoiseshell, Black
The tail of the Scottish Fold must be handled gently. Some of these cats are known to develop stiffness in the tail that can cause pain if mishandled.
The Scottish Fold is difficult to breed. The folded ear cat must not be bred to another folded ear cat. Allowable outcrosses, in addition to a straight-eared cat, are the American Shorthair and British Shorthair. If two folded eared cats are bred to each other, the resulting kittens can be impaired to the extent of having difficulty walking. Even with this outcross, Scottish Folds tend to have small litters and not all of these kittens have folded ears.
