What are the common diseases of folded-eared cats? It is very important to keep abreast of prevention! Folded-eared cats are cute and docile, and are deeply loved by everyone. However, due to congenital genetic reasons, the fold cat has a high risk of disease, and the severity of symptoms and the age of onset vary from cat to cat. Any pet has congenital common diseases and physical defects, this is inevitable. Cats can’t speak well, even if they are sick, they can’t seek medical treatment. Therefore, parents who raise cats with folded ears must know the relevant knowledge and pay more attention to it!
Do not think that the sitting posture of the folded cat is very cute like a human, in fact it is Due to the stiffness of their hind limbs, or pain in flexion, they need to be alerted. Cats with the disease will appear inactive at the beginning, and then they will have obstacles in their movements. The obvious symptoms include:
1. The tail is stubby, stiff and cannot be flexed. , Some sick cats can’t swing their tails.
2. The hind limbs are too short with unusual curvature, growth or mass.
3. The joints of the limbs are swollen, and the toes are also deformed due to the swelling of the joints.
4. The hind paws are abnormally thick. If you observe carefully, when the cat sits upright, the pillow flesh of the hind paws cannot touch the ground.
5. The toenails grow abnormally, and the pads will be thicker than normal cats.
6. The forelimbs of the fold-ear cat will also have similar symptoms, but their affection is lighter than that of the hind limbs, and they will habitually lift their feet.
Other common diseases
In addition to hereditary skeletal diseases, fold cats are The following diseases are also common in them:
1. Respiratory problems
Genetic effects of bone lesions In addition to the bones of the hands and feet, it will also affect the abnormal development of cartilage tissue in other parts of the body. More common is the narrowing of the breathing tube, which causes poor breathing. In severe cases, surgery is required to widen the breathing tube. In addition, there will be a problem of nosebleeds, but the cause is still unknown and there is no cure.
2. Weak constitution
There have been cases where the cat’s body shape and weight are only three times that of a normal cat Second, he has been infected with cat plague, skin diseases, allergies and other diseases.
3. Heart disease
Cardiac hypertrophy is also common in folded-ear cats, but it is generally difficult to detect until symptoms appear. Life-threatening, cats need to control their diet and take medicine for life.
