Cats With Down Syndrome Adoption

With humans having 23 chromosome cats only have 19.

Cats with down syndrome adoption. Then they discovered that his leaking problem was related to the chromosomal anomaly which some compared to Downs syndrome in humans. The reason cats cannot have Down syndrome is because they dont have chromosome 21. In people Down syndrome causes mild to moderate mental disabilities.

Treatment of cats with Down Syndrome-like symptoms. In fact cats can and often have genetic disorders 2. Their eyes look somehow crossed far apart or otherwise misaligned or they may seem clumsy while walking as if they have motor dysfunction issues.

The truth about cats with Down syndrome. Feed them more natural foods or a multivitamin diet. Many children have been placed into families as a result of the awareness of the great need for adoptive families willing to make a precious child with Down syndrome part of their family.

Cats with learning problems need extra attention as well. This means that Cats dont have 21 st chromosome trisomy but there have been cases of cats having defects at birth that resemble the symptoms of Downs syndrome in humans. So technically speaking there is no such thing as feline Down Syndrome.

SPECIAL NEEDS CATS KITTENS. Cats have solely 19 pairs of chromosomes which means that its technically unattainable for down syndrome cats to exist. Even so there appears to be something about humans that makes Down syndrome possible because dogs have more than 21 chromosomes and some have an extra 21 st chromosome yet they dont seem to exhibit signs of the condition either.

Our dedicated team of fosters and rescuers work hard to give these special cases a second. Even though Down Syndrome cats are non-existent the misconception that cats may have Down Syndrome can still be traced to the physical and behavioral traits they have that are normally linked to Down Syndrome symptoms. In simpler words cats do not carry enough chromosomes in their genetics for a case of Down Syndrome to occur in them.