Cats With Folded Ears
If you want to understand what your cat is thinking and feeling start with its ears.
Cats with folded ears. The only widely recognised fold-eared cat is the Scottish Fold and its longhaired version the Highland Fold Coupari. The Scottish Fold is the most well-known folded ear cat. Some feline ear abnormalities are genetically transferred from parents to offspring.
This bizarre condition is not often associated with hearing loss. Folded ear cats were originally called as lop-eared named after the lop-eared rabbit. People usually buy this cat strictly because of their beautiful ears.
This is a very special and unique breed of cat. Cats with folded ears have been reported in the Hebrides Germany and Belgium but were apparently regarded as no more than isolated curiosities and not bred. These have ears which form a.
If a cat has one ear folded or down its feeling confused and unsure of what to make of its situation. Although the cat breed standard only allows show cats to have straight ears which stand up erect some Oriental cats have lower ears which may even fold over at the tips. Even though the Scottish Fold is known for its folded ears their kittens are born with straight ears.
A cat that has two copies of the gene is said to be homozygous. That is if two Scottish Fold cats with folded ears are mated. Their ears will fold at three to four weeks.
The cat most well-known for folded ears is the Scottish Fold which originated in Scotland in the 1960s. These cats are not bred due to ethical concerns. 1 This gives them a very cute appearance that most people love.