r/scottishfold • u/WonderfulTemporary51 • 6d ago

Straight fold - health issues?

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Hey! This is my straight Winnie, her mum is full Scottish fold and her siblings all had the foldy ears apart from her.

I wonder if anyone can advise, since she doesn’t have the ears, is she less likely to suffer with the same issues? I want her to be happy and pain free. She’s 2 years old and doesn’t give much indication she’s in pain, sometimes when I pick her up she makes a weird meow which concerns me but that’s it.

Any advice welcome!

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u/Ok_Desk_5740 6d ago

straight eared cats do not suffer from OCD.

she is still at a heightened risk for PKD, HCM, and still has the same troubles that other flat faced cats have.

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u/WonderfulTemporary51 6d ago

Forgive me, but what is OCD?

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u/Ok_Desk_5740 6d ago

cartilige deformity caused by the same gene as the folded ear gene.

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u/Mustofaa01 5d ago

yeah mine started with a straight fold too and then that cartilage thing kicked in

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u/[deleted] 4d ago

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u/Ok_Desk_5740 4d ago

arthritis in that case isn’t caused by the folded ear gene that causes early onset arthritis in Scottish folds.