| The Scottish Fold cat is a breed with naturally | | | | your family and lifestyle. |
| occurring mutation to its ears. The ear cartilage | | | | Appearance Descriptiono All aspects of the Scottish |
| contains a fold so the ears bend forward and down | | | | Fold are round with the head appearing even rounder |
| towards the front of the head. | | | | because of the caplike fit of the forward-folding |
| The original Scottish Fold was a long-haired, white | | | | earso The tips of the ears are gently roundedo The |
| barn cat named Susie who was found at a farm near | | | | neck is short and blends into a round, well-padded |
| Coupar Angus in Perthshire, Scottland in 1961. When | | | | bodyo The cat stands firmly on strong legs with a |
| Susie had kittens, two of them were born with | | | | wide stanceo Chest is deepo The body is the same |
| folded ears. One of these was acquired by William | | | | width from shoulder to hipso The legs are straight |
| Ross, a neighbor farmer and cat fancier. Ross | | | | and strongo Rounded pawso Sweet, open |
| registered the breed with the Governing Council of | | | | expression on the Fold's faceo Eyes are large and |
| the Cat Fancy in Great Britain and started to raise | | | | roundo Not all kittens will grow up with folded ears, |
| Scottish Fold kittens with the help of his partner, Pat | | | | there are a straight-eared varietyo Chubby body |
| Turner, a geneticist. Their breeding program produced | | | | The following personality description is offered to |
| 76 kittens in the first three years. 42 of these had | | | | help you decide if the Scottish Fold is right for you, |
| folded ears and 34 had straight ears. They concluded | | | | your family and lifestyle. |
| that the ear mutation is due to a simple dominant | | | | Personality Descriptiono Playful, friendly companion |
| gene. If one parent provides the gene for straight | | | | that thrives on attention and loveo Never haughty or |
| ears, and one parent provides the gene for folded | | | | standoffisho Sometimes reserved and careful how it |
| ears, the kittens will be Folds. | | | | shares its loveo Enjoys the company of humans and |
| The Scottish Folds were imported to the United | | | | will bond with all family memberso Does not take to |
| States and the breed continued to be established | | | | rough handling or rude remarks about the unusual |
| using crosses with British Shorthair and the American | | | | earso Can adapt well to other family petso |
| Shorthair. | | | | Adventurous |
| There is one medical problem that has been found to | | | | Grooming Tipso Long hair variety will obviously |
| be related to Scottish Fold breeding. If both parents | | | | require more groomingo Ear cleaningo Nail clipping |
| have folded ears, their kittens will be very likely to | | | | Follow the link in the resource box of this article to |
| develop a painful degenerative joint disease that | | | | find pictures and more information about many |
| fuses the tail, ankles and knees. | | | | different breeds of cats. |
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| help you decide if the Scottish Fold is right for you, | | | | |