Fold cats have folded ears because they are genetically engineered for a genetic disorder called achondroplasia, which usually occurs between two months and six months, although some don't start showing symptoms of achondroplasia until after one year of age .

The initial manifestation of the fold cat is a dislike of activity at first, and then a slow movement.

Many people think that fold cats are cute when they sit like people. In fact, this is because their hind limbs are stiff, or they feel pain when flexing, and this action occurs.

There are also some lazy and soft postures, which are also due to abnormal bones and joints in the hind limbs of the folded cat, the feet are bent and deformed, and the tail is thick and hard, and cannot swing freely. There is no cure for these achondroplasia symptoms, and symptoms can even continue to get worse. Since this disease is caused by the genetic disease of the folded cat itself, there is currently no cure, and it is also a disease that almost all folded cats must face.

Chondrodysplasia is very painful for folded cats, so if your folded cat is sick, you must pay more attention to take care of it, give it more care, and relieve its pain.

Whether or not the fold-ear cat develops is related to genes. Not all fold cats will have achondroplasia, but all fold cats are at risk of developing it. The onset time is related to individual differences. Most cats start after one year of age, even Symptoms begin between 2 and 6 months.

Because achondroplasia is a genetic disease that cannot be prevented or cured. There are currently only medications available to relieve the disease, help cats reduce pain and slow down the rate of deterioration.

During the onset of fold-ear cats, bone hyperplasia usually occurs first, followed by bone spurs, and finally leads to paralysis.

After the fold-ear cat becomes sick, it will become inactive at the initial stage, and then will have movement disorders, The symptoms are as follows:

1. The tail is stubby and stiff, and some sick cats cannot swing their tails.

2. The joints of the limbs are swollen, and the toes are also deformed due to the swelling of the joints.

3. The soles of the feet are abnormally hypertrophic, the hind limbs are too short, there are abnormal curvatures, and there are vegetations or masses.

4. Similar symptoms will also appear in the front limbs of the folded cat, but the hind limbs are generally more serious.

Finally, remind everyone not to blindly supplement calcium for folded cats, because calcium supplementation will accelerate the calcification of rickets and increase the risk of genetic diseases.