Scottish Fold
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The face of a Scottish fold is almost 'owl-like', with their large eyes and gently folded ears. The folds come in three degrees; single fold, double fold and triple fold.
Scottish Fold Cats
The Scottish Fold is considered one of the ten most popular cats in the United States. Deliberate crossing did not bring about the Scottish Fold. The first cat of the type appeared in a litter in Scotland in 1961.
Scottish Fold
Scottish Folds come in two types: folded ear and straight (normal) ear. The folded ear is produced by an incomplete dominant gene and is the result of a spontaneous mutation.
SCOTTISH FOLD
General
The Scottish Fold cat occurred as a spontaneous mutation in farm cats in Scotland. The breed has been established by crosses to British Shorthair and domestic cats in Scotland and England. In America, the outcross is ...
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Scottish Fold Cat Breed Introduction
The Scottish Fold is a relatively recent breed of cat known for distinctive folded ears.
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Scottish Fold Cat Breed Traits
The Scottish Fold's folded ears are produced by a dominant gene that affects the cartilage of the ears, causing the ears to fold forward and downward, giving the head a rounded appearance.
Scottish Fold Cats
Scottish Fold Cats are instantly recognizable. They are the cats with the folded ears.
Just the same as any other cats, the personalities of this breed vary from individual to individual.
Scottish Fold
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The Scottish Fold Cat is recognised by its unique ear shape, the cartilage of which contains a fold so the ears bend forward and down towards the front of their head.
Scottish Fold
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Scottish Fold Profile
The most striking characteristic of the Scottish Fold is its small ears, folded forward and downward, set in a cap-like fashion. As its name indicates, the breed is a native of Scotland.
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Physical Characteristics
Comes in two types: folded ear or straight ear
Comes in all colors possible
Ears folded forward and downward on the head
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Scottish Folds weigh between 2.5 - 6kgs.
Feeding
The Scottish Fold will require approximately 70 - 80 Kcals of food per kg of bodyweight per day. They may be prone to obesity and it is wise to keep an eye on the amount of food they consume.
The Scottish Fold is recognized by its medium-sized body and unusual ears, which fold forward and downward, and are quite small. The ears begin to fold when they are three weeks old, pricking up at sudden noises and then laying back to display anger.
The Scottish Fold cat is a relatively small cat however the strength of its body in general should be noted. Scottish Fold cats are known for their muscular neck and thighs, it also has a very legs.
Scottish Folds are especially peaceful, non-dominant, and friendly toward other cats and toward dogs. Gentle, very affectionate, loving, and very playful, they adore family life. They are discrete and have a soft voice.
Scottish Fold
Description / History
Over the last two decades the Scottish Fold has developed a look all its own...even though allowed outcrosses include American Shorthairs and British Shorthairs.
Scottish Fold :: Cat Breeds
The Confident Cat (Once known As The Lop-eared Cat). Folded ears ensure that this breed is immediately arresting, it also has a distinctive rounded look, with a short neck, round head, and compact body.
The Scottish Fold is recognized for Championship with CATZ Inc. as is its longhair counterpart, the Highland Fold.
Scottish Folds are intelligent, inquisitive, and are loyal to their family. They tend not to hide around the house or be shy, but rather they will always be around, even following you from room to room.
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Coat Type, Color & Grooming: Solid colors: Include black, white, orange, blue, and cream.
Bi-color: Predominantly white with patches of one other color.
Scottish Fold kittens are born with straight ears. At about three to four weeks of age, their ears fold... or they don't! It is usually around eleven to twelve weeks of age that the breeder can determine whether it is a fold or straight type.
The Scottish Fold
The first Scottish Fold was born in a litter in Scotland in 1961. Two years later the mother cat, Susie gave birth to 2 kittens with folded ears.
The Scottish Fold Longhair is known by four different monikers, depending on the association and area you live in. ACFA, AACE, and UFO refer to the breed as the Highland Fold.
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The Traditional Scottish Fold comes in both folded ears and straight ears and short and long hair. The use of Persians in early breedings helped establish the long hair gene. An incomplete dominant gene produces the folded ear.
Scottish Fold Cats
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Scottish Fold
The Scottish Fold is definitely a cat that has a look all of its own. In fact, with its tightly folded ears poking out from its flat, round head it looks as if this sweet-natured cat is 'wearing' a helmet! ...
SCOTTISH FOLD
The very unusual folded-forward ears of this breed originated from what is called a "spontaneous mutation" in a Scottish cat back in the early 1960s. Subsequent line-breeding was successful in reproducing the ear-folds.
Scottish Fold
The Scottish Fold is characterized by its distinctive ears, which are folded forward and down, and by its large, rounded eyes, which give it a sweet, wide-eyed expression. They are mellow and affectionate cats.
Scottish Fold Cat: A breed of cat with a natural mutation to its ears with the ear cartilage containing a fold so the ears bend forward and down towards the front of their head.
Scottish Fold: a solid cat with some resemblance to the British, distinguished by its ears, which fold forward and hug the head. Can be either long haired or short haired. The straight-eared litter-mates are Scottish Shorthairs.
Scottish Fold
The Scottish Fold is known by its unique ears, which are folded forward and down, and also by its big rounded eyes, which gives it a cutie-pie look. They are laid-back and loving cats.
Scottish Fold / Longhair Fold originated in Scotland in 1961. Medium sized with a round head, big round eyes, a broad nose & ...
Like the Scottish Folds, Curls are born with straight ears. Curls' ears begin to curl very tightly at three to five days, until at about six weeks they start gradually unfurling.
As in the Scottish Fold, the Foldex ears are due to a dominant gene, and only breeding a folded ear cat with a straight ear cat is of prime importance to assure healthy kittens.
ISFA: The International Scottish Fold Association, a breed club.
IW: International Winner, a title.
JBT: Japanese Bobtail, a breed.
LH: Longhair.
MC: Maine Coon.
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The ears are erect and open; curling away from the cat's face in a graceful arc as opposed to the Scottish Fold's which fold forward and downward. The ears give the breed an alert and happy appearance.
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