Cats With Folded Ears
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.
Cats with folded ears. The Foldex cat also known as the Exotic Fold is a rare breed of cat developed in the Canadian province of QuebecCurrently the breed is recognized by only one cat registry the Canadian Cat Association. The cat most well-known for folded ears is the Scottish Fold which originated in Scotland in the 1960s. Among these is an inherited condition known as fold-ears in which the tip of a cats pinna is bent sharply either toward or away from the skull.
Scottish Fold cats have really small ears that bend forward and down towards the front of their head with rounded ear tips. This breed of cat was named Scottish Folded in the year 1966. That is if two Scottish Fold cats with folded ears are mated.
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. Some of the various names of folded ear cats are Highland Fold Scottish Fold and the Coupari. This breed has the smallest ears of any domestic cat breed that exists today.
Drooping ears are most commonly due to hematoma low potassium or dehydration. Even though the Scottish Fold is known for its folded ears their kittens are born with straight ears. It is of vital importance that a cat with folded ears is only mated with a cat with normal ears.
Some feline ear abnormalities are genetically transferred from parents to offspring. Their ears will fold at three to four weeks. The degree of the folding ears varies.
In this case all the kittens will develop folded ears but may also have serious defects and health issues such as skeleton problems. The Oriental is a large-eared cat breed which has a wedge-shaped head. If a cat has one ear folded or down its feeling confused and unsure of what to make of its situation.