I adoped a 9 year old Male Scottish Fold 6 months ago.
I recently found out he has Skeltal abnormalites.
This is caused by the gene causing the folded ear trait,
it is a dominant gene which causes skeletal problems if the cat inherits two copies of the gene. In most cases this happens when inbreeding occurs or when breeding two folds.
Signs of skeltal abnormalites are a thickened tail caused by tail vertebrae fusing and thickened legs with swollen feet due to overgrowth of cartilage around the paws.
These side-effects cause problems with walking,
But in most cases it don’t affect the cats overall health.
Can anyone tell me any tips on proper long term care???
The most important thing to do is to keep the cats weight at a normal level, extra pounds means extra stress on the joints. Also, encourage activity to strengthen muscles that help support the area.