Fold-eared cats will still get sick as adults. The age of onset of most cats with folded ears ranges from two months to six months old, but there are also some cases where the onset of the disease occurs after 1 year old, and some cats begin to develop the disease after the age of 6 years old. The specific time of onset is not certain. As long as you have the gene for folded ears, you cannot have 100% normal bones. There is only a difference between severe and mild.

Obvious symptoms of the disease in cats with folded ears

1. Lameness in the hind limbs, often lifting the front feet, arching the back, and seeming to step on when walking Stilts and more. The tail is thick, short, stiff, and cannot bend. Some sick cats’ tails cannot swing;

2. They appear much shorter than normal cats, with unusual bends, growths, or lumps;< /p>

3. The joints of the limbs are swollen, and some cats’ toes even become deformed, and the claws cannot extend and contract normally;

4. The rear paws are abnormally thick. If you observe carefully, when the cat sits upright, The occipital flesh of the hind feet cannot touch the ground;

5. Abnormal growth of nails.