Cats With Folded Ears
The Oriental is a large-eared cat breed which has a wedge-shaped head.
Cats with folded ears. The Scottish Fold is the most well-known folded ear cat. This gives them a big floppy look. A cat that has two copies of the gene is said to be homozygous.
People usually buy this cat strictly because of their beautiful ears. This bizarre condition is not often associated with hearing loss. This breed of cat was named Scottish Folded in the year 1966.
Their ears will fold at three to four weeks. Foldexes are medium-sized cats with a rounded face short legs and folded ears. This is a very special and unique breed of cat.
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. In this case all the kittens will develop folded ears but may also have serious defects and health issues such as skeleton problems. Some of the various names of folded ear cats are Highland Fold Scottish Fold and the Coupari.
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. Their ears will simply fold forwards. The only widely recognised fold-eared cat is the Scottish Fold and its longhaired version the Highland Fold Coupari.
The degree of the folding ears varies. Some feline ear abnormalities are genetically transferred from parents to offspring. Even though the Scottish Fold is known for its folded ears their kittens are born with straight ears.