Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Osteochondrodysplasia in Scottish Fold cats with folded ears
By Takanosu, M et al.·Published in The Journal of small animal practice·2008·Nasunogahara Animal Clinic 2-3574-98, Japan·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Incomplete dominant osteochondrodysplasia in heterozygous Scottish Fold cats.
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Plain-English summary
A group of Scottish Fold cats with folded ears were found to have a genetic condition called osteochondrodysplasia, which affects the bones in their legs. This condition can vary in severity, with some cats showing noticeable signs of discomfort while others appear normal. All cats with folded ears, even those with milder cases, were affected to some extent. Unfortunately, there is no specific treatment to reverse the bone deformities, but regular veterinary check-ups can help manage any symptoms that arise.
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Abstract
This report describes an autosomal incomplete dominant pattern of inheritance for osteochondrodysplasia in the Scottish Fold cats. A three-generation pedigree was analysed. Cats with folded ears were mated with cats with normal ears. All cats with folded ears, which were presumably heterozygous for the mutated allele, developed osteochondrodysplasia in distal fore- and hindlimbs but not in other bones, including the tail in which bone deformity had been demonstrated in previous studies. The severity of the skeletal lesions of osteochondrodysplasia was different in each affected cat. Most of the cats with severe osteochondrodysplasia showed some clinical signs, but cats with mild disease were clinically unaffected. All Scottish Fold-related cats with folded-ear phenotype, even if heterozygotes, suffered from some degree of osteochondrodysplasia of the distal limbs.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18339089/