r/scottishfold

We got the golden for our other fold, and now I can’t imagine life without either of them… they love each other so much 🥹

hiii help me pick a name for my baby girl !!

she’s a scottish fold , and I’m looking for girly name ideas . my sister thinks she looks like a mila, but I’d love to hear what others think bc i’m bad with names lol

she’s golden with like mixed soft black shading down her back .. what name do you think fits her?

He’s just turned 1 on the 5th. Can someone tell me if he’s overweight? I’ve been told his neck looks too fat for his collar. I can put two fingers between his neck and the collar, so maybe it’s all the fur.

My Safi baby already 9yo❤️

I don’t mind having a loving cat, but our cat just turned 10 months old, and suddenly he’s become very clingy. He refuses to be around anyone else and gets bored easily when it’s not me playing with him. I don’t remember the last time I had privacy he even tries to break into my bathroom when I’m in it, wants to eat everything I do, and wants to be held on my shoulders for hours. His head pops up everywhere I go, and honestly, it’s become overwhelming 😭. I’m an introvert and nd, so that amount of attention is tiring. I don’t know how to manage it because I need a lot of time alone, and I don’t think this level of attachment is healthy either. This is our first cat, and I’d love some help with this.

Out of curiosity, how many folds would you say Wesley has? 😊 Double fold or triple fold? His ears are very tight to the head and sometimes almost disappear from the front 😂🐱

He'll be 4 months old soon

This is our new baby. She looks kinda funny but she don’t care. 🤣

SUMMARY: foster kittens of unknown breeding history, I have concerns about possible health issues due to folded ears

hi everyone! 2 years ago, a cat rescue volunteer i help received a call about 3-week kittens whose mom got stuck in a half-open window and died. so i was given the kittens for fostering and neither I nor the volunteer know the specifics of the backyard breeding situation that was going on there. the people just gave us the kittens in a box with no backstory and never asked about them again

now back to the question. i don't know how they were bred but my simplified understanding is that their ears fold = they have the gene that causes health problems. i am looking for some breed specific insight as I mostly have experience domestic short- and longhair cats only. my questions are:

1. if they are not exactly scottish fold/straight (e.g. their mom was but their dad wasn't), does it still mean the gene is there because 2 of the litter are obviously folds? I've learned that cat breeds don't work the way dog breeds do i.e. they are not a combination of different breeds and their characteristics, they are either a certain breed or not. does it include breed-specific health issues or do those issues still get passed on from the parent of a certain breed? I'm only asking to get an understanding of the possibility of future health concerns, they are all fixed ofc

2. if they have the gene, does it mean they'll certainly develop joint problems as they age? or is it more of a higher risk kind of thing? are the "straights" at risk too? should they be given any supplements pre-emptively?

including photos for reference. the litter had 2 folds (black and grey smoke), 2 shorthaired straights of the same colorings and one silver longhaired straight. they all have round faces and yellow/orange eyes. I'm mainly including pictures of Brie, the black fold, since she is still in our care and I'm most worried about her. baby pics and other siblings included. Thank u in advance!!!!

Any ideas ?