The reasons why British Shorthair cats cannot be raised are as follows:

1. Genetic defects:

The genetic diseases of Fold cats are Abnormal cartilage-ossification development. Once a cat with folded ears gets sick, the bones and cartilage tissue will grow abnormally, causing severe pain in the cat's body. Therefore, the cat's ability to move will be restricted and it will show symptoms of inactivity.

2. Genetic diseases:

The main reason why you cannot raise a cat with folded ears is that all cats with folded ears have genetic diseases, and they are born and cannot be cured. , the mortality rate is also relatively high, and it will be passed on to future generations, creating a vicious cycle. Cats with silver-grained fold ears will develop deformed hands and feet as they grow up, become inactive, often get sick and then die.

3. Poor physical fitness:

Compared with healthy cats without genetic diseases, folded-eared cats are more susceptible to feline distemper, skin diseases, allergies and other diseases, so folded-eared cats It will be very energy-consuming to raise. The body shape and weight of some folded-eared cats are only two-thirds of that of normal cats. In addition, cardiac hypertrophy is also a disease that folded-eared cats are more likely to suffer from, but it is generally difficult to detect until obvious symptoms appear. Be vigilant, but at this time the cat with folded ears may be in danger of death and need to take medication for life.

4. Drugs are needed to relieve pain:

The skeletal genetic disease of folded-eared cats cannot be completely cured. The more common treatment plan at present is to give cats painkillers to relieve pain, and at the same time Combined with some cartilage-protecting drugs. When a folded-eared cat's condition is very serious, its body will endure tremendous pain every day. At this time, the owner must be mentally prepared for the cat to undergo euthanasia.