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Reputable vs Backyard Breeder: Key Differences
Why It’s Risky to Buy a Kitten Outside a Cattery? Scottish Folds carry a genetic mutation (Fd gene) that affects cartilage and bone structure. When both parents have folded ears, the risk of deformities is extremely high. What can go wrong? Osteochondrodysplasia (painful bone and cartilage disorders) Limb deformities, arthritis, stiff joints Heart and kidney…