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Originally Posted by chelseafolds
Yes i know that i did read up about them before i got one
but all breeds have health problems by the way they are breed
wot about persians
They can have lots of sinus and breathing problems.Their short muzzle also causes then to have dust and debris cover the inside of their nostrils more often, which makes it very difficult for them to breathe.
They get ear wax build up, hair knots, and feline acne, toxiplasmosis and also teeth and jaw problems, these are all the main ones.
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The maine difference though is that in Scottish Fold there's a specific gene can makes it a fold and that specific gene also causes joint abnormalities. There is no "Persian gene" that causes problems, but yes many Persian do develop problems due to unwise breeding. There are however no problems breeding healthy Persians if you want to. Breeding healthy Scottish Folds is a much more hard thing to do since the Fold gene is the disease causing gene.