"Janet Boss" wrote in message
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"CatNipped" wrote:


Yes, indeed, there are so many reasons to keep breeding "pure-bred" cats
until, like over-bred dogs, every single breed has its concommitant
(usually
painful, often deadly) defects - while perfectly healthy moggies are
euthanized for want of a home.

To believe that mixed breed dogs and cats are without health issues is
to be wearing blinders. I've never owned a purebred cat, but my first
cat died from cardiomyopathy at barely 10. Apparently she hadn't heard
about "hybrid vigor".

--
Janet Boss
www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com

*SIGH* I see you conveniently snipped my list of breed defects - that's ok,
I'll just add it back in for you...

Abyssinians? Renal amyloidosis, retinal atrophy, psychogenic alopecia,
patellarluxation.

American Shorthair? Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, polycystic kidney disease,
mucopolysaccharosidosis.

Bengal? Entropion.

Birman? Hip dysplasia, epibulbar dermoids

British Shorthair? Hemophilia

Burmese? Ocular dermoids, primary endocaridal fibroelastosis,
meningoencephalocele, keratoconjunctivitis sicca, erosion of cartilage of
third eyelid, lethal midfacial malformation.

Chartreux? Patellar luxation, hip dysplasia.

Cornish Rex? Hypothyroidism, hypotrichosis.

Devon Rex? Hypothyroidism, patellar luxation, hip dysplasia, hypotrichosis,
spasticity (prevents swallowing).

Himalayan? Cataracts, psychogenic alopecia, cutaneous asthenia, polycystic
kidneydisease.

Korat? Gangliosidosis.

Maine Coon? Pectus excavatum, patellar luxation, hip dysplasia,
hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

Manx? Spina bifida, atresia ani, rectal prolapse, corneal dystrophy.

Persian? Chediak-Higashi syndrome, congenital ankyloblepharon, entropion,
congenital epiphora, primary glaucoma, mannosidosis, seborrhea,
polycystic kidney disease, peripheral pseudocysts, patellar luxation, hip
dysplasia.

Ragdoll? Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

Scottish Fold? Severe vertebral abnormalities, prognathis, incapacitating
joint diseasewith fold to fold breeding, polycystic kidney disease.

Siamese? Feline hyperesthesia syndrome, feline endocrine alopecia,
adenocarcinomasof the small intestine, mucopolysaccharidosis,
gangliosidosis, malignant mammary tumors, numerous congenital heart defects
(PDA, aortic stenosis, AV valve malformation, pyloric stenosis, etc),
primary endocardial fibroelastosis, strabismus, nystagmus,
sphingomyelinosis, hydrocephalus, asthma, mast cell tumors,
cutaneousasthenia, esophageal hypomotility, cutaneous mastocytomas,
hypotrichosis, glaucoma, cervical neck lesions, hip dysplasia

Somali? Gingivitis.

Sphinx? Spasticity, alopecia universalis.

Tonkinese? Susceptible to upper respiratory infection, sensitivity to
vaccines.

Do moggies sometimes have health problems - DUH! Do moggies have the number
and severity of health problems as pure-breds? NO! Is there any other
reason to breed these defects into companion animals except vanity? *NO*
*NO* *NO*. Even dog breeding has more of an excuse to exist because there
*are* breeds of dogs that serve useful, practical purposes (herding dogs,
rat terriers, etc.). But pure-bred cats have one purpose and one purpose
only - an expensive possession to show off to other snobs.

Hugs,

CatNipped