"Phil P." wrote in message
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"Bolo" wrote in message
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I was just wondering what everybodies favorite purebred is.

My favorite is the *only* truly purebred cat:


http://maxshouse.com/origin_domestic...ris_lybica.jpg




I have a male
ragdoll (Max) and a female maine coon (Xena)

I suggest you have echocardiograms done on both cats as soon as possible
since hyperthrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is prevalent in both breeds.

http://www.winnfelinehealth.org/repo...omyopathy.html
http://www.ragdoll-cats.com/Cardio.htm

http://petplace.netscape.com/article....asp?artID=148

http://wgnradio.com/shows/pet/cat%20disease.htm

Development and progression of inherited hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in
Maine Coon cats. J Vet Internal Med, Vol 10, No 3, p 165, 1996.


and I think they are the best
cats in the world but I would like to hear about other purebreds.

The breed with the most (18) documented genetic defects is the Siamese
followed by the Persian and Burmese.

Brachycephalic Airway Syndrome - Persians and Himalayans have the most
worst
conformation. Now that's a particularly nasty defect that didn't even
exist
in nature until some moron decided cats should have flat faces, round
heads,
and short thick necks.. Maybe he was trying to create a cat in his own
image.

The respiratory muscles of these cats have to generate more force to
produce
airflow through the narrowed air passages. This can result in barotrauma
to
the mucosal lining of the airways. In severe cases the respiratory
muscles
become fatigued which can result in ventilatory failure. Brachycephalic
dogs
especially the English bulldog - which usually requires surgery
(Pekingese,
shih tzus, Lhasa apsos, shar peis) can have the same problem.

Manx and Manx mixes are prone to rectal prolapse and sacrocaudal dygenesis
(malformation of the sacrocaudal vertebre) - probably as a result from
tailless breeding. Now that was a stroke of pure stupidity; breeding cats
without a tail... Cats use their tails for balance.

The list goes on but I'm too nauseated to continue.



*and the crowd went wild*

Go, Phil.