The Scottish Fold is the cat with upturned ears and features similar to a soft toy. The name itself betrays its Scottish origins.

• Origins of the Scottish Fold
• Morphology of the Scottish Fold
• Character of the Scottish Fold
• Care of the Scottish Fold

Origins of the Scottish Fold

It is a relatively recent breed . The birth of the first progenitor of Scottish Fold dates back to 1966, obtained from the crossing of a white kitten, Susie, with folded ears, with a British Shorthair , by a family of breeders of this breed, William and Mary Ross.

Over the years various crossings followed one another to strengthen the breed because despite the intervention of a geneticist to be able to obtain kittens with folded ears, there were many pathologies that occurred in these kittens.

The Rosss decided to send a selection of their cats to the United States to consolidate the breed and the first recognized Scottish Fold kennel was born. In 1987 the long-haired variant, called Highland Fold , was also introduced , obtained from the cross between the Persian and the Exotic.

Morphology of the Scottish Fold

The Scottish Fold is a medium- sized cat and can weigh up to 6 kg. As mentioned, the peculiarity of this cat are the small and folded down ears . The head is round characterized by large wide open and spaced eyes that can be blue, green or yellow. The body is well structured and harmonious, agile and muscular, the legs are rounded and slightly shorter than the body.  

The coat is soft with a thick undercoat and can be iridescent in color from blue to blue gray, but also black, white or cream. There is also the tortie and smoke tabby variant . The tail is long and very thick .

Psychology and character of the Scottish Fold

It is a cat that does not like solitude and meows a lot  if left alone. Very sociable and affectionate with his family, he loves playing with children and being pampered.

At home he is very quiet and tends to doze a lot, while outside he unleashes his hunting nature. He can be a good companion for pet therapy for the elderly . He can also share his spaces with other pets if well introduced.