My Best Friend - A Scottish Fold Cat

Meet Sweet Pea, my cat.  She is a Scottish Fold. The unique thing about this cat was that her ears fold forward and downward on her head.  She also has a shortened tail.  She is quite content to lay around where ever I am and even speaks to me in her own language.  When ever she wants her morning milk she will look me straight in the eyes and move her tongue in a lapping motion. When I get ready for bed she hops on my chest awaiting her evening petting.  This bread of cat is capable of standing on their hind legs and looking around. They also like to sit upright.  She is very curious about what is going on around her, but she prefers to be close to me.

Scottish folds are hardy cats, much like their barnyard ancestors.  Their disposition matches their sweet expression. They have tiny voices and are not extremely vocal. They adore human companionship and display this in their own quiet way.  

When she was little she had straight ears then around three weeks the ears began to fold and I realized  that she was a unique breed. I had to go onto the internet to do research about her.  It seems that these deformities were caused by cat breeders over time in search of a unique and different show cat.  Because of this cross breeding she possesses some mutant genes. She possess this mutant gene which causes her to have hip displasia which hinders her mobility at times. She also has the mutant gene of curling claws and a stiff shorter tail, but I still love her the same. I had to have the front claws removed due to the pain that it caused her to walk. Her claws would dig into the pads of her feet making it very uncomfortable for her to move about. Sweet Pea arrived at my doorstep about 6 years ago looking for a home and she adopted me. I think she knew I would have a merciful heart.

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