#scottish straight

[felinefractious]

Flax&Silk Kazanova

🐱 Scottish Straight

📸 Flax&Silk Cattery

🎨 Black Classic Tabby Bicolor

#photo #scottish #scottish straight #SCL #black #bicolor white #classic tabby #n 03 22 #b: flax&silk

[worldwake]

Image sources: Russian Blue / Scottish Straight

#cat bracket #russian blue #scottish straight

[chenopodiumlang]

how it started // how it's going

this is our cat Hermes!! we've had him for about a month now. he was three months old when we brought him home, he's four months now. he is an absolute joy to be around and he has no braincells and I love him!!!

#cats #not langblr #he is my most beloved little boy #he's growing!!! #soon to be round. eventually #scottish straight #orange #he fits the one orange braincell stereotype btw #the other day he jumped into a bath #for zero reason #he was rescued but he will not learn from this experience #i still love him #goofy lil orange ass

[ask-a-vetblr]

You may have answered this before, I'm not sure if I missed it. Do straight eared Scottish Folds have the same cartilage problems as the folded ones?

Sueanoi here,

Usually no. The problem from that gene affect the entire body's cartilage.

Unless the gene is actually present, and the cartilage in the ears are ones that happen to be less affected.

I more often see problems from fold eared cats.

#scottish fold #scottish straight

[bavovnyatko]

HIM

#my cat #cat #scottish straight #котик #kotek #look at him #my baby

[homegardencassie]

А это мой котик Марс на прогулке на даче)

Сейчас ему уже 1 год 😸

#cat #кот #шотландский кот #Scottish straight #шотландец #домашний кот #scottish

[dog-groomer-diaries]

I know you've all seen a Scottish fold, but what about a Scottish straight?? 😍😍😍

#cats of tumblr #cat grooming #scottish straight #cat

[sillysealfan]

recently i've seen an uptick in demonizing scottish fold breeding, due to FOCD (feline osteochondrodysplasia), the gene variant that gives folds their iconic ears. im very sleep deprived so im only going to give a basic rundown that i will hopefully word correctly but if anyone is genuinely interested i can go more into it,

FOCD is caused by a single gene variant in TRPV4, which causes the cartilage to change, giving the ears their fold.

a lot of the discourse i've seen is very surface level, showing xrays of homozygous cats with malicious FOCD, as all homozygous folds have, and acting as if all scottish folds will end up that way.

they won't, right? well, no, not necessarily. but it is true every scottish fold has FOCD, or else they wouldn't be scottish folds, and would be classified as scottish straights which i will get into later. also, homozygous means having 2 copies of the same allele for a trait, with heterozygous meaning you have 2 different alleles for it.

despite every fold having it, there are 3 "variants" of fold i will use to explain the situation. straights, as in scottish straights that do not have FOCD, homozygous folds, which i suppose you can compare to a double merle dog. if 2 folds are bred, the kittens will be homozygous, which causes malicious FOCD, which is extremely painful and can warrant euthanasia, and then there are heterozygous folds, which come from a fold x straight cat, or just any cat that isn't a fold. heterozygous folds have been shown to have much lower chances of developing malicious FOCD, but it does still happen. about that,

there have been very few studies with proven wellbred purebred folds, i can only think of one close right now, "Osteochondrodysplasia in Scottish Fold cats" R MALIK, GS ALLAN, CR HOWLETT, DE THOMPSON, G JAMES, C McWHIRTER and K KENDALL (1999).

pedigree information was available for nine of the ten cats studied, all should have been heterozygous based on their parentage. 8 were from fold x scottish matings but one was from a fold x british mating. all ten folds showed some degree of FOCD on xray but there was wide variation in the severity and rate of progress of the condition, ranging from two cats euthanized at 6 and 21 months, to the cats aged 4, 5, and 11 years who were from the breeding cattery  and were reportedly asymptomatic. the 11 year old had milder changes on xray than the 4 year old.

this study, being 25 years old, obviously doesn't fit today's standards i would say. it needs to be redone, with proven cats from well known responsible catteries. i have a couple more off the top of my head that aren't nearly as in depth, but provide useful information

what is the solution, and conclusion? are scottish folds inherently bad? well, as much as i hate to say it, we don't know. there isn't enough evidence to say yes, and not enough to say no for absolute certain. another study NEEDS to be done, preferably with CFA or TICA champions which definitely would weed out 99% of byb cats, although studying them aswell to compare is also crucial. i would say, the outlook is good, but rocky. the study has proven difficult to make happen, and i believe that ties into the overall attitude of most of the cat show world, but i may get into that some other time. in the meantime, responsible breeders should continue rigorous health testing before breeding, never breeding 2 folds together (including being wary of straights, as if you don't know the exact background of it, it may be a fold genetically that had it's ears stand back up in kittenhood), and soft-culling any cats that show any signs of FOCD that go past the ears. sillysealfan OUT

#researching for this got me so worked up i started my period for the first time in 6+ months #that or i need to go to the emergency room #special interest #zoology #animal science #animal husbandry #scottish fold #scottish straight #zoology talk #cat breed #misinformation education #zoology discourse #ethical breeding #important #scottish fold talk #scottish straight talk #british shorthair/longhair talk #british shorthair #british longhair #felis domesticus #house cat #british shorthair talk #british longhair talk #oh yeah it wasnt my period i had a yeast infection for like 2 weeks #felid talk #house cat talk #unfinished #DONT FORGET TO UPDATE

[ourtubahero-blog]

David Tennant vs furniture.

#michael sheen #good omens #aziraphale #ineffable husbands #good ineffable omens #david tennant #good ineffable husbands #welsh seduction machine #the white curl #crowley #soft scottish hipster gigolo #david and michael #david is lowkey bi and michael is highkey bi #David can’t sit straight to save his life

[i-like-media]

I about lost my mind when I first watched this

#she straight up knocked the scottish out of him #jamie mccrimmon #wendy padbury #frazer hines #doctor who #doctor who classic #classic doctor who #classic who #the mind robber #doctor who clip #doctor who video #zoe heriot

[ifindus]

no one is talking about the enemies to lovers scotnor potential😤

you are so right! 😩so much potential!

#hetalia #scotnor #aph norway #aph scotland #hws norway #hws scotland #thank you for the ask 🥰🥺🥺 #I need to develope early stages of scotnor more #should do a time line or something #it's that enemies to friends to lovers saga #and they both have crushes throughout every stage #I need to do more historical shit again :((( #been thinking about that gay Scottish/Norwegian couple in the 1800s again #it's so iconic and like something straight from a fanfic??

[felinefractious]

Antuanetta Valua De Sweet Gold

🐱 Scottish Straight

📸 Tessa [of Bauermann]

🎨 Chocolate Classic Tabby Bicolor

#photo #scottish #scottish straight #chocolate #bicolor wh #classic tabby #b 03 22 #fave

[ingravinoveritas]

I don't know how anyone sits in a chair like that, but damn...

#david tennant #soft scottish hipster gigolo #good omens 2 #crowley #sexy ginger demon twink #he's so bi he can't even sit straight #thankful for the periodic reminder that i absolutely still would fuck Crowley #let's spare a thought for Michael's admirable restraint #because i am not sure i would've had the strength #god he is gorgeous here #far too much attractiveness in one person #slinky slutty hips #the androgynous beauty of David Tennant #yes

[healpimp]

seeing ppl say tf2 has "no diversity" compared to ovw is so wild. the mercs literally all mentally ill AND they have pyro.

#this is a joke post #i might like ovw but the diversity is pandering #still thinking abt the diversity chart and how they made zarya straight like aight bitch #ovw having a diverse cast is fine. it works for ovw bc of when it came out and its vibe #tf2 came out in 2009 and is a big funny haha play on stereotypes #for example heavy is the big russian macho guy but he isn't stupid in fact he is well read #soldier at first glance looks like he would be republican but any prolonged exposure to him #and you understand he just has rabies #engies texan but has 11 phds... for some reason #and demoman is scottish and just happens to be black #its a joke abt how black men in shooters are always afro american bc its popularized that way thru movies #anyone who thinks tf2 has no diversity is kinda lame bc obv they dont know zhanna or miss pauling #or that all australian women have beards #or that merasmus is genderfluid (???) #like i like ovw and care abt it a medium amnt #but ovw isnt nearly as heartfelt as tf2 #they took some cowardly decisions w ovw #like whatever they did to zarya in ovw 2. god. #and putting genji in pants #and de-assing reaper. unforgivable #like declawing a cat. unethical. how will he defend himself now.

[bison-appreciation-club]

well i watched the last of the mohicans. the handsome man fell off a cliff. i am devastated. what did i just watch

#literally what was going on in that film? #everyone got shot. only three people survived #the french were there. just being french and shooting shit #the guy who plays black kettle in into the west was the villain which threw me (because black kettle is Friend) #there was a soldier who looked like silas who had a Redemption Arc tm which culminated with him being burnt alive #because he lied about something idk #uhhh some scottish guy got his heart cut out #straight people made out #and there was another guy who was just There and he needs a hug because he did nothing wrong #dee rambles #the last of the mohicans

[gretagator]

Rewatching Good Omens season 1 and it feels unreal. I feel INSANE when I see him on screen with Aziraphale and Crowley. Truly the crossover of all time

#chuck didn't die he just left for england and became a witchfinder #and developed a silly scottish accent. apparently #how did i watch this with a straight face last year #that just means the insanity got worse #ouuhhhs #don't mind me it's 4am #explodes all over you