What Scottish Fold cat breeders most often have trouble with is the cat's tail. "We have to be sure the tail is absolutely flexible, or it is not suitable for breeding. Many breeders cannot recognize a tail fault, and we've seen many cats disqualified at cat shows for this issue, and yet, [we] see the breeders still having litters with them."
"If you are looking for a Scottish Fold breeder, it's important to make sure the Fold parent has been handled at a cat show and is highly titled (QGC or better with TICA) to prove the cat is of sound structure," the owner of Wunderfolds tells Bored Panda.
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Wunderfolds takes the health of their cats very seriously. "We do a lot of other testing, such as HCM scans to check for heart disease, which is a very costly yearly exam, on top of genetic panels and routine PCR tests to check for other illnesses."
"We recommend only working with breeders who do HCM scans and have titled cats, and [we] always ask for PROOF of these things because many unscrupulous breeders say they do these things, knowing most people do not ask for the documentation to verify."
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When someone adopts their kittens, Wunderfolds do their best to prepare the new owners. "We send home a giant email that includes answers to all the questions anyone has had in our 10 years of breeding," Ginger Pains says.
"It includes feeding information, litter used, toy and cat furniture recommendations, health information, and much more. People normally don't have any questions once they have read our preparation email, but if they do, I'm always available, just a few clicks away and happy to help at any time!"
