Scottish Fold

The Scottish Fold is seemingly made entirely of curves! This rounded, medium-sized cat is compact and solid, with a round head, large round eyes and most notably their ears are small and neatly folded forward covering the ear opening

The Scottish Fold offers easy care and becomes comfortable with all members of the family.

This breed is named after their folded ears and where they first were discovered, in Scotland. This precious look is actually a genetic mutation and dominant gene that happens in males and females. While the Scottish Fold was born from a spontaneous mutation, this cat was soon recognized as a very valuable breed with many great characteristics.

History of the Scottish

Fold If you want to thank anyone for the Scottish Fold breed, thank Susie. Susie was found living on a farm in Perthshire, Scotland, in 1961, by British Shorthair breeders William and Mary Ross (who happened to live nearby). She was an adorable and friendly cat with unique folded ears, seemingly the first cat of her kind.

In order to get the breeding process started with Susie, William and Mary had promised her owners that if they could purchase her, they would give them one of her kittens. Susie had a natural mutation that caused her ears to fold over, and she passed this down to half of her kittens. Susie's previous owners were given one of the kittens with folded ears that looked exactly like Susie, whom they named Snooks. To this day, every Scottish fold can trace her ancestry to Susie.