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What is a Scottish Fold? I've heard people say they look like "pixies", "owls" and even little "teddy bears", but what they are actually describing is one of the most lovable, huggable cats I have ever encountered!
I guess that's exactly what a sheppard named William Ross thought when he saw "Susie", a white barnyard cat with folded ears on the neighboring McCrae farm near Coupar Angus in the Tayside Region of Perthshire, Scotland. The year was 1961---William and his wife Mary asked the McCraes for one of Susie's folded ear kittens and in 1963 they received "Denisla Snooks", a white female Fold they later bred to a red tabby domestic cat. This mating produced one white male Fold, "Denisla Snowball", who was later bred with "Lady May", a British Shorthair. The result was five folded ear kittens and the first folded-ear cat breeding program was established. These mutations or "acts of God" and their offspring make up the foundation stock of ALL the Scottish Folds we see today.
Scottish Folds are generally hardy, healthy cats due to their barnyard ancestry. A Scottish Fold's temperment can be described as: easy going, laid back, friendly, adjusts well to new people/situations, not very vocal with tiny voices, playful, and loving. Basically, very even tempered. Scottish Folds remind me of a clown at times and I love to see them in there now famous "buddha" or "prairie dog" positions. The Scottish Fold is an undemanding cat. A clean indoor environment, proper nutrition, and generous doses of love are its only requirement.
In January of 1976 the shorthair Scottish Fold was accepted by the CFA (Cat Fanciers Association) and was granted Championship status in 1978. The longhair Scottish Fold gained Championship status in CFA in 1993. In CFA, Scottish Folds with the folded ears are allowed to be bred with British SH's, American SH's, and the Perk-Ear Scottish Folds.
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