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The Sphynx cat has a high rate of heart disease, either as HCM or mitral valve dysplasia. In a 2012 study of 114 Sphynx cats, 34% were found to have an abnormal heart, with 16 cats having mitral valve dysplasia and 23 cats having HCM. [27] These prevalences were found in cats with an average age of 2.62 years.
Relative to the total number of feline patients, the disease is rare, but relatively common in cats with heart disease: about one-sixth of cats with heart disease are affected. Heart disease is the most common underlying cause of arterial thromboembolism.
Feline disease refers to infections or illnesses that affect cats. They may cause symptoms, sickness or the death of the animal. Some diseases are symptomatic in one cat but asymptomatic in others. Feline diseases are often opportunistic and tend to be more serious in cats that already have concurrent sicknesses.
Research finds Sphynx have lowest life expectancy of all cat breeds While Sphynx cats seem like they may live on forever, they have a suprisingly low life expectancy of 6.8 years.
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Hairless Sphynx cat. Sphynx cat a breed of cat known for its lack of fur. Hairlessness in cats is a naturally occurring genetic mutation and the Sphynx was developed through selective breeding starting in the 1960s. [11] This characteristic hairlessness is caused by a recessive mutation in the keratin 71 gene.