I'd heard about the Lykoi, AKA Werewolf, cat and got curious. A brief search on 'Lykoi dominant or recessive' makes it seem that the gene is recessive. (But you know the Internet-the first site to say something gets copied without verification, and so far as I could tell there's no absolute proof of it.)
I dunno, though, if it's recessive that just takes care of one potential problem. I think a gene that results in loss of undercoat, and molting leading to baldness sometimes is possibly going to be linked to health problems down the road.
Of course if the gene turns up fairly often in feral cat populations as one breeder claimed, they might be able to expand the gene pool with them, and increase the chances of keeping the breed healthy.
It's a toss up at present- don't know enough about them.
I don't think the breed is far enough advanced yet to know what kind of potential problems they could have. Perhaps they're screening all cats that they add to the gene pool - I did read something about using only healthy domestics as outcrosses. I would very much like to talk to the breeder about this, though, and the recessive issue.
Also, it's curious that there's such a marked difference in size between male and female. This breeder has a photo of a pair born 3 days apart where the male is twice the size of the female.
I was really taken aback when I saw that. I'm not sure whether it's just the female has a smaller genetically set size, or whether something is interfering with the female's growth ability, in which case I wonder if it affects their internal organs, in particular the heart.
Hmm, just have so many questions about this breed, and so few definitive answers.
I'd say "ugly" but hey, someone somewhere will love them! Actually the more I see of them, the less they shock. Getting accustomed to those little monkey faces I guess.
That's the description I was looking for, monkey face. The fur is reminding me of something else too, but I can't put my finger on it. Maybe a stuffed toy....the fur doesn't even look real.
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I dunno, though, if it's recessive that just takes care of one potential problem. I think a gene that results in loss of undercoat, and molting leading to baldness sometimes is possibly going to be linked to health problems down the road.
Of course if the gene turns up fairly often in feral cat populations as one breeder claimed, they might be able to expand the gene pool with them, and increase the chances of keeping the breed healthy.
It's a toss up at present- don't know enough about them.
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http://lykoikitten.com/common-questions/
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Hmm, just have so many questions about this breed, and so few definitive answers.
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Actually the more I see of them, the less they shock. Getting accustomed to those little monkey faces I guess.
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