page_title: Turkish Angora
section_title: Health
hierarchical_section_title: Turkish Angora / Health
caption_attribution_description: Турецкая ангора Akkedi Yuran, №1240 по каталогу выставки «Содружество-2013» (WCF). Кот. Окрас: белый с голубыми глазами (TUA w 61). Дата рождения: 11/06/2012. Владелец: Г.Н.Калинина. Клуб «Гранд», Москва
context_page_description: The Turkish Angora is a breed of domestic cat. Turkish Angoras are one of the ancient, natural breeds of cat, having originated in central Turkey, in the Ankara region. The breed has been documented as early as the 17th century and is believed to be the origin of the mutations for both the color white and long hair. The breed is also sometimes referred to as simply the Angora or Ankara cat.
context_section_description: The W gene responsible for the white coat and blue eye is closely related to the hearing ability, in this and other breeds, and presence of a blue eye can indicate the cat is deaf to the side the blue eye is located, with some being totally deaf if bearing two blue eyes. However, a great many blue and odd-eyed white cats have normal hearing, and even deaf cats lead a normal life if kept indoors.
  Some Turkish Angora kittens suffer from hereditary ataxia, a rare condition thought to be inherited as an autosomal recessive. The kittens affected by ataxia have shaking movements, and do not survive to adulthood.
  Another genetic illness that is rare but known to the breed is hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, which is a cardiac condition usually found between the ages of 2 - 6, with males being affected more commonly and more severely than females. In the Maine Coon, HCM is thought to be an autosomal dominant gene and researchers are working to identify markers for this disease.  However, in the Turkish Angora, the disease has not yet been studied at length primarily due to its rarity of occurrence, and is likely to result from a different mutation of genes, with a different gene location than that of the Maine Coon cat.  HCM also affects many other breeds, including Ragdolls, Persians and Bengals.
caption: Turkish Angora with blue eyes
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