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Hi there, I have a few genetics questions. I wasn't able to find a suitable forum specific for genetics so I hope it's okay to go under this section. Let me know if there's a better one. My questions are about vestibular disease and about colourpoints/Burmese/Siamese. Some of them might be a bit stupid but my information processing is kind of low right now and for some things I just need a concise confirmation of things (especially since the internet is full of misinformation). Also I'm not great at making things make sense so things will kind of be all over the place, sorry.
1. Obviously not all colourpoints are Siamese, they're just Domestics. But are they all "descended" from Siamese cats/those who became the Siamese breed (even if an extremely long time ago) or can they be not at all related? I guess, would they be genetically linked aside from purely the colour?
2. I know colourpoints are common but typically they are relatively higher contrast. I don't usually see Burmese-type low contrast Domestic colourpoints. Do you? Are they more likely to be more closely related to Burmese cats?
3. Siamese and Burmese cats are more susceptible to vestibular disease. Would Domestic colourpoints also be more susceptible or not?
4. There is vestibular disease that is caused by certain problems (ear infections/polyps, etc.) but there is also idiopathic vestibular disease. Additionally, Siamese cats have been associated with an inherited or congenital form of the disease. Does this mean it's present at birth and permanent? And are they also more susceptible to the idiopathic transient form?
5. And also a more medical question here. If a cat was scratching its ears and shaking its head often for a few days, and then had an onset of vestibular disease but was found to not have an ear infection or polyps or something like that, would the scratching/shaking indicate that there was actually some physical problem in the ear that was missed or maybe was present before? Or would it simply be because of some discomfort even though it not really physical? Or could the scratching and shaking cause vestibular disease?
I think I'm forgetting some questions but I guess I'll start with this. Thanks for any insight or help!
1. Obviously not all colourpoints are Siamese, they're just Domestics. But are they all "descended" from Siamese cats/those who became the Siamese breed (even if an extremely long time ago) or can they be not at all related? I guess, would they be genetically linked aside from purely the colour?
2. I know colourpoints are common but typically they are relatively higher contrast. I don't usually see Burmese-type low contrast Domestic colourpoints. Do you? Are they more likely to be more closely related to Burmese cats?
3. Siamese and Burmese cats are more susceptible to vestibular disease. Would Domestic colourpoints also be more susceptible or not?
4. There is vestibular disease that is caused by certain problems (ear infections/polyps, etc.) but there is also idiopathic vestibular disease. Additionally, Siamese cats have been associated with an inherited or congenital form of the disease. Does this mean it's present at birth and permanent? And are they also more susceptible to the idiopathic transient form?
5. And also a more medical question here. If a cat was scratching its ears and shaking its head often for a few days, and then had an onset of vestibular disease but was found to not have an ear infection or polyps or something like that, would the scratching/shaking indicate that there was actually some physical problem in the ear that was missed or maybe was present before? Or would it simply be because of some discomfort even though it not really physical? Or could the scratching and shaking cause vestibular disease?
I think I'm forgetting some questions but I guess I'll start with this. Thanks for any insight or help!