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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://www.vetsurgeon.org/utility/feedstylesheets/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>Genetics of kinked tail in cat</title><link>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/f/clinical-questions/30283/genetics-of-kinked-tail-in-cat</link><description> Do anyone know of any studies related to genetcis of kinked tails ? I had a Maincoon cat breeder with a cat with kinked tail. All the others from same litter had kinked tail. So I discussed with my boss, and looked at some literature(can`t remember)</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>Telligent Community 10</generator><item><title>RE: Genetics of kinked tail in cat</title><link>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/237082?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2022 08:19:20 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:0b374197-a7fe-450f-b766-3d6a11f5bdde</guid><dc:creator>Stigen</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a  target='_blank'  href="https://www.nature.com/articles/srep31583"&gt;https://www.nature.com/articles/srep31583&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;I found this article,but not sure if it goes for only Asian cat breeds. But I would like to know if other vets reccomend also to stop breeding on cats that produced kittens with kinked tails ?&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: Genetics of kinked tail in cat</title><link>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/237081?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2022 07:37:17 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:e94b1dee-f5c6-4345-b283-c20708db94a5</guid><dc:creator>Richard Carter</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Aware in Burmese you have to check tail tips for deformity so presume is some genetic involvement&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>