Scottish Fold - Wikipedia.  She&#x27;s beautiful isn&#x27;t she?... However, it&#x27;s time to stop the breeding of Scottish Folds.  Osteochondrodysplasia is a developmental abnormality that affects cartilage and bone development throughout the body. Homozygous folds are affected by malformed bone structures and develop severe painful degenerative joint diseases at an early age. For this reason the breed isn&#x27;t accepted by the Governing Council of the Cat Fancy or Fédération Internationale Féline