Hip Dysplasia in Maine Coon
Maine Coon is one of the cat breeds that are at risk for FHD – feline hip dysplasia. Breeders are recommended to x-ray their cats before breeding, and select for better hips. Let us take a look at some HD statistics and what numbers can tell us.
HD Statistics – full article here
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We see that the number of MCO tested for HD has increased the last five years. This could be an indication of increased awareness:
What do the HD-results mean for our breeding plans?
Prevalence of HD in MCO, PawPeds:
Other breeds: HD is not a problem limited to Maine Coons. However MCO breeders are the best at testing breeding cats, with a total of over 11 400 HD-results for Maine Coon! Breeds where preliminary numbers show high risk for HD is: PER/EXO, BLH/BSH, SRL/SRS and DRX. BSH is the only one with more than 100 evaluations: