What genetic diseases can Ragdoll cats have Ragdoll cats have a predisposed genetic disease, which is HCM cardiac hypertrophy, commonly known as excessive heart size, resulting in insufficient blood supply to the heart and impaired function. Symptoms are hind limb muscle spasms, hind limb paralysis, accelerated respiratory rate, and difficulty breathing. The second type is polycystic disease PKD, which is a renal disease with multiple internal cysts in the kidney tissue or renal failure, and the enlarged kidneys will also compress other organs in the abdominal cavity. Clinical signs are anorexia, vomiting, polyuria and polydipsia. There is no complete cure for the two genetic diseases of Ragdoll cats. We can only maintain the life of Ragdoll cats through early detection, active care and eating cat food that delays kidney failure. In addition, calcium and potassium supplements are also beneficial for Ragdoll cats with polycystic kidney disease.
