Editing Devon Rex (section)

==Health==
Hereditary [[myopathy]] is found in some Devon Rexes. It is caused by a genetic variant known as COLQ and it appears anytime from 3 to 23 weeks of age.<ref name= "hereditary">{{cite journal |last1=Malik |first1=R. |last2=Mepstead |first2=K. |last3=Yang |first3=F. |last4=Harper |first4=C. |title=Hereditary myopathy of Devon rex cats |journal= Journal of Small Animal Practice|date=November 1993 |volume=34 |issue=11 |pages=539–545 |doi=10.1111/j.1748-5827.1993.tb03544.x |url=http://felinegenetics.missouri.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Hereditary-myopathy-of-Devon-rex-cats.pdf/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1748-5827.1993.tb03544.x |access-date=26 October 2022}}</ref> Typically, there is a chance that the myopathy in the cats might stabilize, however, most of the time, the condition worsens and the Devon rex cats die from [[laryngospasm]], after obstructing their larynx with food. <ref name="hereditary"/><ref name="dystrophy">{{cite journal |last1=Martin |first1=Paul |last2=Shelton |first2=Diane |last3=Dickinson |first3=Peter |title=Muscular dystrophy associated with alpha-dystroglycan deficiency in Sphynx and Devon Rex cats |journal=Neuromuscular Disorders |date=December 2008 |volume=18 |issue=12 |pages=942–952 |doi=10.1016/j.nmd.2008.08.002 |pmid=18990577 |pmc=2646259 |url=https://europepmc.org/backend/ptpmcrender.fcgi?accid=PMC2646259&blobtype=pdf |access-date=26 October 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Gandolfi |first1=Barbara |last2=Grahn |first2=Robert |last3=Creighton |first3=Erica |title=COLQ variant associated with Devon Rex and Sphynx feline hereditary myopathy |journal=Animal Genetics |date=16 September 2015 |volume=46 |issue=6 |pages=711–715 |doi=10.1111/age.12350 |pmid=26374066 |pmc=4637250 }}</ref>

The Devon Rex was found to be predisposed to [[Atopic dermatitis|feline atopic dermatitis]] in a retrospective study of cases of the disease.<ref>{{cite journal | last=Ravens | first=Philippa A. | last2=Xu | first2=Bei J. | last3=Vogelnest | first3=Linda J. | title=Feline atopic dermatitis: a retrospective study of 45 cases (2001–2012) | journal=Veterinary Dermatology | volume=25 | issue=2 | date=2014 | issn=0959-4493 | doi=10.1111/vde.12109 | page=95}}</ref>

The Devon Rex is predisposed to [[hypotrichosis|congenital hypotrichosis]] and [[Malassezia|Malassezia dermatitis]].<ref>{{cite book | last=Hnilica | first=Keith A. | last2=Patterson | first2=Adam P. | title=Small Animal Dermatology | publisher=Saunders | publication-place=St. Louis (Miss.) | date=2016-09-19 | isbn=978-0-323-37651-8 | page=}}</ref>