Editing Exotic Shorthair (section)

==Health==
{{see also|Persian cat#Health|label 1=Persian cat health}}
Like the Persian the Exotic Shorthair is a [[Cephalic index#Brachycephalic animals|brachycephalic]] breed, meaning that it has problems as a result of having the nose and eyes in close proximity to each other, giving the appearance of a pushed-in face.<ref>{{cite web |title=Brachycephalic Airway Syndrome in Cats |url=https://vcahospitals.com/know-your-pet/brachycephalic-airway-syndrome-in-cats |website=VCA Hospital |access-date=13 January 2024}}</ref> Some conditions common in the Exotic Shorthair are listed below.
[[Image:Loonah-of-nosgoth-12weeks.jpg|thumb|right|12-week-old white female Exotic Shorthair]]
* '''[[Brachycephalic airway obstructive syndrome]]'''. Also referred to as brachycephalic respiratory syndrome or congenital obstructive upper airway disease, this causes upper airway abnormalities ranging in severity. The syndrome can cause increased airway resistance, inflammation of structures in the airways, and increased strain on the heart.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.vcahospitals.com/main/pet-health-information/article/animal-health/brachycephalic-airway-syndrome-in-cats/3732|title=Brachycephalic Airway Syndrome in Cats|website=VCA Animal Hospitals}}</ref> Treatment includes weight loss, surgery, and avoiding humid or hot conditions.
* '''Corneal sequestrum'''. A necrosis of the cornea of unknown origin.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Veterinary ophthalmology |date=2021 |editor=Kirk N. Gelatt |isbn=978-1-119-44181-6 |edition=Sixth |location=Hoboken, NJ |publisher=John Wiley & Sons |oclc=1143827380}}</ref>
* '''Dystocia'''. An abnormal labor due to large-domed skulls.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cat-world.com/dystocia-in-cats/|title=Dystocia (difficult birth) in Cats|website=Cat World|date=17 June 2017 }}</ref>
* '''Feline polycystic kidney disease''' (PKD). Exotic Shorthairs, as well as Persians and other Persian-derived cats, have a high chance of inheriting PKD, a disease that can lead to kidney failure. Several studies using ultrasound scan screening have shown that the prevalence of PKD in Exotics is between 40 and 50% in developed nations.<ref>{{Cite journal | last1 = Beck | first1 = C. | last2 = Lavelle | first2 = R. B. | doi = 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2001.tb14573.x | title = Feline polycystic kidney disease in Persian and other cats: A prospective study using ultrasonography | journal = Australian Veterinary Journal | volume = 79 | issue = 3 | pages = 181–184 | year = 2001 | pmid =  11301745}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal | last1 = Bonazzi | first1 = M. | last2 = Volta | first2 = A. | last3 = Gnudi | first3 = G. | last4 = Bottarelli | first4 = E. | last5 = Gazzola | first5 = M. | last6 = Bertoni | first6 = G. | doi = 10.1016/j.jfms.2007.03.004 | title = Prevalence of the polycystic kidney disease and renal and urinary bladder ultrasonographic abnormalities in Persian and Exotic Shorthair cats in Italy | journal = Journal of Feline Medicine & Surgery | volume = 9 | issue = 5 | pages = 387–391 | year = 2007 | pmid = 17498994 | s2cid = 7122987 | doi-access = free | pmc = 10832964 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Barthez|first1=P. Y.|last2=Rivier|first2=P.|last3=Begon|first3=D.|title=Prevalence of polycystic kidney disease in Persian and Persian related cats in France|journal=Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery|volume=5|issue=6|pages=345–347|year=2003|pmid=14623204|doi=10.1016/s1098-612x(03)00052-4|s2cid=26271964|pmc=10822557}}</ref> DNA screening for PKD is recommended for all Exotic cats used in breeding programs to reduce the incidence of [[Chronic kidney disease in cats|kidney disease]] by [[Neutering#Females (spaying)|spaying]] and [[neutering]] PKD positive cats.

In a review of over 5,000 cases of [[Bladder stone (animal)|urate urolithiasis]] the Exotic Shorthair was significantly under-represented, with only one of the recorded cases belonging to an Exotic Shorthair.<ref name="pmid22443437">{{cite journal |last1=Albasan |first1=H. |last2=Osborne |first2=C. A. |last3=Lulich |first3=J. P. |last4=Lekcharoensuk |first4=C. |title=Risk factors for urate uroliths in cats. |journal=[[Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association]] |date=2012 |volume=240 |issue=7 |pages=842–847 |pmid=22443437 |doi=10.2460/javma.240.7.842 |pmc= |url= https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=22443437}}</ref>