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- 20 de Feb, 2021
well it is a registered thing, cats have their own version of tardism, just like they have their own verision of hiv.
basically catss get a chromosonal abnormality, and most vets call it down syndrome in cats.
What about that tiger that supposedly had or has down syndrome? I see its picture often online.
That tiger was seriously inbred. I believe his parents were from the same litter. Inbreeding in any species increases the risk of chromosome abnormalities. The tiger, and @pedoguyguykrai's cats, have a chromosomal disorder, but not all chromosomal disorders are DS and it still is not possible for an organism with only 19 chromosomes to have a condition that definitionally requires at least 21.
A veterinarian might call it "Down syndrome" to simplify the explanation for a layperson concerned about their cat, and the media might say that in inbred tiger has uwu Down syndrome because most people have at least some frame of reference for what that entails, but it's not actually the same disorder as human DS, and it cannot be.
I will take my puzzle pieces like a gentleman now.