British Shorthair VS Scottish Fold--Which Cat is For You?

Both British and Scottish cats look very much alike--but in this video, SirNicolay looks at the profile of both cat breeds, lists down differences, and recommends which of the cat breeds is better for you.
#ScottishFold #BritishShorthair #BritishLonghair

[@begumakkan1887]

I recently got a silver scottish straight kitten! She’s super playful and gets along with people. But whenever we leave her alone she’s starts continuously meowing, she’s very clingy. I love her so much!

[@shatha1253]

I have a silver Scottish fold kitten and shes the most adorable creature, very friendly and always sleeps next to me 🥰

[@justkimmying]

that sounds like my Fifi

[@charlsondumigpi]

Thanks sir for the informative vid! Planning to have one soon☺️

[@Lovercoffee]

This was great information!! Thank you so much!!! This really helped!

[@mandypdx]

I just adopted a 6 month old Scottish Fold. He is the sweetest little guy and definitely clingy. I’m thankful I work from home so he doesn’t get lonely 💕

[@SirNicolayCattery]

Yes, Scottish kitties are super sweet

[@d.almeida3633]

Where did you adopt? Spca? Or just an add?

[@hebamohd7403]

U r amazing! Very well illustrated 🙏

[@beckagore5312]

Thank you so much! Very informative!

[@chay4693]

super helpful vid !! my mom and i are thinking of starting a cattery, thank u so much for this infoo

[@chuejoel4905]

So glad I found your channel today! Love your channel! Probably the only channel that does these dedicated vlogs and talks about cats in such specific details. Have just subscribed ! Looking forward to learning more from your cat contents :))

[@SirNicolayCattery]

Thanks so much, Joel! 🥰

[@gabrielbumanglag3303]

I just adoopted a BSH cat 6 montths ago with a cream coat color and amber eyes. Talk about color-matched! ❤

[@melissadavis3814]

This was so very helpful! I’m considering both but wasn’t sure about the differences. I’m actually just wanting a pet and garden buddy. My furbaby girl passed 8/11/23 due to kidney disease. She was 13 years old (deaf past 2-1-2 years and was starting down the road with glaucoma). We started giving her weekly IV fluids & anti nausea medication in April but she stopped eating in August and we knew it was time. We rescued her 5 years ago after my previous furbaby passed at 19 years old. Saying goodbye to my precious kitties has been one of the hardest experiences in my life. I have always adored Smoothie (golden British longhair w/emerald eyes) and told myself that when the time came to adopt another cat, a British longhair female would be my next cat. But! I discovered Scottish Straight long haired yesterday and now I’m torn! You have made it much easier for me now that I know the differences between the two. Thank you again!

[@josedominicrafanan1034]

Hi there..I just subscribed to your channel. This is the most informative and easy to understand video about this topic. I'm thinking of buying these two breeds.

[@bricxcarasco3653]

Thanks sir for this very great topic.

[@sonyaclay56]

You did a great video on comparing the two different breeds. Thank you kindly.

[@sweetcake007]

I have a Scottish fold and she is the sweetest cat! Purrfect lapcat and companion, she’s always there next to you. We will be getting a bsh soon. 🥰

[@cristinagravador2094]

Thank you po, very helpful!!! More vids like this pls! 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼🤍

[@Miss.Cute1]

thank you so much so helpful info 🌹💙

[@SirNicolayCattery]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Dakiniwoman]

A week ago I had never heard of a Scottish Straight breed. Now I have bought a Scottish Straight Kitty and I have had him for four days. He is very playful and smart. At 8 months old, he is very large compared to most male cats his age. He is very heavy but thin as he is still so young and is still growing and not filled out yet. He is quite aloof and likes to be in the highest place in every room he is in. He loves to climb and also runs very fast from one end of the house to the other. He does not meow and does not like to be picked up or held on my lap, though he does love to be near me and follows me from room to room when he is not sleeping. On the first day he found he could jump up to the top of my high China Cabinet and he claimed that as his place... I had to empty the top so he has room to lay full-out there. He sleeps there for hours at a time now. He is totally non-aggressive and has a sweet disposition. He is extremely beautiful in tones of greys with copper eyes. I really love him but would have liked a kitty that wanted to be on my lap and would enjoy being held... Charlie is just not that way... I still think I got the right kitty though after looking for one for five years.

[@ems8717]

I got the blue golden british today so pretty 😍😍 and already purring they are so sweet omg

[@cookiedraws3121]

I prefer British Shorthair cats cuz they are the most adorable creatures in the entire world. 🐱

[@d.almeida3633]

I'm starting to like them more and more ! Love blue Russians too. Do you know if short hair Scottish fold is good for people with allergies ?

[@cookiedraws3121]

@@d.almeida3633 Im sorry but i can’t answer that question :( But i have asthma an i also have allergy to cats but i am really happy with my kitty cat. Professions don’t think this is healthy but i cant leave my cat. It is best to ask a professional. Also my cat causes me sneeze a lot and teary eyes etc... Anyways, have a wonderful day! I hope you could get a kitty!☀️

[@tarastroyan4904]

Glad I found this video. I am looking for a kitten and am debating between the British Shorthair and Scottish straight. However I need a cat that is ok to be left alone while I am at work and possibly over the weekend. Based on your video and comments it sound like the Scottish is too needy for that. What are your thoughts?

[@KayeCatral]

I want one! But I have persians. 😻Your cats are so adorbs!

[@DJPOtravels]

Thank you for this, now I have a clear answer between the two. British shorthair indeed in blue or lilac :) I like chonkier, easy maintenance, more "aloof" but can be affectionate at times.

[@violeticious9197]

I am freaking a little right now: I am getting a Scottish Straight kitten at the end of February. My question is: if kitty's parents are a Scottish Fold and a Scottish Straight cat and my kitty has straight ears, is my kitty safe from painful disease? What do you think? Or is there still a chance to get that disease and if yes, what %? Can you tell? Thanks! Cause you said that it's best to breed a Fold with British, but I think my kitty's parents are both Scottish, one fold and one straight ears.

[@alicesacco9329]

I had, until last year, a moggy cat who happened to have the FD gene. She had small ears, with totally folded eartips, and a crimp in the Henry's Pocket area, like young kittens, though her ears weren't looped. She also had double coat and semi-cobby/cobby structure. She lived 19 years. She was also very smart, and had some manerism of scottish folds, aswell aggressive traits of her feral mum. (My cat wasn't feral, she liked to be around people). Her mum was a long haired diluited tortie, I think the father was a Scottish Fold, my aunt (the one that gave me my cat) told me he was a big, black cat. Now i have three regular cats, but in future I will get Scottish fold, they remember me my first cat.

[@derrytaylor5673]

Thank You so Much ! Your Cats are Beautiful ! I watched Maru for many years on KZbin. One day I asked my Daughter if she could find a Cat for me, I didn't have any for a while after my children grew up and were married. She went to her Facebook page and the first post was a cat for adoption, his owners moved and left him behind. I was brushing him the next day and realized that he is a Scottish Fold....but he has straight ears and long hair.... a Highland Fold Straight. I am so lucky. He is Orange with matching eyes and looks like a little Lion 😙♥️ His name is Fat Boy. ♥️♥️

[@robinchwaan4102]

I want to adopt (even buy, but affordable) a Scottish fold so bad but I don't know where I can get one here in Philippines 😭

[@joannepaulaesperanza459]

A follower of yours very informative... by the way sir are you selling some of ur babies i like scotish fold. Ur baby as so cute and healthy

[@tinachen9728]

I have one her personality is sometimes it looks mad but she is so cute and chunky.

[@lpbkk6371]

Pinoy

[@danelacanaria6182]

I remember when you got a mate for Pyro. Pero baby boy pa rin talaga siya hehe

[@mariasalomecastillo1185]

Where can I get the Scottish fold cat?

[@zoeandnoacats475]

Hola SirNicolay, yo tengo una gatita British shorthair y una gatita Scotish fold. Las amo a las dos muchísimo. Puedo decir que la raza British shorthair es más independiente, mientras que la Scotish fold necesita más afecto y caricias. También he notado que la Scotish fold es más inteligente. Según mi experiencia para las personas que tienen que estar más de 8 horas fuera de casa lo mejor es tener dos gatos para que no se sientan tan solos, pues entre ellos se vigilan, juegan, se cuidan 😻😻

[@bogdancsf]

I want to get one of these cats as my first cat. If I am not at home for 8-10 hours every day (because of work), and in rare cases even more than that, what cat do you recommend? Is it better to get a British Shorthair, because they are more independent, and maybe the Scottish Fold cats are too clingy and may be stressed from staying alone so much?

[@SirNicolayCattery]

Hi Bogdan! If you're going to be away from home 8-10 hours a day and the cat will be alone, I recommend that you get an adolescent cat or an adult cat so that your first cat won't be lonely. Younger kittens tend to be clingy and would feel lonely if they're alone. Getting a 6-month old cat or older might be better. I recommend British Shorthair because they're more independent.

[@sgilmour47]

Get two cats, but DO NOT GET A SCOTTISH FOLD. The cartilage mutation means they have joint problems and pain at 5 years old. Trust me, I have one from a highly regarded breeder, couldn't have a better 'pedigree'. The poor boy is suffering. 80% have this degenerative disease and there's no way of knowing. This is why GCCF won't register them as a breed.

[@thefloofysisters_]

Hello po, just want to ask if the kitten is a mix of scottish straight longhair (mom) and persian (dad) anong breed po yung ifofollow?

[@ndhia5729]

Omg, ur cats are so chonkkkyyyy😍

[@qcrctgavarcesxrfab8015]

Ooohh! Def the scottish for me 😊 i love the malambing, and i have other cats also

[@issacodah]

i have a Scottish fold , man this cat is very quiet and very gentle and so sweet , and the best thing that its very clean, it cleans it self from litter before it gets out the box that i was surprised of this, my previous cat used to fill the ground with that litter when it gets out the box, and yea they like to come to u them selfs than u carry them they don't like getting carried and their meow is soo cute that i cant resist petting him or hugging him , id say always go for Scottish fold , the thing is here the Scottish is the most expensive cat , they like 700-800usd while British is like 450usd

[@mandypdx]

Scottish Folds are $1800+ usd in my area... and British are even more expensive (i have a SF and he is amazing 😻)

[@OGCJ10]

@@mandypdx I wonder why that is ... I've been looking and found a cattery that sells Scottish straight kittens for $1300.. And another who sells British short hair between $2500 - $4000 !!

[@halmu1227]

can you leave them alone for hours ? I really want a Scottish cat but work for 7-8 hours

[@dawn7491]

Hi there! I have a small dog and would love to add a family member into our family... Can you please give us a tip as to which cat breed to get in order to assimilate with the family better?

[@mango_essence1494]

Hmm I recommend you a ragdoll cat. They are really cute, fluffy, kind and really friendly so they get along well with anyone ( kids, other animals), it’s perfect for a family who is adopting a cat for the first time

[@fares9309]

I recommend a Scottish fold since they hate being lonely so they LOVE other pets or kids but I suggest you slowly introduce them to a dog or a new pet!

[@mango_essence1494]

@@fares9309 scottish fold are so adorable too !

[@sweeyong7756]

so anything crossed with a scottish straight or scottish fold, its offspring will be called a scottish. am i correct. so if a british crosses with a scottish will the offspring have more clingy (cant stand to be alone) traits or british traits (give me my space)?

[@applemansanas3246]

as far as I understand in this video, scottish straight + british shorthair = Scottish straight ( if ears is straight ) scottish fold ( if ears is folded )

[@Ilovemychooks]

So I’m getting a cat. But I’m away everyday for 6 hours. Which cat do you recommend? I want one that’s affectionate and loves to cuddle

[@SirNicolayCattery]

I suggest go for a Scottish fold. If you're away everyday for 6 hours, I recommend that you get an adult cat because kittens get very lonely if they're alone... unless u get an extra kitten or lots of cat toys

[@fatihkibar8258]

get a British short hair they it would be no problem for a British short hair to be alone but you should buy a bunch of toys

[@tinachen9728]

I only feed the British short hair only once in the mornings and once at night and she doesn’t eat her food if we aren’t around compared to other cat personality I think it’s plain cute and lucky she is not food oriented so she won’t get fat because we feed her less than half a cup because I know cat will get fat if over feeding and she will get too thin f we under feed her I tried my best not to give her too much to eat.

[@coconwt]

How much is cost

[@alvinasistio2657]

Is a scottish fold male x british female cross also ok? Thanks!

[@SirNicolayCattery]

Hello :) yes, their litter will be Scottish kittens

[@ivanrubio694]

how about two single fold cats to breed?

[@kamillapanova242]

But if we breed British shorthair to Scottish fold, the kittens will be Br or Sc? 🤔 And can we make documents for this kind of kittens ? ❤

[@browntowninsider]

Can Scottish Straight Male x Persian Fem produce a litter with folded ears?

[@SirNicolayCattery]

Hello! Seems impossible bec Scottish Straights don't have the genes for folded ears.

[@browntowninsider]

Hello, sir. Even if the Scottish Straight's parents are folds? His siblings are also folded, he's actually the lone kitten in the litter with straight ears.

[@atikathahira5560]

@@browntowninsider it is common for a kitten to have straight ears at first, once they get older they’ll start having folded ears

[@browntowninsider]

@@atikathahira5560 Oh! Glad to hear this! Still hoping my boy's ears fold though they are totally upright 😂

[@mandypdx]

@@browntowninsider I hope two folds didn’t breed together- it creates all kinds of health issues. Scottish Folds should only be bred with straights. (Also he was correct in the video when he said folds ears drop around week 3 - week 6...not all offspring will have the genetic mutation) 💕

[@readerzozo410]

Scottish folds have better personality in my opinion. they are nicer and affectionate.

[@louannegracedesales7901]

ganda ng bsh niyo sir may eyeliner 🙈

[@baekhim8770]

What do you call the scattish fold but the ears are not folded

[@justkimmying]

Scottish Straight

[@Sadoodi]

I am getting a scottish straight female kitten soon, are they more likely to be less clingy?

[@SirNicolayCattery]

Hmm it depends. Generally, Scottish kitties are sweet. But it depends on their being raised by their breeder.

[@Sadoodi]

@@SirNicolayCattery ok! Thanks for letting me know!

[@goldenplectrum9695]

SF is definitely smarter bc mine is actually watching tv and reacting to cats sometimes scratching screen and scrolling insta reels rofl Before your get SF choose your breeder wisely

[@reng2320]

Hi SirNicolay. Thanks for the information. I will be having a kitten soon. Her ears did not fold though. Her dad is a British Shorthair and her mum is a Scottish Fold. I just want to know what will my kitten's breed be. I wanted to be sure about it because if I will be asked what her breed is, I will be confident to answer if she is a BSH/SSH.

[@SirNicolayCattery]

Hello :) they're Scottish. If one parent is Scottish, the breed is Scottish. Only both BSH parents can produce BSH.

[@reng2320]

@@SirNicolayCattery Thank you po Sir Nicolay.. I love watching your videos.. Very informative po..

[@ThroughEyesOfASailor]

I love scottish

[@iangabrielvalerio5823]

0:45 CIAO Churo baka naman. ahaha

[@debbygrupp6401]

Do Scottish folds like to be picked up?

[@redastelmokaite6372]

The British short-haired are the best❤🧡💛💚💙💜

[@tamaraherpai]

I had skottish cat for 8 years.. She was my everything 💔 If you want a true&loyal&funny cat, you have to adopt a skottish one❤️

[@coconwt]

How much is cost?

[@tamaraherpai]

@@coconwt in Hungary about 500€.

[@halmu1227]

can you leave her alone for hours ? I really want a Scottish cat but I work 7-8 hours

[@carolinegarcia9487]

[@mistresspotato2294]

Hi! I'll be getting a bri po soon (3 months na po sya kapag nakuha ko). Ask ko lang, ilang kg po kaya ng dry food per month yung dapat ko po istock? Same with wet food po. Thank you!

[@SirNicolayCattery]

Hello :) 7kg sack I think is good for 2 months, though I recommend try smaller packs first to check which brand and flavor your kitty would like. Trial and error first few weeks. Same goes also for wet food. Wet food pack for 1 kitty is 1 per day. U can also mix wet and dry sometimes. The key is feeding your kitty in variety.

[@mistresspotato2294]

@@SirNicolayCattery Oh, okie po. Thanky! ❤️ Sana po makagawa kayo ng updated reviews po nung sa healthy and nutritious foods po. And if may recipes po kayo for homecooked meals. God bless! 😊

[@d.almeida3633]

Are you Bilipino??

[@theflamingcookie6480]

why not both 😉

[@SirNicolayCattery]

I agree!

[@juliac3933]

British Shorthairs do not suffer from painful cartilage deformities like Folds which makes them a better choice

[@alittlewheiser521]

Please don’t support the breeding of Scottish Folds. All cats with folded ears have Osteochondrodysplasia which will cause them excruciating pain. It’s not right that we as humans support the selfish breeding of deformed mutant cats simply because they’re cute. Please PLEASE do the research on Scottish Folds. Yes, they’re beautiful but their beauty canes at a horrible price for each and every one of them.

[@marianapedrosa5375]

You're so right! But there's is the Scottish Straight, they don't have deformed ears 🙏

[@sgilmour47]

DO NOT GET A SCOTTISH FOLD. The cartilage mutation means they have joint problems and pain at 5 years old. Trust me, I have one from a highly regarded breeder, couldn't have a better 'pedigree'. The poor boy is suffering.