2006-11-20 04:11:17 · 6 answers · asked by Mary 1 in Health ➔ Mental Health
They might not be able to get Down's, but they can be retarded. Like humans, they run the entire bell curve in intelligence. I had a hamster once who was obviously a genius in the hamster world and have had several cats who obviously had mental illnesses.
2006-11-20 04:29:53 · answer #1 · answered by jane7 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Downs syndrome a birth defect. There may be an equivalent of it in the animal kingdom, but again it would be the result of a birth defect. Downs Syndrome is totally non-contagious and cannot cross the species barrier.
2006-11-20 12:16:03 · answer #2 · answered by triviatm 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Downs Syndrome is a genetic abnormality of humans NOT animals.
You can't get a genetic disease. The abnormality is there from the first moments of cells splitting. - as babies grow each cell has the misinformation and repeats the abnormal pattern.
2006-11-20 12:20:24 · answer #3 · answered by what can i do 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think YOU have down's syndrome. The second sentence of your question makes absolutely no sense whatsoever.
2006-11-20 12:21:10 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Perhaps they can but they would probably be killed or abandoned by their mother. The natural world is cruel but efficient.
2006-11-20 12:13:23 · answer #5 · answered by dragonrider707 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think my cat had it........ had a dwarfish-looking face, and died before it got very old.
2006-11-20 12:12:45 · answer #6 · answered by liddlelamzydivey 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋