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  1. Yes, osteopetrosis CAN potentially be very bad. However, in BUBs case, with the treatment she got, it seems she's doing fine. For the human condition you can find a lot of information on the website of osteoporosis.org. One of the things we're interested in is how diverse osteopetrosis in cats, and whether all cats develop the same symptoms. (So far, it seems this is not the case)
  2. For now what we can almost say for sure, is that the polydactyly and the osteopetrosis are probably caused by two separate mutations. This likely also means that through breeding she could pass on the extra digits, but not the osteopetrosis. However, because she is so small she really shouldn't be having kittens, it could be very harmful for her.