Pure White Cats Deaf

Inherited Deafness in White Cats.

Pure white cats deaf. 7 of white cats with yellow eyes were deaf. Deafness in White Cats. Deafness in white cats typically is a genetic condition resulting from the dominant white gene commonly referred to as the W gene.

Of these white cats however 72 are deafIn cat genetics the gene that gives a pure white cat its white fur is also linked to the development of its ears and eyes. Deafness is more likely to occur in white cats with blue eyes. A failure to respond when spoken to or called.

I was told that all pure white cats with both eyes being blue are completely deaf and that all pure white cats with one blue eye are deaf on the side that has the blue eye. How can you tell if a white cat is deaf. Researchers found that only 17 to 22 percent of white cats with non-blue eyes are born deaf.

A survey of 185 white cats reported the following results. Where a cat is classed as deaf the deafness may affect one or both ears. These animals are well-known to be commonly affected by a congenital hereditary deaf-ness that may affect one or both ears.

Historically white cats were prone to being deaf I am not referring to pedigrees. 25 of white cats with yellow eyes have normal hearing. 20-40 have normal hearing.

Charles Darwin discovered that cats with blue eyes who were also pure white in color were most often deaf shortly after being born. Epistatic gene commonly referred to as Dominant White is the gene that produces white cats with blue orange or odd color eyes and this mutation is most closely related to deafness. 15-40 of these pure white cats have one or two blue-eyes.