White Cats Deaf Or Blind

If your cat has a congenital defect it just means it was an issue that was present at birth.

White cats deaf or blind. 3064 likes 3 talking about this. The Breakdown About 17 percent to 22 percent of white cats who have eye colors other than blue are born deaf. However not all white colored kittens remain deaf as they age but most deaf kittens that remain deaf are white.

This seems to be due to the multiple effect of the dominant white DW gene which removes colour from the coat and eyes and causes deafness through a degeneration of the inner ear. The reason as you may have guessed is heredity. The roll of the genetic dice that produces a white blue-eyed and typically.

Two blue eyes completely deaf. Researchers found that only 17 to 22 percent of white cats with non-blue eyes are born deaf. Be aware that white-coated cats are more likely to become deaf.

A place to post blind catscats with impaired vision in need of rescue or adoption. Unfortunately if your cat is deaf you will have to live withit. White kitten with blue eyes are often be associated with blindness and deafness.

Of white cats with one blue eye about 40 percent are deaf in at least one ear. However they do have a higher chance to be deaf and the chance increased when the cat has blue eyes. The deaf ear is usually on the same side as the blue eye.

It is inherited deafness. However there is no need to be feared to bring a cat with blue eyes home because more than 50 percents of cats who are not pure white their blue eyes are not always related to. Unless both ears are affected cats may never show any signs of hearing loss.