White Cats Deaf Or Blind
The Breakdown About 17 percent to 22 percent of white cats who have eye colors other than blue are born deaf.
White cats deaf or blind. There is also a breed connection. However not all white colored kittens remain deaf as they age but most deaf kittens that remain deaf are white. White kitten with blue eyes are often be associated with blindness and deafness.
Make sure to offer plenty of appropriate verbal or tactile praise and of course treats. White coat on cats can occur as a result of the dominant white gene W. I have read that the DW gene resides on the same chromosome as.
However they do have a higher chance to be deaf and the chance increased when the cat has blue eyes. All white cats are most certainly not deaf. Some cats are born deaf.
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. Cats who are born deaf might have had a congenital defect says Dr. Of white cats with one blue eye about 40 percent are deaf in at least one ear.
It is inherited deafness. White cats with blue eyes are by far the most likely to develop hearing loss. Two blue eyes completely deaf.
The deaf ear is usually on the same side as the blue eye. It appears that white cats with blue eyes are particularly prone to congenital deafness. Some cats are at a higher risk of genetic defects which can cause deafness from birth.