Do White Cats With Blue Eyes Deaf

Overall statistics indicate that.

Do white cats with blue eyes deaf. And obviously some cats of other colors are deaf for completely different reasons. Not all white Cats are Deaf. Not all white cats are deaf.

According to scientists a gene called W is responsible for a cats appearance white skin and white hair color. White color of the coat occurs in cats. Deafness in blue-eyed white cats.

It is common knowledge for pet enthusiasts that white cats with blue eyes are deaf and usually it is indeed the case. We cannot rely solely on coat and eye color to affirm it. For those cats with other colored eyes only 10-20 are deaf.

The rest of the white cats typically have orange or green eyes and they are usually neither deaf. Deafness in white cats with blue eyes is a form of congenital deafness medically known as unilateral or bilateral congenital sensorineural deafness. And 65 to 85 percent of white cats with two blue eyes were deaf.

Typically cats experiencing these hearing issues are not born deaf. As for white cats with only one blue eye about 30-40 will be deaf. The percentage rises to 40 percent if the cat has one blue eye while upwards of 65 to 85 percent of all-white cats with both eyes blue are deaf.

Again if the kitty has odd eyes such as having one blue eye and another of green or other colors then it is generally deaf in the ear close to the blue eye. Dominant epistatic white is a masking gene that overrides all other coat colours and is symbolised with the letters W D. Black and white cats with blue eyes have a much more common type of hearing and vision problem that may be.