White Cat With Blue Eyes Not Deaf

White cats with no blue eyes have about a 19 chance of being deaf in both or one ear.

White cat with blue eyes not deaf. Speculating and researching the genetics of our pets is fas. Theres a relationship between white cats with blue eyes and genetic deafness although not all cats with this mix will likely be affected. Once again the brilliant scientist was right since between 56 and 90 of cats according to different studies with white coat and blue eye color are deaf from one or both ears.

White cats with one blue eye the other is usually yellow or gold have about a 40 chance of being deaf in both or one ear. Cornell University cites a study that found that 17 to 22 percent of white cats with non-blue eyes were born deaf. And 65 to 85.

Also if the cat is not born deaf they have a very small chance of becoming deaf--unless. Eye color in white cats also relates to the potential for deafness. I know that in an odd-eyed white cat the cat is deaf on the blue-eyed side.

The results were telling with 17-22 percent of white cats with non-blue eyes being born deaf around 40 percent with one blue eye were deaf and a staggering 6-85 percent who were born deaf had two blue eyes. Researchers found that only 17 to 22 percent of white cats with non-blue eyes are born deaf. Unlike other white cats blue-eyed white cats have slightly different genetics.

White cat with two different colored eyes usually means deafness as is the case with my moms cat. The health problem occurs due to the different genes. Spay and neuter for better health a better pet and to stop the suffering of many unwanted and feral animals.

Originally Posted by OllyExtra05. It shows that Ragdolls or more specifically a white Ragdoll the blue eyes are a given is quite likely to be deaf. Thus deafness is strongly linked to the white coat colour and blue eye colour but not all white cats or white cats with blue eyes are necessarily deaf.