White Cats Deaf Or Blind

Cats who are born deaf might have had a congenital defect says Dr.

White cats deaf or blind. There is however a tendency of some white animals toward blindness deafness andor mental and behavioral issues due to genetic factors. It is inherited deafness. Sometimes inbreeding animals for a specific trait results in u.

There is also a breed connection. Additionally not all white cats are deaf and although deafness is more common in white cats with blue eyes not even all blue-eyed white cats are deaf. About half of all white cats are deaf and those numbers increase in cats with blue eyes with deafness often found on the same side as the blue eye left blue eye deaf in left ear.

To determine whether the cat is deaf or not all you need to dois look at the ears of the white cat. If they are larger than those of theregular cat then it would be quite obvious that the cat is deaf. Researchers found that only 17 to 22 percent of white cats with non-blue eyes are born deaf.

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 Odds of Deafness in White Cats. How do blind and deaf cats live.

The roll of the genetic dice that produces a white blue-eyed and typically. About 20 percent of non-blue-eyed white cats also are deaf. If your cat has a congenital defect it just means it was an issue that was present at birth.

Two blue eyes completely deaf. White cats with blue eyes are by far the most likely to develop hearing loss. The reasons for it are genetic but are very different from simply being caused by one gene.