Eye color in white cats also relates to the potential for deafness.

White cat with blue eyes are usually deaf. This cat is characterized by its curly hair, which is the product of a genetic mutation. Unless both ears are affected, cats may never show any signs of hearing loss. Some of these cats are deaf in only one ear. And 65 to 85 percent of white cats with two blue eyes were deaf.

White cats with blue eyes had a high probability. I have never heard of a white cat with blue eyes going deaf later in life though. Hereditary deafness is a major concern in white cats, and even more so if one or both irises are blue in color. White cats are also genetically more predisposed to being deaf.

It is a congenital deafness caused by a degeneration of the inner ear. Cats with blue eyes are not necessarily deaf and should not be made to suffer because of it. And, if the white cat has a different eye color for each eye (heterochromia. White spotting and white are also different genes but it's the white that can cause deafness.

Blue eyed cats are more often deaf than white cats with other coloured eyes. Cats that have the dominant white gene can sometimes, but not always, have blue eyes. Genes that limit cat coloration result in blue eyes. It's the way that their genetics are put together and stuff idk.

Albino cats are not linked to deafness. Many cats are born with congenital deafness, which causes deafness in the cat as it ages, instead of later on. I have seen two that are white with blue eyes. White spotted cats are rarely deaf and the once that are are mostly high grade white but i guess low grade white spotting can cause deafness id the white spotting runs over the ear.

White cats have always aroused curiosity in humans. White cats, as previously mentioned, can have a wide range of eye colors. If the eye color of the cat is completely white, then blue eyes in cats is highly unlikely. Some breeds of white cats stand out for the coloration of their eyes.

Losing a cat’s blue eyes is usually the result of too much cataract medication being used, or too many cataract surgeries being performed. A pure white cat with blue eyes has an 85 percent chance of some degree of deafness. Jul 20, 2005 #7 ollyextra05 tcs member. The easiest way to determine whether or not a cat is an albino is by looking at their eyes.

It's a persian and its 6 weeks old, i never get to c it alot because of school, her ears don't seen to be seen because they r short so you don't know if they r moving or not when something happens. The reason, as you may have guessed, is heredity: In addition, longhaired white cats are 3 times more likely to be bilaterally deaf. Congenital sensorineural deafness occurs commonly in domestic cats with a white coat.

White cats with one or two blue eyes do, however, have a higher incidence of genetic deafness, with the white gene occasionally causing the. I was just asking because my kitten has blue eyes & my friend said that all cats that have blue eyes are deaf. According to the aspca complete guide to cats, 17 to 20 percent of white cats with nonblue eyes are deaf; When one or both eyes are blue, anywhere from 60% to 80% of white cats will be deaf.

White cat with two different colored eyes usually means deafness as is the case with my mom's cat. 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; Why are blue eyed white cats usually deaf. 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.

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. The selkirk rex is a cat breed from the united states, 1988. Then again there was a brown cat with blue eyes. This occurs during fetal development, after conception, the embryo splits into three primitive germ layers:

A white cat with one blue eye has a 39% chance of at least partial deafness, and a white cat with two blue eyes may have a 65% chance. When it comes to white cats, they can be deaf no matter the eye color. Reports of this condition date back to at least the 1930s (bamber, 1933), and many investigators have studied it in. The deaf ear is usually on the same side as the blue eye.

Albino cats, however, often have eyes that look very pale blue, pink, or red. In a cat with the white spot gene the deafness usually occurs in the ear affected by the spot. 40 percent of white cats with one blue eye were deaf; They are photophobic (intolerant of bright light because of the blue eyes) they have reduced vision in low.

He is deaf, the vet said that usually they have a 50/50 chance of being deaf with two different colored eyes. I asked a vet and she said that cats with blue eye could be deaf. Of white cats with one blue eye, about 40 percent are deaf in at least one ear. In a feral situation deaf white cats experience strong negative natural selection pressure as:

I think it's white cats with 2 different colored eyes (like one could be blue, one is another color) that are usually deaf. Joined feb 14, 2005 messages 2,520 reaction score 3 location My white cat has 2 blue eyes, and he's not deaf. Black and white cats with blue eyes have a much more common type of hearing and vision problem that may be related to their eye color.

They have approximately a 20 percent chance of being deaf to some degree. Let’s begin with our list of white cat with blue eyes breed: Pointed cats, like siamese, who have a lighter body and darker extremities, always have blue eyes. Felines with a single blue eye are often deaf in one hear (usually the ear on the same side as their blue eye), while two blue eyes make an ivory cat likely to suffer total deafness in both ears.

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