White Cat With Blue Eyes Not Deaf

Generally it has been observed that a white cat with blue eyes is deaf.

White cat with blue eyes not deaf. 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. For years people believed that white cats are born with blue eyes and deaf. It shows that Ragdolls or more specifically a white Ragdoll the blue eyes are a given is quite likely to be deaf.

The stats show that the blue-eyed white cat is prone to deafness incidence more than the normal cat. Eye color in white cats also relates to the potential for deafness. Researchers found that only 17 to 22 percent of white cats with non-blue eyes are born deaf.

40 percent of white cats with one blue eye were deaf. The gene responsible for the deafness in white cats is dominant and symbolised by the letter W for white obviously. Surely theres probably some exception to the rule but the vet said this was.

Originally Posted by OllyExtra05. Are all white cats deaf. Cornell University cites a study that found that 17 to 22 percent of white cats with non-blue eyes were born deaf.

White color of the coat occurs in cats in the following three ways. White cats do not typically have visual or reproductive de-fects but they are prone to the occurrence of blue irises one or both and deafness either unilateral or bilateral and the deafness likelihood increases with the number of blue eyes Delack 1984. Also if the cat is not born deaf they have a very small chance of becoming deaf--unless.

Emerald Coast of Florida. My white cat has 2 blue eyes and hes not 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.