White Cats Deaf Or Blind

The Breakdown About 17 percent to 22 percent of white cats who have eye colors other than blue are born deaf.

White cats deaf or blind. Cats respond to pheromones. There is however a tendency of some white animals toward blindness deafness andor mental and behavioral issues due to genetic factors. Blind including visually impaired cats in need of rescueadoption.

The reason as you may have guessed is heredity. What can I do for my deaf and Blind Cat. In most cases of congenital deafness the cats affected will have an all-white or mostly white coat In this case deafness is most often inherited.

This is a simple non-invasive test that can be performed at specialist centres to determine accurately whether deafness is present. 3064 likes 3 talking about this. Their deafness is linked to a fault in the W-.

The roll of the genetic dice that produces a white blue-eyed and typically. It is inherited deafness. Albino cats are not linked to deafness.

Without this stem cell the dogs body wont be able to make this specialized layer of hearing cells and will likely be white in coloration. There is also a breed connection. Some cats are at a higher risk of genetic defects which can cause deafness from birth.

This specialized layer of cells and the cells that determine a dogs hair color come from the same stem cell source. However there is no need to be feared to bring a cat with blue eyes home because more than 50 percents of cats who are not pure white their blue eyes are not always related to. Dogs that carry the piebald gene are often affected by deafness.