White Cats Deaf Eyes

Researchers found that only 17 to 22 percent of white cats with non-blue eyes are born deaf.

White cats deaf eyes. However in white cats with two blue eyes roughly 60-80 are likely to be deaf. First of all it can be said that not all white cats are deaf but they are more likely to be deaf since they carry the so-called gene W White of white in English especially those that have one eye of each color or blue eyes. White cats simply have a gene for white fur while albinism is a genetic condition that results in a complete lack of color pigmentation in the skin fur and eyes.

The eyes of a white cat may be blue non-blue usually copper or gold or odd one of each. This gene can suppress and block other potential colors thus. White coat on cats can occur as a result of the dominant white gene W.

Heterochromia eyes of two different colors. About half of all white cats are deaf and people numbers improve in cats with blue eyes with deafness typically discovered on the identical facet because the blue eye left blue eye deaf in left ear. When one or both eyes are blue anywhere from 60 to 80 of white cats will be deaf.

If the cat is a ForeignOriental White it carries the gene for Siamese Blue Eyes which is not linked to deafness the gene for Siamese Blue Eyes is linked to cross-eyes instead. The good news is a white cat is not prone to blindness. And if the white cat has a different eye color for each eye heterochromia.

Statistically white cats with blue eyes with congenital deafness make up around 1 to 15 of the total cat population. Another common feature of white cats to highlight is the fact they can have eyes of almost any color. However while it isnt the cause of deafness in white cats blue eye color is related.

Overall statistics indicate that. Many cats are born with congenital deafness which causes deafness in the cat as it ages instead of later on. The easiest way to determine whether or not a cat is an albino is by looking at their eyes.