White Male Cats With Blue Eyes Deaf

Two blue eyes completely deaf.

White male cats with blue eyes deaf. Since it usually covers the eyes if it covers the ears the deaf cats caused by white spotting frequently have blue eyes but not always. Albino cats are not linked to deafness. Deafness is caused by an absence of a cell layer in the inner ear that originates from the same stem cells as well.

Unless both ears are affected cats may never show any signs of hearing loss. The percentage rises to 40 percent if the cat has one blue eye while upwards of 65 to 85 percent of all-white cats with both eyes blue are deaf. From Deafness in blue-eyed white cats by George M.

The reason as you may have guessed is heredity. In those cats with eyes of another colour only 10-20 are likely to be deaf. These animals are well-known to be commonly affected by a congenital hereditary deaf-ness that may affect one or both ears.

Apart from dominant white gene W white coat on the cat can occur from albino gene c or spotted gene S. The fact is that hereditary deafness does tend to be a serious concern in white cats. Deafness is more likely to occur in white cats with blue eyes.

Pure white cats with blue eyes are well-known to be commonly affected by a congenital hereditary deafness that may affect one or both ears. The deafness is linked to the so-called W gene. The uphill road to solving polygenic disorders The pure white cat with luminous blue eyes is an attrac-tive image familiar to many.

Around 40 of cats with white fur and blue eyes are deaf. Many people wonder if deafness in cats with blue eyes or in white cats is an old wives tale or a fact. And 65 to 85 percent of white cats with two blue eyes were deaf.