White Cats Deaf Eyes
Thus cats which are entirely white and have blue eyes are generally deaf.
White cats deaf eyes. Many cats are born with congenital deafness which causes deafness in the cat as it ages instead of later on. When one or both eyes are blue anywhere from 60 to 80 of white cats will be deaf. However the prevalence of white cats does vary in different geographies.
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. However while it isnt the cause of deafness in white cats blue eye color is related. 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.
Another common feature of white cats to highlight is the fact they can have eyes of almost any color. If a white cat has 2 blue eyes it is 3-5 times more likely to be deaf than a cat with 2 non-blue eyes and a cat with 1 blue eye is about twice as likely to be deaf as a cat. White coat on cats can occur as a result of the dominant white gene W.
The good news is a white cat is not prone to blindness. In those cats with eyes of another colour only 10-20 are likely to be deaf. White cats have white coats because the gene for white fur trumps all other potential colors.
Researchers found that only 17 to 22 percent of white cats with non-blue eyes are born deaf. Overall statistics indicate that. Statistically white cats with blue eyes with congenital deafness make up around 1 to 15 of the total cat population.
There is a genegene complex which causes white coat blue eyes and deafness but not all cats get their white coat and blue eyes from that particular gene so not all white cats will be deaf. This percentage is even higher up to 40 in cats that have only one blue eye and somewhere between 65-85 of all-white cats are born deaf. Blue-eyed cats are more often deaf than white cats with other coloured eyes.