All White Cats Deaf

Are all white cats deaf.

All white cats deaf. How will I know if my cat is deaf. No this is not always the case. Cats who are born deaf might have had a congenital defect says Dr.

Over the years some myths about white-coated cats have been unfairly assigned to albino cats by an association coat color that is itself false. These hair cells are connected to the auditory hearing nerves which sparks a nerve impulse down the auditory pathway that connects to the brain. If your cat has a congenital defect it just means it was an issue that was present at birth.

In most cases of congenital deafness the deafness is pigment related and most of these cats have an all-white or mostly white haircoat. 80-85 of white cats have non-blue eyes. These cats are not albino which is a complete lack of all pigment as they do have color in the irises of their eyes and they may have color in their skin or in part of their haircoat.

Black and white cats do however have a different physique than most felines. Due to their genetic make-up a white cat with blue eyes is 3-5 times more likely to be deaf than a cat with different coloured eyes. 60-80 of blue-eyed white cats are deaf.

It is a myth that every white cat is deaf or that white cats with blue eyes green eyes or one of each are always deaf. 30-40 of cats with one blue eye are deaf. For deafness in white cats is not carried by a specific gene.

Are all white cats deaf. All this commotion causes a pressure change and forces the cochleas hair cells to move. Not all white cats who inherit the W D are deaf.