Pure White Cats Deaf

Pure white cats only make up about 5 of the overall cat population.

Pure white cats deaf. A survey of 185 white cats reported the following results. Albinos are extremely rare and only make up about 2 percent of the feline population. Not pure white and congenital deafness is extremely rare in non-white cats.

Google presents me with contradictory answers to this question. For this reason a cat with odd eyes can be deaf from the ear that is on the side of the blue eye. 7 of white cats with yellow eyes were deaf.

They are deaf even if they have a blue eye. 20-40 have normal hearing. A failure to respond when spoken to or called.

Deafness is more likely to occur in white cats with blue eyes. Of these white cats however 72 are deafIn cat genetics the gene that gives a pure white cat its white fur is also linked to the development of its ears and eyes. 5 of the general cat population is white cats ie.

Not all but some solid white cat breeds have a genetic mutation which causes deafness in both ears. Of those white cats with one or two blue eyes 60-80 are deaf. Of the 5 of white cats in the overall population 60-80 had eyes.

If the cat has even a single spot on it it is not considered pure white. White cats with blue eyes are usually deaf. Usually pure white cats can have the risk of deafness skin disorder and poor vision.