All White Cats Deaf

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.

All white cats deaf. The gene responsible for the deafness in white cats is dominant and symbolised by the letter W for white obviously. Black and white cats do however have a different physique than most felines. 075 2 of cats have a white coat and blue eyes.

In cats inherited congenital present from birth deafness is seen almost exclusively in white coated individuals. 80-85 of white cats have non-blue eyes. How will I know if my cat is deaf.

Interestingly deaf cats who are white and have blue eyes make up around just 1-15 of the total cat population. Researchers have found the following. Various studies came to the conclusion where 17 to 22 of white cats without blue eyes are born deaf.

40 percent of odd-eyed white cats with one blue eye are deaf. These hair cells are connected to the auditory hearing nerves which sparks a nerve impulse down the auditory pathway that connects to the brain. For deafness in white cats is not carried by a specific gene.

Cats who are born deaf might have had a congenital defect says Dr. Hereditary deafness is a major concern in white cats and even more so if one or both irises are blue in color. White color of the coat occurs in cats in the following three ways.

Not all white cats who inherit the W D are deaf. Deafness is a result of this process failing at some point. White Scottish fold European white Foreign white Norwegian forest cats ragdoll Siberian white Turkish angora white American wirehair white Cornish rex white American shorthair white.