All White Cats Deaf

This is because white cats are more likely to be deaf than other colors of cat.

All white cats deaf. According to the book A Standard Guide to Cat Breeds the following breeds carry the W gene. Not all white cats who inherit the W D are deaf. In most cases of congenital deafness the deafness is pigment related and most of these cats have an all-white or mostly white haircoat.

The gene responsible for the deafness in white cats is dominant and symbolised by the letter W for white obviously. According to the ASPCA Complete Guide to Cats 17 to 20 percent of white cats with nonblue eyes are deaf. Hereditary deafness is a major concern in white cats and even more so if one or both irises are blue in color.

No this is not always the case. Researchers found that only 17 to 22 percent of white cats with non-blue eyes are born deaf. 40 percent of odd-eyed white cats with one blue eye are deaf.

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. However a lot of white cats with blue eyes are. 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.

Not all white Cats are Deaf. 80-85 of white cats have non-blue eyes. White color of the coat occurs in cats in the following three ways.

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. No they are not deaf at allSome people say that deafness in a cat is due to hearing loss but the changein ear canal size does not change how the cats here and there is no evidenceof any other loss of hearing that would make a cat deaf. Are white cats often deaf.