All White Cats Deaf

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All white cats deaf. This is because white cats are more likely to be deaf than other colors of cat. Not all white Cats are Deaf. Researchers found that only 17 to 22 percent of white cats with non-blue eyes are born deaf.

No this is not always the case. In most cases of congenital deafness the deafness is pigment related and most of these cats have an all-white or mostly white haircoat. White color of the coat occurs in cats in the following three ways.

For deafness in white cats is not carried by a specific gene. 40 percent of odd-eyed white cats with one blue eye are deaf. 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.

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. The reasons for it are genetic but are very different from simply being caused by one gene. 075 2 of cats have a white coat and blue eyes.

Inherited Deafness in White Cats. 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. 60-80 of blue-eyed white cats are deaf.

In most cases of congenital deafness the cats affected will have an all-white or mostly white coat In this case deafness is most often inherited. 15-20 of white cats have 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.