Are Most White Cat With Blue Eyes Deaf

A survey of 185 white cats reported the following results.

Are most white cat with blue eyes deaf. Statistically 85 of F white blue-eyed cats are entirely deaf. What is the risk of deafness in a white cat. The stats show that the blue-eyed white cat is prone to deafness incidence more than the normal cat.

Having bi-colored eyes cuts the odds but i am not sure how much. Interestingly deaf cats who are white and have blue eyes make up around just 1-15 of the total cat population. Thus deafness is strongly linked to the white coat colour and blue eye colour but not all white cats or white cats with blue eyes are necessarily deaf.

According to the Feline Health Center at Cornell University research has found that only 17 to 22 percent of all-white cats without blue eyes are born deaf. Cornell University cites a study that found that 17 to 22 percent of white cats with non-blue eyes were born deaf. Eye color in white cats also relates to the potential for deafness.

However not all white coat cats have blue eyes. The health problem occurs due to. Of white cats with one blue eye about 40 percent are deaf in at least one ear.

40 percent of white cats with one blue eye were deaf. Interestingly most white cats regardless of eye color exhibit a special kind of deafness. 25 of white cats with yellow eyes have normal hearing.

In some cases a completely white cat will have a gene with white spots resulting in odd eyes one blue and the other gold or green. Two blue eyes completely deaf. The key determiner in deafness in all-white cats lies more in the color of their eyes than that of their coats.