White Cats With Blue Eyes Deaf

However they do have a higher chance to be deaf and the chance increased when the cat has blue eyes.

White cats with blue eyes deaf. Overall statistics indicate that. What is an all white cat called. While there is a clear correlation between the blue eye color and deafness in white cats why is this so.

Deafness is caused by an absence of a cell layer in the inner ear that originates from the same stem cells as well. 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. Photo by Echo on Unsplash.

This gene can suppress and block other potential colors thus. Once again the brilliant scientist was right since between 56 and 90 of cats according to different studies with white coat and blue eye color are deaf from one or both ears. These cats are three to five times more likely to be deaf than white cats with non-blue eyes.

Of course there is no universal law that decrees. And if the white cat has a different eye color for each eye heterochromia it will be deaf on the side where it has the blue eye. That ocean deep eye color goes perfectly with a smooth white coat.

These animals are well-known to be commonly affected by a congenital hereditary deaf-ness that may affect one or both ears. Unless both ears are affected cats may never show any signs of hearing loss. If for example the blue eye is on the right side of their head then it is likely that the cat will be deaf in its right ear.

Cataracts are not the only cause of cats with blue eyes. 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. White cats have always aroused curiosity in humans.