Pure White Cats Deaf

Pure white cats only make up about 5 of the overall cat population.

Pure white cats deaf. They are deaf even if they have a blue eye. Deafness in blue-eyed white cats. The deafness is linked to the so-called W gene.

Deafness in White Cats. 25 of white cats with yellow eyes have normal hearing. Researchers found that only 17 to 22 percent of white cats with non-blue eyes are born deaf.

White Kitten with Blue Eyes DeafnessBlindness White kitten with blue eyes are often be associated with blindness and deafness. 20-40 have normal hearing. Albinos are extremely rare and only make up about 2 percent of the feline population.

If the cat has even a single spot on it it is not considered pure white. A survey of 185 white cats reported the following results. 31 of white cats and blue eyes had normal hearing.

5 of the general cat population is white cats ie. Epistatic gene commonly referred to as Dominant White is the gene that produces white cats with blue orange or odd color eyes and this mutation is most closely related to deafness. Shaking their head or clawing at their ear.

White cats with blue eyes are usually deaf. Contrary to popular belief white cats are no more likely than any other coat color to be deaf. 15-40 of these pure white cats have one or two blue-eyes.