White Cat With One Blue Eye Deaf

While there is a clear correlation between the blue eye color and deafness in white cats why is this so.

White cat with one blue eye deaf. Are odd-eyed cats deaf in one or both ears. 5 of the cat population includes pure whites. And in addition to Rios Sweetie.

Its my understanding that cats with only one blue eye are likely to be deaf in the ear nearest the blue eye but weve been unable to detect any problems with Toby. Well opinions vary and so do research conclusions. Gallaudet University - Cat breeds with tendency to hereditary deafness.

60 80 of the fully white cats with one or both blue eyes are likely deaf. Overall deaf cats with white coat colour and one or both blue eyes make up around about 1-15 of the total cat population. What I know about deaf cats is this.

20-40 have normal hearing. Furthermore if a cat has one blue eye and one green the ear on the side of the blue eye is more likely to be deaf than the other. Some white kittens are born deaf.

40 and 391 in cats with one blue eye and 167 and 22 in cats with no blue eyes. 30-40 had one blue eye and were deaf while 60-70 had one blue eye and normal hearing. A cat with two different eyes one blue and one other colour is usually deaf but only on the side of the blue eye.

--White felines who have odd eyes usually have one blue eye and one green or yellow eye--A lot of white kitties have both eyes of the same color. Strangely blue eye white cats tend to be deaf even more than others. 60 80 of the 5 have orange or green eyes and 20 of them are deaf.