Do White Cats With Blue Eyes Deaf

Not all blue-eyed whites will be deaf since there are several different genes causing the same physical attributes whiteness blue-eyedness so it all depends on the cats genotype its genetic make-up not its phenotype its physical appearance.

Do white cats with blue eyes deaf. 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. Overall statistics indicate that. We cannot rely solely on coat and eye color to affirm it.

Generally it has been observed that a white cat with blue eyes is deaf. In general these type of genetic deformities are observed more in dominant white cats. Some people claim that 99 of blue-eyed white cats are deaf.

40 percent of white cats with one blue eye were deaf. Dominant epistatic white is a masking gene that overrides all other coat colours and is symbolised with the letters W D. The blue eyes and white coat are a result of a lack of melanin in pigment cells.

This percentage is even higher up to 40 in cats that have only one blue eye and somewhere between 65-85 of all-white cats are born deaf. According to scientists a gene called W is responsible for a cats appearance white skin and white hair color. And 65 to 85 percent of white cats with two blue eyes were deaf.

Pure white cats with blue eyes are well-known to be commonly affected by a congenital hereditary deafness that may affect one or both ears. The roll of the genetic dice that produces a white blue-eyed and typically. And obviously some cats of other colors are deaf for completely different reasons.

Firstly the easy answer to this question is no. When one or both eyes are blue anywhere from 60 to 80 of white cats will be deaf. Black and white cats with blue eyes have a much more common type of hearing and vision problem that may be.