White Deaf Cats Meow

Deaf cats may make more noise than cats who can hear.

White deaf cats meow. These cats are not albino which is a complete lack of all pigment as they do have color in the irises of their eyes and they may have color in their skin or in part of their haircoat. 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. It is a myth that every white cat is deaf or that white cats with blue eyes green eyes or one.

It is curious to note that that particular cat could have shown a. Finally in a study that took into account the genotype of the cats all the WW cats had some degree of hearing impairment and 73 of them were entirely deaf. I give her lots of love and attention plenty of food and water and Ive bought her all kinds of toys.

Like Love Meow on Facebook. When white cats were studied without taking into account the eye color researchers found that between 20 to 50 of the white cats had hearing impairment deaf or partially deaf. It can occur in white cats with green yellow or blue eyes but seems to occur more frequently with blue eyed ones and in cats with odd eyes or one yellow and one blue the deafness is only on the side with the blue eye.

Because theyre unable to hear themselves they cannot regulate the volume of their meows like hearing cats are. According to scientists a gene called W is responsible for a cats appearance white skin and white hair color. Do deaf cats meow a lot.

She was born with blue and hazel eyes. Hereditary deafness is a major concern in white cats and even more so if one or both irises are blue in color. But most times its a little louder and off-key then a normal cats meow.

It is this W gene which is the most prone to causing deafness in white cats. Scaly or pink pinna that is inflamed. Some deaf cats meow more often and more loudly because they cannot regulate their volume while others become mute.