White Cats Deafness Blue Eyes
As we have mentioned previously not all white cats with blue eyes are prone to deafness.
White cats deafness blue eyes. Cornell University cites a study that found that 17 to 22 percent of white cats with non-blue eyes were born deaf. 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.
In odd-eyed white cats the ear on the blue-eyed side may be deaf but the one. Overall deaf cats with white coat colour and one or both blue eyes make up around about 1-15 of the total cat population. When the gene affects only one eye the cat will have odd eyes.
As you may expect hereditary deafness in white cats is a real issue and presents a major concern in white cats and even more is if one or both irises are blue in color. The fact is that hereditary deafness does tend to be a serious concern in white cats. When one or both eyes are blue anywhere from 60 to.
Eye color in white cats also relates to the potential for deafness. These animals are well-known to be commonly affected by a congenital hereditary deaf-ness that may affect one or both ears. 40 percent of cats with one blue eye are deaf and up to 85 percent of all white cats with two blue eyes have deafness.
The reason is the aforementioned W genotype. White cats with blue eyes are more likely to be deaf than white cats with gold or green eyes. Coat color and an aspect of the cats personality or another aspect of anatomy can be linked if the gene that dictates the cats colour and a gene which affects the way the brain develops are situated close together on the same chromosome.
A cat with a gene with white spots like the tuxedo cat can have blue eyes or in some cases odd eyes. Deafness is associated only with the dominant white gene not the white spotting gene says feline geneticist Leslie A. As for odd-eyed white cats when a white cat has one orange or green and one blue eye the ear on the blue-eyed side is likely to be deaf whereas the one on the orange- or green-eyed side is usually fine.