White Deaf Cats Meow

According to scientists a gene called W is responsible for a cats appearance white skin and white hair color.

White deaf cats meow. 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. Some deaf cats can be overly noisy with many crying out in the night when everyone is asleep. 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.

Discharge from the ear that may contain pus. 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. Researchers found that only 17 to 22 percent of white cats with non-blue eyes are born deaf.

Others are quieter making little to no noise at all. Though not all odd-eyed white cats are deaf White is one of them. If your cat has a congenital defect it just means it was an issue that was present at birth.

Do deaf cats meow a lot. For noisy cats some use their yowling as a way to detect what is going on around them. Cats who are born deaf might have had a congenital defect says Dr.

Both are completely normal. Totally or partially white cats due to the S gene All white cats due to the dominant W gene We find in the last group those that are white due to the dominant gene W. This might be really obvious when your deaf cat cant see you and is trying to find you.

Deaf cats may make more noise than cats who can hear. I have a 6-year-old deaf white cat that meows excessively and loudly throughout the day while Im at work. Yes they can meow just like any other cat.