White Deaf Cats For Adoption

Deafness in white cats with blue eyes is a form of congenital deafness medically known as unilateral or bilateral congenital sensorineural deafness.

White deaf cats for adoption. Whether youve decided to adopt a deaf cat from a rescue centre or are learning to cope with your cats diagnosis there are plenty of ways to help make your feline friends life easier. Sometimes this is just done on the front feet sometimes it is done all all of them. The kitten was in poor shape suffering from a maggot infestation and had to.

There are many breeds that include a white cat from the British Shorthair and Sphynx to the Turkish Van. Paul had always loved cats. Search by zip code to meet available cats in your area.

If a white cat has 2 blue eyes it is 3-5 times more likely to be deaf than a cat with 2 non-blue eyes and a cat with 1 blue eye is about twice as likely to be deaf as a cat with 2 non-blue eyes. It is a myth that every white cat is deaf or that white cats with blue eyes green eyes or one. Pauls first cat was a rescue.

I never knew that much about deaf cats and how adept their coping mechanisms are so I decided to examine how these felines cope without one of their senses. Overall deaf cats with white coat colour and one or both blue eyes make up around about 1-15 of the total cat population. Please do look into owning a deaf cat if you are interested as it does come with challenges.

Pauls Three White Deaf Cats. They share an incredible bond. Among white cats with two blue eyes about 60-80 are deaf.

If you could adopt a deaf cat ask here. February 27 2018. 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.