Deaf White Cats For Adoption

And obviously some cats of other colors are deaf for completely different reasons.

Deaf white cats for adoption. A deaf kitten found a home with two cats who are also deaf. September 16 2021. However that is not guaranteed.

When an elderly owner dies and their animal companion is left in their care the Trust aims to find a lifetime foster home for them. Deaf cats tend to hide when they sleep because it makes them feel more safe. I am very sadly looking to rehome my beautiful white cat Mabel.

If you could adopt a deaf cat ask here. Adoptable Cats in Your Local Shelter. Weird fact if a white cat has two different colored eyes and only one of them is blue the cat will deaf in the ear thats on the same side as their blue eye.

As for white cats with only one blue eye about 30-40 will be deaf. Small rural shelter is full and cannot hold all these cats locals keep dumping at pound. Among white cats with two blue eyes about 60-80 are deaf.

Breeding studies have defined the relationship between deafness in white cats and blue eye colour. Many white cats are born deaf with studies finding that as many as 65 to 85 of white cats with blue eyes experience permanent hearing loss. Dominant epistatic white is a masking gene that overrides all other coat colours and is symbolised with the letters WD.

The deaf cat will play with its hearing companion. Deafness is inherited in some blue-eyed white cats. 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.