Deaf White Cats For Adoption

Cage 40 - Rural Nueces county south TEXAS FMI.

Deaf white cats for adoption. Generally it is harder to tell if a cat is deaf than it is to tell that a dog is deaf particularly if there is a hearing cat in the household. If youre unsure VCA Animal Hospital veterinarians point out a simple quiet clap or jangle of your keys can tell you if a kitty is deafif theres no. Please note these cats are from rescues and shelters nationwide and are not available through the ASPCA.

King the kitten was born outside and the only survivor in his feline family. 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. Ear mites are common in young protruding cats.

A survey of 185 white cats reported the following results. Find out more here. She is very clean but does need lots of entertainment as she cant get outside.

Sparkle Cat Rescue an all-volunteer rescue in North Carolina saved him from a very rough beginning. All this can cause deafness. 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.

While many pet parents want to claim their cat falls into the rare colorless category a true white cat is defined by the lack of melanin pigmentation the gene that gives her coat and eyes color. 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. 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.

A deaf kitten found a home with two cats who are also deaf. It is a myth that every white cat is deaf or that white cats with blue eyes green eyes or one of each are always deaf. She is completely deaf and therefore must be an indoor cat.