I was just asking because my kitten has blue eyes & my friend said that all cats that have blue eyes are deaf.
It's a persian and its 6 weeks old, I never get to c it alot because of school, Her ears don't seen to be seen because they r short so you don't know if they r moving or not when something happens.
I asked a vet and she said that cats with blue eye could be deaf.
2006-06-10 05:29:02 · 27 answers · asked by sayeda_candy 2 in Pets ➔ Cats
It has a white fur coat
2006-06-10 07:39:38 · update #1
Pedigree cats are often designed to have blue eyes. My mother and I used to breed Birmans (google image them...) and they are cream/white coated and have big blue eyes.
It is also worth mentioning that when kittens are as young as yours, they tend to have coloured eyes that may change as they grow up, and ears that are very small and can not move as grown up cats' ears do. At 6 weeks you shouldn't expect to see the ears moving much.
When you buy a pedigree, you really should have the kitten vet checked, and it should have been vet checked by the breeder before you bought the kitten, and then concerns like this can be avoided. They should also have pedigree papers.
I suggest if you are truly worried to try waking the kitten by making a noise when she is asleep - but don't scare her!
Good luck, and enjoy your little beauty.
2006-06-10 09:13:41 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Great question but your vet didn't tell you the truth. I have blue eyes and I am not deaf. The color of the eyes do not change hearing. In fact with a kitten that is only six weeks old you cant even be sure that the eyes will stay blue. The ears don't always move when something happens. If it reacts and response properly to sound then it cant be deaf. If you stand behind it a few feet away and call its name and it comes to you then it cant be deaf. You really should have your vet check its hearing but only if it acts like it is deaf not because its eyes are blue for now.
2006-06-19 00:16:37 · answer #2 · answered by angelsforanimals 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, its not true. I have a blue-eyed cat name Sapphire and he hears fine -- especially when I call him at feeding time! I'm not sure how this folklore got started, but all blue-eyed cats are NOT deaf. After all, most Siamese have blue eyes and they are not all deaf. However, maybe there is some sort of genetic link in some breeds between blue eyes and deafness? Only a thought.
You don't have to see the ears to tell if a cat is deaf. Just come up behind her where she can't see you and make a loud noise, such as clapping your hands or shouting "Boo!" If she reacts, even to cringe or run away, she can hear. Also, call "kitty, kitty" when you feed her. If she learns to come to that call, she can defnitiely hear you! But even if she is deaf, she can still be a loving pet. Just don't let her out where there is traffic or dogs because she cannot hear danger.
2006-06-18 11:15:07 · answer #3 · answered by not_mn_nice 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had and now have another Siamese and Linx mix. Both with off white, light gray coats. Both with the brightest blue eyes you have ever seen. Neither was close to deaf. Both have the sharpest hearing of any cat I have had.
My current one Wesa, she will hear things and go for them long before my black cat Zoey will even notice what is going on.
Persians just have a very large attitude is maybe why some think they are deaf. A persian is not like most cats, they will not come when called, they will not learn any tricks, they will not do anything they do not want to do. They act like fat, rich, spoiled brats and expect to be treated as so.
2006-06-20 20:54:17 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not the blue eyes alone. The combination of blue eyes and a white coat correlates high with deafness in animals, not just cats.
2006-06-10 13:23:20 · answer #5 · answered by kendra 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've always heard that a white cat with blue eyes is always deaf. I'm not sure if it's true, but you could ask the vet.
2006-06-19 00:15:51 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hello - I had a cat that was all white with blue eyes, she could hear perfectly! :) But, not to say that all cats with blue eyes can hear.
Yahoo or Google up "cats blue eyes deaf".
You will find a lot of articles on this subject.
Have a nice day! :)
2006-06-20 09:46:06 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have read somewhere that if your cat is all white and doesnt have a bit of any color on it, then if it has one blue eye, its partly deaf, and if it has 2 blue eyes, its completely deaf. It was a long time ago when i read this in a cat magazine, so if its anything else, then i dont think you have anythign to worry about
2006-06-14 01:52:27 · answer #8 · answered by ~*Iverson*~ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The genes for blue eyes, and white hair are close to the some of the genes for deafness. In general most cats who are deaf from birth are white with blue eyes. However most blue eyed cats are not deaf. (Sort of like most red heads are have fair skin, but most white people aren't red heads.)
2006-06-10 12:59:12 · answer #9 · answered by Sabersquirrel 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The white coat and blue eyes are more *likely* to be deaf the cats with any other color combination. According to a quick search 50% of cats with that coloring will have some hearing problems.
Cat and genetics are always ammusing. For instance male calico cats are ALWAYS sterile. That particular color combination requires information to be carried on two X chromosomes (one for each color-- orange and black) so if you've a "male" calico it is an XXY male.
2006-06-21 03:24:00 · answer #10 · answered by vlt_moon 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋