I mentioned I had a white kitten with a grey spot on top of her head, and user "Old Cat Lady" responded by saying the grey spot is an indication that the kitten is not deaf and it will fade in time.
When do most kittens lose the grey spot? She is almost a month old.
And, also, if she ends up with blue eyes I should assume there is no problem? (I hear blue eyes are associated with deafness in some white cats... but since she has the grey spot and since her mother is an all white/blue eyed Oriental shorthair, it would be considered a normal trait, right?)
* She responds to noise quite well, by the way.
Thanks a lot in advance!
2007-10-21 07:47:43 · 10 answers · asked by shellj_foxy 3 in Pets ➔ Cats
My personal experience with white cats...
I rescued a white cat with blue eyes (she is hearing) she was very pregnant and about to pop. She had 4 kittens. One black and three white with grey on their heads. One of the white kittens, with blue eyes, was born deaf. He had a rather large grey spot on his head. The spot did completely fade.
2007-10-21 07:54:29 · answer #1 · answered by DogAddict 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've seen plenty of white cats with a grey spot that doesn't fade at all with age. The white gene is often associated with deafness, especially in blue-eyed animals. I've also seen a white cat with yellow eyes that was born completely deaf. If she hears now, she is fine. It is pretty easy to tell--just make a noise when she isn't looking and see if she responds.
2007-10-21 07:55:17 · answer #2 · answered by KimbeeJ 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
There are two primary colours in cats - black and red. All other colours are variations of black and red with the exception of solid white. White is a masking gene. It hides - masks - all other colour. So a solid white cat is either black or red but the colour is hidden by the white having said that as to your question there is no set time to colour changes in kittens yours may never lose its spot you can never tell
A large majority of white cats with blue eyes are deaf. white cats with only one blue eye are deaf only in the ear closest to the blue eye having the spot doesn't mean she is or is not deaf
easy way to tell if unsure is to come from behind the kitten and call her clap your hands make some noise with out her seeing you remember kittens respond well to movement so make sure she cant see you before you do sound test
At the age of 6 weeks is when they begin to change from the muddy baby blue eyes to their adult colour, and I think it is safe to say what you see at 12 weeks is the eye colour they will have. As they mature the colour might brighten or deepen.
2007-10-21 08:34:16 · answer #3 · answered by blackknight_1uk 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I doubt if your kitten will lose the gray spot on her head, there are a million cats marked just like that. And blue eyes dont mean automatically that they are deaf, and on the other hand, I have seen white cats with patches of color who are deaf. It's true that there are more blue eyed white cats who are born deaf than other colors. If she isnt deaf now, and barring any accidents that damage her eardrums, it is highly unlikely that she will become deaf just because she has blue eyes and is white! Dont worry, your kitty is fine.
2007-10-21 08:00:25 · answer #4 · answered by answers4u, not insults 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have two white cats. The male cat was all white with the exception of a small patch of gray fur on the top of his head that all but disappeared by his first birthday. He has green eyes and excellent hearing.
My other white cat is a female that is completely snow white with green eyes.
she has been completely deaf since day 1.
I guess what I am trying to say is that none of these "cat facts"
is written in stone. There will always be exceptions. Enjoy your kitty
2007-10-21 20:28:26 · answer #5 · answered by felinefanatic 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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2016-05-24 00:58:35 · answer #6 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can't contact you by email. That is what I was told by the professionals at the San Francisco SPCA.
I am glad you have established that the kitten can hear. The deafness does happen with white cats with two blue eyes, not always and it can.
2007-10-21 08:25:47 · answer #7 · answered by old cat lady 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
If the cat reacts to noise, then it is probably not deaf. And this is just my opinion, but I dont think fur markings and eye color have anything to do with a cat hearing or not. That is like saying that deaf people have green eyes and freckles on their nose.
2007-10-21 08:17:41 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
it could take several months, and also if she does turn out to be deaf she can get along with her life almost exactly the same as if she were not deaf, i wanted to get a white fur blue eyed turkish angora and was reading up about that
2007-10-21 08:06:22 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
What a load of rubbish. The colour of a cats fur does not indicate it is going to be deaf. Grey dot or any other colour.
People are born deaf, what do they have on their heads?
I have been breeding cats for years, of all colours and none of my white cats ever had a grey spot and none have been deaf.
Was it April Fools Day when she told you this?
2007-10-21 08:03:18 · answer #10 · answered by pampurredpuss 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋