I Have Just Got A New Cat Today She Is Very White With Blue Eyes She Is So Cute But A Friend Of My Daughter Told Her That White Cats With Blue Eyes Are Blind Is This True?
2007-12-22 06:17:18 · 20 answers · asked by minnasota mama 3 in Pets ➔ Cats
i think its just a rumor. its like me saying blonde girls with blue eyes are blind. in some cases mabye but not most of the time.
2007-12-23 06:26:16 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No this is not true but most cats that are white with blue eyes are deaf. It is unfortunately a genetic defect which nothing can be done about,but not all white cats with blue eyes are deaf only some. You will have to wait to see if your cat responds to sound when she is not looking at you.
2007-12-22 07:06:37 · answer #2 · answered by Betti N 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There was a study a few years ago by AVMA or some such; 40% of white cats with blue eyes are DEAF or hearing impaired.
A deaf cat kept indoors doesn't really have a hard time living with it. My experience, the biggest problem they have is with other cats because they don't hear the signals that should tell them they are playing too rough.
It's not such an awful thing to be able to vacuum without the cat freaking!!!
2007-12-22 06:32:54 · answer #3 · answered by Julie D 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can easily test if the cat is blind by seeing if there is eye reaction when you put your finger close.
Blue eyed cats would not be blind, but as white fur is associated with albino-ism, pink eyes, poor sight, that may be why you have heard about white cats being - blind/poor sighted.
2007-12-22 06:23:07 · answer #4 · answered by Solusia 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Not blind, no, but a significant number of white blue-eyed cats are deaf
2007-12-22 06:51:51 · answer #5 · answered by glbs2 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I used to live with some one who had 23 cats and one was white with blue eyes and ran around like a lunatic. So I'd say NO
2007-12-22 06:27:07 · answer #6 · answered by noIdont 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is definitely the deaf thing. Really likely.
95% of the general cat population is non-white cats (i.e. not pure white) and congenital deafness is extremely rare in non-white cats.
5% of the general cat population is white cats (i.e. pure white). 15-40% of these pure white cats have one or two blue-eyes.
Of those white cats with one or two blue eyes, 60-80% are deaf; 20-40% have normal hearing; 30-40% had one blue eye and were deaf while 60-70% had one blue eye and normal hearing.
Of the 5% of white cats in the overall population, 60-80% had eyes of other colors (e.g. orange, green). Of those 10- 20% were deaf and 80-90% had normal hearing.
Deaf white cats with one or two blue eyes account for 0.25 - 1.5 of total cat population
Total number of cats with white coat and blue eyes account for 0.75 - 2.0% of total cat population
Got this off some website
2007-12-22 06:26:12 · answer #7 · answered by Fanny Blood 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Hmm...I never heard that... but i read in a story that a lot of white cats with blue eyes are deaf... but that was a story i dont know if it's true
2007-12-22 06:20:44 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
My white cat had blue eyes and she was deaf. Hope that helps you.
2007-12-22 07:19:08 · answer #9 · answered by jo 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No that is wrong; the rumour is they are deaf.
It might be a rumour, or .... ?
Deaf cats can still cope well, just keep her off the roads and be more attentive to her, and more patient and focal, rather than vocal, if it turns out to be true!
Deaf animals cope well. So do blind ones too .... handicaps are naturally compensated for, so please don't be scared and just give her love!
2007-12-22 06:26:17 · answer #10 · answered by kiteeze 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋