White Cats Deafness Blue Eyes. Cats with blue eyes can sometimes have visual or auditory deficiencies. The resulting congenital deafness is noted by 3 to 4 weeks of age, the age at which newborn kittens normally are able to hear.
Some of these breeds only ever have. 40% chance of hearing loss if a cat has only one blue eye. If a cat with odd eyes is deaf, it is always on the same side as the blue eye.
In addition, cats with albinism are susceptible to suffering from both deafness and blindness.
The resulting congenital deafness is noted by 3 to 4 weeks of age, the age at which newborn kittens normally are able to hear. The objective of this study was to investigate whether there is a gene that is responsible for deafness as well as for blue eyes and to establish a plausible mode of inheritance. Some of these breeds only ever have. Hereditary deafness is a major concern in white cats, and even more so if one or both irises are blue in color.
