White Deaf Cats Meow

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White deaf cats meow. Yes they can meow just like any other cat. Finally in a study that took into account the genotype of the cats all the WW cats had some degree of hearing impairment and 73 of them were entirely deaf. Hereditary deafness is a major concern in white cats and even more so if one or both irises are blue in color.

Do deaf cats meow a lot. For example Siamese cats are known to be especially chatty. Probably deaf cats meow because the sound vibrate in the whole body so they notice that doing that has an effect and probably the effect is pleasant.

When white cats were studied without taking into account the eye color researchers found that between 20 to 50 of the white cats had hearing impairment deaf or partially deaf. It can occur in white cats with green yellow or blue eyes but seems to occur more frequently with blue eyed ones and in cats with odd eyes or one yellow and one blue the deafness is only on the side with the blue eye. While Im at home she rarely meows and when she does its early in the morning not at night.

It is curious to note that that particular cat could have shown a. It is a myth that every white cat is deaf or that white cats with blue eyes green eyes or one. If you complain about the messy room Im deleting your comment.

A deaf cats meows are often much louder than those of a non-deaf cat as well because it doesnt know its deaf and cant control the volume of its voice. If your cat has a congenital defect it just means it was an issue that was present at birth. Deaf cats may purr and meow louder and they may also enjoy visiting an area with a lot of echo such as a shower room and shriek as they will enjoy feeling the reverberations of their own voice echoing back at them.

If they even notice that doing that people react is. Deaf cats may make more noise than cats who can hear. In most cases of congenital deafness the cats affected will have an all-white or mostly white coat In this case deafness is most often inherited.