White Deaf Cats For Adoption

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White deaf cats for adoption. Pauls first cat was a rescue. Sparkle Cat Rescue an all-volunteer rescue in North Carolina saved him from a very rough beginning. Weird fact if a white cat has two different colored eyes and only one of them is blue the cat will deaf in the ear thats on the same side as their blue eye.

See rescue cats being overlooked for adoption at your local rescue centres. Use the nationwide database of cats looking for good homes below. Among white cats with two blue eyes about 60-80 are deaf.

Deaf cats can have a normal quality of life and give just as much love and pleasure as those with full hearing. There are many breeds that include a white cat from the British Shorthair and Sphynx to the Turkish Van. This is the main reason why many veterinarian experts claim that there is a strong relationship between deafness and white cats with blue eyes.

Find your Local Cat Rehoming Organisations. Hes in Eu holding pen Elijah is available for rescue or adoption. If you live in New York City and are hoping to adopt from us check out the cats available at our Adoption Center.

Various studies came to the conclusion where 17 to 22 of white cats without blue eyes are born deaf. Whether youve decided to adopt a deaf cat from a rescue centre or are learning to cope with your cats diagnosis there are plenty of ways to help make your feline friends life easier. Dominant epistatic white is a masking gene that overrides all other coat colours and is symbolised with the letters WD.

For those cats with other colored eyes only 10-20 are deaf. Please note these cats are from rescues and shelters nationwide and are not available through the ASPCA. Signs of congenital deafness will always be evident within several weeks of birth.