White Deaf Cats For Adoption

Please note these cats are from rescues and shelters nationwide and are not available through the ASPCA.

White deaf cats for adoption. It is ideal for declawing to take place at an early age. February 27 2018. Many white cats are born deaf with studies finding that as many as 65 to 85 of white cats with blue eyes experience permanent hearing loss.

While many pet parents want to claim their cat falls into the rare colorless category a true white cat is defined by the lack of melanin pigmentation the gene that gives her coat and eyes color. Dominant epistatic white is a masking gene that overrides all other coat colours and is symbolised with the letters WD. Paul had always loved cats.

See rescue cats being overlooked for adoption at your local rescue centres. Overall deaf cats with white coat colour and one or both blue eyes make up around about 1-15 of the total cat population. Cerebellar hypoplasia is a neurological condition resulting from.

These are also his go to places if he is feeling unsecure about strangers in the house. Gorgeous young white domestic shorthair - friendly too. Small rural shelter is full and cannot hold all these cats locals keep dumping at pound.

Pure white and fond of sleeping in the weirdest places like the dishwasher Zephyr is also completely deaf. Deaf cats can be just as alert and vibrant as their hearing counterparts and our kitten Eddie is living proof. It is a myth that every white cat is deaf or that white cats with blue eyes green eyes or one.

Various studies came to the conclusion where 17 to 22 of white cats without blue eyes are born deaf. Exactly one year ago today RSPCA South Australia shelter officer Emma welcomed a very special cat into her life. If you could adopt a deaf cat ask here.