A Michael Broad Blog
Totally white cats are more likely to be born deaf. This is because the development of the hearing mechanism is defective due to the presence of the gene that causes the cat to be white. Sometimes deafness is in one ear. A cat does not have to be completely white to be deaf in, …
by Elisa Black-Taylor (USA) Annabelle on pain meds Annabelle in her carrier See drawer track on left My beautiful Annabelle My deaf white cat Annabelle had an accident on Wednesday morning. It happened in the kitchen and the entire event is still unbelievable. I’m a good cat mama. I don’t have any poisonous plants. …
photo by bass_nroll Two things come to mind when discussing the subject of a deaf cat: what made him/her deaf? how do we know he/she is deaf and what can we do about it? What makes a cat deaf? This section can be divided into two; (a) causes due to defects in the hearing mechanism …
