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White kitten

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  • 16-10-2006 8:59pm
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    Misticles
    Registered Users Posts: 13,746 ✭✭✭✭


    im looking for a pure snow white kitten, a girl..
    thanks


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    FranknFurter
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,215 ✭✭✭FranknFurter


    You might want to remember that a very high percentage of pure white cats are deaf and all white cats are prone to sunburn & skin cancers.

    If you are interested, Kittenadoption.ie have (iirc) a white girl looking for a very special and understanding, (she is deaf).

    B


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    Manny7
    Registered Users Posts: 309 ✭✭Manny7


    I believe if they are deaf they'll have blue eyes (or a blue eye on the side they're deaf in). But the cat being deaf shouldn't put you off, although you may want to consider keeping her indoors (ditto for the sunburn). One of our cats is white and believe me, if you want them to stay white it's definitely worth keeping them in, ours was more a dirty grey when we first got her!


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    mjffey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 180 ✭✭mjffey


    You know that they never stay white :D:D:D

    We have a white Norwegian Forrest cat, but most of the time she's brownish from dirt, and a few month ago we adopted a little white kitten with a lame front leg that's beyond repair, but she is very quick on her three legs.

    Regarding deafness: As long as it's not the combination white coat and bleu eyes there will be nothing wrong with the hearing.

    If you're afraid for sunburn (tabby/ginger cats can get that also) you can protect your cat's ears with normal suncream. We never do that as a cat normally stays out of the sun if it's to hot anyway.


    Just out of curiosity :any special reason why you want a white cat?


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    FranknFurter
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,215 ✭✭✭FranknFurter


    Im not entirely sure of the blue eye = deafness thing, I would suggest you ask http://kittenadoption.proboards80.com/ about the details of white cats and deafness, "The sausage" has a lot of experience and a great knowledge in the area.

    B


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    Arcadian
    Closed Accounts Posts: 498 ✭✭Arcadian


    mjffey wrote:
    Regarding deafness: As long as it's not the combination white coat and bleu eyes there will be nothing wrong with the hearing.

    That's not correct. My own cats are green eyed whites and are totally deaf.


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    mjffey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 180 ✭✭mjffey


    Arcadian wrote:
    That's not correct. My own cats are green eyed whites and are totally deaf.


    Ah well, there are always exceptions. :)


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    EWheelChair
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    Get a deafy, teach it to sign.. great craic all together.


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    cotton
    Registered Users Posts: 629 ✭✭✭cotton


    FranknFurter wrote:

    If you are interested, Kittenadoption.ie have (iirc) a white girl looking for a very special and understanding, (she is deaf).

    B


    I foster deaf white cats. I'm also Princess's foster mum.
    She does need a very special home indeed. She's had a very rough start to life but she's a fantastic girl who is extremely loving. She absolutely can only go to an indoor home.

    Regarding white cats & deafness.
    Those with blue eyes have a high chance of deafness. Those with one blue eye have a high chance of deafness on the blue-eyed side. Those with green eyes are far less likely to be deaf. Some dominant white kittens are born with smudges of coloured fur on top of the head where the colour is incompletely masked, this smudge of colour usually disappears by adulthood, but kittens with colour smudges are more likely to have normal hearing.
    I've four of my own, all with green eyes. 2 are deaf & 2 can hear.


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