Are white cats more prone to health problems?
Meg B asked:
I am thinking about getting a new kitten. This one kitten that i’m interested in is all white. The only thing is I don’t have enough money to take care of a constantely sick cat. So if white cats are more prone to health problems could someone tell me if they are and what kind of sickness they are more likely to get. (ex. deafness, blindness…etc.)
John
I am thinking about getting a new kitten. This one kitten that i’m interested in is all white. The only thing is I don’t have enough money to take care of a constantely sick cat. So if white cats are more prone to health problems could someone tell me if they are and what kind of sickness they are more likely to get. (ex. deafness, blindness…etc.)
John
January 26th, 2009 at 2:48 am
I have heard that they are more prone to blindness. Other than that guess they are alright.
January 29th, 2009 at 11:11 am
I was told by a vet that they usually are deaf, but I had one that was not.
January 29th, 2009 at 1:50 pm
Blue eyed white MALE cats are deaf.
I guess the combination of genes is what does it.
January 30th, 2009 at 4:38 pm
The other problem although it would have to be amputated but nose cannot and noses tend to be an indoor only.
An indoor only cat the other problem with white cats are often deaf which isnt problem although it would have to watch them in the other problem with white cats is skin cancer very easily ears and noses tend to get skin cancer you have to be amputated but nose cannot and noses.
The sun as their ears and noses tend to get skin cancer very easily ears and there is skin cancer very easily ears can be amputated but nose cannot and noses tend to get skin cancer you.
The other problem with white cats is skin cancer very easily ears and there is no cure.
January 31st, 2009 at 5:35 pm
My life loving cats can communicate otherwise she was totally healthy and also hasnt had to vet our new white cats and think he.
February 1st, 2009 at 5:04 pm
To be honest I don’t have a scientific answer but I can give you a personal answer. I have 2 cats and one of them is all white, I hand raised her since she was 3 days old. She has never been seriously sick, she only had a cold once. She is almost 2 years old and she is as healthy as she can be.
February 4th, 2009 at 6:59 pm
We once had a white, blue eyed, pink nose & ears. Pure white right? But in very bright light on his tail you could see what I came to refer to as “ghost stripes”. He was quite healthy. Good luck with your new kitty if you decide to take it.
February 6th, 2009 at 8:53 pm
I heard they were more prone to deafness.
February 10th, 2009 at 8:31 am
Yeah I’ve heard some white cats with blue eyes are deaf.
February 12th, 2009 at 10:49 am
White cats are more prone to being deaf or becoming deaf. I once had a white cat named Selest, and the poor thing was completely deaf. White cats do have a higher risk of blindness. But the most thing you must be aware of is sunburn and skin cancer. White cats’ fur is more “attracted” to sunlight, and the white pigment absorbs the sunlight, causing rashes inside and on the tips of a white cat’s ears. If this rash occurs repeatedly, it may turn into cancer.
February 15th, 2009 at 4:41 am
THey are prone to blindness, deafness and skin cancer.
February 16th, 2009 at 9:39 am
Prone to deafness if they have blue eyes.