Cute and obviously not suffering, but the poor thing's probably deaf. My sister's cat was also solid white and deaf and slept exactly like that. No inner ear means very poor balance, hence the sleeping posture (and forget about "always landing on her feet" too). A little high-maintenance but a sweet cat, and she lived to be almost twenty.
Aye. I have the same. A white cat and a white ferret, both deaf. It's genetics, or Waardenburg syndrome. Balance is off in both, more so with the ferret. Wouldn't trade either for the world. Loving and adorable.
Deafness is far more common in white cats than in those with other coat colors. According to the ASPCA Complete Guide to Cats, 17 to 20 percent of white cats with nonblue eyes are deaf; 40 percent of "odd-eyed" white cats with one blue eye are deaf; and 65 to 85 percent of blue-eyed white cats are deaf.
Hi, I come here first thing every morning with my cup of coffee. Your site gives me great pleasure and starts my day with a smile. I remember reading about a month ago you were having financial difficulties and I keep waiting and hoping to see some ads in your right hand margin. I think I speak for many when I say I would click on them to give you revenue, but as you have not added the ads, I wish you would add a donate/pay pal or other option for your loyal readers to assist you. Anyway, kisses from New Zealand.
White cats are also subject to sun damage. I had one who got cancer of the nose (which was pink, of course). So it's best to keep cats with pink noses out of the sun.
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Cute and obviously not suffering, but the poor thing's probably deaf. My sister's cat was also solid white and deaf and slept exactly like that. No inner ear means very poor balance, hence the sleeping posture (and forget about "always landing on her feet" too). A little high-maintenance but a sweet cat, and she lived to be almost twenty.
Aye. I have the same. A white cat and a white ferret, both deaf. It's genetics, or Waardenburg syndrome.
Balance is off in both, more so with the ferret.
Wouldn't trade either for the world. Loving and adorable.
Deafness is far more common in white cats than in those with other coat colors. According to the ASPCA Complete Guide to Cats, 17 to 20 percent of white cats with nonblue eyes are deaf; 40 percent of "odd-eyed" white cats with one blue eye are deaf; and 65 to 85 percent of blue-eyed white cats are deaf.
Hi, I come here first thing every morning with my cup of coffee. Your site gives me great pleasure and starts my day with a smile. I remember reading about a month ago you were having financial difficulties and I keep waiting and hoping to see some ads in your right hand margin. I think I speak for many when I say I would click on them to give you revenue, but as you have not added the ads, I wish you would add a donate/pay pal or other option for your loyal readers to assist you. Anyway, kisses from New Zealand.
White cats are also subject to sun damage. I had one who got cancer of the nose (which was pink, of course). So it's best to keep cats with pink noses out of the sun.
Cutest bit of the video? The meow that turns into a yawn :D
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