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Discussion on Deafness in blue eyed paints
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New Member:
Greg
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Posted on Sunday, Oct 9, 2005 - 10:25 pm:
need some advise concerning deafness in blue eyed paints. my wife and i have always ridden QH until we saw a great little paint. the problem is that he is deaf. I'm told that over 90% of all paints with two blue eyes are deaf. should we stay away from this horse just because he is deaf? i can see where a deaf horse might be a plus in the show ring but all we do is trail ride. it looks to me that a deaf horse on the trail might be a wreak waiting to happen. what are the pros and cons?? any web sites and or advise would be appreciated.
thanks in advance.
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Eoeo
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Posted on Monday, Oct 10, 2005 - 12:31 am:
That is drivel. We have a knock out black and white 2 yo with two blue eyes. He is fine. A friend breeds a lot of paints with 2 blue eyes and there has never been a deaf one in the bunch.
EO
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DrO
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Posted on Monday, Oct 10, 2005 - 7:15 am:
I agree with LKR I have never seen a horse with both eyes blue that I recognized as deaf. Because I cannot think of any critical way that loss of hearing might effect the way a horse goes on a trail but wonder if it might make him a bit spooky on things that suddenly appear in his field of vision, I would approach this horse as a individual and give him several trial trail rides.
DrO
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Redalert
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Posted on Monday, Oct 10, 2005 - 9:57 am:
I thought it was blue eyed cats that were deaf ... although that may be an "urban legend", since I do not know about deafness in cats either.
Nancy
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Eoeo
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Posted on Monday, Oct 10, 2005 - 10:10 am:
Blue eyed WHITE cats are usually deaf. EO
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New Member:
Greg
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Posted on Tuesday, Oct 11, 2005 - 5:49 am:
Thanks guys for your time and advise. you answered my question.
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Redalert
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Posted on Tuesday, Oct 11, 2005 - 4:08 pm:
Yeah, EO, that was it ... blue eyed, white cats are deaf! Is that true?
Nancy
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Eoeo
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Posted on Tuesday, Oct 11, 2005 - 7:24 pm:
Unfortuneately, to my knowlege, that is absolutely true. However, they seem to cope with their disability. EO
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