A DEAF CAT. 



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A curious fact relating to the white cat of not only the 

 long but also the short-haired breed is their deafness. 

 Should they have blue eyes, which is the fancy colour, these 

 are nearly always deaf; although I have seen specimens whose 

 hearing was as perfect as that of any other colour. Still 

 deafness in white cats is not always confined to those with 

 blue eyes, as I too well know from purchasing a very fine 

 male at the Crystal Palace Show some few years since. The 



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