one green eye, one blue eye: two tone eyes in cats

August 26, 2012 4:43pm CST
When I found my kitten she had bright blue eyes. Within a week or so I noticed a change in the color. One of her eyes is light green and the other is a light blue. Ive never seen this before in cats. What causes it and I wonder if it would be a health issue or is it just uniqueness?
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@ElicBxn (63252)
• United States
26 Aug 12
Okay - blue eyes, except in Siamese, is generally related to white spotting. Is your cat white? If so, she may be deaf in the ear on that side. Blue eyes in Siamese might've once been related to hearing lost, but probably to other things... it seems that cats with reduced vision have a history of being more vocal, and that trait might be inherited if bred for it often enough.
26 Aug 12
she is a long hair, grey and white. she's not deaf for sure and she is definately talkative lol. She follows your hands and play toys and chases and pounces accurately. I know in certain dogs it is a breed trait but in cats?
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@ElicBxn (63252)
• United States
26 Aug 12
I wasn't saying she would be, besides, even if she were, it would only be in that one ear. Maybe you can post a picture sometime - you can post it in your photos on your profile page
26 Aug 12
I will be doin that, just as soon as I can get her to stay still lol.
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@silverfox09 (4708)
• United States
27 Aug 12
I have seen that in my gran mother cat , it looks so pretty . being different is always something that fascinate me . I think its uniqueness just beautiful , God create all thing different in his own image .
27 Aug 12
She is definately a beauty! Uniqueness is an awesome thing and it's a sad thing when people take advantage of it.
• United States
26 Aug 12
This does happen in cats, but it is considered uncommon. It's not rare. It's just uncommon. Most of my cats, their eyes changed from blue to green, orange, or green with an orange hue when they get to be about 4 to 6 months, except my cat, Lucky. Lucky's eyes never changed color. His eyes remain blue. They are like a sky blue. They are so cute. I love his eyes. Here is the funniest thing. If you have ever seen his mother and father, you would wonder how he ended up looking the way he does, but then I also saw his younger brother, who looks exactly like Lucky, and I began to discover that it is the combination of genetics. Lucky's parents are a Calico mother and an Orange Tabby Snowshoe father, both short-haired cats. I knew a Persian Cat once, that had one blue eye and one orange eye. I did research on it and it does happen with cats. It's not common, but it's not rare. It's considered to be uncommon because it happens, but not as often as often as people would think. Genetics in cats is a fascinating subject because their genetics are so unique. They could really teach us a lot about our genetics and genetics in general. For example, in cats, Tortoiseshells and Calico cats are predominantly female, and orange tabby cats are mostly male. You can usually tell a male cat from a female cat pretty easily.