Cats With Blue Eyes And White Fur

And 65 to 85 percent of white cats with two blue eyes were deaf.

Cats with blue eyes and white fur. Lifespan 12 to 17 years. Eye color in white cats also relates to the potential for deafness. Pointed coloration is a form of partial albinism an adaptation to protect the cat from frostbite says jacqui bennett a longtime all breed judge who handles the cat fanciers association education ring. One that limits expression of color to specific body areas the other that relates to the dominant white gene that masks color.

Cats that have the dominant white gene can sometimes but not always have blue eyes. A cat with dominant genes of white fur may have blue or orange eyes while the albino cat may have blue or pink eyes. In fact blue eyes in a cat come from two sets of genes. White bengal cat origin.

White cats are also genetically more predisposed to being deaf. For others blue will be just one of the possible eye colors they have. Below we have listed eight beautiful blue eyed cat breeds. There is also.

It has a medium sized firm and muscular body. Cornell university cites a study that found that 17 to 22 percent of white cats with non blue eyes were born deaf. The selkirk rex is a cat breed from the united states 1988. Let s begin with our list of white cat with blue eyes breed.

Cat breeds with blue eyes include the siamese balinese himalayan persian birman and javanese. This blue eyed cat breed is a longhaired variety of the siamese. The russian blue is perhaps the best known blue coated cat which is of course how they got their name. Cats with completely white fur often have blue eyes.

Can black cats have blue eyes. Can come in small to medium size. Appearance has blue eyes long hair and large ears. Some of these breeds only ever have blue eyes.

The balinese has a silky flowing coat and gorgeously deep blue eyes. Black cats are born with blue eyes but the blue eye colour will change to yellow or green from four weeks. However whilst blue is the most common and well known colour cats of the breed can also be found in black and white too and the shade of blue that the blue cats display can vary from a very dark steel grey to a much paler shade. This cat is characterized by its curly hair which is the product of a genetic mutation.

In some cases a completely white cat will have a gene with white spots resulting in odd eyes one blue and the other gold or green. Size medium to large size. The breed s long and elegant body makes the cat incredibly graceful and it s thanks to this elegance that they re named after the exotic dancers of bali. Ragdolls are known for sparkling blue eyes but not all ragdolls have this color.

Pointed cats like siamese who have a lighter body and darker extremities always have blue eyes. 40 percent of white cats with one blue eye were deaf.