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Conference misery::feline_v1

Title:Meower Power is Valuing Differences
Notice:FELINE_V1 is moving 1/11/94 5pm PST to MISERY
Moderator:MISERY::VANZUYLEN_RO
Created:Sun Feb 09 1986
Last Modified:Tue Jan 11 1994
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:5089
Total number of notes:60366

1796.0. "Two different colored eyes" by CSSE::MORRELL () Tue Sep 27 1988 13:26

    A co-worker of my brother's asked me to ask all you for some advice
    on this matter.
    
    A few weeks ago he bought a kitten from Dr. X pet shop in Leominster.
    The cat has 1 blue eye and 1 green eye.
    
    What he would like to know is, Is there a possibility of Bowie (the
    cat) going blind because of this.
    
    The vet said they will have to wait and see until it gets older,
    but we were wondering if any of you have ever had any experience
    with this.
    
    Thanks.
    
    Kathy
    
    
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1796.1STOR06::DALEYTue Sep 27 1988 13:292
    don't know about cats - but I have seen several adult dogs - and horses
    - with different colored eyes and they were just fine. 
1796.2I don't think there's a problemVIDEO::TAYLORMe and my lil' pots o' purrs.Tue Sep 27 1988 14:059
    I would say that there would be no risk at all.  There are such
    things as odd eyed cats (an odd eyed white persian is being shown
    in CFF right now).  But, if something happened to the cat that made
    the eye discolored, then there may be something to worry about.
    Your vet will know best, but there probably isn't anything to worry
    about.
    
    Holly
    
1796.3MEMV03::HASTINGSTue Sep 27 1988 14:057
    My Muffin has a yellow eye and a blue eye.  She's about 9 years
    old and there is nothing wrong with her vision.  The only concern
    our Vet had when we first brought her in was that she is all white.
    He said that quite often a white cat with blue eyes will be deaf.
    Nothing wrong with her hearing either!
    
    Diane
1796.4deafVIDEO::TAYLORMe and my lil' pots o' purrs.Tue Sep 27 1988 14:086
    RE: .3  I forgot about deafness.  That white persian with odd eyes
    is deaf.
    
    Holly
    
1796.5AIMHI::OFFENTue Sep 27 1988 15:418
    Keeta (Star's sister) has one Blue eye and one Green eye.  She is
    three years old and definitely not blind or deaf.
    
    Enjoy the new baby.
    
    Sandi (Lightning, DejaVu & Thunder's mom)(and Star's Grandmom)
    
    
1796.6I don't think it's a problemERASER::KALLISAnger's no replacement for reasonTue Sep 27 1988 16:1114
    Re .0 (Kathy):
    
    One of my cats, Merlin, injured an eye slightly, so he has one yellow
    and one _brown_ eye; he sees well out of both of them.
    
    Actually, a blue eye is one with minimum iris pigmentation (the
    only thing less than that is in albinism where _total_ lack of
    pigmentation results in pink eyes).  Therefore, in some cases of
    minimum pigmentation, you might have different colored eyes.  As
    long as the eye reacts to the light (e.g., in bright light, the
    iris closes tight), then there is visual perception on the part
    of the cat (or dog, or ...).  I wouldn't worry overmuch.
    
    Steve Kallis, Jr.
1796.7Didn't do Dave Bowie any harm?SUBURB::TUDORKSCEADUGENGASat Oct 01 1988 06:456
    I've never heard of odd-coloured eyes being different from normal
    eyes in any way but pigmentation.
        
    Sounds as though this one will have a lot of cachet - truly unusual.
        
    Kate