Blue-eyed cats are less common than those that have green or yellow eyes. Only a small number of breeds have this amazing iris color. Many kittens, regardless of belonging to a particular breed, have a blue or blue eye color, which often changes over time. Therefore, it is worth waiting until about the 12th week of life in order to accurately determine the eye color of the animal.
Causes of Blue Eye Color
Dominant white gene. Quite often, white cats are the owners of blue eyes. A striking example is the Turkish Angora.
Albinism. Albino cats may have blue or pink eyes.
Spotting. If the tortoiseshell color has white spots and they fall on the area around the eyes, then perhaps the eyes themselves will have a blue tint.
Features of the breed. For example, Ohos Azules. Such cats are not recommended to be crossed with blue-eyed representatives of other breeds.
What color can be blue-eyed cats?
Most often you can see animals with light hair with a bluish tint of the eyes. The most popular colors are white and Siamese.
The breed of blue cat with blue eyes is British. Moreover, this color is found in representatives of breeds with gray-bluish, white, cream-colored coat colors. A distinctive feature of the British is the presence of a round muzzle, cheeks and a wide chest. If the color of the eyes is blue, then be sure to have a clear sky shade.
Ragdoll breed gray with a blue tint in the presence of eyes of the same color is also possible in the breed.
The breed of black cats with blue eyes is a very rare occurrence. Animals of the Ochos azules breed necessarily have a sky-colored eyes, and the coat color can be any, including black.
Blue eyed cats
What breeds of cats with blue eyes can be found? Such a rare eye color is a distinctive feature of such breeds:
Siamese
ragdoll;
Burmese
Himalayan
snow shu;
okhoz azules;
Turkish Angora
Thai
Javanese.
The following cat breeds may have a blue iris color depending on the color of the coat:
Description of popular breeds of cats with blue eyes
The most famous and widespread breed, all representatives of which have the blue color of the iris, is Siamese. Due to the color (the hair is darkened on the face, tail, legs), which is inherent exclusively to this breed, it cannot be confused with others. The nature of these animals is rather stubborn; hunting instincts are strong in them. A species of Siamese longhair cat is Balinese. Her hair does not have a thick undercoat, so it is not particularly difficult to care for.
Turkish Angora is a white cat with blue or multi-colored eyes. A distinctive feature is a long soft coat and fluffy tail.
Ragdoll is a cat breed with large blue eyes of various shades. The color of their fur coat can be of three types: colorpoint (on the legs, face and ears, the hair is dark, the main color is light, cream), bicolor (legs and stomach are white, while the tail, ears and “mask” are dark), mitted (light wool in the form of "mittens" and on the tail).
Ragdoll is a breed of blue cat with blue eyes, but such an amazing combination of colors is rare. A ragdoll animal may have chocolate, lilac, cream coat color.
The sacred Burmese cat combines the best qualities of the Persian and Siamese. Distinctive features: blue eyes, Roman nose, “gloves” of white color and a strictly defined length.
Brief description of breeds whose representatives may have blue eyes
Oriental Shorthair can have a silver-blue coat and a blue eye color. But this is not a breed of blue cat with blue eyes, because such a combination of colors is not found in orientals. All representatives of this breed have emerald green eyes, with the exception of cats with a light coat color.
Colorpoint Persian cats are blue-eyed. Sophisticated shades of wool, such as silver and chinchilla, suggest green eyes. Among the Persians, monochromatic (red, black cats with blue eyes) are not found. The breed implies for simple colors only yellow eyes.
Scottish fold cats have a blue eye color if the coat color is white or silver. Representatives of this breed are exclusively domestic, with a calm character.
Exotic Shorthair cat has a soft dense coat with plush undercoat. The eyes are round, large enough. Their color directly depends on the color of the coat. They require careful hair care and eye health monitoring.
Does eye color affect cat health?
There is no exact confirmation that blue-eyed cats can have certain health problems. However, it was noted that white with blue eyes are often prone to deafness. And representatives of the cat family, whose eyes have two different colors, often suffer from weak hearing of the ear, which is located on the side of the blue eye. Albinos have weak immunity, therefore they require special care, protection from ultraviolet radiation and drafts.
Conclusion
The breed of a blue cat with blue eyes is a rarity. A separately bred such breed does not exist. The most common representatives of blue-eyed - Siamese, Burmese, blond Persian and Scottish cats.