Cats with different colored eyes?

I had a cat who s name was Blue and he had one blue eye and one brown eye. How common is this? I was looking through the pet pics and saw that someone has a cat like this ( sorry I forget who it is)
Are these cats always white?
Just curious! I absolutly love the look of the cat with different color eyes!

It's Chico who's got Vinnie with two coloured eyes. She's got alot of pictures. Just do a search

This is a very complicated issue, but often a white cat with blue eyes will be deaf. IF the cat has only one blue eye, it can be deaf on that side and hearing on the other side.

Pure white cats with blue eyes are not very common.

The gene that gives Siamese and other Orientals the blue eyes is different and is not connected with deafness.

We have an all white DSH with 2 blue eyes who isnt deaf, and one DSH all white who has one blue and one hazel eye, no hearing prob's in either ear.....luckily for the both of them.

So? White cats with blue eyes are deaf? Most of them? Isnt that an old wives tail?
Whats the scientific evidence behind that? ( If anyone knows)
Its like when people say that ALL white boxers are deaf. I have seen 2 of them in my life and neither one was deaf, even though one was 7 years old?
Blue wasnt deaf ( on the side that he had the blue eye)
Sorry if i seem a little rude here but it just doesnt make a whole lot of sence that specific color eyes affect hearing capabilities

Animal world is strage I suppose!
Just do a search
what do you mean a search? like google it?

(Again there is no sarcasm or rudeness intended here, sorry if it comes across that way)

Check this out:

http://messybeast.com/whitecat.htm

I googled: cat eyes colour deaf

by 'do a search', i think she meant go up onto the blue bar above and do a search for Chico's cat...
that's a really good article, I think badger!

My little girl Tuffy has one green eye and one brown eye! I'll have to post her pic when I get home tonight:) (she is a med haired tabby coloured cat)

Oh well,could not pass this one up,here's my angel:D
Not deaf in any ear:thumbs up

From the peteducation site
In summary, most white cats, even those with blue eyes are not deaf. Many have normal hearing, or at least normal hearing in one ear. Simply put, white cats with blue eyes have a greater than normal chance of deafness when compared to other colored cats, but most white cats with blue eyes have normal hearing.




http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?cls=1&cat=1336&articleid=1096

I was getting worried Chico, it took you awhile to get here:D

I don't know if you can see it in this picture, but here is Tuffy and her different colour eyes:)

Chico that is a beautiful cat!! Reminds me so much of my Blue menu!!! (I had a hard time describing what he looked like and would often say i had a blue cat with one white eye and one brown, thats where the name came from)

Tuffy is soo sweet,what colours are his eyes?
Erykah,that sounds like a colourful cat,blue,with one white eye and one brown:D

So? White cats with blue eyes are deaf? Most of them? Isnt that an old wives tail?
Whats the scientific evidence behind that? ( If anyone knows)
I can explain that a bit. There are stronger genes and weaker ones and white coloring and blue eyes are both weaker genes. That wouldn't be a problem except for pleiotropy, which is basically a gene with more than one function. So if one gene controls a lot of things in the body's development, they'll all be weaker.

They're doing a lot of genetic studies on merle shetland sheepdogs because the double merles are deaf and have eye trouble and the single merles have a higher rate of deafness than normal. (Double merle meaning that both chromosomes have the merle genes). In humans there is a similar merle gene that causes auditory and visual problems, as well as problems with the liver and other organs that require strong pigment.

In general, strong, dominant genes are best for survival, and that includes black pigmentation and dark eyes.

Another example is in chocolate labs. The chocolate gene is a recessive gene (weaker) and after a few generations, they say a black should be thrown in to strengthen the genes. Otherwise, the coats of the pups begin to get duller and their eyes more dilute, and then there are developmental issues too.

Hope that answers something...:o

Another example is in chocolate labs. The chocolate gene is a recessive gene (weaker) and after a few generations, they say a black should be thrown in to strengthen the genes. Otherwise, the coats of the pups begin to get duller and their eyes more dilute, and then there are developmental issues too.

One of my friends baught a beautiful chocolate lab who is a very very light brown, and has really light yellowy eyes, shes kinda freaky looking!
Erykah,that sounds like a colourful cat,blue,with one white eye and one brown

I would get a little carried away when i first got him!!! ( baught him off a lady who had several cats in a not so lovely environment, covered in fleas and no clean litter and so on!!!) I thought he was the most unique cat ever :o and i was really excited, his name was Patch but that didnt last long! :D )

I had a cat Simon who was part white persian and part orange tabby. He had the long white coat of a persian and the face of a tabby. He had one blue eye and one yellow eye. He was definetly not deaf nor blind (as some people like to say) and he was a very strong cat who lived to be fifteen years old. I agree that the whole idea of the genes that determine eye colour (whether they be dominant or recessive) have anything to do with hearing. I realize that some genes control other things but really. that's like saying blonde hair blue eyed people are more sickly than brown hair brown eyed people. i would like to know how many perfectly healthy white cats there are out there compared to unhealthy ones that are deaf or blind.

I'm not sure I see the point in arguing against scientific evidence here... :confused:

Yes, white cats/dogs have a higher incidence of deafness, that's just a fact... :p

This was our beautiful Ludwig, an odd-eyed white, and yes, he was deaf :

http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/1136/ludwigdixie8bb.jpg

You might also want to go and do a quick survey about the main color of the dogs on this page: http://www.deafdogs.org/adoption/

;)

Inverness,what a beautiful picture:love:
My Vinnie definitely has all his senses and then some,but it was the first thing the vet checked for when I brought him in as a kitten.

This is very common in only white color cats, alot of the time they are usually deaf especially if they have one blue or one brown eye. I volunteer at the shelter and I only seen white with different colored eyes.

You might also want to go and do a quick survey about the main color of the dogs on this page: http://www.deafdogs.org/adoption/

;)wow, I didn't see that link before.. Definitely a trend there... I guess we could say for simplicity, not all white animals with blue eyes are deaf, but if you have a deaf pet, more often than not, it's white with blue eyes.

Another interesting fact I've read about odd-eyed white cats is that of those who are deaf - some apparently are only deaf on the "blue" side.

What gorgeous pics. btw!

Not all white cats with blue eyes are deaf.But alot are.

My Casper is pure white with beautiful blue eyes.And yes,he is deaf.I adopted him at 8 weeks.And I realized about 2 weeks after I got him that something wasn't right.He didn't react to noises,he still didn't catch on to his name.It was then I realized he was deaf.So I did a ton of research and realized he was deaf.And after almost three years he is still a handful.It's one thing when a cat goes deaf,it's another when they are born deaf.

Here is a pic of my babies eyes.

Mona,nice to hear from you again,Casper as usual is gorgeous:love:
I don't know what it is about white cats,maybe it's just the colour:confused: ,but no matter what they do,they look like little angels:angel:
Vinnie looks at me with those wonderful eyes and I melt..

Thank you chico...:)

Well Casper is still Casper.Not much has changed with him.He still sneaks up and bites you.Attacks your legs and bites them...Mind you,Casper wouldn't be Casper if he didn't....LOL.

Oh yeah,he is still vocal as ever......:rolleyes:


Soooo true chico.

I also think the same way you do about white cats...Maybe because we are so used to the tabbies,greys,and blacks,that whites seem different to us???

Awwwwww Vinnie..The handsome boy with the beautiful eyes...;)

I don't know if I've ever seen Caspar, but he's a cutie (even if he attacks).:D