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I've actually found an odd-eyed black cat for adoption
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Very rare, but not a breed so doesn't really belong in this forum.
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she is a maine coon. i was wondering how normal it was for a black cat to have odd eyes, and what would cause it. does black mask other colors like white does?Originally Posted by WellingtonCats
Very rare, but not a breed so doesn't really belong in this forum.
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she is in michigan. so very far away from me...lolOriginally Posted by Talon
Please don't tell me she is in Ohio.
Originally Posted by Talon
Please don't tell me she is in Ohio.
OK well we don't accept polydactal Maine Coones here.
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sorry. I did not mean to be rude. Where could I get this question answered? Nutrition? Behavior? I could not think of anywhere else to ask about what would cause a black cat to be odd-eyed, as I've only ever heard about odd-eyed white cats. As you wish, I will delete all of my other posts in this thread.
Oh goodness! I mean in my country not on here!
Don't delete your posts hun! It's a Maine Coon so of course the thread is welcome here!
Don't delete your posts hun! It's a Maine Coon so of course the thread is welcome here!
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really? where?
I owned an odd-eye black/white mixed breed. Like I said before, its possible; perhaps it has japanese bobtail in it - they come up with a lot of non-white odd-eye cats.
Hi there Sam!!! I'm back!Originally Posted by WellingtonCats
Very rare, but not a breed so doesn't really belong in this forum.
But actually, although the particular cat mentioned here is not a breed, there actually is a breed which was being developed (from the domestic populace) for a while which had cats with either blue eyes or odd eyes without the white spotting factor. The breed was known as Ojos Azules. I personally don't know the genetics of this particular phenomena (wish I could spell and that I wasn't too lazy to find a dictionary), but it's not that uncommon.
The breed was put on hold because it was found that when Ojos was bred to Ojos that there was a 75% mortality rate in the resulting kittens.
I see someone here has suggested that there are non-white or white-spotted Jap Bobtails with odd eyes. I've never seen one nor even heard of one, have you?
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I've seen the JBT with odd-eyes. In fact, CFA had one in there yearbook many years ago - a red tabby male with odd-eyes - very weird looking. Talk to the JBT breeders - its weird but true.
Not sure if you read about me having a black/white bicolor with one blue (Siamese blue) and one green eye. We figure she had to have siamese in the background with that shade of deep blue. Very striking cat in eye color and coat color.
Not sure if you read about me having a black/white bicolor with one blue (Siamese blue) and one green eye. We figure she had to have siamese in the background with that shade of deep blue. Very striking cat in eye color and coat color.
I'm very well aware of bicolors with odd eyes. I BREED bicolor Orientals. No need for Siamese in the pedigree in order to get deep blue. If you understand the Siamese gene, you will know that pointed cats are on the albino locus. They actually don't HAVE eye color. Blue is what they appear to be. If you shine a light in the eyes of a pointed cat, they will reflect back red. In a non-pointed cat, they will reflect back yellow or green.
I'll have to talk to Janet Bassetti next time I see her. She'll be able to explain the odd-eyed non-white spotting factor types. Must be very pretty.
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If you have a black/white with odd eyes, I want it
Really though, do you have a breeding website?
Not sure if you are talking to me or to Tails, but my black/white was a mixed breed "ally" cat - she really was born in the ally. She died about 6 or 7 yrs ago at age 18.
The "Ojos Azules" gene (which could cause a solid colored cat, like a solid black to have blue or odd eyes), was determined to be an aberrant form of the white spotting factor gene. While little or no white spotting occured on the fur coat, eye pigment was inhibited. Like someone said before, however, breeding was stopped as it was found that the mutation caused severe defects in homozygous animals. I can't say too much more because my keyboard and mouse cords are under attack at the moment.
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