Well I talked to the vet earlier today who later emailed me a report on a newly found allele off the true albino.
And Indy is a perfect case!
Here's the article he sent me:
"Abstract A new albinistic allele in the cat is described and designated blue-eyed albino (symbol c a ). The coat is completely white. The eyes possess a dull red pupil in reduced light and a pale translucent blue iris. Reasons are given for regarding the allele as less extreme than complete albinism. The inheritance of three members of the albino series in the cat has now been reported. In decreasing order of dominance these are full colour (C), Burmese (c b ), Siamese (c s ) and blue-eyed albino (c a )."
I tried getting a better picture of Indy's eyes. They are slightly crystal blue with a bright pink tint, and they reflect red instead of green. But my flash only dulls out the pink.... I can try again tomorrow. We thought he was tipping out orange but it slowly faded away.
Here's a picture of the Pink/Red Shining:
And here's the way the camera makes his eyes look:
And the vet mentioned it to his other friend who now wants to buy Indy for a couple hundred dollars but we've already told everyone no because he's the one we're keeping.
And Indy is a perfect case!
Here's the article he sent me:
"Abstract A new albinistic allele in the cat is described and designated blue-eyed albino (symbol c a ). The coat is completely white. The eyes possess a dull red pupil in reduced light and a pale translucent blue iris. Reasons are given for regarding the allele as less extreme than complete albinism. The inheritance of three members of the albino series in the cat has now been reported. In decreasing order of dominance these are full colour (C), Burmese (c b ), Siamese (c s ) and blue-eyed albino (c a )."
I tried getting a better picture of Indy's eyes. They are slightly crystal blue with a bright pink tint, and they reflect red instead of green. But my flash only dulls out the pink.... I can try again tomorrow. We thought he was tipping out orange but it slowly faded away.
Here's a picture of the Pink/Red Shining:
And here's the way the camera makes his eyes look:
And the vet mentioned it to his other friend who now wants to buy Indy for a couple hundred dollars but we've already told everyone no because he's the one we're keeping.
