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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / September 2005Blue-eyed cats = poor vision?
I can't recall where I heard this, but I'm wondering if it's an urban myth. Our new adoptee, Chloe, has blue eyes, and seems to have poor vision. She can see well enough to get around, but doesn't track things very well, and sometimes misjudges distance. Do blue-eyed cats have poor vision? BLink I have the same kind of issue with my blue-eyed cat too. His eyes wiggle all of the time and he always wants us to tap on the counter where his food is...I would be very interested to hear any posts on this topic..... >I can't recall where I heard this, but I'm wondering if it's an urban > myth. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > BLink I have never heard this (which doesn't mean it can't be true). However, I wonder if you are confusing this with hearing. White cats with blue eyes often are deaf. Incidentally, I had a cat with the most spectacular blue eyes -- she was a little angel and had no defects at all. MaryL >>I can't recall where I heard this, but I'm wondering if it's an urban >> myth. [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > >MaryL I've never heard it linked to blindness either. Deafness can definitely be linked to the white-spotting gene in cats. It is not however linked to the siamese gene that causes blue eyes, so even a pure white cat with blue eyes ( called a foreign white} will not be deaf if it inherited its blue eyes from the siamese gene. Could yours have been part Siamese? BarB BarB <pattist@earthlink.net> wrote in rec.pets.cats.health+behav: > I've never heard it linked to blindness either. Deafness can > definitely be linked to the white-spotting gene in cats. It is not [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > BarB We had a blue-eyed white cat, Kimba. Not deaf, very siamese.  SignatureBrandy Alexandre® http://www.swydm.com/?refer=BrandyAlx Well, would you? >>>I can't recall where I heard this, but I'm wondering if it's an urban >>> myth. [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > > BarB Yes, definitely. I always thought she looked a lot like a Balinese or a long-haired Siamese. She was white/cream color with flame points and was one of the sweetest, gentlest cats I have ever seen. You can see a picture of her here. http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/view?p=999&gid=7915214&uid=2364916 She was 15 years old at the time the picture was taken and died at the age of 16, after a 3-year bout with CRF and IBD. MaryL She was very beautiful. Gail >>>>I can't recall where I heard this, but I'm wondering if it's an urban >>>> myth. [quoted text clipped - 33 lines] > > MaryL >>>>I can't recall where I heard this, but I'm wondering if it's an urban >>>> myth. [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] >She was 15 years old at the time the picture was taken and died at the age >of 16, after a 3-year bout with CRF and IBD. What a beautive girl. BarB > Yes, definitely. I always thought she looked a lot like a Balinese or a > long-haired Siamese. She was white/cream color with flame points and was [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > She was 15 years old at the time the picture was taken and died at the age > of 16, after a 3-year bout with CRF and IBD. She looks like she was a real sweety- some cats just have that look. I'm sorry you lost her. Here's my blue-eyed beauty: http://www.maxshouse.com/Ours/Suggie-Oggie.jpg http://www.maxshouse.com/Ours/Suggie.jpg I'm still trying to figure out the mix. Sorta Turkish Angora-ish. Yes, I agree. She looks Turkish Angora to me, too!! She is gorgeous, also. Gail >> Yes, definitely. I always thought she looked a lot like a Balinese or a >> long-haired Siamese. She was white/cream color with flame points and was [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > I'm still trying to figure out the mix. Sorta Turkish Angora-ish. > Yes, I agree. She looks Turkish Angora to me, too!! She is gorgeous, also. > Gail Thanks. The way she prances around, seems like she knows it. LOL! Phil > > Here's my blue-eyed beauty: > > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > > > I'm still trying to figure out the mix. Sorta Turkish Angora-ish. > > Yes, definitely. I always thought she looked a lot like a Balinese or a > > long-haired Siamese. She was white/cream color with flame points and was > > one of the sweetest, gentlest cats I have ever seen. You can see a > picture > > of her here. http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/view?p=999&gid=7915214&uid=2364916 > > She was 15 years old at the time the picture was taken and died at the age > > of 16, after a 3-year bout with CRF and IBD. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > I'm still trying to figure out the mix. Sorta Turkish Angora-ish. Wow she's beautiful, I had a Turkish Van (we named him Vanilla, long before we knew he was a Van) until 3 years ago when he died of CRF. I think I have a pic scanned of him if you'd like to see him (I'd have to e-mail it). He was an exceptionally beautiful cat but was very shy, unless he wanted food. We found him locked in a cupboard when a friend was moving into a new apartment, the momma cat and other kittens were there as well, but unfortunately were dead by the time we found them. Some a.shole owners decided to move without them and locked them away. We bottle fed him as he was no more than two weeks old. Blue eyed and very alert, but I was convinced he was a little cross-eyed. > "Phil P." <phil@maxshouse.com> wrote in message > > Here's my blue-eyed beauty: > > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Wow she's beautiful, Thanks- but don't say it too loud- she's already a Primadonna- If she hears it too often she'll start charging me for the privilege of feeding and grooming her. LOL! I had a Turkish Van (we named him Vanilla, long > before we knew he was a Van) until 3 years ago when he died of CRF. I > think I have a pic scanned of him if you'd like to see him (I'd have to > e-mail it). Absolutely! I'd love to see him. He was an exceptionally beautiful cat but was very shy, > unless he wanted food. We found him locked in a cupboard when a friend > was moving into a new apartment, the momma cat and other kittens were > there as well, but unfortunately were dead by the time we found them. > Some a.shole owners decided to move without them and locked them away. That's horrible. I probably would have tracked them down and prosecuted them for animal abuse. I have no tolerance for people like that. I would love to tell you a few stories about Bronx street justice for animal abusers that slip through the law, but I can't --for another few years. > We bottle fed him as he was no more than two weeks old. Blue eyed and > very alert, but I was convinced he was a little cross-eyed. Suggie was returned three times for behavioral problems- so I was in it for the duration. Her kittens were taken away too soon and she was neutered and declawed at the same time- at about 8 months. I think she was abused because of her behavioral problems which only made them worse. For the first few months she was a living nightmare- major fear aggression. It took almost a year of groveling and major patience before she finally came around. Took a long time for her to feel safe and secure and trust me. Now she's a bundle of love who doesn't tolerate being ignored for a minute when she wants attention- which is almost always. She gets along with my other cats- and close with only one- but prefers to be alone most of the time. Here's a good picture of her eyes- ain't she beautiful? http://www.maxshouse.com/Ours/sugar-5-12-05-4.jpg Phil. : >I can't recall where I heard this, but I'm wondering if it's an urban : > myth. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] : > : > BLink : I have never heard this (which doesn't mean it can't be true). However, I : wonder if you are confusing this with hearing. White cats with blue eyes : often are deaf. Incidentally, I had a cat with the most spectacular blue : eyes -- she was a little angel and had no defects at all. I had a white cat with one blue eye that had very good hearing. Signature------------------- Keep working millions on welfare depend on you what a beautiful cat! happy memories to you! > : >I can't recall where I heard this, but I'm wondering if it's an urban > : > myth. [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > ------------------- > Keep working millions on welfare depend on you
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