Are Blue-Eyed Cats Rare?

Scientist Rowyn C. Rose works for Basepaws, a company that offers cat DNA testing. She explains to Daily Paws that melanocytes, specialized cells found throughout the iris (the colored region of the eye), skin, and other epithelial surfaces, create the pigment found in cats’ eyes. The quantity of melanocytes in the stroma, or front layer of the iris, determines the color and intensity of the cat’s eye. There are fewer melanocytes in cat breeds with blue eyes.

“As a result, longer light wavelengths such as red are absorbed by the fibrous tissue of the iris, thereby allowing shorter light wavelengths such as blue to be more easily reflected.

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Here are 5 cat breeds that have blue eyes

Siamese

Cat science fun to share with your friends: According to Rose, Siamese with colorpoint coats suffer from a temperature-sensitive mutation in the tyrosinase (TYR) gene, a reverse type of albinism.”Therefore, the best parts of the animal’s body will be darker than the rest, such as the ears and face, as well as the tail and paws.”

These vibrant, low-shedding purr balls defy all stereotypes of distant cats by being true “Velcro kitties,” extremely friendly and affectionate. Another myth about this extinct Asian species is that she will always meow; in reality, chatter varies from person to person, so start a conversation and see what develops.

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Balinese

Long-haired Siamese had been around for generations, but it wasn’t until the early 1950s that efforts were undertaken to separate them as a distinct breed, giving rise to the unusual and beautiful Balinese.

These cats are highly athletic and quick climbers, so let them view their catdom from high cat trees and shelves. They were given this name because one breeder thought their gracefulness and rich fur reminded him of dancers from Bali.

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Himalayan

The Himalayan Cats breed, a mix of Siamese and Persian cats, is also known as the Colorpoint Persian and is always dazzling when she enters a room. She is frequently a movie star for good reason—her coat is as velvety as mink, and her eyes are so bright!

She was originally bred in the 1950s, and she’s always ready for her close-up (and to be close to you), but she never acts distant from her fans, especially when they interact with this clever cat with interactive toys.

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Ragdoll

The lovely ragdoll cat breed, which consistently ranks among the most popular cat breeds, wins the prize for friendliness as well. They are incredibly soft and kind, and they are named for their propensity to collapse in their owners’ arms in complete satisfaction. (This is real; we can’t make it up!) Although they don’t shed much, dang it, this trick-loving cat was only identified as a purebred in the 1960s. They are also not hypoallergenic. There is always hope, even though few cats genuinely are.

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Snowshoe

The snowshoe serves as a gentle reminder that every cat breed with blue eyes is distinctively unique. He rapidly acquired his friendliness and loving personality as a domestic combination of a Siamese and an American shorthair.

His character may exhibit unwavering, unending devotion to a single individual, or he may serve as your family’s official tour guide, greeting visitors at the door and bringing them inside for a few chin scratches—even the guy delivering subscription boxes.

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It’s difficult to avoid being mesmerized by a cat’s gaze, especially when it is so attentively fixed on us and is only sometimes broken by languid, sluggish blinks. 

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