It is undeniable that cat eyes have a unique charm that makes many people fascinated. Whether the shape of the pupils looks sharp and the color of the eyes sparkling like gems from nature.

Cats meow. These beautiful eyes can be considered one of the most important features of life, because there are a large number of light-sensitive cells in the eyes of cats . Which makes vision good at night which is 6-8 times more than that of humans, but in the daytime you may not be able to see well. This is because the light is very strong, and thus causes a cat’s iris to close lengthwise like a window curtain rather than slit like a human’s. To reduce exposure to external light therefore, we can observe the appearance of lines that form across the eyes during the day. before opening the curtains to reveal large, round eyes at night

In addition, the distinctive features of cat eyes are meowing. There is also a variety of shades. Usually, the shades of cats’ eyes can be mainly divided into blue and yellow, but there may be different intensities of colors. It is based on melanocytes (melanocytes) or cells that produce melanin (melanin) in the eyes that make cat eyes look like there are more colors like blue, cyan, yellow, orange, yellow, green and yellow.

All newborn kittens have closed eyes. Until the age of 7-10 days , the eyes will be able to open more and develop vision. At first, a cat’s eyes will be dark blue or gray-blue, all of them. Then, upon reaching the age of 8-12 weeks, the melanocytes will begin to work to produce the melanin that gives the true eye color. They will gradually begin to appear more distinct, such as brown, yellow, greenish yellow, orange, or amber. Until 3 months of age, eye color will begin to remain unchanged. But there are some cats whose eyes are still blue when they are older because their eyes lack melanin. But with the light reflected from the eye area it allows us to see the cat’s eyes as blue. Which often happens with white-haired cats such as Persians, Ragdolls, white Himalayan cats or Wichienmas cats.

green eyes

Green-eyed cats are said to be one of the most mysterious and mysterious shades. A green-eyed cat is similar to a blue-eyed cat because it is a cat that can produce less melanin in the iris. It is most often found in cats with white, grey, brown, or black fur, such as the Havana Brown, Australian Mist, and American Shorthair.

Eyes yellow or orange-yellow

It is the eye color that can be found most in ordinary cats such as Sawat and Supalak Chartreuse, including giant cats such as tigers, and this yellow eye is considered the most normal color due to the presence of melanin in the right amount, but there may be different light and dark shades.

The eyes are orange or orange-red

Although cats do not see green and red very well. But there are some cats that have a red tint in their eyes, such as the British Shorthair, Persian or Exotic Shorthair, which may make us see black or brown. This is the darkest shade of a cat’s eye because it contains the most melanin in the eye. But not the redness caused by an eye defect.

Bicolor eyes

Cats with colorful eyes are among the most charming cats. But in fact, this two-color eye is caused by an anomaly or defect in the melanin in the iris which leads to a different color of the eyes, known as Heterochromia iridis in Greek, which means different colors of the eye. The darker side such as yellow or yellow-orange is the side that can produce melanin . in it naturally. The other eye will remain blue or will not change its original color because the melanin has not transferred to the iris. This type of eye color does not affect the cat’s visual instinct. It is often found in white cats, Turkish Angoras, Japanese Bobtails and Turkish Vans.

Although it is normal for cats to change their eye color as they grow, it is not uncommon for cats to change their eye color. But this does not mean that when a cat grows up and begins to change eye color, this is also normal, because if an adult cat suddenly changes color or black spots appear on it. A brown happening could mean something is wrong, such as an eye infection or a serious medical condition . For example, if your eyes turn yellow or orange, it could be uveitis, or if your eyes turn blue. This means a state of invisibility or blindness.