Interesting Facts About Cats’ Eyes

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No 1. Cats’ Eyes Tell Their Emotions

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Cats with narrowed pupils may be excited.

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They can be excited and content by cat grass or hunting play. Or they can be excited when they are alert and aggressive.

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If your cat’s pupils are dilated, it means she is too startled and anxious due to things like thunder, strangers or going out.

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Meantime, you need to read other body language through her ears, whiskers, etc.

No 2. Cat's Pupils Change Depending On Light

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Cats’ pupils are narrowed to a slit vertically in bright light and are widely open in dark places.

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Cats also have 5 times better night vision than us. So, they can see clearly in dark places.

No 3. Cats have different eye colors

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Each cat has a slightly different eye color. This is because each cat has a different amount of melanin pigment.

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With more melanin pigment, their eye colors change from green to dark yellow in the order of green, hazel, and amber.

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Also, there are cats with two different colored eyes called odd-eyed. It’s because melanin is not equally distributed in each iris.

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Odd eyed cats have no vision problem. But odd-eyed cats with white fur and a blue eye may have hearing problems.

No 4. Do All Kittens Have Blue Eyes?

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All kittens have blue eyes. But they aren’t really blue. Kittens have less melanin in iris so they have blue eyes.

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When they have more melanin around 4 months old, their eyes will change color.

If An Adult Cat's Eyes Change Color, She Can Be Sick

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Adult cats’ eyes don't change color. If so, they can be sick. Mostly, cats’ eyes turn dark red, they may have uveitis.

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