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Expert: - 8/2/2008


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Hi,

I know siamese cats usually have bright blue eyes, but i have seen a siamese with very dark eyes, they appear almost black. But when you look closely you can see that there is blue. Is this normal? as i have never known a siamese to have such dark eyes before? or is there something wrong?

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Hi Naomi

Yes it is possible and no there is nothing wrong.  I breed Birmans who also have blue eyes though not so deep as Siamese and as in everything there are shades. Some have pale eyes and some have darker.  I would say that the Siamese you have seen is probably too dark for the standard but on the other side of the coin, you may see a Siamese with much paler eyes than are required for the standard.  It is difficult with living animals to get it exactly right.

Marcia.

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Marcia Owen

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I can give answers on cat breeding and showing having 'served' over 30 years in this particular field. I head up a Yahoo Group and also a cat club (NBA Cat Club) devoted to educating novices in the correct way to breed, and also show with both GCCF and TICA on a regular basis, and am well versed with the show world, having been involved in the management of the major GCCF Supreme Show in the UK for over 25 years. Genetics however is not my strong point.

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30 years of continuous cat breeding and showing with two major organisations.

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GCCF (UK) TICA Various UK cat clubs

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Our Cats, Cat World, Club magazines

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Normal middle school education, and college. Best education credentials I have are raw experience of 30 years

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