What Colours are Maine Coons Eyes?
Kittens are all born with blue eyes. During their first year, their eyes gradually change to their adult color . Their eyes usually become Green, Copper, Gold, or any combination of two of those colors. The outer half of the iris can be one color, and the inner half can be another. Although not very common, a few adult coloured cats will have Blue eyes. Solid white cats can also have Blue eyes as adults, or Odd eyes (each eye is a different colour). White cats are more prone to hereditary deafness, and even more so if one or both irises are blue in color. Researchers found that only 17 to 22 percent of white cats with non-blue eyes are born deaf. The percentage rises to 40 percent if the cat has one blue eye, while upwards of 65 to 85 percent of all-white cats with both eyes blue are deaf. Some of these cats are deaf in only one ear. Interestingly, if a white cat with one blue eye is deaf in only one ear, that ear will invariably be on the same side of the head as the blue eye. Cats wi
