OJOS AZULES – RARE CAT FOUND IN AUSTRALIA? IS “WOMBAT” AN OJOS AZULES?

i have a cat that really really looks like an ojos azules,im not sure of his breed though..the only difference is that he has green eyes!

i just got him from a stray cat {his mother)living nearby our house so i really have no idea about his breed.Is it possible that ojos azules could be green-eyed?

I adopted a cat named Mo from CARA Welfare Philippines October of last year. Mo is a white cat with black and red points. She was already spayed when I adopted her and was about 8 months old then. I was referred to this site by someone who saw the pic I posted of her at Cat Care Phils so I emailed a number of photos of Mo to you. I saw the picture of her sibling but it wasn't blue eyed at all.

hi. i am nico from the philippines. i saw a blue eyed calico kitten two years ago from a bunch of feral cats living in a car wash station in manila and i took her home with me. now, she has matured to have really beautiful vivid blue eyes. having learned about the ojos azules breed, i wonder if the one i have is in fact, an azules. i bred her and now she has 2 male kittens.

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omg i have that cat he's a kitten two
i can send a pic if you want

Is Wombat still unaltered? I am a registered Birman cat breeder with an interest in pursuing the genetics of the Ojos Azules. Please contact me privately gryphonwood_birmans@yahoo.ca
Thank you,
Heather

Message to Erica.

Thanks for the comment. Sorry for the delay in responding. If you would still like to send a picture or two please send them to this email address:

mjbmeister [at] gmail.com

Your English is great by the way!

I would not get wombat desexed if she is one of that breed ,their the rarest cat I know of and so cute besides I've had cats desexed before and after they died of old age regerted it alot because I only had a few pictures to remeber them by , I'd wait and get her checked by a vet, rabies shots ext... then see if you can breed her it's a very pretty cat

Hi,
I'm a cat lover as many of you are. I came looking in the internet about orange cats with blue eyes. Let me explain... I've had cats my entire life and I know about cat breeds, I have books on the matter... I'll get to the point. My boyfriend has a lot of cats, they breed with each other. the youngest litter of kittens were all orange in color- 3 with blue eyes. I thought they were going to change to green/hazel with time. but two of them did not. I adopted two, 1 - female with green eyes and her little brother - orange with blue eyes.
They are like 5 months now and I've seen little to the blue eyed one, there's only a little green in the center, not very noticeable. The rest It's bright blue.

I took a photo. I can send it to you if you want to examinate it. I'm not really sure if this is a "ojos azules" but I know that there's the rarest fur color/eye combination I've ever seen in cats.

By the way, I'm from Mexico. Sorry about my english.

It's a shame that blue-eyed cats tend to have health problems when they are bred (whether deafness, being crossed-eyed, etc.) because that eye color is very pretty. But health concerns must come first. We can enjoy the trait as a recessive one when it appears. I hope to have a blue-eyed cat one day, but I'll just get one from an animal shelter.

What I don't understand is the outrage against the Ojos Azules as a breed. If done well, there should be no problem establishing them as a breed. The manx breed has the same problem with lethal genes, and most accept it as a breed. Like the Ojos azule, the manx tail-less trait is a lethal trait when the manxes are bred to each other (it's a lethal homozygous dominat trait, I believe-- those with that genotype die as fetuses). To off-set this, breeders breed manxes to either tailed manxes (or stumpies) or even to Domestic shorthairs. That way the kittens only get one copy of the tail-less gene.

Oh well, everyone's entitled to their opinion, and hopefully breeders of this new breed will strive to create as healthy a breed as possible.

Wombat is adorable. I'm glad you decided not to breed her and had her spayed; there are enough cats out there that need homes, blue-eyed ones included. Enjoy her as a pet!

Don't know how old this is but it is wise to get all animals to be fixed and not allow them to breed just for money or rarity. I'm 16 and have nine cats and all have been fixed to avoid any unwanted litters all my cats are in good health and thats all that matters, not cute little fluffy kittens being born every two month. Wombat everyone will agree that having the cat de-sexed is a good idea wereas if you let the cat have kittens any problem could arise such as a stuck birth, which can also be fatal for the mother and the offspring. Everyone here as the cats best interests at heart, and yes she is a stunning cat and will make a lovely cat, and i'm not saying you don't care but, if you loved Wombat so much it wouldn't bother you about getting her de-sexed.

One question does Wombat has a white tailtip? if so no doubt she is a Ojos azules

I dont believe I ever said to kill any cats or harm them. I just wish to see them all desexed and not to be bred from. I dont blame the cat and I am fully aware that the problem was caused by man. Thanks for pointing that out though! By the way, I am a cat lover, and have worked in an animal shelter for the past few years so I have seen first hand cats destroyed due to lack of homes. Doesnt make sense to breed more when cats are on death row, does it?

Jenny, I think you have forgotten that people caused the feral cat problem that so upsets a large number of Australians.

As we created the problem we should deal with it in a human and reasonable manner. We shouldn't call feral cats "pests". There should be a gradual reduction in feral cat populations by the tried and tested trap, neuter, return process.

Inhumane and cruel killing of cats is I believe unacceptable and indicates a less than good standard in human behavior

Desex 'Wombat' and any other cat in Australia. Cats are the most widespread pest in our country and we have no room for any more. Try rehoming some unwanted cats before considering breeding supposed rare or exotic breeds and spare a thought for our already overcrowded animal shelters packed to the rafters with unwanted moggies. Spare a thought for our wildlife and consider our unique country rather than the unique colouration of a killers fur or eyes.

Hi, this is Wombat from Windellama, I am going in for my desexing today, the Ojos Azules breed is stuffed and they have missed out on the opportunity for me to have blue eyed kittens. I could have added new blood to the breed but now I never will. I resume my life as a pet - feral moggies of the world unite against these pretentious breed societies - we are just as pretty as any of your inbred, expensive freaks!

Hi,

Thanks for the posts after mine. I agree; it seems as if this is an Ojos Azules but further research needs to be done. This is a rare cat but that is on the basis of registered (with cat associations) Ojos Azules. There may be more unregistered than we think.

Thanks though for the original submission and the comments.

Regards
Michael
POC Admin

Wow that is a rare cat.

If Wombat is an ojos azules then the earlier post would be right. But that is not for sure. Wombat could have a separate mutation for blue eyes. Perhaps this mutation does not carry the deformities of ojos azules. If there is a way to find out i suggest you try it, but do not breed this cat to a ojos azule because if it indeeed is the same mutation it could be fatal to the litter. I do not know any other way to find out besides genetic testing, which is expensive. On the plus side this cat certainly has eyes of a deeper blue than the picture of the ojos azule. i would suggest you do not desex it yet as that is very final.

Hi, Thanks for your submission.

Yes, you seem to have found a rare cat as she/he has blue eyes and is not a color point cat.

Update Feb 2011: Please be wary about this breed. Your cat is a bicolor (white and solid color). The piebald gene (white spotting gene) is present. This gene produces blue eyes, odd eyes one of which one is blue. We don't know which genes cause the Ojos Azules blue eyes. So there is some doubt in my mind at least about this cat at a fundamental level.

If the Ojos Azules really exists according to my research this is one of the rarest cat breeds. See the page on rare cat breeds. It is extremely rare in fact. But does it exist!?

In answer to your question, please have another look at the Ojos Azules page on this site. You'll see that in my view it is not wise to breed this cat.

That of course is my view. Others may think differently. You might get a second opinion on this cat by the way. In seems that the genetic mutation that produces blue eyes in non-color point cats happens from time to time (it is recessive I understand) and all over the world.

In the West it is considered a rare cat breed. But your cat would not satisfy the cat associations as he/she has no pedigree (unless she is a lost purebred pedigreed cat). There are a lot of things to consider before embarking on breeding and my firm view is enjoy and care for this cat and do no more. You'll get a sure reward. Cat breeding is difficult and not very profitable if done to a high standard.

I would spay/neuter as this is considered the best course of action generally as cats can breed very successfully and whole cats can spray too much and be plain difficult due to mating instincts.

Michael
POC Admin