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Tag Archives: pigmentation

Picture of brown spots in a cat’s eye (iris melanosis)

PoC avatarPosted on July 29, 2021 by Michael BroadJuly 29, 2021

This is an excellent example – I would say an extreme example – of iris melanosis in the eyes of an elderly cat. The picture caught my eye (excuse the pun). It comes from the Reddit.com website on which a … Continue reading →

Posted in cat eyes | Tagged cat anatomy, cat eyes, cat health, cat health care, cat health diagnosis, cat health problems, melanin, pigmentation | Leave a reply

Colour changes in the eyes of an odd-eyed white cat

PoC avatarPosted on February 11, 2021 by Michael BroadFebruary 11, 2021

Ivory is a 10 year old, white, domestic shorthaired cat with odd-eye colour. Her right eye is gold coloured and her left eye is yellow-green coloured. Her owner, Gabriela Carvalho, 28, a nursing student, adopted Ivory from the same rescue … Continue reading →

Posted in cat eyes | Tagged blue eyes, cat anatomy, Cat Eye Color, cat eyes, cat genetics, Deafness in Cats, dominant white gene, odd-eye color, pigmentation, white cat | Leave a reply

Do tigers have stripes on their skin?

PoC avatarPosted on July 15, 2020 by Michael BroadJanuary 27, 2022

Yes, tigers do have stripes on their skin. The stripes are actually “in” and “on” the skin. This is because, as I understand it, even when a tiger’s fur has been shaved there remains a small segment of hair shaft … Continue reading →

Posted in tiger stripes | Tagged cat anatomy, cat hair, melanocytes, pigmentation, skin, tiger, tiger stripes | Leave a reply

Cat with Karpati Pattern

PoC avatarPosted on March 17, 2017 by Michael BroadMarch 18, 2017

By Michael and Sarah You have never seen a domestic cat like this one. There are possibly only two like him in the UK, where, we are told, he lives on a veterinary farm. He greets people who visit the … Continue reading →

Posted in Karpati pattern | Tagged cat coats, pigmentation, Sarah Hartwell | 14 Replies

Cat Nose Color Changes

PoC avatarPosted on September 16, 2014 by Michael BroadSeptember 16, 2014

“Cat nose color changes” is actually quite a tricky topic because you have to distinguish between what is normal and what requires more consideration and perhaps veterinary treatment. Perhaps the first point to make is that when people refer to … Continue reading →

Posted in Cat Anatomy, nose | Tagged cat anatomy, cat health, cat's nose, pigmentation | 5 Replies

Black spots on a cat’s eyelids

PoC avatarPosted on September 4, 2014 by Michael BroadApril 7, 2021

Black spots on the eyelids, and on the nose or lips of cats, are nearly always examples of localized pigmentation rather like freckles on a ginger haired person. In fact, ginger cats are more likely to have “cat freckles” than … Continue reading →

Posted in skin | Tagged cat anatomy, ginger cats, pigmentation | 11 Replies
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