2006-08-30 05:06:57 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Cats
cuz she's asian
2006-08-30 05:12:10 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh, the ever so wonderful breed - the Siamese cat.
An excerpt from a google search is below....
Many early Siamese were cross-eyed to compensate for the abnormal uncrossed wiring of the optic chiasm, which is produced by the same albino allele that produces coloured points. Like the kinked tails, the crossed eyes have been seen as a fault and through selective breeding, the trait is far less common today.
2006-08-30 12:12:09 · answer #2 · answered by 'Barn 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You don't say whether you have a traditional "applehead" Siamese or a pedigreed, CFA registered Siamese. The "appleheads" don't typically look crosseyed, but the pedigreed ones really do because of their extreme, narrow wedge shaped heads. When you look at the cat dead on from the front their eyes focus towards you and because of the triangular shaped head and pointy nose, it looks like their eyes are crossed. If you have a traditional Siamese and it's eyes appear to be crossed, they just very well may be crossed. Either way, Siamese are beautiful and those sapphire deep blue eyes are so striking, who cares if they're crossed! ;-)
2006-08-30 13:58:22 · answer #3 · answered by Alleycat 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Siamese cats often have the cross-eyed look, because their eyes are set at a slant in their heads. If they are truly cross-eyed, it is considered a flaw; breeders have largely eliminated it with controlled breeding, but it still occasionally crops up. It doesn't bother the cat.
2006-08-30 12:08:38 · answer #4 · answered by MOM KNOWS EVERYTHING 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a common genetic flaw that shows up in the breed. It's not a big deal unless you wanted to breed or show the cat.
Just enjoy the cat - Siamese are great pets.
2006-08-30 12:09:44 · answer #5 · answered by redcarol57 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that's a common genetic trait in Siamese. I've had four, and two of them have been cross-eyed.
2006-08-30 13:59:33 · answer #6 · answered by redcatt63 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pretty sure this is just a genetic trait among the breed, but I'm sure you already knew that.
2006-08-30 12:08:53 · answer #7 · answered by BlueSea 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
thats normal, my siamese only does it when she is trying to focus on something up close!
2006-08-30 17:47:29 · answer #8 · answered by sasha_mocha 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if he's very young then that is almost normal among siamese, if he's old, he just is like that.
2006-08-30 12:10:24 · answer #9 · answered by AMBER D 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Genetics..
2006-08-30 12:08:05 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is a normal trait of that breed.
2006-08-30 12:09:02 · answer #11 · answered by Steph 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋