Why is it that my eyes always look so red?

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Why is it that my eyes always look so red?

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Purred: Wed Jul 11, '07 6:47pm PST


	Should I tell my person she's photographing me wrong? She's bad at a lot of stuff (like reading my mind).

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Milo

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Purred: Mon Jun 29, '09 7:36pm PST


	Hi! Do you just mean red in the photos you are taking? That would be due to the "tapetum lucidum". It's that glow in their eyes that reflects in photos. It's behind their retina and it helps them see in very low light. I've noticed with Himalayan it's always red opposed to most other cats where its green, blue or a yellowish color. Hope this helped!

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