Some cats, however, are born with eyes that are so pretty it's almost unfair. Recently, one Maine Coon cat mom took to TikTok ...

Akasha the Sphynx cat has heterochromia, a condition which means her eyes are two different colors. Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013. Her work ...

White cats with heterochromia — one blue eye and one of another color — may also experience partial deafness. For owners of such cats, these challenges require special care.

The newest internet sensation, Sansa is a six-year-old snowy cat from New York City who was born with heterochromia, a rare condition that causes her to have different-colored eyes.

But for those with heterochromia iridis, ... It’s not wildly unusual to see it in dogs – and felines with it even have a moniker: odd-eyed cats. Paul Schadler/flickr/CC BY 2.0.

Van cat is an endemic breed that emerged in the surroundings of Van Lake, which is now the territory of Turkey. ... Heterochromia is not the dominating feature of the breed.

Bullied for having a cleft lip and palate and heterochromia iridium (different colored eyes), one boy gained confidence with help from a very special cat.

Some cats may even have one blue eye, while their other eye is another color, which is a benign condition known as heterochromia, the article said.

Less than 200,000 people in the United States have heterochromia. Some types of heterochromia are common in dogs, cats, and horses. There are three main types of heterochromia of the eye.