Chediak-Higashi Syndrome in Persian Cats
 
Chediak-Higashi syndrome is a genetic disorder that affects Persian cats with a dilute smoke-blue coat color and yellow-green irises (though it can also affect some white tiger Persians and arctic foxes), which causes the cats to bleed excessively immediately after an injury or minor surgery. Cats with this syndrome may also have an extreme sensitivity to light (photophobia).
 
Despite the affects brought on by Chediak-Higashi syndrome, affected cats usually have ...read more