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Originally Posted by ginalynn  I read the same thing on a website about yorkies, the pigment in the eyes glow different depending on the coat type. The green/blue/turquoise is a silky coat and amber/red is a cottony coat. Otis has a silky coat and his eyes always glow green or blueish green color and my moms yorkie has a cotton coat and his eyes glow amber in pictures.... |
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The colour of the fundus at the back of the eye varies, usually related to coat colour. In young puppies it is usually violet or blue until it develops it's adult colour. It is an adaptation to help some animals to see in dim light.
It sits between the transparent retina and the deeply pigmented choroid at the back of the eye. It reflects light back through the retina to increase the stimulation of the retina by the available light. We see this reflection as colour when light is shone into an animals eye.
Humans do not have a tapetal fundus, the red colour is caused by reflection off blood vessels at the back of the eye
I think that the different colors have to do with the coat COLOR rather than the texture. i have read that on several sites. look up animal eye shine or dog eye shine.
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