15 Facts You Didn’t Know About Siamese Cats

#13 Legends and myths explain why Siamese once had crossed eyes and kinked tails

It is said that only two Siamese cats remained in the sacred time when the warriors of Siam went to war.

#14 Siamese cats are prone to convergent squint

Convergent squint is when a Siamese’s eyes squint and look left and right constantly. This condition occurs when the nerves connecting the eyes to their own vision center are mixed up. In normal eyes, there are separate nerve connections from each eye to each vision center.

#15 Siamese cats may be born with primary glaucoma, which is very rare in cat breeds

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All breeds of cats can be born with secondary glaucoma, which is the version that generally occurs as cats age. Secondary glaucoma is very common in cats. Primary glaucoma, however, is strictly genetic, which means that cats who get it inherit it.