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The color of eyes is determined by the amount of melanin in them. If one eye happens to have more or less than the other eye, the eyes can appear as different colors from each other. The White-Spotted gene in some cats is what causes the difference in melanin amounts of their two eyes.
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∙ 14y agoThe effect you're referring to is called eyeshine. It is very simmilar to redeye in humans, but looks different due to the differences between a human's eyes and those of a cat or a dog. Cats and dogs (and other animals - mainly nocturnal ones) have a membrane called the tapetum lucidum which lies immediately behind the retina. It's job is to reflect additional light back into the retina, increasing the animal's night vision. In flash Photography, light reflects back from the flash, creating the shine. The reason that the colour of the shine is not always the same is because the effect is a form of iridescence, so the colour varies according to the angle at which the reflection occurs.
That's the short answer. For the long answer, look here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tapetum_lucidum
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