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My 9-week-old white kitten's ears look blue/purple. Is this normal?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Domestic Shorthair | Male | unneutered | 2 months and 5 days old

Is this a normal colour for the skin of the inside of my 9 week old white kittens ears? It looks like its dyed a bright blue/purple colour, obviously it is not dye but i am unsure what it is, it is in both ears and symetrical lines on his skin under his fur running from his ears to his eyes, he is fine in himself, eating playing etc,havenot been able to get him to drink water though, only kitten milk

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Answered By Anna M., DVM

Veterinarian

Published on July 6th, 2017

Yes, those pictures appear normal to me! It's common for white kitties' ear canals to have a bluish tint, and if he's always looked that way and is acting normal and playful then I'm not worried! Additionally, if he is drinking kitten milk he may be meeting his fluid requirements and may not need to drink water - so I am not worried about that either as long as he's eating and playful. I would add, though, that at 9 weeks he shouldn't need kitten milk so I'd recommend you discontinue that and just offer kitten food and water. Hope that helps!

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    Answered By Angel Alvarado, LVT

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    Yes, that is a normal skin color. The white fur and pale skin highlights subcutaneous blood vessels. You can mix water in with the kitten milk replacer suchor feed a canned kitten food to increase fluid intake.

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