tomcat cheeks - PETS
The vet told me at that time that he had "testosterone cheeks" and that they would go away after a few weeks after neutering which they did. While he did not want to go outside anymore and he did not sing his tomcat songs after the neutering his face lost some of its appeal without those fat cheeks. They looked him over, and found that he had penile spines and was developing "tomcat cheeks." They explained that he has probably retained some testicular tissue in his abdomen, and was therefore still producing testosterone.
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In addition, he is starting to exhibit some "tomcat" behaviors, such as excessive meowing/yowling and marking. A new pic of my kitty and as you can see she's getting even more fluffy cheeks. Show off your kitty's fluffy cheeks. Different lighting on the pics but it's the same cat.
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I took in a tomcat. . .um, probably in February, I forget exactly but it was pretty cold. And he's been living in my spare bathroom since then. Anyway, I'm the world's worst procrastinator, plus he's very polite and doesn't spray or get upset about living in the bathroom, so I only just now made...
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Dear cat lovers, after 6 years of keeping my tomcat integer, I decided to neuter him. The reasons why I did not o this to him by now: - I see no medical reason to do it (suppositions is not science) - to avoid risk of obesity and diabetes - there was no risk of mating, since he is indoor only... Three years ago I neutered my tomcat, after keeping him integer for more than 6 years, and love him as it was, despite the blame of almost everybody around... my4llma TCS Member Top Cat Joined Messages 9,556 Purraise 247 I love his cheeks When we first got him he had the chunkiest cheeks. I had read online that street cats have chunky cheeks to protect them when fighting. Since he is now in his forever home and is bff with his shih tzu brother, Jack, the cheeks are back to normal.
Our guy has FIV but aside from some respiratory issues is in good health.