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You think you know a lot sometimes, and then you discover that the whole world has lied to you (much like my first 47 years of life thinking I had the straightest hair in the world and then the pandemic revealing that I actually have wavy hair). See, I had this big beefy cat when I was in High School. His name was Raistlin (yes, a Dragonlance reference, and there was also a Caramon in that litter). He was a massive black tom that liked me, and only me. No one else could get near him, even with food. He was built like a tank and his head was shaped like a grapefruit. I just figured it was genetic, that some cats have meatball heads and some don't. Then these Furrals started showing up here at the cabin and we both thought Orange Boi was goofy looking as all get out with his poofy cheeks and his eyes being too close together (goofy in a cute way, but yeah, goofy). Then Daddy Cat shows up. And then I was told the truth... intact male cats have 'stud jowls'. I am seriously angry at the world for not telling me about this sooner (and aside from Raistlin, I had little exposure to fuzzy-nut boy cats as we always get our cats fixed by 6 months). If you were as unaware of this as I am, I am going to give you a few minutes to go do a Google image search on 'stud jowls' or 'tomcat cheeks' and then a few more to compose yourself because the photos are often hysterical. So anyways behold the boys below (and do not warn them that their nuts are doomed because eventually I will catch these guys...) It really does get better though. I, of course, had to announce my ignorance to the Savannah Cat community because now I need to see what a sleekly built cat like a Savannah looks with a meatball head, or better yet, I need to see a serval with tomcat cheeks. I was NOT disappointed. Sonu of Bastet Exotics shared a photo of one of her intact servals and I am just dead now. Seriously, does it get any thing better than that? (And yes, he lets her pinch those cheeks, and yes, I am jealous!) I also feel the need to throw in a photo of sweet Miss Gimpy here, to show how different her face really is from the boys. And also because she is just the most loving girl and is doing quite well after her spay!
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