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Cassa lemmy.blahaj.zone Cassa@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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No vet ever said it was weird 🤷 i got her when she was 12, she's 14 now

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phar lemmy.world phar@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-10
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It isn't weird, all cats have that

Edit: quick search says it is called a cutaneous marginal pouch

Edit 2: as someone else said, all domestic cats have it (I should have said this from the get go, I have no idea if mountain lions have it. But mountain lions are very beautiful cats. Big paws. Huggable looking. Not advisable to actually hug.)

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Canadian_Cabinet lemmy.ca Canadian_Cabinet@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2023-06-13
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It isn't weird, all cats have that Edit: quick search says it is called a cutaneous marginal pouch Edit 2: as someone else said, all domestic cats have it (I should have said this from the get go, I have no idea if mountain lions have it. But mountain lions are very beautiful cats. Big paws. Huggable looking. Not advisable to actually hug.)

Its called Henry's Pocket and it's actually not on all cats (all domestic cats have it is what I mean)

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Cassa lemmy.blahaj.zone Cassa@lemmy.blahaj.zone
Joined: 2023-06-12
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It isn't weird, all cats have that Edit: quick search says it is called a cutaneous marginal pouch Edit 2: as someone else said, all domestic cats have it (I should have said this from the get go, I have no idea if mountain lions have it. But mountain lions are very beautiful cats. Big paws. Huggable looking. Not advisable to actually hug.)

Oh neat, that makes sense

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betterdeadthanreddit lemmy.world betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-06
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If you pet the cat, it'll temporarily change the shape of the pocket. Don't even have to touch the ears for this to work.

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Dharma Curious (he/him) slrpnk.net dharmacurious@slrpnk.net
Joined: 2024-03-22
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Dogs have it, too. It was an especially favored location for ticks on my dog Ellie Mae before she passed. Had to check it after every walk

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Bonesince1997 lemmy.world Bonesince1997@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-12
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Better to hear you opening the treats with!

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orbituary lemmy.dbzer0.com orbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Joined: 2023-06-14
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Its called Henry's Pocket and it's actually not on all cats (all domestic cats have it is what I mean)

Suggestion: All domestic cats have this, but not all cats.

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EldestMalk lemmy.world EldestMalk@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-27
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https://www.tt.site/t/ZTfNt1vq5/

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Mycatiskai lemmy.ca Mycatiskai@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2023-06-27
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I always figured it helped the ear move better, their ears move in all sorts of directions and having a thinner single flap of skin would tear easily. This evolutionary direction let's it move and be two layers that can move and flex without tearing as easily as one.

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sircac lemmy.world sircac@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-09
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Its called Henry's Pocket and it's actually not on all cats (all domestic cats have it is what I mean)

TIL this, being alergic to dogs and cats made this finding difficult to me to discover it till today :D

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SatansMaggotyCumFart piefed.social SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.social
Joined: 2025-06-16
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It isn't weird, all cats have that Edit: quick search says it is called a cutaneous marginal pouch Edit 2: as someone else said, all domestic cats have it (I should have said this from the get go, I have no idea if mountain lions have it. But mountain lions are very beautiful cats. Big paws. Huggable looking. Not advisable to actually hug.)

Mountain lions are basically the sexiest cat.

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GreenBean lemmy.today GreenBean@lemmy.today
Joined: 2026-09-01
#13 · Quote Reply

"earlobe"

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arsepisser lemmy.world arsepisser@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-10-17
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That's where all your "nos" go

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Oppopity lemmy.ml Oppopity@lemmy.ml
Joined: 2025-10-18
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Mountain lions are basically the sexiest cat.

🤨

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stringere sh.itjust.works stringere@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-08-15
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CommissarVulpin lemmy.world CommissarVulpin@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-30
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Mountain lions are basically the sexiest cat.

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IsaacscatNala lemmy.ca IsaacscatNala@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2026-07-17
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its huge!

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Naz sh.itjust.works Naz@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-06-18
#19 · Quote Reply

Rare reference

"He's got gills!" (Waterworld)

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