Don’t worry, this is not the beer belly that my master grew out of being too fat, let’s learn about it.
In addition to female cats with a big belly, both male cats, non-pregnant female cats, or large cats such as lynx, tigers, and lions also have this feature.
In the original state, wild cats do not have a stable food source like domestic cats.
It is possible that they have not caught prey for several days. , often after catching the prey and eating it all,
Therefore, there is also a saying that the extra skin sac was grown to allow the belly to have a larger extension space.
So it gradually became a “storage room”.
Due to the fact that the domestic cat has not been domesticated for a long time, and it is really regarded as a domestic pet and kept indoors, it does not last long. Time, so these “primitive legacy”, still exist.
So, this is not fat.
The scientific name of this little belly is “Primordial Pouch” (original pouch),
Like a bag full of water, it is very soft to pinch, really good to pinch, meaty It’s very elastic and rumbled.
Why this piece of meat?
In ancient times, the ancestors of cats lived in deserts and jungles.
So they store food on their bodies like camels, but on their backs and cats on their stomachs.
After having this piece of fat, they found that this thing is quite useful,
Not to mention, when fighting with cats, they are not afraid that the other party will kick it and kick it. I have a stomach, and it won’t hurt to kick a lump of meat.
Besides, climbing high and jumping far, etc., stretched out the legs even more.
Therefore, the cat ancestors have always kept the belly.
In the future, don’t use the cat’s belly as an excuse to say that people are fat. People’s belly is normal, and your belly is fat.
1. Protecting the abdominal organs
The nirvana of cat fights is Holding the girl in your arms to kill, hugging each other desperately and then using the shadowless feet, the stomach becomes the key point of the cats.
This beer belly has become the best preventive tool at this time. Abdominal internal organs and other organs can reduce the chance of injury.
2. Extend the range of motion of the hind legs to a greater extent
The range of motion of the cat’s joints is very high Large,
When they are running and chasing, yawning, stretching, jumping, and splitting, their hind legs stretch a lot, and this flesh allows them to extend their hind legs to the maximum extent.
So if your cats have had abdominal surgery such as tumors, after the beer belly is removed, their mobility will be reduced, and the extension of their hind legs will become smaller.
3. Can hold more food in the stomach
Wild cats do not eat food every day, so they usually eat as much as possible to store energy when they catch their prey.
The function of this small belly is fully reflected, which can make Cats eat more.
Therefore, some people say that the layer of “beer belly” actually grows out so that the stomach can hold more food.
