What's THAT?!?

What’s THAT?!?!?

Does your cat have a belly that hangs down and sways side to side? That’s not fat, says Dr. Nicole Savageau, a veterinarian “The Vets” mobile veterinary service in DC. It’s her primordial pouch—loose skin near the rear legs that feels floppy. What is a primordial pouch, you ask?

When your cat is standing, take a look at him or her from the side. Do you notice a loose belly that hangs down and sways from side to side? It may look like an overweight cat that recently lost a lot of weight but retained the extra skin. This extra skin has more to do with genetics than your cat’s body condition. It's called the cat’s primordial pouch, a loose flap of skin on a cat’s underside that hangs between their rear legs. Cats...including lions and tigers...are the only animals that have a primordial pouch. Some cats have a more pronounced primordial pouch than others. Read more here:

https://www.petmd.com/cat/general-health/cat-primordial-pouch