1. Male cats have larger cheeks (orange circles) and thicker skin

Some people think that because male cats often fight and reduce the chance of being bitten, the skin on their cheeks is thicker than that of female cats. Cats are thick, and in addition, there is a hard thing in their cheeks, called "Jowls". If you can touch Jowls, it will basically be a male cat!

2． The whisker pads (yellow circles) of male cats are more swollen

That’s why cats with round faces usually have more male cats!

3. The male cat's nose (blue line) is larger

From the blue arrow, you can see that the male cat's nose will be closer to the distance between the eyes. The nose gives others a strong impression, so it is also one of the classic features of male cats.

In comparison, the facial features of female cats are indeed smaller than those of male cats, and their whisker pads are flatter!

A cat can also judge its age from its teeth

1. An adult cat has ***30 teeth. Young cats have 26 teeth.

2. The cat’s teeth from both sides to the middle are:

(1) Upper row - molars, large molars, premolars, canines, 6 incisors

( 2) ? Lower row - large molars, premolars, canines and 6 incisors

Teeth begin to erupt around 14 days old

The deciduous incisors will all grow in at 2 to 3 weeks of age. When nearly two months old, all the deciduous teeth are fully grown, white, thin and pointed

The first deciduous incisors are replaced at 3 to 4 months old

The second and third deciduous incisors are replaced at 5 to 6 months old The deciduous incisors and deciduous canines

After 6 months of age, all are replaced by permanent teeth

At the age of 8 months, the permanent teeth are all long, white and bright, and the upper parts of the incisors are pointed and convex

The large peak of the mandibular second incisor at 1 year old is worn until the small peaks are flush with each other. This phenomenon is called peak obliteration

The peak of the second mandibular incisor at 2 years old is obliterated

The maxillary first incisor at 3 years old The peak of the incisor is worn out

The peak of the second maxillary incisor at the age of 4 is worn out

The peak of the third mandibular incisor at the age of 5 is slightly worn, and the wear surface of the first and second mandibular incisors is rectangular

5.5 years old, the tip of the third mandibular tooth is worn away, and the canine teeth are blunt

6.5 years old, the mandibular first incisor is worn to the root of the tooth, and the wear surface is a vertical oval

7.5 years old, the mandibular first incisor The wear surface is tilted forward

The wear surface of the second mandibular and first maxillary incisors at the age of 8.5 is vertically oval

The incisors are lost between the ages of 9 and 16 and the canine teeth are uneven

Reference materials

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