Re: New Adoptee--baggy skin in cats

On 02 Dec 2003 13:25:40 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (PawsForThought)
wrote:

>>From: m. L. Briggs [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
>
>>I did read an article once and this sagging skin has a name -- but I
>>cannot remember it.    I wish I had paid more attention, but Princess
>>lost the sag after a couple of years.
>
>They actually had a short article about this in the most recent Cat Fancy
>magazine, calling it a "Spay Sway"  I have also read where I believe it was
>called a "Primordial Pouch" attributable to the wild desert cats who would
>maybe not eat for a couple days, then gorge on food, so the extra skin helped
>expand the tummy.  I have no idea if either of these explanations is true.
>
>Lauren
>________
>See my cats:  http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe
>Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html
>http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html
>Declawing Info: http://www.wholecat.com/articles/claws.htm
Sounds plausible.  Thanks.