Cat Anatomy Male

The following two diagrams help you familiarize yourself with basic feline anatomy. By understanding your cats anatomy you are giving your pet the best chance of a healthy and happy life.

Cat Anatomy Wikipedia

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Cat anatomy male. The following is a comprehensive guide to your cats anatomy. Starting with the male take a moment and orient yourself starting at the left side of this diagram locating the cats kidneys and bladder which are important parts of the cats urinary tract. Once the tail is up you should have full view of the cats genitals and anus.

The reproductive tract of the tom cat consists of the penis two testicles the scrotum the prostate gland two bulbourethral glands cowpers glands the epididymis the ductus deferens also called the vas deferens the spermatic cords and the urethra. A male cat will have an anus scrotum and penis while a female cat will have only an anus and urinary tract opening. In an entire or tom cat the scrotum is covered with fur and contains two testicles each typically ranging in size from the size of cherry pits to actual cherries.

Orange tabby orange and white striped cats are more likely to be male than female but this connection isnt as strong as it is for female torties and calicos. What is the male feline reproductive tract. A male will have a much greater distance between the genitals and anus than females ½ inch apart on a male kitten or over 1 inch apart on a male adult cat.

The chart below of a male cat shows you were all the internal organs are located. Did you know that cats have 244 bones in their body. Cat penile spines disappear back into the foreskin once cat mating is over.

At first glance due to the presence of a foreskin its difficult to completely understand a male cats anatomy especially in regards to a male cats penis. In the male cat the genitalia includes two gonads and the penis which is covered with small spines. These spines present themselves when a male cat mounts a female cat and enters a female cats genital organ.

Humans only have 206. A male cats penis is characterised by its penil spines also known as small keratinized spines which resemble spikes. The sexual anatomy of a male cat is exactly like that of a human male but the placement is somewhat different.

In a genetic aberration some male cats have two x chromosomes and one y chromosome which would allow them to be tortoiseshell or calico but this is an incredibly rare occurrence. A tomcats scrotum is the two fur covered balls on his backside under his tail below. Conversely if the two are almost adjacent on a kitten or less than 12 inch apart on an adult its a female.

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