How to make a cat's cheeks puff up? What should I do if my cat's cheeks don't puff up?

Some people like cats because their faces are round and feel comfortable to pinch. Cats usually start to grow cheeks when they are five or six months old. If a cat's cheeks are concave and not full, how can you make them grow?

How to make a cat's cheeks swell

Feed beef

When it comes to cat food, beef is considered an important food option for fattening cat cheeks.

Cats can indeed eat beef to fatten their cheeks. It is also recognized by the feline community as a food that fattens cheeks (it can even be said to be the only harmless food that fattens cheeks). If a zoo wants to fatten tigers' cheeks, this is also the choice, and it can even be said to be the only food choice.

Skin disease prevention

Some cats don't have fat cheeks because of skin diseases or some hidden diseases. This is often overlooked by many people. If your cat is a breed that can fatten cheeks, and you continue to provide a diet that can fatten cheeks, but it still doesn't have fat cheeks, you should consider whether there is a problem with neglected skin diseases.

Dental disease prevention

Some cats have gingivitis, which can affect their cheek fat. This phenomenon also occurs in tigers raised by humans. Some tigers have obvious cheek collapse due to severe dental disease (some of their tooth roots have rotted), so you can consider whether there is a hidden danger in the cat's dental health.

Do not use any hormones or drugs to enlarge your cheeks

Some of them will destroy the endocrine balance of cats and some will cause cat stones. In the old days, cats were raised to have fat cheeks, and at most they would be supplemented with some Chinese medicinal materials (equivalent to food supplements). But even with these expensive Chinese medicinal materials, it would take at least 3 months for a cat to have fat cheeks - quick fat cheeks are unstable.

What to do if your cat can’t puff up its cheeks

First, determine the cat's breed. Not all cats will have puffy cheeks. The breeds that are prone to puffy cheeks include Garfield, British Shorthair, American Shorthair, Chinchilla, etc. Some breeds basically will not have puffy cheeks, such as Siamese, Sphynx, etc., and most rural cats and stray cats also do not have puffy cheeks.

Secondly, cheek pluck generally occurs in male cats, but relatively rarely in female cats. The males in nature are mighty and majestic, including when they bite and fight with their opponents, which determines the importance of the cheeks of male cats. It should be noted that the cheek pluck of neutered male cats is often not ideal, as they no longer have plump whisker pads.

Also, there is no need to excessively pursue so-called nutritional supplements. Although many nutritional pastes, hair-boosting powders, and trace elements on the market will have some effects to a certain extent, they are definitely not the main ones. Normal feeding and appropriate addition of some meat (raw beef, boiled chicken breast, chicken hearts, chicken livers), etc., do not cost much, and the effect is better than taking nutritional supplements.

What are the reactions of cats' cheek swelling?

The main feature of cheek growth is that the appetite has increased compared to before, the body shape has also changed, and it appears differently at different angles.

Cats usually start to grow their cheeks first, and they only start to grow cheeks when they are about 6 months old. They will be fully grown after about one year old. When a cat starts to grow cheeks, its body will become rounder, and the cheek flesh on its neck will gradually increase, so that you can pinch out a piece of flesh with your hands. Generally, cats that can grow cheeks will also be stronger, with strong and sturdy limbs. If you want your cat to grow cheeks, you should pay attention to feeding it nutritious food from an early age.

Cats can start to be fed raw beef when they are about 4 months old, and feed them every 2 to 3 days, which helps to grow cheeks and strengthen the cat's body. If cats are not used to eating raw meat, they can also be fed cooked meat, such as beef, fish, chicken breast, etc. In addition to meat, you can also feed cats some nutritional paste every day, such as Meow Think nutritional paste, and occasionally some cat canned food.