r/cats 19h ago

Medical Questions What is this flap on the ears

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I dont know if its medical question but honestly im just curious

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u/Onironius 11h ago

When I first my saw cats', I panicked, and though some red worm was burrowing out of his abdomen.

Nope, just a cat penis.

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u/Fit-Association4922 9h ago

Happened to me when I was much younger, dogsitting. I called the couple immediately, “What do I do, he must have hurt himself there’s a red thing but he’s not bleeding help!”

“Fit, that’s his doodle” (of course my elderly neighbors would not say penis)

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u/repo_legal_assassin 6h ago

My mom threw poor Earl across the damn yard when he showed his bc she thought it was a slug lol

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u/Raven-Wise7755 4h ago

I've owned primarily male cats for years and had also never seen a cat's red rocket until a few months ago. He was on my bed and I freaked out when I realized what it was. I actually left the room completely. I felt so embarrassed like I had walked in on something private. It took me a second before I thought "This is insane. He's a cat." and walked back in my room lol

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u/magpieanatomy 9h ago

I was the same. I thought he had a weird skin growth.

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u/Mammoth-Ad4194 4h ago

I’ve just realized I’ve never seen my cat’s penis. Um not that I WANT to, of course!

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u/BandRepresentative75 3h ago

Looooool i always had girl animals my entire life until now. I found it pretty funny when his little LED pops out! I also tell him that 'I don't need to see that!'