Don’t let maga find out or they will lose their shit. (They believe this doesn’t happen to animals, and only humans that have mental disorders)
When I told my coworker about Islay, she got very excited to use that fact to help support her arguments with her right wing family or whoever she argues with about this sorta thing. Thankfully all my friends and family are left wing, most are far left, so I don’t ever have those sorts of arguments in my life, but I was more than happy to help her situation.
Yeah? I mean, most right wingers don’t even seem to know that intersex people exist
What a great little loaf!
They’re gorgeous!! I’m curious, what do you mean by hermaphrodite?
Both parts. Islay has both testicles and a uterus. We call her a she (since our other cat is a boy so it’s just easier if one is he and one is she), but technically she’s a they. Unfortunately it’ll be very expensive to get her fixed because of it.
technically she’s a they
if you asked her pronouns she’d probably say “meow”
Spend the money unless you want to be responsible for Cat Jesus.
Immcatulate catception (I couldn’t decide on just one)
Oh definitely, I will. She’s worth the much higher price.
I always assumed that sort of situation would render them sterile. It probably varies but the more you know!
Well, I suppose fixing has hormonal consequences too and not just reproductive, now that I think about it.
More often than not, cats with both parts tend to develop cancer as a result of it, apparently. That’s according to the vet anyway. But yeah I think they tend to be sterile in most cases.
Having another whole system to develop something cancerous probably doesn’t help, but that’s interesting. I’m guessing it could cause unusual stresses on the body throughout aging too. I hope fixing/spaying mitigates the risk! Such a pretty one, and extra enigmatic.
Ohh interesting! So would her chromosomes be XXY?
I’m not too sure! That’s a good question though. I’m curious now, I’ll have to ask the vet the next time I see her.
Hey, by the way “hermaphrodite” is considered a slur, as it has a long history of being associated with horrific abuse of people with genitalia that isn’t considered ‘normal’. So in the future, I’d recommend using the term intersex.
This is an odd one, cause it’s also medical I think? Or just scientific like hermaphroditic plants. For sure a person-slur though. Like a person may be hermaphroditic, but at the very least it’s a faux pas to call them a hermaphrodite, if not derogatory outright.
It is used in a medical/scientific context, but most intersex people consider it bad, as it only used to refer to people until fairly recently (19th century I think?). When talking about species that can reproduce by themselves (like slugs or some plants), I’ve heard the word cosexual is preferred.
Good to know, thanks. That’s just what the vet called her, I wasn’t aware there were bad connotations with the term.
Np. They’re a very pretty kitty!
what do you mean by hermaphrodite?
Isn’t that what Viktor Krum said when he was trying to pronounce Hermione?
who would downvote such a handsome creature?..kissy kissy
What magnificent ears. I see that you’re Canadian, so I assume that the name is after an Islay in Canada rather than the island in Scotland. What made you choose it?
Also, awfully brave for a cod to own cats
I love her large ears. Reminds me of a fox.
Islay was named after the scotch, so you were right about the island in Scotland! When she was a little younger, the grey in her coat was far lighter in colour and looked like a smoky colour, so I figured since Islay is usually a smoky scotch (and my personal preference for any hard liquor outside of Canada), the name seemed fitting. We would’ve called her Peaty if she went by he instead, for the same reason.
I hadn’t put two and two together with my username here, that’s hilarious.
Well that’s an excellent reason!
Damn, that’s a lovely face. The way she’s laying there makes her seem like she has much wisdom to share!
gorgeous lil dude
Agreed. I love her coat, she’s such a model.
