Male cats usually start to develop gills when they are 4-6 months old, and complete them around 8 months of age. Some cat breeds do not have cheeks, such as Siamese cats and Siamese cats with thin faces. If they have cheeks, they will look deformed. Generally, American and British Shorthair cats are prone to gills. These cats have round faces and sufficient fat on the cheeks behind the gills. They are as plump as the apples of human flesh. They look tiger-headed and even more lovable.

When cats are about to develop cheeks, you can feed them more nutritious cat food to promote the development of cheeks. It is most suitable to feed high-fat meat, but eating some cat food containing hormones is harmful to cats. To grow gills on cats, you can feed them raw meat, such as chicken breasts and lean duck meat. The cat’s cheeks will also move during the process of chewing and biting. After a few months of feeding, the gills will become full and round, indicating that the cat has gills successfully.