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Buff cat is the hero the internet didn’t know it needed

“That boy is an absolute unit.” – An actual veterinarian describing buff cat

by Skeptical Kitten May 31, 2018, 2:52 pm 9k Views

Internet, meet buff cat. Buff cat is exactly what you expect him to be, and nothing more. Because buff cat doesn’t need to be anything more. He’s buff. If you don’t believe us, check out their twitter page:

everyday i think about this buff cat i encountered last year pic.twitter.com/BxIYvKz2id

— buff cat (@officialbuffcat) May 28, 2018

I don’t know how anyone would possibly get that image out of their minds, to be honest.Look at him. LOOK AT HIM!

He’s a model and he doesn’t even know it.

Such elegance. Such grace.

And he works the runway like the true professional that he is.

here’s a video of the buff cat pic.twitter.com/xTVETgfBoQ

— buff cat (@officialbuffcat) May 28, 2018

BuzzFeed followed up with the account owner, who had this to say:

Dr. Dan Smith, a veterinarian in New York, told BuzzFeed News he’s not sure if Buff Cat suffers from a genetic muscle condition, but said, “That boy is an absolute unit.”

“There is a genetic mutation that’s found mostly in some cow breeds that is called double-muscling (look up some pictures, they look fucking swole!) and I’ve heard of rare cases of it in some dog breeds like Rottweilers and Greyhounds, but never in a cat. This might be the first,” he added.

This has led to some truly great photoshop work, too:

jurassic park but its buff cat pic.twitter.com/Xt4Jcj5B2d

— cherf (@dietrichbrah) May 30, 2018

and

Oh fuck Buff Cat found the industrial protein warehouse pic.twitter.com/uFse9aqrh8

— Confessions of an Ex-Loaf (@Send_Lwyds) May 29, 2018

and

Concept: @officialbuffcat is just an inflated cat balloon like in shrek pic.twitter.com/FwC3IhNc9h

— real sword hard shaft come (@miildsope) May 31, 2018

and

@officialbuffcat ghostbusters but its buff cat pic.twitter.com/VBrWpRUzBB

— cherf (@dietrichbrah) May 31, 2018

It’s possible that buff cat could have a genetic mutation similar to Myostatin-related muscle hypertrophy in humans, however it’s impossible to know the cause without being able to have him genetically tested.

Buff cat isn’t the only animal that’s buff, though…