Puffy Cat Incoming

Greetings!

I'm Obsydian, a 28 year old female who identifies as a Pallas cat therian. You may know me from Tumblr, or other forums.
For a long while I thought I was just a domestic cat, but the phantom shifts didn't correlate to the anatomy correctly. It was more recently that I discovered I was actually a Pallas cat after seeing a photo of one online.

Welcome <!-- s --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_e_smile.gif" alt=":)" title="Smile" /><!-- s --> I have indeed seen you around. For those of us here who are not familiar with you, could you kindly explain how you found your theriotype?

Welcome to OKP!

I do remember a Pallas cat therian from The Werelist, are you one and the same?

Seraphyna Wrote:Welcome <!-- s --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_e_smile.gif" alt=":)" title="Smile" /><!-- s --> I have indeed seen you around. For those of us here who are not familiar with you, could you kindly explain how you found your theriotype?

Of course!
Finding this theriotype wasn't a huge process, but it hit me like a brick. When I phantom shift, my ears feel less like those of a domestic cat, they are lower on the sides of my head, but above my human ears. The shape is a bit different as well. I felt kind of stocky and fluffy, but many of the long-haired breeds weren't doing it for me, not even mixes. Persians were way out of the ballpark.
For a while I just let it sit in the back of my mind, I mean, maybe my human ears were confusing the position of my cat ears? Maybe they were trying to hybridize into something understandable? It didn't feel like it.
I had seen Pallas cats before, years ago, and they seemed so weirdly familiar that I backed away from them. I was weirded out for some reason, and soon forgot all about it.

Then more recently, I saw another picture of one on Tumblr. I had that same strange feeling, but mixed with something more. I was intrigued. I looked up all the information I could, as well as photos, and it hit me. Something finally clicked. Between the shifts, the habits, and the habitat they live in, that was me. I saw myself in that cat, and perhaps that's why I backed away the first time. Now I understand.

Elinox Wrote:Welcome to OKP!

I do remember a Pallas cat therian from The Werelist, are you one and the same?

Thank you!
Yes, I'm pretty sure it's me! At least, I haven't seen any other Pallas cat's around anywhere, it would be cool if I did.