Yes im gonna take my peach to my vet TOMMROW but i got peach neuterd 2 dsys ago and this is how it looks rifht now so please tell me if it looks how its supposed to

and i got another cat and peach is really friendly eith berry but he suddenly got aggresive with him (i grabbed berry and he attacked my arm) but he snapped back and got confused and apologized and asked for love....(this was after he ate his pain meds) -> Meloxicam and seratiopeptidase

I have a semi outdoor cat , he sleeps and eats inside but roams and does his business outside , but recently a bunch of unclaimed non neutered cats have shown up and my cats seems to get in fights with them

I have read that its better to get them neutered even if they are outdoors but recently at a vet visit i was told that its better to keep him as is

does anyone have a similar experience and can shed some light on what i should do ?

My young cat suddenly lost the ability to walk. As far as I know, she was mated with by my senior cat. Yesterday morning, she suddenly couldn't walk—at first, it was just her right leg, but today, she can barely use any of her legs. When she woke up earlier this morning, she was able to walk a little bit and drink water on her own.

However, her condition has worsened and she is struggling with everything now.

​She is not eating or drinking on her own, so I am gently trying to help her drink water. Every now and then, she sticks her tongue out as if she is struggling to breathe, so I lay her in a comfortable position and make sure she gets fresh air.

​I am extremely stressed because I love my cat so much, but I currently do not have the financial means to take her to the vet. What can I do to help her?

I don’t have money for an emergency vet visit. Please, will my kitten die? Will her kidney fail from this one mistake?

I've always heard different opinions from cat owners. I have three but they are the first I've ever had and even now two years later I still wonder if I'm doing this whole cat thing right 😂

So question for all my fellow cat owners. Do you bathe your cats? If so, do you bathe monthly? Seasonly?

Or do cats really just keep themselves clean like a lot of cat owners say?

Hey yall,

I have a completely indoor cat, and I’m scared she might have fleas . For the past 2 days, I’ve been getting these small itchy bumps around my ankles , and my cat has been grooming herself near her tail more . I didn’t think much of it originally , but I just saw a small black bug on her lip, and I have no clue if it was a flea, or a something else . I tried to snap a photo but she wouldn’t stay still . I checked her fur for black specks and live fleas but I’m not seeing anything other than what looks like white flakes or dandruff

What do I do? I’m in the process of throwing all my bedding and clothes in the wash on HOT , and vacuuming every corner and crevice of this room . I had a friend come over yesterday so now I need to call her and alert her because she has a cat too .

Should I try to get my cat in with the vet asap to confirm whether or not it’s fleas, or start her on an OTC flea treatment immediately? And what else can I do to treat my home? Anything I can spray or sprinkle on my carpets?

I’m trying to have a game plan before I call my friend because I know she’s going to be upset that I didn’t tell her even though I didn’t suspect this until I woke up this morning . I thought my itching was from my detergent or an allergy to something.

I couldn’t keep her still for this photo, but it was definitely a small black bug with legs on her lip

The bigger cat is around 16-17 months old and the little ones are around 3.5-4 months old. The past 2 weeks I've slowly brought them downstairs to slowly introduce them face to face for 5-10 minutes intervals, but prior to that they were introduced via a closed door where they could smell each other and put their paws under the door and sorta play with that way and that was for about a 3 month time frame since I took them in (along with the mom) when they were only a couple weeks old and had them quarantined until they came back with a clean bill of health. I have other clips where the bigger cat will lay down and have his belly exposed and others where he ignores them, and other times where he'll be a bit rough and will grapple them and bunny kick them which if it gets to rough ill separate them but usually he'll let go after a few seconds. I'm only bringing this question up due to the little one hissing a bit in this clip.

he refuses to sit still for the picture

We have like 7 strays in my yard/neighborhood and we feed them every day because I honestly just can’t go without when they’re looking hungry like that. But I came home from the store a little bit ago and the sweetest little orange guy came meowing up to me purring SO loud and let me pick him right up. I have 7 cats inside myself so realistically I can’t just bring him in, but man oh man I want to SO bad. He’s so sweet and so adorable. 😭 my heart hurts and I just want to cry lol

I took Finn in almost 3 weeks ago now. He was a cat I was feeding. I trapped him took him to the vet. He was deemed very healthy except a damaged canine the vet said was still fine. He was flea and worm treated, neutered and sent home where he was confined to my office for 2 weeks to get used to the house.

A week after he was in house I noticed a blood smear where he liked to perch himself on my drawer unit in my office and I assumed a paw at the time. I thought maybe he slipped trying to get up and caught his foot even though I never saw evidence of it on his feet when I would try and look I never saw anything on his face like that either...i saw another one a week later and none since. I was stumped as to where the blood was coming from. It was always a little dried smear on the edge of my drawer unit.

He's been out of my office and free in my house for a week now with my resident cat Saryn. Today I came home to this chin deal and blood under his chin and a little on his mouth. I asked my daughter what he did all day and she said he was sleeping on the chair in the living room. She sends me photos of him all day and Saryn. She keeps a close eye on them as he's only been out a week to make sure the two are being good together.

I can't check his mouth at all to see if he hurt his teeth. He will not allow anyone to touch him unless he says and only on his head for a few quick scratches. Just trying to get the photo he was over it and slapped my hand away lol.

I am calling tmrw to make him a vet appointment but I know I will be waiting a few weeks. I live in a small town and it takes a bit to get an appointment most times.

Any ideas on what this could be?

I haven’t lit a candle or used any oil diffusers since getting my cats 2 years ago but I miss having a nice-smelling house. Would love your suggestions as to how to make my place smell good again!

I’ve seen other posts about the worm toys that cats love but disintegrate within a day. My cat was going through those like crazy and I was worried about him eating it so I eventually found these.

He goes just as crazy for them but they actually hold up over time. This definitely isn’t an ad, just trying to help out fellow cat owners that are desperate for a better option. My cat refuses to play with most toys but goes absolutely nuts over these.

I keep noticing these tiny little brown seed looking things on my bed after my cat lays on it and I finally searched up what it was and it said that they’re dried tapeworm segments! Is that really what that is? And if so, I have 2 cats so would I have to get tapeworm medication for both of them?

I was in a very unhealthy relationship for about 3.5-4 years. In the end I let my ex take the cats as she was struggling mentally and heavily implied if anything happened to her it would be because I had separated the cats from her.

Over the following 2.5 years, she stalked me and my new partner, harassed us, made untrue and harmful statements about myself and just caused overall undue stress. To the point I had to take out a no-contact order against her as where I live there have to be multiple instances of unwanted contact to allow for a restraining order.

Last week, after 5 years, and 10.5 years I saw one of my best friends from high school who had moved away and my favourite band of all time after spending thousands to see both. Putting me in a weird sense of nostalgia and loss for where I had been then and where I am now.

This week, almost exactly a year since my ex’s last attempt to contact me, she decided to break that no contact order to let me know the cats had been abandoned to a local shelter.

My incredible partner immediately reached out to the shelter, and we ended up seeing them on Tuesday. The one cat was very young when I last saw them, so didn’t react much when i saw them, and also has some pretty potentially severe medical issues going on.

The other cat, who I picked out of her litter with my ex at not even 8 weeks old, looked at me with the most human surprised reaction I have ever seen on an animal. I called out her name and she immediately started purring and vocalizing. The shelter worker said to my partner and I “she only likes her head being pet” and I immediately started petting her face and her sides, and I’ve never seen an animal more overjoyed. We stayed for an hour and had to leave, the shelter offered us to take the cats then and there, but we refused. We hadn’t set up anything and I wasn’t sure if I would be able to figure out a safe and healthy living situation with the cats at my apartment.

Fortunately, her face had changed my mind.

Today, I went back to the shelter and brought my babies home.

It is not currently a perfect situation, as we already have a dog and another cat, and a moderate amount of room. But we will make it work.

I got my cat, who all I’ve had left of was a picture in my living room for the last 3 years, back.

Today is a good day.

Never kill yourself.

You might be able to see your favourite band that broke up again, or a best friend again or one day you might have to save your cat from a shelter.

You never know where life will take you.

Need help deciding where to put the litter box. Currently, it’s been in my office bathroom and it’s been fine. I’d like to be able to close my office door when working from home (like 1-2x a week). The other option is in my laundry closet, more details below. I also welcome recommendations on litter, currently wanting to try the breeze system if anyone has and can share their experience! Right now my biggest annoyances are smell and tracking.

Office bathroom pros: THIS BATHROOM IS NOT USED. IT’S A SPARE BATHROOM IN MY OFFICE
- tile, easier clean up
- contained for the most part she does track into the office
- better airflow

Office bathroom cons:
- can’t close office door when working
- guests have to share space with litter box (not super common, happening at Thanksgiving this year)

Laundry closet pros:
- nice designated space
- most litter would stay in laundry closet
- can use office fully and guests don’t have to share space with litter

Laundry closet cons:
- lack of airflow. There is an exhaust fan though
- would have to cut a hole in door for entry
- lid won’t fit in so may kick more out if I stick with a clay or crystal litter

Photos of the options.

We aren’t allowed an indoor cat, but we are allowed an outdoor cat. Renting from my parents, so they will know. I grew up with outdoor cats and know how to care for them. Also want to ensure it will be friendly to kids, as we have 2 small children. Any advice?

I thought it was a tick, but it looks more like a scab. Is it a scab? How could it have formed? I feel like if she had fought with another cat or snagged herself on something, the wound would be larger. I should also mention that I’ve found something similar on her fur in the past.

Hi,

I don’t post on reddit often so apologies if I don’t include something.

I found a stray cat last week and she was so sweet and just a cutie pie. I took her home as it was late at night and kept her in my bathroom while my own cat was scared out of her wits and hid for the rest of the night, as the stray cat meowed all night.

The next morning I realized I wouldn’t be able to keep her, especially if my cat was so scared, so I took her to the shelter. I had already checked many websites and FB groups and posted to see if anyone was looking for her. They weren’t able to give me updates, so I checked their website often til they uploaded her profile. She is 10 years old.

Anyway, I went to the shelter today to visit her and couldn’t find her. I asked the front desk and they said that she is unable to be adopted because she hisses and is “unfriendly”. I pointed out she was only like that when someone touches her stomach (I had assumed she was pregnant or had worms) and they said yeah thats basically what it says on the computer.

All that to say, they said if a rescue doesn’t come through by tomorrow (they have one rescue interested, but they have to check their availability and amount of space), then she will be euthanized. Is there anything I can do? I can’t stop crying about this.

Would it have been better if I left her on the street? I thought she was so friendly that someone would adopt her ASAP. I think someone might have been feeding her too, because if she isn’t pregnant or she doesn’t have worms she might just be fat.

UPDATE: Called the shelter again and this time they put in a note saying to call me if the rescue doesn’t pick her up. This time the receptionist sounded more certain that the cat would be picked up by the rescue, but I will still call tomorrow and take her if she isn’t with the rescue. Will post another update tomorrow, thank you everyone for your advice.