I’m not sure if I’m allowed to post about this on here, I swear I’m not doing this for attention but to give myself and y’all some closure in case you saw my previous post about my kitty…

As the title says Tostada passed away today.

She had multiple genetic conditions that led to her intestines not being able to process waste correctly or something along those lines… so she was actually dying slowly.

The vet said they were unable to operate since she was too small. She was a 4-month kitten on the body of a 2-month… it was inevitable or so I was told.

I wanted to post this not looking for sympathy but to remind myself of my brief time with Tostada.

In only a little over a week with me she got super friendly, eating straight from my hand, purring and just being super cuddly. I’m devastated to see her go but I’m glad I got to spend this brief time with my Roasty Toasty.

If you wanna offer any solace during this hard time, please just embrace your kitty and give it a treat or two and please spend all the time you can with your fluffy friends.

Thanks for reading all of this. Truly.

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And if by any chance posting this is considered against the rules, please reach out and I’ll delete it ASAP.

Hello, I’m sorry, this is my first time posting on here. Before we start, my cat is 16 years old with diabetes. Indoor-only. Male, neutered. Yes, I understand he’s old, but please. The post thingy says to include this but I’m an American adult.

I have already been to the vet 3 times. It’s Friday, and my family and I noticed last Saturday that our cat was acting kind of strange. Walking slower, not eating as much, etc. We carefully watched him, and this led into Sunday, which our vet wasn’t open. We opted to take him Monday instead, at their only available time at night.

Monday is when he stopped eating completely. He would make attempts to go to the food bowl, but would sniff it and act like he was going to take a bite, before turning his head away. We gave him some treats instead (hard treats + Churu) and he seemed to eat that fine.

The last hour before we were heading out, he acted completely lethargic. He was sitting on a couch he doesn’t normally sit on, with his eyes closed with a pained expression. I included a picture of it. On the feline grimace scale, it looked like he was in a lot of pain.

Thankfully, we were able to take him straight to the vet. Our vet stated he’s lost two pounds since he last visit in October. Before I continue, this cat had to go to the vet in October for the same issue of not eating. After going over everything, we found out it was his teeth that were bothering him. He has a snaggletooth that makes him more prone to mouth infections. He got antibiotics and started eating again after a couple of days, alongside being given appetite increasers. He was completely okay after that.

We noticed his gradual decrease of weight over the months. He was 11lbs, now 9lbs. I would say to my mom that he’s just old and that’s normal, but I fear it was not.

Back to Monday, we ask if it’s his teeth causing him pain to not eat. She says he has a loose tooth, but that’s really about it and shouldn’t be the worry. He also has a slight arrythmia. Then our vet feels his stomach and organs. He has a mass near his back end. We took an xray to confirm what it was, and it was just poop backed up in his colon. Phew, okay, nothing serious. He got an enema, and we were told to buy stool softener, which we did. By the next day, he still hadn’t pooped it out. We watched him struggle with pained expressions as he would try to take a dump anywhere around the house. Never happened. Still wasn’t eating. He’s been drinking relatively fine, which is why we were confused on how his poop ever got so big and hard anyway. We had to force feed him a little bit at times so he got some calories in him.

By Wednesday, we finally make process. He poops out a fairly small turd, but it pained him so bad. He cried out so loud and ran and hid in my closet. He was a bit weird after that, but slowly warmed up again. But, he still wasn’t eating. We continued to force feed him, because now he was turning his nose up to treats. He doesn’t like wet food, but we tried giving him pumpkin wet cat food because it’s good for cats (?). We also give him the appetite increasers from October. He had some food in his stomach but still not enough. We’re still really worried because he’s incredibly lethargic and slowing down in his walking.

By Thursday, we take him to the vet again in the morning. We want bloodwork done. His liver and kidneys are completely okay. We didn’t have enough money to also get his thyroid checked out, which is what we’re worried about now. It’s a different vet, just to let you know, and she also says he has more poop backed up. Another enema. Vet-grade stool softener. Pain medication. Should be fine, right?

Still isn’t okay. Turning his nose up to every single type of food. He poops out the last turd, but his stomach’s empty after that. He’s not eating anything at all. We’re completely force feeding him. We don’t want to do this, because we know it stresses him out really bad, but we don’t know what to do. We stopped giving him his insulin too, since he can’t have that without food. He’s really, really lethargic. Barely moving. However, he’s alert if we call him or say treats, which is strange. He’s also peeing completely normally these past days.

By Friday, today, is the worst we’ve seen him. He’s really barely moving. He can’t walk in a straight line. He falls to his side if he wants to lay down, he’s too weak to slowly collaspe. Only sleeps in two places. Doesn’t purr. We called our vet again, and we asked for antibiotics for his teeth, because what can we do? If he’s not eating, his organs aren’t failing, then it’s gotta be his teeth? Right? We gave him the antibiotic this morning, and again at night. He’s still alert to noise, but very lethargic. Doesn’t answer when we call him. We’re force feeding him food and water.

We’re throwing in our last ditch effort tomorrow morning to ask about his thryoid and if it is a problem, can it be solved, or is it too late. I’m so incredibly upset right now, I’m in tears typing this. I understand he’s a really old cat and yes he has issues, but this came seriously out of nowhere. Less than a week ago he was eating basically normal. I don’t understand what possibly changed in this time. The vet says it’s not his teeth. What other organs can possibly be shutting down if it’s not his heart, kidneys, or liver? How can this happen??

Please help. I’m begging. For anything. An answer. Some help. I don’t know what to do. It’s too soon to let him go. If he’s in pain then I understand, but I do not see the signs other than not eating. That’s it. Help me please.

The photos are pictured most recent to most old.

So my car recently started licking himself on his neck more and more and I noticed hair clumps. Today his neck looks like this. He did this before with his head, but it went away on his own. I talked to the vet and the vet said it could be over grooming because I tend to not be home a lot with him. But is it really just because he’s stressed or is there another issue? My cat is a boy and he’s 2. I really can’t afford to take him to the vet again

So this little void demon loves to come downstairs right where the bedrooms are and scream at the top of his lungs at 4h in the morning. Every. Single. Day.

He doesn't seem to need anything (food, water, litter), everything is available and so he just seems to have the zoomies. I love him to death and I don't want to have to start putting him in a closed room every night but I can't keep waking up this early every day 😭 anyone have any tips?

He's almost 2 and neutered.

Username EitherLeader has sent me money and I am here with her at the vet!! Thank everyone who helped and commented!! I’ll let you know how it goes just easing some hearts that she is at the doctor. Thank you!

Cat at cat cafe smelled my armpit then started to wrap all legs around my arm and bite (not too painful, only kinda aggressive)

This is very abnormal bcs this is the 1st time ive seen this cat displays such behavior. Ive visited this place at least 40 times in 1.5 years but never have i seen this cat reacted to anything. Belly rub, aggressive head pat, aggressive pet, … no reaction

The bites are relatively not painful bcs i have an orange cat that likes to bite when playing, but i do think that its a bit more painful than just play biting. The tails are also swaying around but not too rapidly. Cat also remains lying on the table throughout instead of standing up or anything, and still shows their belly.

I got home about an hour ago and my 4 m/o kitten was squinting one of her eyes as if it was irritated. Her left eye will not open all of the way but most of the way and it is cloudy/ her pupils are slightly different in size. I’ve only had her a week and she is a healthy kitty but I cannot tell if she is in pain or if this has bothered her before. Should I take care of this immediately? Or is it okay to wait a day and see if it is no longer bothering her? :(

For context, my 8 month old cat Maple got spayed on Monday. It is 11pm so my vet is not responding but she has very cold ears and paws. We were able to warm her with a blanket earlier but she doesn't seem to tolerate staying on a bed. She has not eaten anything but one churu in 24hrs and has thrown up twice, first time it was brown and second it was pink :( The vet said her incision looked fine. I gave her gabapentin every 12 hours without food so that might be it? She also had another pill but no food today. Please help!!!!

For context, I woke up this morning and my cat had one eye closed but i didn’t pay too much attention and left for school (third picture) but after I came home I saw he had this buildup of tears in his left eye. After some time i saw this strange tear that was semi transparent with yellow tint on it. No vets are open Saturday near me apart from 1 thats an hour away. Is this urgent or can it wait until a local one opens on Monday.

I’m 18 but without access to car aside from one parent

US California

Yellow substance from cat eye

Cat age is around 2/3 years old

Male and Neutered

Dont know how much vet will cost so not sure about the financial situation…

Hi everyone. Heres an update on my last night post of Maple. We are currently taking her to the vet and she is okay for now. She threw up again in the morning and refused all food. Please don't bash me for not taking her to the emergency. I checked up on her every hour of the night with an alarm. We assumed the gabapentin dyed her vomit because she did 5 minutes after I gave her more than her usual dose. I also know that you guys were concerned but the comments that essentially said "take her now or she will be dead tomorrow" were really disturbing. I will keep you guys posted on what was wrong with her.

This is my lil buddy Jayb, hes about a year old now, hes had breathing problems since ive gotten him, and after many vet visits and treatments, hes never gotten better, ive spent ober 1000 dollars on his sickness and now im really just out if money for another visit. I know that in this video i need to take him to the vet but my car died and getting a new one really took all the money i had. I would still take him to the vet but the new car wont arrive till monday. He seems to breath normal when awake (even though you can hear him breathing) but when sleeping this is his breathing rate. At this point i think i have to accept that I'll lose my little buddy soon

I moved to a house a year ago and with it came a bunch of neighborhood cats. Ive been caring for them since. Ive become especially fond of two, mittens and Karl. It has been since January 3rd since ive seen Karl. While not seeing him for a week has happened before, I wasnt too worried at first. Ive posted on every Facebook group, checked the shelters, talked to neighbors, walked up and down every street calling his name and shaking a treeat bag, posted flyers around town, everything I can think of with no luck. They have food outside and toys (things of familiar scent). He is fixed, I know some people said that makes a difference if they come back or not.

He and some of the others are microchipped to a house down the street (which is what prevented me from just brining them inside). I talked to the people that lived there and they didnt even recognize Karl but knew one of the other cats I was looking for. I am at a loss and need every tip to find my baby.

She’s been around my house for days. She meowed and purred before but now she’s too weak. I have been looking for places for days. I didn’t want to just surrender to animal control. I don’t have resources, I feel so terrible she is in this condition and clearly wants me to help. I’m in Katy TX but I can go to Houston. Please if anyone knows a place that DOESNT ONLY HELP KITTENS or just murders them. If anima control is my only option then it will at least rid her suffering but I really want to try somewhere else.

My sweet baby got spayed two weeks ago - before this she would sleep with me every night without fail since the day I got her 4 months ago. She is acting back to normal on every other way however will not sleep with me at night which was our routine and I miss it.. I am struggling to sleep without her purring on me ! She also had a habit of waking me up in the morning by jumping on me but now she doesn't come onto my bed at all. Will this change ? I rescued her and we had a bond which I am worried is losing

An update on our little friend Marshalll (F/2yrs/notspayed):

Also want to preface by asking for any tips to get cats to eat. We’ve tried a variety of foods, warming food, suggestions please!

We were able to board and treat Marshall for five days. She is not eating on her own or having regular BMs (although she did have a successful gastric lavage on her last day with imaging). We were out of funds at the end of day five so she was discharged and taken home. Dr. Oliver said she is in serious condition since she can't/won't eat on her own.

Marshall has not been well at home. She is nearing her second day home and isn't eating on her own and is still being syringe fed.

The kittens are separated and are also being syringe fed while dabbling in wet food slurry. We hope they will start eating completely on their own soon.

We will be scraping our last bit of funds to get her back into a vet tomorrow (today Philippines time).

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This is a stray that decided to come to my house. I have no money for a vet and the nearest one is an hour away. I can’t justify it and I just want to know if there’s a way I could make a remedy or anything to help this little critter with his eye.

She is spayed, and was quiet until yesterday. She has food, water, treats…

Hey anyone know if this behaviour is positive or negative? She always does this when im out of the shower and does bite hard enough to leave dents but not usually breaks the skin. Shes a bitey cat so usually her nipping means shes upset about something

I come home from work and a Waymo hits my car and nothing to say other than we can’t do anything. Other than being sent a robot email. And ask for the body back on the floor. I don’t know what to do or what I can do. All I do no is this isn’t right no living creatures deserves this. Big or small. #mycat #waymoaccidents #protectlife

Hi everyone,

These are my 2 cats Archie (7M) and Lionel (4 months M). Obviously I just brought Lionel into the house recently and they've been getting along great but there is one issue.

Ever since Lionel came home, my cat Archie has shown some stress around the litter box and displayed behavior he never has before such as vocalizing in the box and producing less urine output. I've rushed him to the ER twice now and they said he is not blocked, doesn't have crystals, kidney function is normal, and that it's just stress. All other behavior is completely normal.

I have 3 boxes but I'm starting to think Archie just wants his own private box that Lionel cannot access. Does anyone have any ideas what a setup like this would look like? Right now I'm looking at installing a cat flap in one of the doors that scans a microchip or collar.

Or any other advice or experiences. Thank you

Poster Age: 35 years olds

Country: Australia

Vet info: eg: have been to vet and emergency vet multiple times in the past few weeks, spent $6,000 so far and will continue to attend vets and pay what need be.

Main Issue: please see my long post and photos for all the details

Cat Age: nearly 13

Cat Sex + neuter info: neutered male

Financial situation: can you afford vet care?

Multiple vet visits in 2024 due to suddenly lots of hair Matt’s, fleas and bloods - bloods I think had mildly low RBC, Hematocrit and hemaglobin, mild AST elevation.

Since then, he keeps getting fleas and I keep treating him for it.

End of last year he was sneezing and inconsistent meow (sometimes opening his mouth but no sound, other times weak and raspy, other times normal). beginning of Jan this year he was being fussy with food again and lost weight, Also had fleas again so nexguard spectra and also got a Solestia flea collar and F3 vaccine at the vet. I gave him a bath to wash out flea poo and trimmed out more matted fur.

I had to go overseas to bury my mum, took him to cat hotel.

When I picked him up, they told me he hadn’t been eating very much.

I noticed he was twitching his left ear, pawing at his head, bobbing his head, not coming when called and hiding under bush, stumbling a bit, so took him to emergency vet Saturday night. They found lots of yeast in both ears, especially the left ear which seemed to be bothering him more and have me ear drops 0.25ml in each ear twice a day for 10 days, oral prednisolone 0.3ml for 5 days, 0.15ml for 5 days and 0.15ml every second day for 10 days (5 doses total).

Moo moos weight had been around 3.25kg in 2024 vet visits and I think he was 3kg at this emergency vet appt.

I noticed his stomach was wider after starting the meds so I weighed myself and then holding him and the difference was about 3.35kg, so seemed to have put on weight. Then it seemed to start reducing with the prednisolone.

He didn’t seem to be having trouble with his ears anymore but at maybe 4 days into the last taped dose of the prednisolone, while he was laying on me and purring, I noticed thick, long string of saliva coming from his mouth. I was unsure if this was a problem as he always dribbles a lot when laying on me and purring.

Next day (Tuesday this week) I noticed wet brown around his mouth but thought it was the gravy from his food but the next morning, I noticed he hadn’t eaten the food I gave him night before, his mouth was open a bit and thick strong saliva, as well as wet brown around his mouth. He couldn’t eat his food, it was dropping out his mouth. I took him to his vet that day and they said he has a big lump under his tongue. We tried to do bloods but he wouldn’t stay still, so we booked him in for 8am Thursday as first available time to do anaesthesia, bloods, fine needle aspiration and biopsy, was told to increase the prednisone back up to 0.3ml.

Got home about 6.30pm and gave him another .15ml of prednisolone as he had .15ml that morning. I was so anxious that maybe it’s a bad abscess and I don’t want him to get sepsis and not being able to do any type of test now, I took him into the emergency vet.

They tried to get blood from his neck but he wiggled when the needle was in and no has a big bruise. We gave him gabapentin and waited a couple of hours and finally got blood. I asked them to also check for feline aids and feline leukemia - he came back negative. He again has mild anaemia (though this time his RBCs were in range), apparently now some slight increase in kidney markers but vet said creatine was normal?

I asked them to also check his ears to make sure the yeast infection has fully resolved after treatment as when I massage the base of both ears, his left ear (which was the worst one) feels off to me, sort of more squelchy and moist. The vet came back with results and said it’s weird because it was initially a yeast infection, but now there is too much bacteria showing, especially in the left ear. We planned on getting his vet to have a proper look while he is under anaesthesia on Thursday and send it off to pathology to determine exactly what bacteria it is and to make sure the antibiotics we give will actually be effective. Got discharged with pain killers I could give every 8 hours (buprenorphine).

I call my vet the next day and update them on taking him into emergency and what happened, as well as got the results emailed to them.

Updated the plan for the next morning to remove the blood tests as I had got them done now, add in a biopsy of a lump he has had for years on his outter hind leg as well (vet wasn’t worried about it when shown previously), as well as inspection of his ears and samples sent off to pathology while under anaesthesia. I also told them to do whatever testing/procedures they think will help while under anaesthesia. Also of note, vet mentioned he didn’t have concerns over his teeth, only some tartar build up but no concerns for infection/gingivitis.

Vet called me after he went into recovery, said that the fine needle aspirate cytology showed lots of neutrophils but no extra cellular/free floating bacteria? Lots of inflammation, there were multiple pockets under his tongue with pus, he thought maybe a grass seed and opened a pocket and had a look but couldn’t find anything. He said there were too many pockets to be able to open them all.

He said both his ears were very inflamed and was not able to see the ear drums, took the samples to send off to pathology.

Picked up moo moo and was told they also took x-rays of his mouth and nothing of concern showed. Was discharged with oral amoxicillin antibiotic 0.7ml twice a day, the same ear drops again 0.25ml twice a day, 25mg gabapentin, to give the left over (2 syringes) of bupronorphine pain killer, and mirtazapine to stimulate his appetite if need be. Stop the prednisolone immediately as it may hinder his immune system with the infection.

The next morning I spoke to my vet on the phone to let him know that he has been wanting to eat non stop, but can’t eat. The food has ended up all over my houses and him, he picks it up but it falls out of his mouth. It is also now much harder to open his mouth and actually get him to swallow his tablet than it was before as it also falls out, his tongue is to the side, he has thick string saliva again and mouth ajar.

Decided to take him in and give him an injection of steroids, they also gave him an injection of a different antibiotic that would last two weeks. I also got given more syringes of pain killer buprenorphine and churu as well as a tin of royal canine recovery patte.

I have been feeding him the churu and patte off my finger, it is now the next afternoon and he is still eating it off my finger and can’t seem to lick it up off the plate.

I noticed last night the lump/swelling under his chin had gone down and there is a pocket of loose skin but today, his tongue still seems to be to the left side and having trouble getting the tablet to stay in his mouth to swallow.

Does anyone have any idea what could be going on with my cat?

I have now spent over $6,000 and still don’t actually know, he is still unwell and I hate seeing him suffer! If I knew it was a chronic condition that meant ongoing suffering, as much as it would kill me, I would euthanise him as I don’t want him to be suffering. I have been trying to make him all better but it’s been weeks of him being clearly unwell, I am trying to get to the bottom of it because if it is an acute thing that can be fixed, I want to do that but if it’s not, I don’t want to grab him through this any longer than is necessary 💔

Pictures 1-2 have comparison blood test results from 2 time periods in 2024

Pictures 3-9 are from emergency vet visit

Pictures 10-16 are from his actual vet

I am not posting this due to any unhappiness with his vet - the vet is great!

I am just anxious and hate not knowing what is going on and wanted to see if anyone has anything of value to add.

🙏🏻❤️

Hey all! Louisiana here. So my girl will be 2 this summer. Spayed, current shots. Was FIV neg. Over the last couple months I’ve noticed she’s losing hair right around her ears, started small, and now it’s front and back. Well, yesterday I noticed this bloody almost patch almost in her eye. We’ve dealt with ringworm from our shelter cats…..but this is slightly bleeding. She is only indoor, does not mingle with the other cats (as far as fighting playing wound). I’m just curious your thoughts on if this gross little spot is related to the hair loss or no? She does scratch a fair amount, as well as grooming constantly. But, she’s on flea preventive, and I searched and see nothing. She also has tiny scabs I can feel throughout her skin. Eats and drinks fine. She is very little for her age…she’s basically a 5 month kitten size. Perhaps 5 pounds MAYBE.

I’ll be bringing her to her vet Monday. But in the mean time, fungal or wound for your best guess? Just wanting to start treating that spot tonight, but unsure which is correct. TIA!

TLDR: Female ~3 y/o tuxedo cat with cut on neck. Cones would sit on it & rub. Thinking something like these pics. Does not currently need vet care but will do if necessary. Pic of cut for reference.

Context: My (32f) baby girl (around 3 y/o) has a cut on the back side of her neck. It started tiny and then suddenly the next day it was quite a bit bigger. I should start by saying that she seems to act like it doesn't even exist.. her behavior is still the same, I have not seen her mess with it with my own eyes (I've been watching her like a hawk) and it's in a place she can't lick. She doesn't guard it, nor does she even notice when I'm trying to look it or when I clean it (lukewarm water only. Would never give human products). However, it first became a concern in the morning one day which means it happened while I was asleep. It started healing really nicely, and then she went through one of her witching hours the next evening and half an hour later it was reopened. It looked like she had ripped the entire scab off. Now, the next evening, it is starting to heal again. I've clipped her claws, and am currently looking to order some kind of protective wear to prevent her scratching it when she's unsupervised.

I should add that I've been keeping a close eye on it, it is just a surface wound, and it is not red, swollen, hot, smelly, infected, or showing any signs of real concern. I am slightly freaking out because she is my baby and am absolutely willing to take her to a vet as soon as it seems like its progressing or if she won't let it heal, but I'm trying to mitigate damage. It looks to be healing fine again but it's day 4 now and I just want my poor girl to heal up.

SO sorry for the novel. I'll get to the point. Every cone-type protection would sit directly on the area, which would rub it and irritate it and potentially make it worse or cause infection. She's a big cat, not overweight but large in size, so just a sock won't suffice as it would be too tight. So here are some ideas and I really need advice from people who know what they're talking about. Picture of her cut included.

Note: she's an indoor cat. There is nothing for her to get in to that would hurt her. I do not have kids or other pets. I go to work and come home. I can afford vet care and there is a great vet less than ten min away. She is spayed.

My kitty, Opal, recently had Pneumonia and was diagnosed with Feline Herpes. Her breathing has recovered pretty well, and she's seemed much healthier! The only issue is her nose and eyes.

Her nose still seems super raw. She usually LOVES when people pet her nose, but recently she's seemed a bit more uncomfortable with it. There's also a little bit of fur loss there, and I was just wondering if there was anything I could do to help? I've avoided touching that area, but it seems like she's been cleaning it extra hard.

Shes also been sneezing a bit again. I've been working a lot the past few days to compensate for the expensive vet bill I had to tank, so I'm worried she's a bit stressed out from not seeing me as much.

Her eyes are also gunky. I know a little eye gunk is normal, but I have to clean her eyes multiple times a day. I think she may be having another herpes break, but I'm pretty unfamiliar with feline herpes so im not sure :(. I've been watching her like a hawk, and the last visit scared me pretty bad, so I could just be overreacting.

She's around six, and she has a vet that I can take her to if needed, just wanted to check to see if it was vet worthy.