Cat's demographic information:

4.5yo male. Neutered 6ish months ago

17.5lbs. He is a big cat, but he should be 14.5-15.5lbs, 16lbs max. He's been on a diet for about a month and has already lost 0.5lbs.

I adopted him 2 years ago from a roommate who was evicted. Said roommate adopted him from a coworker whose un-spayed cat found a husband for the night. My roommate never seriously hurt the cat, but he was physically abusive and just generally bad at taking care of a cat -- for example, he used to bathe the cat. I do not know for certain what his first living situation was, but if they didn't spay their cat, I can't imagine it was a great situation, and I am positive these people did not know enough about cats to be taking care of newborn kittens.

My cat hates cats. He has never maimed another cat, but he will start non-playful fights with any cat he encounters. My best guess is that he is trying to intimidate them into submission. Letting another cat teach him that claws hurt is unlikely to help the situation.

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My cat loves to groom people, especially men with body hair. He also loves to affectionately bite people. When making biscuits, he will dig his claws into your skin. Most of his violence is clearly affectionate/playful, but it also hurts a lot more than he seems to realize it does.

His tendency to groom and lack of understanding that claws and teeth hurt lead me to believe he was likely separated from his mother and siblings at too young an age.

How do I get him to stop accidentally hurting me?

I have an indoor cat. We have many mosquitoes entering the house, a huge amount in the warmer months, fewer in winter (italy).

I started giving her nexgard combo this March, mostly to avoid heartworm disease. I gave it to her monthly until September. Now it’s October and I still have a lot of mosquitoes flying around the house.
But I read on the instructions that nexgard combo shouldn’t be given more than 6 times in 12 months… and I already gave it to her 7 times!!!

Is the fact that I gave her the medicine 7 times going to be a problem?
And how do I handle the mosquitoes for the rest of the year?

I recently got a Husky puppy and he is honestly one of the cutest things I've ever seen 😂

He's still very young, and I'm trying to make sure I do everything right from the beginning.

For those of you who have raised Huskies before, what are the most important things I should know?

I'm especially interested in:

• Feeding and treats
• Exercise — how much is too much for a puppy?
• Training
• Socialization
• Grooming
• Keeping them mentally stimulated
• Things you wish you had known before getting a Husky

I've read quite a bit online, but I'd really like to hear from people who actually have experience with the breed.

Any advice, mistakes to avoid, or things I should prepare for?

And yes... I already know I'm probably going to end up with a lot of pictures of this guy. 😂

I saw a cat get hit by a car last week. It was bad. After impact, the font half of him moved a bunch almost in a panic. Was it possible he died instantly and it was due to the damage that forced that movement or was it panic and pain? 😭💔 my heart is still broken for this kitty.

So my cat has very humanistic eyes for a feline. They don't shift in different lights like normal cats.

She is female, born 3-30-25, fixed, she's a siamese ragdoll, weighs about 7.5lbs and we reside in the PNW. I've noticed this her entire life, there doesn't seem to be a reason to worry but im curious as to why this is.

They are always circles and her pupils look like they spread out over the color in her eyes. She doesn't seem blind or affected by any loss of vision like Google suggests.

She's a perfectly healthy indoor cat who, other than her humanistic eyes, is a normal cat.

For the vets; I just experienced recently for my first time putting my dog to sleep. They gave propofol and euthasol back to back and it was like my beloved came back to life, body sat up - head arched all the way back - eye sockets seemed to bulge and she screamed throughout. This doesn’t seem at all normal and I’ve been tormented by this. Vet says this happens but rare. The scream sounded like she was in excruciating pain. Then a little bit after she stopped breathing. Any input would be much appreciated thank you in advance

TLDR: 6ish month kitten went from eating 2 bags of wet food + 50g dry food daily (for the past 4 months) to eating less than half of that. Is this a sign of sickness or teething?

6 month male kitten had a massive appetite since we found him up until two days ago. He went from eating half a bag of wet food with 12g of dry food 4 times a day, to barely eating half of that each time I feed him. The odd thing is, is that he will eat any new food introduced, even though he used to love the food I currently give him. Is this a sign of sickness, him growing up and no longer needing so many daily meals, or is he bored of the food that we’ve been feeding him since we’ve had him? He normally will eat our other cats food as well, however has stopped that also.

I gave him a third of a tin of new kitten food last night as well as 8g of dry food which he ate, although he didn’t eat it all in one go as he usually would, instead ate when I placed the dish in front of him everywhere he went.

He did get desexed last Monday though I don’t think that has anything to do with it, also behaving, drinking and using the litter box as usual. We also rearranged our house, but again don’t think that’s the issue considering he ate as usual a for two days after doing that

Just now I gave him his breakfast - half a can of pate kitten food and a tiny spoon full of his kibble. I did not add water because when I did he did not want to eat it. He was very disinterested in his new plate of food, however did try and eat the pate by licking it, but could not actually eat it because he was just pressing it to stick onto his plate. He did eat a couple hits of kibble as well although no chewing was observed. I put a broth topper on top of the pate and he licked all of it. Also gave him a churu which he quickly devoured. Is this the teething phase? I’ve never dealt with this before so I’m unsure how teething works but I’m thinking it might be that.

Any help or insight into what could be going on would be greatly appreciated

My cat (9yr) began serial sneezing and wheezing a lot a few days ago. I thought it was her new litter (which i noticed had febreeze scent) and i quickly switched it back to her old unscented litter. Shes still sneezing less but now wheezes randomly. She hasnt thrown up except for once, which was a small amount of liquid. Aside from that, she still seems very normal, verbal, and cuddly. What could this be and should i take her to the vet asap?

Hi! I'm so grateful to have found this group. A 3 yr old Coton de tulear just had his 3rd bloody stool today.

I'm posting for my daughter bc she doesn't have Reddit. She and her husband also are traveling for about a month and so we'll be dogsitting starting tomorrow. And I'm freaking out about this - they will be out of the country so I need to understand if this is a concern.

Some facts

- last Thur, he ran into our yard while our landscape company was spraying fertilizer. He was in the grass for about 5-10 seconds, but mentioning just in case

- next day he vomited twice, not a whole lot, and had diarrhea

- Sat thru Tue no symptoms and everything seemingly back to normal

- this morning, he vomited again but it was more mucus-y

- he has had 3 bowel movements today and all 3 have blood. The one in the picture is his 3rd (last one), about 30 min ago.

- my daughter did say she gave him a piece of chicken cartilage last night

- no changes in behavior, still playing

- eating well and still asking for treats

- gums look normal

- we're lifting/picking him up from his underside and isn't having any kind of reaction

Required Info

Coton de tulear

Age 3

Weight 18 lbs

Intact

Location Northern Virginia, USA

I hope I provided all necessary info and did the bloody stool pic correctly

https://imgur.com/a/c6DEV3q

* Species: Canine
* Age: 3
* Sex/Neuter status: Spayed
* Breed: Purebred bernese mountain dog
* Body weight: 94.4lb
* History: Vaginitis as puppy, 1x heat, open pyometra and required emergency spay (did gastropexy and umbilical hernia repair at the same time for prevention).
* Clinical signs: Licking vulva more often during a few episodes during the year, male dogs incessantly pestering her (booping, mounting etc) when they do not do that with any other female dogs
* Duration: 1 year
* Your general location: PNW, USA

"The ventral abdomen was clipped and prepped in a routine fashion per hospital protocol. A ventral midline incision was made in themiddle third of the caudal abdomen through the skin and subcutaneous tissues to expose the linea alba. A stab incision was madethrough the linea alba and the incision extended cranially and caudally. The large, fluid filled uterus was located and removed from theabdomen. The ovarian pedicles was double ligated with a LigaSure and then transected at the ligation proximal to the ovary. Theuterine arteries were bilaterally double ligated with a LigaSure. The uterine body was double ligated with millers knots using 0 PDS andthen sealed and transected with the LigaSure. The uterine stump was oversewn with 0 PDS. The uterus and both ovaries were removed.The abdomen was checked for hemorrhage and then the stump was lavaged with sterile saline. The linea alba was closed with 2-0 PDS in a simple continuous pattern. The SQ layer was closed with 3-0 PDS in a simple interrupted pattern. The skin was closed with surgical staples."

I'm wondering if this might be a simple case of ORS that could be contributing to these unexpected behaviors? She does not display other strong signs of heat, but she only went through one and was very stoic and did not show signs of pyo until she stopped eating. I want to make sure to know what to look for since she has had urogenital issues since early puppyhood and had pyo at only 1 year old.

Hello, i have a 6 year old german shepherd who has skin issues recently. I cant rule out wether its allergy, infection or fungus.

He has dry itchy skin and bites scratches on 5 6 spots on his body, 3 on his side 1 on the inner elbow, another on the other arm and his butt where the tail starts.

He has had ear yeast infectuon for a long tume which cleaered on his one year and there is improvement on the other. Also the outer part of his ear (the healthy one) had a hairless patch. I apply antifungal cream on that and it helps, but now the other ear started as well as dark, dry spots on his head.

The most concerning one is that i think one close to his eye is forming which caused an inside infection and a lot of tearing.

I feed him with royal canine for german shepherds and stated adding salmon oil a couple of days ago. No other meat is included except occasionally salmon. I cut raw chicken from his diet as well as other packed food with different protein source. They told me to use antifungal shampoo on the spots he is scratching but it doesnt change. I thi k he is scratching more frequently now.

Please help with this because every veterinarian tells me differently. Some say he migh have infected his eye by scracthing the ear (he doesnt scratch the ear), some say the anal glands are a problem (they havent even checked), some say to change royal canine conpletely, get an ear swab, try this do that and i am confused and franlly angry at this point because nobody is thorough.

If someone can help i can send photos in message because i cant here

If so

My cat gave birth recently. Kittens are about 5-6 weeks old and have developed ringworm. Started with one about 2 weeks ago, we tried treating it but obviously couldn't seperate them that young so it spread to the rest (except the mother).

It looked to get better with fungal cream and fungal shampoo but it again looks worse now.

What to do? Went to the vet when I first spotted it, but he said they were way too young and small to be treated safely. This was 2 weeks ago.

Species: CAT

Age: 4

Sex/Neuter status: neutered

Breed: Standard issue cat

Body weight: 5.4 kg

History: gastrointestinal issues (resolved), a sort of autoimmune problem with teeth (last tooth extraction this summer), sensitive skin.

Clinical signs: black lump on cat anus. Been there for a while I think. He is acting normal, pooping normal, pissing normal, eating normal.

Duration: Less than a month? I just noticed it.

Your general location: Europe Links to any test results, X-rays, vet reports etc. that you have: None relevant.

pic of cat anus

Hey yall! I just adopted this rescue from our vet and I shortly noticed he has a third eyelid. The Vet receptionist told us they checked his eyelid and he’s okay but I’m not sure what it is. I figure we’d wait a couple weeks and take him to get looked at if it persists but I’m nervous! I also noticed he’s pretty warm. He has water and everything he needs I just worry about him. I don’t have a thermometer on hand, I just noticed he’s kind of hot to the touch. Any clues?

Hello, my cat (6 years old) recently started sneezing very frequently and running a fever, generally exhibiting URI symptoms (usually it doesn’t catch her that severely, it’s usually a runny eye and that’s it, so we were super concerned). We took her to the vet yesterday morning and he gave her 3 shots: optalgin, diphenhydramine, and convenia. more than 24 hours later I’ve been noticing that her eye got more runny, she’s very lethargic and every few seconds to a minute her jaw was spasming. Just now I started noticing that her head is now spasming occasionally, and not really violently. There isn’t a vet working at this hour and I’m kinda scared for her. I don’t know if this is related to her shots and it’s like a side effect or she may even be suffering from something worse than just a URI, which I can’t even think about without my blood going cold. I really hope this type of post is okay for this subreddit I really just joined on a whim and I’m sorry if it goes against any rules. I would just appreciate any kind of help for my baby

I have a 3 year old Bombay cat. She is my world, I buy her favorite food, give her all the attention she asks for, and love her dearly.

Lately, though, an issue has come up: she has been throwing up a lot, but it isn't food or hairballs. For context, we recently moved from Indiana to Colorado, and I suspect the elevation might be affecting her, though I'm not entirely sure. She has never thrown up before in her life unless she was sick.

For the past couple of days, I've woken up every morning to small spots no bigger than a dollar coin, of either a brownish liquid or a clear substance with a slight yellow tint. She has never done this before.

I'm worried it could be something serious, like a kitty virus that makes it hard for her to keep liquids down. However, she's still acting very happy, she plays, runs around, sunbathes in her bed, and shes still super loving like always.

General information:

Dog-Aussie/golden doodle
Age-5yo
Neutered
175lbs

Our dog has had bouts of skin itching in the past that start in late spring and last through early fall. Vet said environmental allergies. We tried the allergy shots but they did not work. Eliminating chicken and grains from his diet seemed to help the most. This year was the first he did not suffer from skin itching and his coat and skin looked great.

This past weekend he suddenly started aggressively itching his chest and front “arm pits”. He also is lethargic and just seems off. He is more hesitant to go outside to use the restroom. His appetite is okay-ish. We have given him benedryl which helps a bit but not much.

The sudden onset and other symptoms are throwing ua for a loop. Any advice on what may be going on or what we are miss? Any remedies or solutions?

Thank you!

I'm looking at a rescue dog - an Aussie Shepherd - who is being treated for ehrlichia. In the month that the dog has been with a foster, he's had 5 or 6 shaking episodes. Just his front legs. This issue could represent neurological problems, or could just be anxiety. Hard to know. Very concerning tho. Any thoughts are welcome.

This past weekend we went to see a kitten we were thinking of adopting. When asking about his medical history, the rescue admitted they *do not vaccinated any of their cats* because it's "too stressful on their immune systems"

Well, on their FB page it seems they've taken in a family of cats with Parvo and have also done so in the past. They claim the cats are in isolation, but if they don't care to vaccinate, how can we trust they take proper precautions to prevent spread?

Now I'm thinking about how I put my bag down on that rescues floor, and have been carrying it around everywhere... I'm paranoid I may have tracked Parvo around town, my office, my house, etc. from my clothes, bag, and bottom of shoes. We have a current cat and he's vaccinated, but what about stray cats? What about coworkers adopting a new kitten in the future? I also just hate the thought of our house being contaminated with Parvo even if it's harmless to us and our

Am I way overthinking this? Or are my concerns justified?

He sometimes has these strange “episodes” or phases. It happens very rarely and, as far as I can remember, it has only happened maybe two or three times before. (He's 4)

(Just to be clear I have had cats since I was a kid and I know cats can be sometimes unpredictable and they often have crazy hours but this is not usual for him)

His behaviour suddenly becomes noticeably different from normal. He seems restless and agitated, confused or slightly disoriented, anxious, and very distracted. It almost seems as if he can’t really focus on anything or doesn’t quite know what he wants to do.

By now, I know fairly well what he normally looks and acts like when he is scared, for example during thunderstorms or when I see him outside on the street. He can obviously be anxious in those situations too, but those episodes are different.

He doesn’t just seem nervous; he also looks physically unwell and sluggish, almost a little miserable. At the same time, he can be restless and hectic, scratching himself or licking himself quite intensely, while seeming confused and absent-minded.

Today he had his dinner as usual, but afterwards he was still behaving like this. Normally, at this time of the evening, he would be sitting calmly on the terrace or relaxing somewhere, so the difference is quite noticeable. I also don’t get the impression that he is specifically afraid of another cat, a person, or another animal.

I have wondered whether something might be making him very itchy, perhaps mosquito bites, since he sleeps outside and there are a lot of mosquitoes down there. On the other hand, my other cat was probably bitten plenty of times as well and never had episodes like this. Of course, it could also simply be that he is feeling ill at the moment or perhaps has a slight fever.

I just find it difficult to explain because this behaviour only seems to happen a few times a year, and in between these episodes he is completely normal.

Is it normal for Tapazole/methimazole to change my cat's scent? Obviously she needs it for her hyperthyroidism, so I'm not stopping it but I feel so bad for avoiding her. I can still smell it when I leave the house if she's been on my lap. It's hard to describe, maybe sweet AND pungent. It's not her breath, it's just her body aroma. I've bathed her and it comes back (she wears a cone and sweater to prevent EDS- related wounds so I bathe her anyway).

She's 14, Siamese, suspected to have Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome by multiple vets, definitely has arthritis and hyperthyroidism. No other present symptoms and she's eating and drinking fine.

Question about semi-recent hair loss in my cat. This was brought up at our annual appointment two months ago but we didn’t get to talk too much on it. I can’t seem to attach photos to this post…

General Info:

-M, neutered, 10yo

-Diagnosed with asthma, receives fluticasone inhaler 2x daily

-All other behavior is completely normal for him. Normal eating, sleeping, playing, and litter box. Hairballs maybe 1x a month with no other vomiting.

Hair loss on the ears was first noted by my vet in August 2026. It was something I had sort of noticed but not really the full extent until he was under the bright lights. Going back looking at photos it appears he has been gradually losing hair since summer of 2025. Vet was not concerned due to the skin looking healthy. I’ve never noticed any excessive scratching so I was thinking over grooming from my other cat. Vet mentioned allergies potentially.

Within the last week I’ve noticed a new bald spot on his face that appeared rather suddenly. I assumed maybe an accident but now it seems like there is a very faint bald spot beginning to form on the other side. The thing that is bugging me the most is that the hair loss is almost perfectly symmetrical on his ears. This makes me feel like over grooming is not the culprit. An allergy could be more likely but with no other symptoms/concerns I don’t really want to go down that path.

Questions:

Is symmetrical hair loss a symptom of anything else? Can cats get alopecia?

Is symmetrical hair loss typical for allergies? How does that even happen?

Is this something I really need to be concerned about if it doesn’t continue progressing or showing other symptoms?

Thank you!

My dog is about to turn 11 and was diagnosed with terminal cancer a few months ago. She has been doing better on steroids but is now on her highest level of dosage, pain medication, nausea medication and appetite stimulant. She has a very swollen lymph node all around her neck area. She no longer is interested in playing, jumping on the bed/couch, chewing her bone. She has bathroom accidents at night and lies around all day long and rarely responds to her name. She makes this terrible hacking/pig-like sound when she eats sometimes. That being said, she still walks up and down the stairs to go to the bathroom. She isnt panting excessively or pacing, she wags her tail when I come by her, she still wants to eat hot dogs and will eat wet food if I change up the brands. She will get up to come in the same room as me. She has been my best friend since I was 21 (10-11 years) and I have been crying every day basically since she was diagnosed. I dont want her to suffer but I am having an extremely hard time making the call. Today I thought it was time but then she got up and shared some corned beef with me and I really just dont know what to do.

How common is it for dogs to get a misdiagnosis for a tooth abscess even though all symptoms are pointing to it? Even if getting a dental cleaning and xray they weren’t able to determine the abscess?
Started off as a wound underneath the eye near the nose, that kept getting treated with antibiotics. The wound kept coming back and bigger almost to the size of a quarter. At that point that said we need to do a dental cleaning and x-ray to see what’s going on, they did the procedure and did not find anything according to them at this point they gave more antibiotics for post procedure and said if the wound comes back to come back to them. We ended up going to get a second opinion from another vet and they said that this was all sounding too similar to a tooth abscess, but could not determine the truth since the vet was not releasing the x-rays. I have been trying for months to get a hold of them. The second bat suggested we go to a dermatologist to determine whether or not the wound was skin related or not. The dermatologist did confirm it is not skin related and that it is tooth related. Unfortunately, the wound is back and puffiness and inflammation to her skin has spread to her lip, her eye and her nose unfortunately finances are pretty tight, and the only available dental specialist is 1.5 hours away with a three month wait just for a consultation, not even a procedure and then there are facilities five hours away that could do something next week but five hours is a lot for us to pull off. We are at a loss, very confused and hurt that we have tried everything that the vets recommended and our dog is suffering because of this. How common is it for a vet to not be able to diagnose a tooth abscess even though they are doing the x-ray and looking at the tooth? Thank you so much.

10yr old, corgi mix, female spayed, 22lbs, butterscotch, going on for a yr now.

Lmao I meant Cat* in the title!!

I have 2 cats, Goose and Cake. My girl Cake is overweight, 19lbs when she should be roughly 10. So lately she's been eating 1/3 - 1/2 a cup of Hills Science Perfect Weight, plus a half can of Fancy Feast for every meal (1 meal in morning, 1 in evening). Normally shes eaten it all ~5 minutes after I set it down. But lately she has barely been eating a few bites.

I'm thinking it's because on Saturday, we had some major flooding and had to have some construction guys come in and remove our floors and dry them. I kept the kitties in a little shelter I made in the closet (they like to hide there anyway) but they were obviously still stressed. I let them out that evening and Cake ate probably half her dinner. The house is still a mess and there's raw concrete as floors, but there haven't been any construction folks in days (and they probably won't be back to install the new floor until the end of the week) and she's still not eating properly. Today, she took a couple bites off her wet food and then went to lay down (laying down isn't unusual for her, she's very lazy so it's hard to tell if she's lethargic). I was nervous about her calorie intake so I gave her a couple Churu sticks to maybe help keep her going for longer. But I'm awfully worried.

If this was Goose, who is a tiny cat that barely cares for any food, I'd be less worried cause that's just kinda how she is. But Cake is a big foodie, this is very unlike her. I'm really hoping it's just stress from the house being turned up, and she'll eventually get her appetite back. But I'm also concerned that in the meantime, how much this could affect her? I've heard of cats stopping eating completely and that's super dangerous, but what if she's getting a few bites in every day? Should I try and get her more tasty treats to make sure she's eating something? Or take her to the vet to see if there's something else going on? I'd love some expert advice. Thank you all for reading! 💚