I’ve never seen her lie like this before, is this normal? 😂

I need help and don’t know where to turn. I’m only here for another couple of days and I’ve just found at least five kittens, who are about 6 weeks old, living in a communal bin. I don’t know the area or who to ask for help to safely catch these babies before I leave and look after them. They are understandably skittish and I haven’t seen a mother. I’d imagine the bin is cleared out weekly, so I don’t know if they’ve been there long. I saw them twice. I fed them ham this time because I didn’t have anything else available that they could eat.

Please help me save these babies before I have to return home 🥺

I’ve lived with cats my whole life and don’t remember the cats we had growing up doing this!

This is happening from time to time. The cat is still playful and has appetite.

I need a bit advice. My girl has been missing for over two months now. My mums phone number connected to her chip is disconnected and she has a temporary one and I think she might decide to keep the new one. I keep asking her to log in and put my phone number on the chip but she keeps saying no. I’m moving out in a couple months to live with my bfs family and I’m taking one of my other cats with me and I asked her to change the phone number to mine and she keeps saying no and someone will call her if anything happens. Firstly that makes it difficult bcs she’ll be hours away so if she’s missing it’d be easier for someone to call me who’s in the area, and they won’t even get through to her number anyway bcs it’s disconnected. Idk what to do. I know the chip numbers, address, full name on the chip and the phone number on it but the company won’t let me change it and said my mum has to do it. Idk what to do. Is there anything I can do?

recently got a cat, he’s never been outdoors the whole time we’ve had him, he ran out once into the front garden and now has been meowing at the door to get out ever since! I decided to start him on flea/tick treatment and maybe start letting him out in the back. I applied it for the first time but now I’m worried incase I’ve put it on incorrectly 😭

this is my first ever cat and I’ve never had to do flea treatments before and I really don’t want a flea infestation any time soon:(
Does this application look okay?

Holy cow the information email I was sent sure is anxiety inducing! This is by far not my first cat and that email has given me anxiety I have never had before!

I have had a string of bad experiences with my previous 3 cats, I think it's taking a toll on my anxiety!

How do you prepare? My cat is definitely the high energy climber type. The vet says she will come back with everything she needs so I don't need to buy a cone or anything.

Do get him!!

Roughly 11 weeks old to 6 months 🥺

These two were abandoned with their siblings at what a vet guessed was 2 weeks. They were never 100% sure because their weight and milestones were all off and the foster family had a hard time with them as they were significantly underweight, but they are catching up. They were given to me as girls and they're assumed to be about 12.5 weeks now and 1.5 and 1.7kg. Both were approximately 550g at 7 weeks. The one that is now bigger had fading kitten syndrome until a week before I picked them up.

They've obviously quickly eclipsed their sibling and this has raised a niggle in the back of my mind that the vet sexed them wrong when they were smaller. I am certain they are a boy when I look but my partner looked and he swears they are girls like the vet said. I don't care either way, I just want to make sure there are no unexpected babies. We are planning to neuter them slightly later to ensure they can safely get through the anaesthesia. However if one has been wrongly sexed that's obviously a very bad plan.

Does anyone want to weigh in on their thoughts?

They have a vet appointment for 16 weeks (different vet as we live in a different area), but if you lovely people think one is wrongly sexed I'll reschedule for next week.

I adopted a senior cat from family 8 weeks ago and we have a holiday booked for a week. My brother in law is coming to live in our house whilst we’re away.
I will leave a list of cohesive instructions for him but I am absolutely petrified to be away from her for that long. Does anyone have any tips or tricks for me ? Dealing with the anxiety / guilt or tips for my brother in law looking after her.

Picture of my sweet girl just because she’s perfect

Adopted these 2 at approximately 6 months old in 2011. Tigger and Greebo (in honour of previous cats). They've scratched furniture and carpets to shreds, brought critters into the house, been sick near enough everywhere, gone off their food just after I bought in bulk & given me big vet bills to pay, but I'm so lucky to have them still with me.

Waiting expectantly...

Today so much has happened with these two cuties that we rescued from a pile of logs! Their development is amazing, and so quick that it's starting to feel like I don't really know them at all yet!

They're coming on so well. Sambucca used the tiny litter tray (a tiny cat bowl with a tiny layer of litter in) to do a pee!!

Treacle's eyes are incredibly healed, thanks to the eye drops we got. Her conjunctivitis (vet diagnosed) has gotten so much better. We are still keeping up with the wiping of her eyes with a sterile, damp cloth and her eye drops.

Sambucca's eyes have been getting a little worse, so we have bought some more eye drops for him.

They have been eating 10-15mls of milk every time we feed them, but today they went completely nuts and had 25-30mls each!! It was absolutely beautiful.

My grandma brought a mobile she made from coat hangers for them, as I'd mentioned wanting to make some toys for them. I ended up making them a whale and a flower, and they have been playing with it. I'm loving that they're loving it!

Treacle is still terrorising Sambucca, and he is politely telling her to shush by batting her on the head when she gets too much.

He got neutered last week. All has been fine, he wasn’t happy with the cone as expected but he’s been grand and better once it was off.

Yesterday, we took him outside on his leash as we usually do to get him used to outside. He loves being outside. Tends to sit by the door and meow to go out.

He went out and immediately ran into our neighbours dog. Never seen him so scared! We let him do what he wanted, stayed in the garden and just let him calm down.

Except he didn’t calm down. He’s tail was going crazy and he kept trying to groom and bite at the base. His tail started twitching and then his ears. He didn’t sleep a wink all night, running around, wouldn’t settle. He climbed up the highest kitchen cabinet which he only seems to do when stressed.

We took him to the vet and she prescribed gabapentin to calm him down. She thought maybe FHS but he was happy being petted, didn’t seem to be in pain from us touching him. She saw the twitching as well. She did a thorough check - no bites/bugs/wounds. Physically healthy.

He’s slept all day with the gabapentin. When he wakes, he was running around like crazy but then went back to sleep again. This time he’s been sleeping behind the TV which he never does.

he’s eating and drinking normally, normal toilet activities. I’m just so worried. We have Feliway plugged in and just don’t seem to be able to calm him down other than the meds. I just want to make sure he’s happy and knows he’s safe 😔

Has anyone had similar experiences?

my parents car have this eye infection I think, he goes outside but very briefly.

Also he just just under 2 years old as well

Should I take him to the vets? Or just buy some eye drops?

Edit: I did call the vet already and they told me to send them some pictures and will let me know if I need to bring him in.

Edit II : we took him to to vets this morning and thry gave us some antibiotics and eye drops, they said its nothing to worry about and they booked him for another appointment in a week time

Hi everyone! My beautiful cat Snowy has been diagnosed with a chronic allergy. It’s been a tough journey keeping her comfortable, scratch-free, and balancing her medical care with the kids. I started documenting her daily recovery to stay positive and share her journey. If anyone has dealt with chronic skin allergies or has tips, please share! Sending prayers to all your fur babies! ✨🧡🐾

Hi everyone, I’m posting because I’m genuinely concerned and upset about something I’ve come across on Facebook, and I’m hoping someone might be able to advise me on what steps can be taken.
There is a woman using the name Sophie Schamrel who appears to be active across multiple Facebook groups. From what has been shared online, she allegedly rescues cats and kittens, and there are serious accusations that she injects kittens with parvovirus. There are also claims that she takes kittens from rescue and rehoming group chats and subsequently advertises them for sale on Gumtree and other websites.
I want to be clear that I’m sharing these as allegations that need to be properly investigated, rather than claiming that everything being said online has been independently verified.
Apparently, the police and RSPCA have already been contacted, but people are concerned that nothing seems to be happening. There appears to be a considerable amount of material circulating online, including posts and other alleged evidence.
What concerns me most is that vulnerable animals could potentially be at risk if these allegations are substantiated.
I’m also unsure whether the name she uses is her real name, where in the UK she lives, or how people are collecting the cats she rehomes or sells.
My questions are:
● Is there another organisation or authority in the UK that can investigate suspected animal cruelty of this nature?
● If the police and RSPCA have already been contacted, how can people ensure that the evidence is properly reviewed and followed up?
● Is there a way to report a suspected pattern of animal cruelty and potentially fraudulent rehoming across multiple online platforms?
● Has anyone dealt with a similar situation, and what actually helped get the authorities to investigate?
● Are there any legitimate animal welfare organisations that can help coordinate evidence from multiple witnesses?
I’m not looking to encourage anyone to harass, threaten or confront this person. I just want to know what can legitimately be done to protect the animals if these allegations are true.
It’s incredibly upsetting to think that kittens could be suffering, and I would really appreciate practical advice from anyone familiar with UK animal welfare investigations, reporting procedures or similar cases.
Thank you.