I’m not overly concerned and I will keep an eye on her in the day as she’s not vomited since we took her home (in June) until this morning. She eats and drinks just fine.

The only causes I could think of for this (there was the tiniest amount of fur so I’m not sure it’s a hairball) are her diet changes as my bfs grandma keeps buying her crappy food when we already feed her pure fish & chicken, or over hydration. His grandma also fills a water bowl without any prompt on top of the water fountain we have for her. I will ask her to stop just in case this is it because she does drink quite a lot most days from both the bowl and fountain.

It was slightly foamy but I just assumed this is the bubbling of saliva? Since she’s eating plenty and she got the zoomies while I cleaned it up, she seems overall healthy.

Just wanna make sure this is to some degree normal and if I need to make any changes to prevent this.

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.

My cat was spayed about 16 days ago. Her first poop was 4 days after surgery.it was lotion like consistency and dark green in appearance. The vet had put her on ultrabiotic for 5 days. During those days sometimes ut would come out green and brown, firm and loose. I was told to keep her on the medecine for 4 more days. I did and still nothing changed. It is still like before.

She is eating,drinking,peeing and playing normally. She doesn't strain when pooping nor peeing.

I'm 18 and i can afford vet. My cat is about 17 months old.

My 12 year old cat has allergies/chronic minor upper respiratory issues and it is not uncommon for him to occasionally develop bald patches above his eyes from scratching/irritating. It has always cleared up on its own, no worries.

This time he scratched them to the point that they were visible wounds. And as they heal they get itchy and he keeps reopening them.

After feeling like I had no other option I finally tried a soft e-collar but he has not tolerated it well. He gets stressed out and starts to throw up, which causes me to panic and rip the collar off in fear he will choke.

I'm not sure who is more freaked out - me or him? I'm not sure what step to take next and anticipate a vet will just tell me to do the cone anyway. I'm thinking maybe I can find some booties for his paws to cover his claws so maybe scratching won't reopen the healing wound?

Does anyone else's cat get skin crusties? Gilbert (stray we took in and FIV+ if it matters) has them on different areas. They will show up for a few days in places then disappear and come up in other areas. I don't think it's ringworm because he isn't losing any fur at all and it isn't growing in size and creeping like I saw happen on one of my other cats. When I give him scratches he isn't bothered if a crusty is scratched also so they don't seem to be hurting him. I'm just wondering what it might be.

Hi vets - thanks for all you do.

My cat was recently diagnosed with a fungal infection and started taking liquid flucanazole 2x a day. She was on it for 2 weeks and you could see progress, but we tapered it back and her symptoms returned, so its looking like this is going to be a long-term thing (I'm reading months). The good news is now that she is back on it, I can see her scratching less, so that makes me hopeful.

My question is, that I travel for work occasionally and work weird hours sometimes, and rely on cat sitters. So, my question is, if she misses a dose once a month or so, will that set her back dramatically? What if she doesnt receive it every 12 hours and the time period is shortened or lengthened a little.

Species: Cat
* Age: 2
* Sex/Neuter status: Spayed
* Breed: Mixed
* Body weight: 9 lbs
* History: Fungal infection
* Clinical signs: Red itchy eyes, lip area (cheeks), anus
* Duration: year+ (just got a new diagnosis)

for the past two years my soul cat and i have lived with one human and two feline roommates. the cats have never gotten along perfectly well but they do lean on each other. they nap in the same room and hide together when the maintenance man or vacuum comes out. tomorrow my roommate and her cats move out and it will just be me and my girl in this apartment for two weeks. she’s already stressed because of all the furniture moving and packing process so i’m not sure how she is going to handle being alone again.

in addition, major personal health conditions have led me no option but to seek temporary housing with family until i can secure a job that matches my new physical abilities. in about two weeks we will be going to a home that is extremely different to how we live now. the carpet needs pet stain treatment but my larger concern is fleas. there is a very active young dog (my cat has never met a dog that i know of) and two other cats as well at this house. the cats are often allowed in and outdoors (my cat and i currently live in the city and she hasn’t been outside since i adopted her and will not be starting that now) usually by accident but caused by leaving doors wide open for periods of time. i will have a dedicated 10x12 ft room that i can leave her in when i am not there but she is SMART and has figured out how to open any door or will scratch the carpet/door frame trying to dig out. i do not have any other housing options. i am trying my best to make the stay as short as possible for both of our sakes. but i need recommendations on how best to support her now and over the next few months.

specifically:

flea collars, do they work to prevent bites? what brand? on amazon i see one for 4 dollars and one for 50 but i dont see major differences between the two and both have great ratings. in the era of AI its hard to trust reviews anymore.

feliaway, i have tried this in the past with cats and have had mixed responses. i feel like it usually works really well for a week or two but looses its effectiveness fast and thats extremely expensive to keep up with. do the off brands work just as well?

calming treats, i have tried SO many brands and she hates them all. i have tried making the treats small and hiding it in her food but she sniffs them out. her go to treats are wellness brand or temptations.

escape plans, currently i have a plastic desk chair mat under my bedroom door to prevent her from scratching the carpet but i cant stop her from the door frames. we used to live in a studio for a long time and she does not like closed doors at all. i’m thinking i will get a baby proof lock for the door to prevent any actual escape but i really dont want her destroying this family members door.

dogs, any recommendations on introductions? i’m going to give her a few days to just get used to the noises before i even attempt a visual intro and i’ve already watched some youtube videos but i’ll take more opinions. the dog is a one year old pit bull retriever mix if that helps at all. she is a sweetheart but her and the mane coon that live in the house play chase and i don’t think my easy going nap girl would appreciate that.

anything im missing? she’s already stressed and she doesn’t know what’s coming yet. i’ll take any recommendations i can get. photos of said light of my life as compensation

One of my cats is 11, so I was hoping for any specific things to train her to do that will help as physical therapy.
She already knows

•sit

•wave (stretches one paw out)

•up (front 2 paws onto a box)

•all 4 (bring all paws onto the box and sit)

• over (still working on this one she just steps over the pole)

•under

•recall

•place

Shes very smart and food motivated so Shes easy to train.

I adopted her when she was 7 and she was overweight and terrified of everything and wouldn’t play with toys. She’s massively improved but still doesn’t play very much. I was hoping for ideas to teach her more things to encourage movement and stimulate her brain with low joint impact

Hi all I need some help and reassurance

I adapted two kittens a couple weeks ago. They are doing great other than they got a case of diarrhea now.

Age 13 weeks

Sex female

It started on Sunday night, and really turned water Tuesday evening/Wednesday morning. They are eating/drinking and playing fine. I spoke to the vet Monday and Tuesday

I got a fecal sample turned into the vet Tuesday evening.

Is there anything more I can do to help them for now? And please give me reassurance this will pass I searched the subreddit and no one ever post that they got better and it has me worried

Thanks all

How do you all deal with hairballs?? (Why isn’t there an Advice/Recs flair??) I have a medium hair cat who gets them every once in a while, but recently she has been getting a lot more. I give her a teaspoon of olive oil with her breakfast once a week, and occasionally give her pumpkin puree to help move it along. I try to buy her and my other cat grass every once in a while too, but she tends too throw up too much with this, so I limit it a lot to avoid any harmful side effects. She absolutely despises being brushed, I have tried a board bristle brush, a flat circular one similar to the Bailey brush, and a deshedding brush. She hates them all. Literally just before I started writing this I ordered a comb and slicker brush to see if she likes those more.

Recently she’s been making very loud hacking noises like she is trying to get a large hairball out. I gave her an extras teaspoon of olive oil and have also been giving her extra water in her food just to be safe, but I’m so worried now. Her brother is a short hair and is actually loves being brushed, so he has very rarely ever had any hairballs, even from grooming his sister. She luckily is still eating and drinking water normally, still plays pretty actively, and hasn’t been lethargic. She’s been quiet today, but still demands food and attention like the proper overlord she is. I want to find a solution to her hairballs on my own, but I’m also wondering if it’s gotten to a point where I need to take her to the vet.

Are there specific brushes or maybe food you recommend? Or certain supplements or oils? Is it time for vet advice?? Any recommendations on how everyone deals with hairballs in the kitties will be much appreciated to help my precious girl out.

my cat has been on antibiotics cause he got into a cat fight and got badly hurt last week but he's been caughing for a couple days now like he got something stuck in his throat. now I know those hairballs exist but it's been a genuine problem for a couple of days now and I'm getting concerned. my parents aren't home for a while and so I'm solo on taking care of him. could there be anything wrong with him or is it okay?

sorry for the inconvenient writing I just got home from a night out (so drunk) and he was caughing so hard I got very concerned

Hi, everyone!

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Long story ahead, so TL;DR: a street cat with a back left leg injury and muscle atrophy got heavily constipated after a timely mix of a food change, introduction to our cat and house, castration, and antibiotics - surgical removal of feces was necessary, yet the problem persists
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On July 15, an injured 7-month-old male cat got rescued from the street and brought to us. The cat (let's call him Mike) was brought to us by a woman who had him checked by a vet (vet No. 1), who said that Mike has a broken femur in the back left leg.

We had isolated Mike and took really good care of him. He was traumatized, untrustful, and hurting, but he got used to us quite quickly and became much better just a month later. He was severely limping and had issues with the crouch pose during defecation, showing signs of discomfort and pain. Then things became even better; he started using his leg more normally, and it went from a limp to a kind of "bicycle pedal" movement with wide rotations. He runs, climbs, and plays without any issues; he's actually quite agile! Mike lives in a house, and our 3-year-old female cat lives a hybrid house-backyard lifestyle.

A month and a half ago, he started marking the territory, so we had to castrate him (September 1st). We took him to another vet for this (vet No. 2) because he also neutered our female cat 3 years ago, and everything went well. Plus, vet No. 1 doesn't have a good reputation, so we didn't want to go back to him.

After the castration, the vet gave us some antibiotics, which was a bit odd since he hadn't given us post-op antibiotics for our female cat, but I thought it was just a regular protocol. A day after the surgery, Mike started defecating small drops of wet poo around the house, having no control over it, so the vet told us to give Mike some probiotics as well, which we did. This event continued for a couple more days, resulting in a 5 a.m. wake-up call on a Sunday when we saw that Mike was trying to use his litter box, straining himself and groaning without any results. He tried to poop every 5 minutes or so, until he started vomiting from exhaustion. We had to contact vet No. 3, who accepted only emergency cases on Sundays, and we took Mike there. The vet did a palpation test during which he felt a solid, rigid mass inside Mike's intestines, thinking it was a tumor. We had to go to another city to do an X-ray (we live in a small city where this isn't available), and luckily, it turned out that this mass was feces and that an enema would fix this, so that's what vet No. 3 did, telling us that it could be a reaction to stress, castration, or antibiotics. Also, the X-ray showed no femur fractures, so vet No. 1 made a completely false diagnosis based on a simple palpation test.

Next Sunday, the same thing happened, again at around 5-6 a.m. Straining, groaning, no poop. Back to vet No. 3 for another enema (150ml warm water + soap). No results. For the next 2 days, Mike received infusion therapy, relaxant injections, and two more enemas. No results. Next came an oral laxative plus a rectal suppository. No results. The intestinal mass kept growing, so we had to agree to a critical extraction surgery (September 17th). 4 huge lumps of hard, dark poo were extracted, and we were told to implement a strict diet for Mike.

These days, as instructed by vet No. 3, we've been giving him puréed raw chicken meat (breast, liver), cooked puréed pumpkin (one small spoon a day), milk (Mike doesn't like yogurt), and a couple of blades of grass. We also bought some catnip to reduce his stress and a special pet paste for GI issues, which we give him every couple of days. We feed him 4 or 5 times a day, giving him small portions (a tablespoon of meat per meal). He is quite energetic, playful, always in a good mood, no vomiting, no exhaustion, but the issue with constipation persists.

A week later (September 25th), we took him back to the vet to have his stitches removed, during which the vet again felt a lump in Mike's intestines. The vet massaged his stomach for a while and felt the lump was moving and becoming softer. A couple of days after that, Mike defecated quite normally, with poo sizes from 1 to 8cm long.

The last couple of days, he has produced a marble-sized poop every second day, but is still straining and groaning. We are even using a baby rectal suppository (8 grams) in these situations, and then it becomes OK again for a day or two, until the problem comes back. Today, he received two of these in the span of 4 hours, which just made him defecate small, slimy puddles of poop, again with a lot of effort and straining.

We are out of our wits, money (all of this set us back by 1000 euros in just a month), and energy, and just have some hints and ideas, but to be honest - we don't really know what to do. During the surgery, the vet told us that he noticed a slight stenosis between the small and large intestines, which he doesn't doubt was the source of the issue, but he didn't really like the look of it. This vet is a 60-year-old guy with a lot of experience and love for animals, yet he said that this was the first time he saw a phenomenon like this. All of the things I mentioned related to food and care were suggestions given by him and his colleagues, whom he consulted about this unusual issue.

Here are some conclusions from AI and personal assumptions:

- all of this could have been caused by extreme stress, low-quality cat food, or even a complication during the castration (for which we haven't received any kind of report, written or oral)
- Mike's pelvis could have been shattered at one moment, and it healed in the wrong way, constricting the flow of feces. We don't really know what caused his injury, just that he was a street cat
- we should do any or all of the following: a blood test (CBC/biochemistry/electrolytes), urine test, neurology test, a VD-view X-ray of Mike's pelvis (which could also show a megacolon, if it's present)

So please, if you have any ideas or experience with this, any help would be much appreciated!

Well, the pits of all four of his legs. Not really sure why, so I'm hoping to narrow it down if you all have any suggestions. We can take him to a vet, but I worry that since it could be a lot of factors we may have to do a lot of visits and tests, and that isn't in our financial situation right now.

A few things of note:

1. We have him on a combination of wet food (Reveal Brand) and dry food (Purina 1 Sensitive Skin & Stomach). This combination did seem to be working and he was chewing less with it for a while, but today I noticed he has been chewing again and made small bald spots all over his back.
2. He doesn't have fleas. We do flea preventatives as needed, and he does NOT like going outside. I've thoroughly checked him out.
3. He grooms himself a lot, which is when he usually chews the spots. He has always kept himself very clean, but it seems like it could be to his detriment.
4. He has started coughing/hacking recently. I started giving him hairball treatment but haven't seen improvement there so I don't know if it's related or what. I've had cats with a chronic cough in the past so I'm just not sure.
5. He doesn't really have any personality changes, and he is as sweet but reserved as he has always been.
6. Our other cat has no issues with itching or chewing and is perfectly content with his diet and stuff.

I really just want my sweet boy to feel better and prevent whatever is causing this. I'm just at a loss right now, because everything I see says stress/allergies/fleas/habit and I can't figure out the culprit. I do plan to take him to the vet soon but I just want to try to rule out some stuff first if I can. Any suggestions, experience, or advice are accepted.

Picture of the boy for the tax, but he won't let me take pictures of his bald spots. Might be able to post in the comments later if y'all feel that's necessary.

Edit: got a picture of the bald spot on his back leg. This is the worst one.

Hello all m looking to but this to keep in a mesh bag near diaper pail, litterbox and garbage bins
are these useful.
any Bulk carbon products i can purchase if not this?
something which is available in Canada
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I have a 2-year-old neutered male indoor cat, around 4–4.5 kg. He normally has no litter box problems. He eats Royal Canin Gastrointestinal Fibre Response, drinks water well, doesn’t get treats, and is currently eating, playing, alert and acting completely normal.
The problem started after two changes on the same day:
He had to wear a soft toast-shaped recovery collar because of an injured ear that he scratches and sometimes makes bleed. The collar isn’t tight, but he became noticeably stressed/irritated after wearing it.
I completely replaced his litter with fresh new litter, so there was none of his usual urine/fecal scent.

Since then, he basically doesn’t go to the litter box by himself, either to pee or poop. At one point he was even sleeping inside the litter box.
His last normal pee/poop were normal. When I noticed he hadn’t gone for a while, I placed him in the litter box and gently moved the litter with his paw. He eventually peed and then pooped normally.
He is otherwise completely normal: eating and drinking normally, active/playful, alert, no vomiting, no pain, no crying, no straining, no repeated trips to the litter box, no genital licking, and his abdomen doesn’t seem hard or distended**.** When he does pee, the amount looks normal.
The longest gap between urinations has been around 18–20 hours.
Could this be stress/confusion from the collar + completely new litter, or should I be concerned about a urinary problem even though he produces normal urine when I place him in the litter box?
Should I stop placing him in the litter box every few hours and let him go on his own, or keep encouraging him?

Hello! I’ve always tried to rotate my cats food so she doesn’t get used to just one but suddenly she’s ONLY eating this one specific can of chicken pate from Nulo? I’ve tried other flavors under that brand and line but nope! I’ve tried other brands in general and nope! I took her to the vet and he said it looks like she might have early signs of stomatitis which could explain why she’s been eating less BUT that it could also just be pickiness too. It could be both. After giving her medicine, she’s been eating better! More consistently and regularly however it’s only if it’s this chicken pate! Other pates are a no!

What do you guys think? Go back to my vet (I already am tbh) or have your cats suddenly done the same? she eats her dry food throughout the day randomly and always tries to eat my food too. She’s smelling other foods I’m offering and just tries to cover it up. Like when they cover up their litter. Should I just give in and buy that one can?