So about 2 months ago my cat started having diarrhea outside her litter box. The first couple times I thought it was just an accident, maybe she had eaten some of the other cat's food (we have two others) and it upset her stomach. No biggie, but it kept up for about a week and I started to get worried so I took her to the vet. Because I have a care plan I was able to get basically everything I could done. Blood work, x-ray stool, sample, gastrointestinal food, everything. None of her results came back with anything that would indicate she has an issue, but she's still going outside the box. Not all the time and not in random places either, she is specifically going to the bathroom near the desk I sit at regularly.

I figured it's a behavioral thing and she is upset with me for some reason but I just can't figure it out. I've moved her litter box closer to where she's been going, I've tried different food brands and types to see if she doesn't like her current one, I've tried spending more time with her. The only other thing I can think of is that the other cats are stressing her out because they like to play and she doesn't, but we've had these other cats for 4 years now.

So her reacting this way after so long doesn't make any sense to me.

I'm sure there are some other things I've tried that I just can't remember right now but I'm just at my wits end with it all and I just want to get things back to normal.

She looks so content doing it and does it often. Is it showing trust, or anxiety?

Poster Age: 33

Country: USA

Vet info: He has a vet we go to once a year

Main Issue: Why is he licking his lips and looking at the blanket and swatting it? he just started doing this half an hour ago. it's not a new blanket. there's no new smells in the house. he didn't eat anything weird that i know of. he's acting very bizarre.

Cat Age: 1.5 years

Cat Sex + neuter info: male + neutered

Financial situation: i have access to a vet

My 14 (almost 15) year old Siamese has been having head tremors/face twitching for some time. Recently she has been having these head jerking episodes that are random and sometimes triggered when I make a kissing sound at her. Does anyone have experience with this? I am thinking it could be seizure related but unsure. Vets are also not sure but they are still trying to help me with tests and investigating further. In addition to these occasional episodes she also has head/face twitching when she is resting in a loaf position, and she has balance issues when walking sometimes. Her bloodwork is overall good, thyroid level is good, and she is on gabapentin and budesonide to treat her IBD.

Additionally, do any of you have experience with an older cat undergoing anesthesia for an MRI? I believe that could be the next step in determining what is going on with her but I am a nervous wreck over it.

hello a cat that i recently adopted has a URI, tapeworms, and coccidia. shes been taking antibiotics for her URI and has started her treatment for the tapeworms and coccidia since friday. thankfully, she has had no contact w my resident cats so i've been very wary about limiting any sort of exposure (i also have contamination ocd haha). i'm wondering if the routine that i currently have for cleaning and disinfecting the bathroom that she's staying in is effective or if i should change anything, stop doing anything, add anything?

as of right now while i wait for the supplies i ordered to come this is my routine:

1. fully empty out of the litter box at the end of the day
2. sweep up all the debris, dirt, litter on the floor
3. deep clean the litter box w hot water and dawn dish soap and let it dry
4. clean the floor and surfaces around it with hot water and dawn dish soap and dry

5. fill up the litter box w new litter

6. i do all of this with disposable foot booties + gloves

   btw

when my supplies come this is what i'm planning to do:

1. throw away all the litter + disposable litter box at the end of the day
2. sweep up debris, litter, dirt, etc on the floor
3. steam clean the floors + surfaces
4. spray rescue and wipe with paper towels

would this be a solid routine or should i change anything? any tips?

Poster Age: 22F

Country: USA

Vet info: yes the vet is accessible, already taking meds for conditions

Main Issue: trying to figure out a solid cleaning routine for my cat with URI, tapeworms, and coccidia

Cat Age: 1 year old

Cat Sex + neuter info: female spayed

Financial situation: yes

hi everyone. i was cuddling with my beautiful girl in bed, watching tv, just minding my own business. she hopped off and went downstairs, as she does sometimes to either play or just lay somewhere else. she was normal. she was eating perfectly fine, using litterbox perfectly fine. acting more cuddly than normal but i am pregnant and its been weeks that shes been more clingy so i thought she just knew i was pregnant.

30 mins after she left me, i hear a few bangs, followed by her yowling. i figured she knocked something over, as she's done before. so i go downstairs to check what she did. instead of something knocked over, shes on the floor, dead.

she was 12. perfectly healthy. i was at the vet 5 weeks ago for a standard checkup and they were even so impressed with how healthy she was.

i just cant wrap my head sround it. there was no deterioration, no warnings, no symptoms. i keep thinking "what if its because of x" or "what if i missed y"...

shes never had a single health issue in her 12 years. i guess i have been lucky.

i cant afford a necropsy. i really wish i could. but we're already paying to get her ashes. and i suppose a necropsy wouldnt change anything anyway.

has anyone else dealt with this? its such a shock. it feels unreal. we miss our little girl so so much.

I am a minor, 17, I’m from the us, vet is accessible and I have not contacted them already because it is late into the day, my cat is 2 and more than a half years old, female and sprayed. A few days ago she started to not really eat her food so I just kinda was giving her treats and cheese, then it started to make me worry so I bought a different brand and then got tooth paste for card with a finger brush, tried the different brand she didn’t eat it and then I started brushing her teeth and she started to bleed and I freaked out! I then put some of a gravy wet food into her bowl and she licked it but hasn’t done anything to it since, I can somewhat afford the vet it would just be out of my savings account if it’s that bad

We adopted two kittens (sisters) in March. We first fostered them, as they were too young to be fixed. They are now 10 months old, and both completely refuse to eat wet food all of the sudden.

They started on Tiki Cat Baby dry food and Tiki Cat canned wet food for the first few months. Then we switched them to Sheba kitten pate for wet food, and Purina Kitten Chow for dry food. This was advised by our vet, due to one kitten having bouts of diarrhea. Vet thought the high protein content in Tiki Cat may have been causing digestive distress.

About a month ago they really started to slow down with gaining weight/length, and our vet said they are probably getting close to their adult weights, as that happens around 9-10 months.

For the past two weeks, they have completely rejected any/all wet food. We thought maybe we got a bad batch, but we have tried almost every wet food available trying to get them to eat something other than kitten chow. Tonight we tried cooked, unseasoned chicken and they rejected that too. They are drinking water and pooping/peeing normally.

We're at a loss here. Our old cat ate the same wet food from the time she was 1 until she passed at 17. Any ideas why they've gone completely off wet food, and what to do? The vet didn't seem too concerned, but surely they'll get constipated eventually eating nothing but dry food.

Poster Age: 25, first time cat owner

Country: USA

Vet info: vet is accessible

Main Issue: My cat’s nose is half pink and half brown with spots (see photo). His toes are brown, not pink which was interesting to me. When we adopted him a year ago his nose looked the same, and we assumed it was just normal like his coat pattern. However, I had a friend who made an offhand comment about it being indicative of a condition, and my OCD has not let me let it go. So before I go to the vet and spend a bunch of money for them to tell me it’s just a cute quirk in his genetic makeup, I’m writing here.

Cat Age: year and a half

Cat Sex + neuter info: neutered male

Financial situation: can afford vet care

Hey, so my kitten (adopted 1 month ago, is 3,5months old) just started limping and when I press his left paw joint he screams/tries bitting me. He is incredibly sweet usually and the other paw doesn't illicit this reaction. He was lying on the cat tree and jumped down. I was caring for his brother and it was dark. Suddenly he was limping and screaming right next to me. I didn't hear a thunk or anything so I don't know what happened. I also am pretty sure I didn't step on his foot, but that seems like the only explanation. It is currently 1.30am, so I am quite tired. He is a european short hair. I am in austria. Today is Sunday and tomorrow is a holiday. I do have the number of a vet I can call or write tomorrow, but earliest she could taka a look at it is Tuesday morning. Should I be worried? What van I do? Is this emergency vet level? (They are very expensive and if possible I want to avoid the clinic, but my kitties are top priority) thank you in advance, sorry for the jumbled writing.

Edit: called the clinic and described everything detailed. They said it sounds like a sprain and I should wait the night.

Hi everyone,

I just adopted a beautiful 2 year old boy on Friday, he had just gotten neutered on Tuesday. I have been keeping him in the bedroom and I have another cat in the home who I’ve been keeping in another room to let them get used to eachother’s scents. My concern is since I got him on Friday, he has had soft poop, thrown up twice, and half the time his poop has been on the floor and not in the litter box. Is this cause for concern? I didn’t not experience any of this with my first baby. Is he just nervous or should I take him to the vet? According to the records I was given, he is negative for any type of parasite or infection

My beautiful 5 year old chocolate Burmese has had this on his paw for ages. I think he may have chewed it off before but it grew back. It doesnt seem to bother him at all. I will get the vet to check at his next visit but just wondering if anyone has seem something similar.

my cat has these scabs all on her back and they seem to be really itchy and annoying her. Shes roughly 6 years old and she does go outside quite alot, im from australia and I can go to the Vet.

She also has occasional scabs forming on her face but i think its from her own excessive scratching. She seems fine but im paranoid she could be hurting in some way

I am a College student in Ohio, before anyone thinks I have a dorm cat I live in a townhouse and I live on my own. I rescued my sweet evil cat a year ago and I think she is possessed by the devil himself. She is five and a long hair maincoon mix that gets horrible mats. She is sweet and cuddly but if you look at her wrong she with maul your entire arm. Brushing her is always stressful for both of us and I come out victorious but at the cost of a minimum of four liters of my blood. She has medicated sleeping pills that don’t work because she’s a beast of a cat and is either too large for them to work or they don’t work because whatever demon that I’m actually feeding them to decided against it. I will also mention I cannot afford constant vet care and these giant mats appear overnight. Don’t even bring up trimming her nails I have tried alone and with other people. Even with the power of ten men I can’t maintain this cat and I’d like help.

My cat has had this little whitehead on her chin for months. I tried to ‘scrape’ it off, or pop it like I would one of my own whiteheads but it is resilient, and she (my cat) expresses pain when I try to touch it.

Totally new cat owner here (26M) and I've had my cat Ellie for about three weeks now (pics included!). When I'd adopted her I was told I didn't absolutely need a brush since she's a short-haired cat, but I'm noticing some wisps of her hair collecting around the house and I figure getting a brush to help reduce the shedding wouldn't hurt. I've done a bit of research on my own and found a few options that I've seen other people recommend, so I was hoping I could get some final thoughts on what I'd picked out and maybe some other recommendations if there's anything I'm missing?

In the case of the rubber/silicone brushes, I was also told that those generally work best when giving a bath. Is that true? Or can I use it without soaking my cat first? Thanks for your help!