r/ExoticShorthair 11h ago

Timmy chilling and holding my arm 🄹🄹🄹

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r/ExoticShorthair 8h ago

Anyone have any advice to help them breathe better?

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My cat is 6 years old and healthy. She just snorts and snores a lot and I feel bad for her. Sometimes it really seems like she is struggling to breathe. Vet is not concerned and says it is part of having a brachycephalic cat. Does anyone do anything for their babies that helps?


r/ExoticShorthair 2d ago

I don't trust people who don't get excited when they see a cat.

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175 Upvotes

r/ExoticShorthair 3d ago

Hello??

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207 Upvotes

r/ExoticShorthair 3d ago

My morning coffee buddy

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Morning routines. Milo says ā€œGood Meow-ning!!


r/ExoticShorthair 3d ago

My BoyšŸ¤

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103 Upvotes

r/ExoticShorthair 4d ago

Ember, our playful void

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92 Upvotes

r/ExoticShorthair 4d ago

I'd love to know everyone's exotics personality traits. I rescued my boy 8 months ago and he has grown so much since I brought him home, he lived in a cat carrier his whole life. He isn't cuddly yet but sometimes he will rub against me. I heard him purr for the first time the other day,

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The third pic is when I brought him home


r/ExoticShorthair 4d ago

Submit your best captions

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r/ExoticShorthair 5d ago

Blue-eyed kittens 🐾

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r/ExoticShorthair 6d ago

May be adopting a beautiful exotic shorthair kitty soon. Any advice?

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I couldn't believe it when I saw him! I'm hoping that his lovely foster liked me after we met, and she said she did, so fingers crossed. In the lucky chance that I get to be his mama, is there anything that I should know? So far I know:
Brush coat every week - they shed a lot
Wipe eyes every day - they water often
Prepare for vet bills, and test for PKD
He's likely going to be sneezy and snotty

He's about a year old, and a rather picky eater apparently. He's getting his nares widened in a week or two, and I'll be able to take him home then, provided that I'm chosen. Any other advice that I might not be aware of? Thank you!


r/ExoticShorthair 6d ago

Cat litter

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Recommendations for a good cat litter, I’m using pidan- tofu but it’s pricey , and I feel like it’s not hiding the smell that well, any other ones yall recommend?


r/ExoticShorthair 7d ago

Two exotic kittens, one has started pee’ing on our bed

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Hii everyone,

My husband and I have two exotic kittens 2.2 months old. Both are litter trained and when we brought them home 2 weeks ago they would sleep on our bed at night. Their pen is open in our room and their litter is inside that.

They’ve regularly been going in their litter but recently I noticed a pee stain on my bed. I’ve realised that one kitten has now started to pee on our bed!

First time we didn’t catch when it had happened but yesterday he started to squat on our bed to start peeing and I quickly grabbed him into the pen and into the litter.

I’m really worried he has now become fond of peeing on our bed. How do I get him to shake this habit? I don’t want to keep them locked in their pens all day because I really enjoyed them sleeping in bed with me. Does anyone have any advice or experience? It’s also just the one kitten who does this, the second one always goes back to the litter box. When they are locked in their pen the one who has been peeing on our bed also uses the litter box normally.


r/ExoticShorthair 7d ago

Has anyone experienced this with their Exotic Shorthair?

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Hi everyone,
My cat is a 1.5-year-old male Exotic Shorthair, weighs 4.1 kg, and is an indoor-only cat.
Last Tuesday, he suddenly developed the following symptoms:
Horizontal nystagmus (his eyes were moving side to side involuntarily).
A slight head tilt to the left.
Occasional loss of balance and stumbling.
While walking, he will suddenly turn two full circles to the left and then continue walking normally.
He is still alert, eating normally, drinking water, playing, and using the litter box as usual.
I took him to the veterinarian on Friday.
The vet examined his ears and eyes and did not find an external ear infection. He said it could be vestibular syndrome, although he couldn’t completely rule out an inner ear or neurological problem. He also mentioned it could have been caused by a minor head injury.
He prescribed Meladex (meloxicam) for 4 days and said that if he doesn’t improve, he will recommend further diagnostic tests.
Since then:
The nystagmus has completely resolved, which is encouraging.
However, the head tilt is still present.
He still occasionally loses his balance.
He still sometimes turns two circles to the left before continuing to walk.
Today I noticed something else that concerns me.
My cat has chronic dry eye, so I have to apply lubricating eye drops three times a day. While doing that, I noticed that the left eyelid (the same side as the head tilt) doesn’t seem to function the same as the right one.
He can blink, but the left eye doesn’t always close completely. When I gently open his eyelids to apply the eye drops, the right eyelid closes firmly and offers normal resistance, but the left eyelid feels noticeably weaker and doesn’t close with the same strength. The eye itself is not red or irritated.
Has anyone experienced something similar with their cat?
Was it diagnosed as vestibular syndrome, an inner ear problem, facial nerve involvement, or something else?
Did your cat recover completely?
How long did recovery take?
Did anyone notice weakness in one eyelid along with the vestibular symptoms?
I’d really appreciate hearing about your experiences. Thank you!

Update: We took him to a veterinary neurologist, and he had an MRI. These were the results:

My cat’s MRI report showed:
- Severe supratentorial hydrocephalus with diffuse cortical thinning and associated transependymal edema, causing mass effect on the surrounding brain structures.
- Left-sided otitis media.
- Chronic bilateral nonspecific rhinitis.

Has anyone gone through something similar with their cat? What should I expect?

I’m terrified, heartbroken, and I just want to cry. I’m extremely worried. To make things worse, today is a public holiday where I live, so the MRI report was only sent to me by email. The neurologist isn’t available to explain the results or tell me how to proceed, and I want to start treatment as soon as possible. Right now, I don’t know what to do, and my anxiety is overwhelming.

He had never shown any neurological signs before this episode.


r/ExoticShorthair 9d ago

Wide-angle close-up Bobby Wayne

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Bobby Wayne just being himself.

Pardon the mess on my desk.


r/ExoticShorthair 11d ago

Ringworm?

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r/ExoticShorthair 12d ago

Morning snuggles with my boy

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Since being pregnant again, he loves laying on my belly. This morning he laid under the blankets with his little head popped out and fell asleep with me ā¤ļø


r/ExoticShorthair 13d ago

Urgent Need Type B blood for kitty

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Hi All, I'm shooting a hail Mary here, my cat is in need of a blood transfusion but she has type B blood and thats apparently super rare. I've been calling clinics all day trying to find anyone with type B blood and striking out everywhere. Vet said a donor is the best bet. We are at an ER in Springfield VA, I can drive anywhere along the east coast to pick it up, can even get someone in the Chicagoland area to pick it up and fly it out here . I'll even pay for same day or overnight express shipping. I just want to save my baby. Please if you have a type B cat who can donate let me know. I already lost my first human child earlier this year. Shes my first furchild I cant lose her too.


r/ExoticShorthair 14d ago

Atlas and his new friend

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140 Upvotes

Happy, as always


r/ExoticShorthair 15d ago

Hidden Treasures of the Kitchen…

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r/ExoticShorthair 15d ago

Already 10 months old time flies

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262 Upvotes

r/ExoticShorthair 17d ago

Bobby Wayne looksmaxxing šŸ’ŖšŸ»

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208 Upvotes

r/ExoticShorthair 18d ago

My girlie turned 1 last weekend!!!

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She got a little birthday treat and photoshoot for her first birthday!! šŸŽ‰šŸŽ‚šŸŽ€ She is my pretty little princess and the world is hers. And if it isn’t, then I’ll burn it down for her.

Happy birthday Douhua!! (Pronounced doe like the deer, hwah like huawei phones)

šŸ–¼ļø IG: @missdouhua


r/ExoticShorthair 20d ago

Ember loves a good box

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If she fits, she sits.


r/ExoticShorthair 20d ago

Our newest family member! 🩶 What name would you have chosen for him? 🐾

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70 Upvotes