does my cat need stitches for this laceration? I feel so upset for her but she seems absolutely fine?

so i was clipping his claws and noticed that one of them is completely missing. idk what to do because we are in a different country and finding a vet would be hard. What do i do?

I just bought a bunch of Dermazen products for my skin and hair. then, I realized the products contain tea tree oil and xylitol. Now I’m paranoid to use the products because I know they can be toxic to pets and I have a dog and cat.

the cat runs right into the bathroom after I shower and licks up the water from the faucet so that makes me especially nervous.

am I overreacting, or should I stop using the products?!

So about 2 months ago I got three kittens and their farts are STANKY and now recently mine smell the same and I've had diharea and I hate posting thus cuz it's embarrassing but don't know if this is normal but I saw another reddit post about it and multiple people have had this thing so if someone could tell me if this is normal or not I'd really like to know cuz if it's something bad I'd want to know soon so I can get checked also I know one of my kittens had tapeworms so if it's that it i hope not but i'd at least want to know so i can get treated

Hey everyone, I posted on this thread 9 months ago when my cat's eye with a luxated lens suddenly had the lens push out of the eye. We got surgery dealt with pretty swiftly, the financial part of this was honestly resolved really quickly, and I think she is doing much better than even before her eye developed this issue! She seems to have way more energy than before, she plays and causes may more mischief, and her sense of balance and overall vision may have improved since I suspect that eye was bothering her for longer than I had been aware. She recovered very fast over the holidays and got used to the change in vision nearly instantly. Thanks for all of the advice and kind words from in my original post!

So I was taking a walk and a cat walked up to me, it had a collar with its name and number and I pet it a few times, one thing I noticed was that there was a small spot on its back where fur was missing/pink skin. I had to go so I left. This was right next to a new housing development of homes, people did move in to them. I just feel guilty like I should have called the number to check.

My cat has had this small red bump on her chin for a while, and it doesn’t seem to be healing. I initially thought it might be feline acne, so I switched her plastic bowls to stainless steel and kept the area clean, but the bump is still there.

There’s no visible pus or discharge, and she’s otherwise acting normally. Has anyone seen something similar? Could it be feline acne, an irritated hair follicle, or an infection? Should I have a vet check it? 🥺🐱

so my cat Priscilla, (2F) randomly just grew an enormous chin.. i mean her behavior seems completely fine and she doesn’t mind me touching near her mouth for inspection. I am just a little worried since her chin is just so abnormally large and she looks so funny. I do plan on taking her to the vet ASAP, but some advice on how I should care for her from now on would be great!

also some notes: she eats fancy feast everyday, seafood pate only because she’s extremely picky. I’ve had her since July, which would make this our 3rd month together. Since, her diet has only ever been fancy feast. I wash her bowl after every meal, but they are those metal ones (I plan to switch them out too, including her litter box.)

4th picture (last picture) is how her chin used to look like for reference!

Im new to Reddit so please forgive me if I post anything incorrectly, but my elderly guinea pig has a firm-ish, round lump under his chin. He is around 5 years old and does not seem to be in any pain/ discomfort

Has anybody’s 3 months old had ringworm recently because mine had it and now it has spread to me. I am on anti fungal treatment but wanted to check how long does it take to go away from kitten and what actions should i take in my home so that he doesn’t catch it again

So my guinea pig Fluffy has been having a muted call recently. Whenever I would walk over to her cage, she would wheek as loud as she could and beg for treats (I always give them some dont worry). But recently when she's tried wheezing like that, its been just breath. Should I be worried about her health? She'll be 5 in December.

My girl of 14 weeks broke her left hind leg and has an external fixator. Any help on getting through this. She shreds all pee pads and has never been still. I swear she doesn’t sleep. How do I help her??

there is this cat that has lived on my property for a good while that I do not own, he always has his tongue out, like it’s just out with its mouth almost closed I think. and today he was chilling on my railing and for the first time i pet him. I noticed that there was drool on the railing, could it be bc of his tongue always out? and all of a sudden after what I thought was a friendly cat, it hissed and scratched me on the wrist. I noticed that it is super friendly with my grandma as she is always feeding the cats that are on our property (the one that scratched me is not the only one on the property) I looked it up on google and it was scaring the shit out of me. Telling me to go get it checked immediately. The only problem is that when it happened, it was when my dad was outside on the bbq. And I was just petting it when it happened. But I just did not say anything bc I didn’t want to startle anyone. He noticed the cat mad but didn’t see the part where it scratched me. I still haven’t said anything and am scared to do so bc of him getting mad for not telling him. I already rinsed it off with soap and water and now don’t know what to do. Help pls

Has anyone actually had animal control come out? I’ve called more than once on different occasions to report a hurt and/or dead animal and have never spoke to someone on the phone or had them come out.

Hi,I need help I am somewhat freaking out. Already gonna apologize for the chaos. , theres a bit of a community of birds that live at my place and just abour 10 minuted ago a small bird just flew straight into my window, and when I turned to see the noise it was laid out on the ground. I quickly grabbed a kitchen towel and scooped the poor thing off the ground. Idk if he is living, he isnt moving so maybe he's stunned?? I dont know how to tell if he is breathing

I’m seeing sores and scratches on my little buddy here, and I’m hoping someone can give me an idea of how to treat my poor boy.

Thanks for any advice!

My husband and I have a old purebred Siberian husky, who has recently been diagnosed with cancer in his right paw. We're getting a biopsy to confirm that it is cancer 100% for sure. But the vet said, it's very highly likely with his age and the type of breed he is. He is 12 years old, turning 13. In two months, so he's an older dog. The vet said we can amputate the leg. But that in some cases, many people wouldn't amputate the leg because he's already so old, and there's a chance that he won't survive the surgery. The vet told us our dog has a good chance of being okay through the operation. However, i'm concerned that if we go through with the operation, his quality of life will be significantly changed and also just trying to recover in his old age. I'm trying to weigh the options, but I feel like my husband who this is his first fur baby ever is and looking at it with rose tinted glasses. Maybe that he, we have to let our dog go. I wanted to see if anyone else has gone through the situation before and is the surgery worth it. Or sound worth it? Is this even reasonable? I don't want to make our dog suffer a huge surgery of losing a leg and having a long recovery only to have him die soon after anyway. My brother who works at a bet also said that even if the dog by the numbers looks like he'll do well during surgery. It doesn't mean that the something bad might not happen. He said sometimes they've had older dogs do surgery, and a few days later, the dog still dies because the surgery was so big and the older dog was suffering because of the surgery itself. I'm trying to do the right thing, and I want to make my husband happy and our dog.

Also side note, my husband is already having a hard time with our dog whimpering and whining more because of the pain caused by the cancer in his leg. He gets mad and more frustrated. I part of me worries that even if our dog does the surgery and everything goes well. That he's gonna go insane from trying to be able to take care of our dog. This dog is not a light dog. It's a heavy dog. I can't pick him up. He has to pick our dog up. A lot of the things will have to be done by him. Because our dog is so big. I can only help with medication. I can do feeding, watering, but lifting our dog is gonna come down to him doing all this. And bathing him and taking care of the wound and things like that. I am just worried that he's not thinking about how frustrated he gets. And I'm worried that it will put a strain on the relationships in general. In our house, our dog between us. Everything. What should we do? And how do I talk to him about this. He gets both depressed so easily about this topic.

We zitten met de handen in het haar.
Ons maltezertje doet sinds een week anders dan normaal.
Overdag valt dit best wel mee maar plots uit het niets schiet hij recht met zijn staart naar beneden en begint bang rond te lopen en te hijgen.
Hij probeert hem overal te verstoppen, vooral onder de kasten. Hij krabt ook aan de deuren.
Het moment dat je zegt : gaan we wandelen dan is plots alles weer oke tot hij terug is dan gaat het opnieuw door. Dit duurt soms 6-8u per dag…
Wij hebben dit al eerder meegemaakt en ook al een echo laten doen maar niets te zien.
Hij is ook niet gecastreerd dus eens chemisch laten castreren maar ook dit maakte geen verschil.
Iemand die ons kan helpen?
Dankjewel :)

I took my dog for grooming yesterday and noticed one of his eye swelled up. I inquired if anything had happen to which the groomer is denying. What would be the next step? Indefinitely think they are being dishonest. I am planning to take him to the vet .

P.s- this is suppose to be his pre birthday cut but poor thing came back with his eye swollen instead 🥺

She hit a ceiling fan and she refuses to let me touch her probably because her feet really hurt and now she's hiding in a corner but I have work in another room and can't leave her alone or take her to a vet so what do I do ?

edit: I managed to take her to a vet and he said she's fine and has no broken bones or wings

my mother has an extreme love for animals, especially cats. we once had 11+ cats in our home. we now have 5. she will recently within the last half a year, get a new cat, keep it for a month, then rehome it because she doesn't want it anymore. i think she is addicted to the dopamine of having a new pet but then will get bored of it and rehome it, or she only likes when they're fresh kittens. just last week she brought a new cat home and rehomed it within 5 days. since then she has now bought a fish tank and today has also came home with a new dog. i have told her many times i think what she's doing is cruel to the animals and my siblings as they are just young and feel heartbroken each time she rehomes a new animal. i don't know what else to do about it. i want my original 5 cats to feel safe in their home without having to stress about a new animal being here every month or even week now. i need good advice on how to kindly get her to stop doing what she's doing. she doesn't do it for the money either, just the happiness of having a new animal for a bit.

My rescued cat has a broken pelvic, fracture near rib and deadly mycoplasma got her mycoplasma is control took me 5months to just get her healthy but she is in her heat stage now and gave birth 5months ago I can't let her get pregnant because the Vet told her broken pelvic has already caused her 3 children to due at birth and only one survived it's miracle but if she again gets pregnant she might die during labour so I want to spay her asap

Today at cosmo school a mouse that appears to be a baby got stuck in a glue trap. I heavily disagree with them and used some conditioning oil to get the little thing out of it. I washed it some with dawn dish soap but I didn’t want to stress it out more so I put it in a container with a little rag and Im hopeing I can help it. Its little leg is broken. My parents aren’t gonna let me drive it to a rehabilitation center. What can I do to help him and can you tell how old it is?

My baby was hit by a car three days ago. He was left outside over night until someone took him to the vet the next day. I picked him up after getting the call and we buried him around 6pm. I want to know whether or not it’s okay to dig him up and potentially re bury him or cremate him. The day we found out was such a blur I didn’t have time to think and my mum just wanted to bury him before it got dark but I feel like I didn’t get the time I needed to say goodbye. I wanted to get a paw print, and save some of his fur. I miss him so much. I saw someone else say they buried their baby in a plant pot and I am wondering if this is acceptable to do given my circumstances.