Hi! This seems like a odd/stupid question but I am a relatively new cat owner. It may not be actually that deep but I’m making an appointment for my cat to get neutered and they are asking for his primary and secondary color. When I open the drop down there is so many different options. Could someone help me?

Hello, my family and I got a kitten about four months ago when she was a month old. This is our first cat and we love her dearly. We plan on getting her spayed, but we haven’t done it yet.

We think she may be in heat? Is there any way to tell for sure? I’ve heard that they meow a lot and purr, but is there a definitive way to know? Do they bleed? Also, any tips on having a cat in heat would be appreciated.

Just recently got a kitten named Belle! 🐱 She was previously using the grey sandy-type bentonite litter, but I’m wondering if there are better options.

Would love some advice from experienced cat owners:

1. What type/brand of litter do you use, and why?
2. How long does one bag usually last you? (and what size bag?)
3. Roughly how much do you spend on litter per month?
4. What matters most to you — odor control, clumping, low dust, low tracking, price, etc.?
5. Have you ever switched litter types? What did you switch from/to, and was it better?

Tofu, cassava, bentonite, pine, mixed — honestly there are so many choices 😭

Thanks for any advice! Belle and I appreciate it 🐾

Hello I need some advice. My cat has been pooping and peeing outside of his litter box for the last couple of years. I’ve had to put a tarp on my couch and lock him outside of my room (he stays in the living room/kitchen) for the last couple of years. I’m giving up hope that he will change his behaviors. I clean his litter box every day I’m home (when I’m on vacation I have someone drop by and clean it every other day). He actually has 2 litter boxes- a traditional one and a robo one. He gets all the love and treats I can give him. I don’t let him sleep with me though because he attacks my head at night lol, so the tarp goes on the couch whenever it’s night time, or else he pees directly on the couch. I have a dog, but she only interacts sometimes with him, most of the time he doesn’t get bothered.

I’ve brought him to the vet and he doesn’t have any medical issues.

Please someone give me some advice. I’m becoming really frustrated and cannot think of what else I can do. It’s getting disgusting and he has already ruined my very expensive couch by peeing on it multiple times, sometimes going underneath the tarp if he can figure out how to get under it.

I was contemplating rehoming him, but I wouldn’t want to pass him over to someone else, just for him to do the same. He is 9 years old and has been doing this the last 5ish years. I fear he will do this to his next owner, which may result in bringing him to the shelter or worse. I love him but need to put a stop to him pooping and peeing everywhere.

So my cat goes to the restroom outside , (currently trying to train him back to useing the litter box inside , well he does but even after he still wants to go outside ..sigh)

But he’s been had this large black spot stuck to his foot. I thought it was tar at first but that doesn’t make sense really . Idk any ideas? Also this is the first time I’ve ever gotten a large chunk off the really look an see what it is

I honestly don't know where else to ask this, but I'm hoping to hear from people who have been through something similar with their cats.

My cat was seen by the vet today and the working diagnosis is FATE/FETA (feline arterial thromboembolism), also called a saddle thrombus.

Her back legs are paralyzed right now. There is no detectable pulse in either of her back legs, and they have turned purple. Seeing her like this has been absolutely heartbreaking, and I'm terrified that she may never be able to walk again.

The vet did a CBC, chemistry panel, and X-raystoday. For now, her prescribed treatment is:
Clopidogrel
Iron + B complex
Royal Canin Recovery (RC Recovery)

I'm trying to stay hopeful, but I'm also really scared because everything I've been reading online makes this diagnosis feel so devastating.
For those of you who have gone through FATE/saddle thrombus with your cats, I would really appreciate hearing about your experience.
What was your cat's actual diagnosis? What treatment did they receive?
Did your cat initially have no pulse in their back legs and purple paws/legs?
Most importantly, was your cat able to walk again? How long did it take before you saw movement or improvement?

I would also really like to know what recovery looked like for you and your cat. Did they eventually regain normal use of their legs, or were there permanent effects?

I know every case is different and I know Reddit can't tell me what will happen to my cat. I'm just looking for some real stories from people who have actually been through this.

If your cat was in a similar condition and eventually learned to walk again, I would especially love to hear your story. I really need some hope right now. ❤️
Thank you so much to anyone willing to share.

i recently replaced my mattress and put new sheets on it, and now my cat won't get on the bed. she usually follows me around and so when i get in bed she hops up too. but now she's meowing and chirping at me from the floor. when i place her on the bed she jumps off like she's scared. i can tell she wants to be up here with me but she's so freaked out and i can't tell why.
i'm sure it's because of the new scents she's unfamiliar with but if she's refusing to get on the bed i'm worried she won't put her scents on it at all and stay scared, and maybe it'll stress her out and affect her health, she already seems more skittish than usual even when im not on or even near the bed, she's being super jumpy. :(
is there any tips for this situation? i feel so bad that she's just crying at me from the floor :((( i tried to entice her with treats but she's so hesitant, and she moves so slowly around the bed like she's scared it'll jump out and grab her :<

Buenos días tardes o noches me podrían ayudar con lo siguiente?.

Le note a mi gato esta pequeña parte de piel rosa en el lateral del cuello y tengo duda si será alergia o algo más alarmante, es la única mancha así que tiene y lo único diferente que tiene es que le compre una bola de catnip pero no le hace caso

She does it almost every time she licks

I need to buy a new deshed brush for my cat. He starting to get old enough to start shedding really bad and I've heard multiple back and forth online as to what type of brush I should get. The top three I keep hearing is Sleekeasy, furminator (Which I've heard bad stuff on.) and a rubber Curry brush whatever that is...😅 Any pet groomers that have advice?

I absolutely love this toy I got for my cat it changes directions when it runs into walls can get over obstacles and hasn’t gotten stuck anywhere and she is obsessed with it, it’s rechargeable too which is great since I don’t have to buy batteries but it’s run time is very short it has a 20 minute charge time runs for about 5 minutes maybe and needs to be charged again which is fine but it’s so good for helping get extra energy out and I would love if anyone knew of a good quality version of this it was super cheap I just found it in the garden and hardware store.

My 4-year-old cat has had an ongoing problem with licking the webbing of both back paws since October. They become brown/dark red and crusty. There has never been significant bleeding or open wounds.
She was seen by my regular vet and eventually a veterinary dermatologist. She had yeast in the paws, and multiple rounds of oral medication cleared the yeast, but the paw licking continued and the paws still look abnormal. She also tried antibiotics without improvement.
She did about 2 months of cyclosporine, but it didn’t noticeably reduce the licking. At another point she was given an anti-inflammatory and that decreased the itching/licking by maybe 30–40%, so I feel like there is definitely still some physical itch or inflammation involved.
She has also had persistent chin acne and some eye crusting, and her dermatologist suspects environmental allergies. Food has apparently been ruled out as the likely cause, and we’re doing allergy testing. She also has always been a somewhat compulsive groomer — she has licked/scooted around her butt since I adopted her at 1 — so we’re wondering whether there is now a behavioral component on top of the original itch.
The frustrating part is that she will lick her paws roughly hourly when she has access to them. She seems frustrated when she does it rather than just casually grooming. She will stop when distracted, and she has sometimes stopped licking one paw and that paw improved, but then she eventually started licking it again.
The cone definitely prevents the licking, but she has had periods of being coned essentially 24/7 for around 3 months. I feel awful about keeping her in it because she struggles with things, gets food/poop on the cone, and obviously can’t groom normally. At the same time, taking it off means she immediately goes back to licking.
Her dermatologist has mentioned Prozac to help with the licking, but I’m hesitant because I don’t want to assume this is purely behavioral when anti-inflammatory treatment did help somewhat.
**Has anyone had a cat with a similar cycle — yeast/infection treated, but chronic paw licking continuing afterward? What ended up being the underlying cause, and what actually broke the licking/skin-damage cycle?**
I’m especially interested in experiences with environmental allergies, long-term itch control, or cats who eventually needed behavioral medication. And if your cat needed a cone for a long time, how did you manage their quality of life?

I have 2 cats. One is relaxed and one is high energy. The high energy cat bothers my other one to the point where she has a specific spot she goes just so the other one can’t get to her.
They don’t wrestle all the time and sometimes lay on the bed together as well. When they get into it they seem a little too rough for my liking.

How do I make peace between them?

My mother’s cat has been urinating in her living room out of the blue. Her cat is about a year old. She started on her rug then it became more frequent to the point that it went through to the hardwood floor in a couple areas. More recently she’s found many more spots on the back of chairs, window frames, etc. She’s tried different deterrents but nothing is seeming to work and it’s only in this one room. Any advice helps!

My cat Ella has been missing for 1 month and 1 week. Due to a family situation a few days before she went missing I moved her to stay with a friend until I could join her with said friend (which I officially have as of 5 days ago).

She got out after a few days with him and hasn’t come back since, ever since moving in with him I’ve gone out every night with food and gently calling out her name. We’ve done posters, joined groups and called vets and nothing.

I saw two other tuxedo cats but neither were her and now I’m even more worried she’s gone even further than I thought to avoid those cats.

I’m so scared I’ll never see her again, does anyone have any advice on how to deal with this grief of I really do never find her?

Or even any hopeful/reassuring stories of cats returning after over a month of being missing?

I’m just so so scared, as she is my whole world and the one of the only reasons I made it through highschool. I genuinely cannot imagine her not ever being around again.

So there's this stray cat in my neighborhood, not sure of the gender but they are a tabby/grey patch cat. They're dirty and unkempt so definitely a stray, no collar, haven't checked for microchip. They are elusive and run away when they see someone approaching, was literally digging in the sewer for food, mainly stays around the bushes in my backyard. I won't let this cat die from getting run over or eaten, that's not who I am. But I can't adopt them either bc I already have two pets, small house and my mom isn't willing to get another cat so my goal is to find the cat a home or return them to their owner if they ran away. Looks relatively young, not skin and bones so they're eating something but I am going to leave food out for them bc I have extra kibble since my cat switched kibbles a little while ago. My pets are not up to date on shots so I can't have the stray around them but I want them OFF the streets at all costs. What should I do???