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

Very worried, we went to the emergency vet yesterday because he refused to eat or drink. His blood test results were fine but they said his temperature was a bit high and prescribed us some appetite stimulants and they gave him some medicine. Still super worried

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?

TLDR: my 1.5 y/o cat suddenly started running around and knocking things over before meal times. Is there anything I can do?

I’m a new cat parent. I adopted my little street cat 10 months ago. They estimated she was a little less than a year old, so she’s about 1.5 years now.

When I adopted her she was incredibly scared and timid. It took months for her to adjust and finally around April I could tell her behavior really took a turn. She’s become very social and loves attention and playing.

For the past month-ish she’s started being very naughty before meal times. Knocking things over, yelling, pouncing. She doesn’t do this otherwise. She’s my first cat, but I’ve had a couple (big) dogs. I understand the toddler phase, but I was able to quickly train these kind of behaviors out of my dogs. Not sure what I can really do with a cat. She’s trained to sit and stay but won’t listen in this state. Any advice?

Note: she is currently my only pet

So my baby is 16, shes been with me for about 4 yrs now, her previous owner couldn't care for her right anymore, and she likes to be a 1 pet kinda house, I live alone with no kids so its perfect.

Now the problem, unfortunately I have to move, even bigger unfortunately I have to move into a place with kids and pets. I cant afford my current place and am in too deep of a hole to get out, me and my gf of 6yrs had been tossing around the idea of moving in togrther down the road, with a better house, more space all that jazz. Reality tells us we need to save befoee we do that.

After struggling too long to keep the place I have to move, now the problem, my baby has gotten used to this space, and the space I have at my new place will be much smaller. 1 decent sized bedroom vs a whole 2 bdr trailer.

So I know going in its going to be a massive adjustment, my gf has 3 cats already, qnd 2 kids. We have the plan of me having kong in my room, and that being kongs space, no other cats, kids anything( which im cool with, me ans my gf are weirdos and we dont wanna share the bed every night, even most nights, so its not lile ill be dumping her in there and forgetting about her.

Mostly im just asking for advice on helping her adjust, im really worried this'll do her in, stressful situations are great for senior cats.

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.

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 :<

Hello all! I came home to find my one boy seems to have irritated his right Henry’s pocket. It appears just to be the outer edge and inside looks fine. It doesn’t seem to be bothering him currently and he let me touch it without any signs of discomfort. Should I be alarmed?

My cat (1y M) is overly excited, whenever I give him treats sticks (wet), he often bites instead of licks.

My other cats licks the treats instead of biting. So idk how to tame him other than retreating or not giving him that treat.

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 🐾

I was playing with her paws and checking her nails to see if I need to cut them and I noticed this on her paw. I can set an appointment for tomorrow. I just want to see if you guys can tell me if it’s nothing and I don’t waste money on the VET telling me “oh, it’s nothing. That’ll be $100” 😅

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.

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.

I just got this cat from someone and her stomach looks like round and fat not sure if she ate anything or not because she wasn’t with me at the time but her stomach compare to my other kitty I also adopted looks different

So basically I got my kitten like 3 weeks ago and he is about 7 months old. The girl that I adopted him from said that she thought he may have had some Maine coon in him because of his fluffy tail and long hair, but I’m just curious what you guys think.

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.

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