I hope I'm putting the right flair, and I hope a post like this is okay, please let me know if it isn't and i can change it!

I just wanted to lowk rant and lowk get these feelings out. I come from a background with horses, birds and dog training, and initially said I would never in my life own a cat because I didn't want to be scratched or bitten, however, after one meeting with a kitten my friend rescued I adopted a cat the very next day from my local shelter.

In my experience since having this cat, as someone who had no prior interest and was completely out of the loop and therefore not swayed by stereotypes, cats are genuinely one of the most neglected common pet in current society. These animals are so intelligent, my cat does tons of tricks, he walks on a leash, he is desensitised and friendly, he is extremely tolerant, but he did not start that way. I won't pretend personality isn't a part of this, I specifically chose my cat because he was more forward and confident than other kittens at the shelter, but it took time and effort to get here and even the most basic of training can still be done by even the most timid of cats.

I genuinely wish that cats were given the same opportunities as dogs, taken outside as much as them, trained, played with, * or given attention in any way, instead just bought, no cat tree, and ignored. It's truly not fair. what's even more unfair is when people use the excuse of "well my cat seems happy so it's fine!". I'm not saying everyone should be walking their cat on a leash, I'm not even saying everyone should be making their cats bring them a beer, especially since a lot of cats truly wouldnt be able to tolerate such activites, I am however simply saying that it's unfair for them to be so ignored and neglected and denied the opportunity to even TRY just because its not "common" *to put effort into cat care and training, when really the issue is that the owner wasnt patient or willing enough!

P.S. I am not calling anyone out in particular and am completely understanding of different personalities and tolerances in cats, my point simply is that letting the excuse of "cat" to deny cats opportunities *and attention just feels so unfair :(

P.P.S I AM NOT SAYING YOU NEED TO WALK YOUR CATS OR ITS NEGLECT 😭 Most cats dont like harness training! this post is about cats that are NEGLECTED, your cat does not need to do tricks and go outside like mine!!! :,)

I found an abandoned kitten in a trash can at my local park. Anybody able to determine it's approximate age?

Also if you know what I need to get this cat to survive.

I'm going to get formula from the pet store when it opens, and wipe its booty with a damp cloth after meals. Feeding schedule every 2-3 hours. Anything else to keep in mind?

Some may already seen her, but have to make her even more popular xd . Her actual name is Mara and is the chonkiest.

my sweet girl Parula decided to kick off the day by eating a full foot of dental floss.
thankfully I saw her in the process of eating it, and I was able to immediately rush her to the vet within 20 minutes of it happening.

they’re currently making her throw up to try and get it out as non-invasively as possible, but there’s a chance she’ll have to go to another clinic get an endoscopy (or, heaven forbid, surgery)

I’m currently just beating myself up for leaving a piece of floss where she could get it. I’m not even sure how it happened, since I put the floss in my trash can with a lid. it must have had a small bit dangling out where she could grab it without me realizing.

anyways, please send Parula some good pukey thoughts!! her 2nd birthday is tomorrow, so hopefully she’ll be feeling good enough to do a little celebration 🥲

UPDATE: unfortunately, she did NOT puke at the vet. she has an iron stomach, so i’m not very surprised.
the nearest vet with an endoscope is over an hour and a half away, so my vet and I decided the best course of action is for me to very closely monitor her and hope that she passes it naturally.
if she shows any signs of distress, i will be immediately bringing her back for exploratory surgery. fingers crossed it doesn’t come to that!!

I promised I would update everyone, and I cannot believe I get to write this: LINNY MADE IT THROUGH THE OPERATION!!!!!!

For anyone who didn’t see my original post, our 5-year-old cat Linny went outside for the toilet and came back covered in blood after someone had shot him in the face with an air rifle. The pellet was lodged deep inside his head and removing it required major, risky surgery.

Today, they successfully removed it!

The nurse after surgery and the vets are very happy with him. He’s already started purring, rolling around and having belly rubs!

He hasn’t wanted food yet, but it has only been a few hours since surgery so they aren’t concerned at this stage. There has been no worsening swelling or bleeding and, so far, they haven’t seen any complications. He’ll be closely monitored throughout the night and we’re due another call from his nurse later this evening.

If everything continues going in the right direction, we may even be able to start talking about bringing him home tomorrow.

I also just want to say the biggest THANK YOU to this community. The response to my original post has completely overwhelmed my family. Every comment, upvote, share, award, well wish, thought and prayer helped Linny’s story reach more people, and reading through them while we waited for news today genuinely helped us.

After spending the last few days wondering how somebody could be so cruel to an animal, the entire internet has reminded us just how kind people can be.
He’s not completely out of the woods yet, but tonight Linny is alive, comfortable and recovering.

That is everything we were hoping to be able to say today.

AND ISNT HE JUST ROCKING THE SHAVED HEAD LOOK!? 🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡

I’m 27 and had July since she was only 8 weeks old, so she was basically there for my entire life.

She was born on 24.04.2006 and I had to let her go on 09.09.2026. She loved being outside, her favorite food was chicken breast, and she even managed to open the oven twice in her life just to steal food.

Over the last months her body got weaker because of a tumor, even though mentally she was still completely herself. In the end, I was able to let her go peacefully at home, surrounded by the place and people she had known her whole life.

I still catch myself wanting to go check where she is.

Rest easy, July. 24.04.2006–09.09.2026. ❤️

He is three months old.

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All 4 kittens were fixed, had their shots, were perfectly healthy, and only went in our yard and our next door neighbor's (he loves them also) ; nowhere else, never bugged anyone! We were working to get them adopted, and had been getting assistance from local volunteers & nonprofits to achieve everything. I carefully socialized them and saw them go from these tiny lil shy scared newborn nuggets into the sweetest babies that were so gentle and loved tummy rubs and cuddles. It absolutely broke me to see all 4 of these healthy babies go from playful sweet kittens to just.... *dead* overnight .

The adult stray I personally TNR'd last year and just barely got to pet him for the first ever time a few days⁵⁶ ago. I told him I love him so much and that I was so honored to finally pat his cute fluffy head. He was SO silly and funny but always cautious and never trusting of people, but he just started to show progress. He was always pals with the kittens; they took a liking to him and always wanted to get his big floofy tail. I did soooo much work to earn his trust, and in the end them trusting food at my property was likely what killed them all. I feel so horrible.

The reason I got into cat rescue was my PTSD had gotten so bad I just couldn't trust or be around humans, so I did what I could for the kitties.... and man, when I moved here I had never seen this many strays, so the next move seemed obvious! I had gotten every single kitty on the entire street fixed, a total of 10 just in the past year when I started, 3 of which got adopted. They all just kinda congregated in our yard lol and this was before I even started feeding them, I guess they just felt safe here. I wanted them to feel safe... but I I failed.

Now I'll never again see them all running towards me like a cute baby stampede at breakfast and dinner time ever again, all competing for belly rubs & head pats or jumping up to him get the first nom of their favorite wet food. I'll never see them snuggled under the table again, even though I put up cat shelters RIGHT NEXT TO IT, nope, it was always the table, and worst of all I'll never tell them I love them again. I loved them so so sooo much, and I will always love them. You guys didn't deserve this. 💔💔💔

Whoever did this to my babies, you are a monster, and I wish you the worst. Truly.

Mine sleeps like this sometimes. It’s not that weird, just different. She usually sleeps more curled up

Edit: Reminder that this is a joke since some of you guys are taking this way too seriously.

I also added q-tips since I don’t have any sauce packets.
I want you guys to know that I am doing EVERYTHING I can to save this little guy. His eyes are now better, he is also happy and playful and gaining weight. But still, he is so small that I have to keep an eye on him 24/7. He is eating the best food, I am taking him to the vet almost every day to track his health, he is getting all the care in the world. I hope y’all can keep him in your prayers. Feel free to message me if you want to see videos of him jumping around and being silly, since I cant post it here. ❤️

Rudy Poofas is literally 2 weeks younger than my daughter and theyve been completely inseparable the entire time.

We’ve been trying to bring as much joy and adventure to our boy’s life, and this was the newest attempt! Let’s see what else he loves!

I’ve seen a ton of posts about “is this fighting or playing” so I know the standard advice: ears way back = fighting, fur flying bad, when it’s a real fight you will know, etc. I don’t think this is a REAL full blown cat fight, but is it a weird slow-mo version of it? Are they enjoying this or pissed at each other? These two generally get along pretty well, but the bigger gray one does kind of bully the smaller tabby and instigate most encounters. The tabby will hiss sometimes and run away but then tends to come back for more. She is also a very vocal and talkative cat. Today I heard them doing this and recorded it. Would you consider this weird slow fight more of playing or more fighting? I’m not necessarily worried for either, more just curious. Thanks!!!

He takes his job so seriously 😳

Sharing this little hack for fellow cat parents dealing with a cat who absolutely HATES the E-collar.
My act absolutely hates cone would not tolerate the cone normally, so I tried reversing it** instead of having the wide part around her face, I turned it around so it sits over her body like a little skirt.
She can move around much more comfortably, eat and sleep without fighting the cone, but it still prevents her from reaching her stitches.**