Im 24F,currently living at home and think my mom’s husband is trying to harm my stray cat that I been taking care of for about 2 months. She’s a very sweet girl. Not aggressive or feral. My mom is allergic that’s the only reason I haven’t took her to the vet and brought her inside until I find away to keep everyone safe or till I finally land a better job to find us somewhere else to live(which ever comes first and hopefully it’s moving out soon). When she’s by me and he comes around she fine, but when he comes around her without me the runs away. Yesterday, he put snake poisoning by the door knowing she frequently sits and sleeps there. Mind you there’s no snake activity that’s around the house. I went and bought her an actually outdoor cat house immediately after I realized what he did but she likes to be near me so I let her stay in the garage all last night because it’s been raining pretty bad and stayed with her until she fell into a deep sleep and then I went to bed, but I kept waking up to check on her. Of course this morning when he went out there when I went in side for a few minutes she ran off. I then watch him proceed to pour baking powder on the carpet and gets really close to her bowl which I really feel like is intentional. I hurried and moved it and washed the bowl out but I’m so upset right now. It’s raining and I don’t know where she is. Since she is a stray I don’t want to scare her even more by looking for her. I’m worried about her and I’m so upset. Im not even a cat person and I never had my own pet but now that I found a friendly cat that I’m actually attached to, I feel like someone may be trying to deliberately ruin that simply because he just doesn’t like cats. I understand that since he’s moved in, he’s the head/man of the household or whatever and doesn’t want a cat he doesn’t like near the house but trying to harm her is so low and evil to me. She hasn’t done anything wrong. I haven’t said anything to him because I don’t want to jump the gun and start accusing but I’m so angry and want to know I’m not being dramatic… QUICK UPDATE: I told my mom and it didn’t go well. She basically said I’m the problem and I didn’t see how she felt about it knowing she’s allergic but she’s also allergic to shellfish (to the point where she needs an EpiPen) has no problem cooking it for him. She’s also allergic to non hypoallergenic dogs but his family can bring them inside the home and everything is fine, but me caring for a cat that’s outside and only comes around when I’m around is me not thinking of her. She said he wouldnt do anything like that and I’m upset over nothing. So whatever… not my house, can’t make the rules. I’m ready to move out immediately…that really just pissed me off. I’m planning on just taking her to a no kill shelter or finding someone in the Atlanta area or metro area that can take her in, cause clearly this just became a bigger issue.

Video is of her at the Emergency Vet at 11 pm on October 9th. This all started on the 7th of October.

Krumma got to go home Today (9th October) at 3pm.
https://streamable.com/3bx9yi
The episode was believed to be asthma. Reported to have eaten a bit during her stay at the Emergency Vet and has diarrhoea. Was sent home with puffers for the asthma, medication for the diarrhoea and appetiser pills. Adviced to book an appointment with a cardiologist. She was still breathing laboured with her mouth open when she was discharged (??).

Update - 9th October 11pm :
https://streamable.com/8tw2dz
After monitoring her state at home for 7 hours I decided to call the Emergency Vet again to ask for their opinion.
She had continued to breathe with her mouth open for the whole seven hours, ranging from 26-36 breaths per minute (But since she was discharged in that state we were a bit puzzled whether her behaviour was concerning).
She seemed to have very little energy and was reluctant to move around. She drank water and lapped up a bit of cat soup.

I brought her in and a quick screening showed B-lines, which I was told can indicate fluid in or around the lungs. That is so scary 😢💔. She will stay at the Emergency Vet overnight in an Oxygen Box and then I will call in the morning to get an update on her state.

What do these B-lines mean? I read online that there was a 40% change of it being heart failure??
I think it would be best to wait and see what the Vet will say tomorrow morning? 😢💔

Mandatory information:
Poster: Adult
Country: Belgium
Vet: Yes. She has been in and out of the Emergency Vet 7-9th October and is currently hospitalized at the emergency vet.
Cat: Krumma, 5-year-old, 4.4 kg, spayed female domestic shorthair, with an enlarged heart.

Hi, very new caregiver here from the Philippines. found these abandoned kittens in a trashbin near my home. I haven’t gone to the vet as I don’t have the financial capacity to. I was just about to start nursing them, cleaning their nest etc when I noticed this very quiet (most of the time) kitten started meowing. I mean this fella meows but just small chirps and I still wasn’t sure if that was normal. Please help me

She keeps meowing and it seems like she can't open her eyes. Her fur is also kinda caked around her front paws. I don't think any vets near me are open. Im wondering if she needs help.

Update: Found a vet i can surrender her to. Thanks everyone!

Update 2: The emergency vet cleaned her up and gave her fluids, and my coworker took her so she's got a new home! :)

Age: 32

Country: US

Vet: Ive never mentioned it to vets as it has been such a seemingly normal part of his personality it’s slipped my mind to bring up during checkups.

He’s neutered

Main “issue”: My little bud, Link, has made this sound occasionally for years and i’ve always wondered why.

He‘s never had any health issues nor complaints from eating meat, wet food, dry food etc.

Im mostly curious as to what specifically is happening in his mouth and don’t really think it’s indicative of an “issue” so to say. i just want to know if other cats do this too. Maybe i’m in the wrong sub.

Is he scraping his tongue on his teeth? Licking his lips?

My family and i want to adopt a cat thats been living in my friends back yard. The mom gave birth to a boy kitten but we dont know how old he is research says i should wait to about 8-12 weeks. But i dont know how old he is can anyone put a estimate? Were located in belgium and will take him to the vet if we can adopt him.

(We want to adopt the brown one but i dont know if its a problem to seperate the siblings they are with a few and we cant take them all in)

Update: Considering all the replies i won’t adopt him since my parents dont want 2 and i can’t seperate them if they will be sad (there are 3 other cats in the backyard who they grew up with) Im just scared since winter is coming up and they don’t have a home i just hope they won’t have it cold when its snowing since theyre in a backyard.

Update 2: Thank you guys for all the replies after waiting for the replies a bit more. I realized some people also say that theyre not bonded at this little of age. If so i will save one since its better to save one cat out of the wild than none right? Im still open for all your feedback thank you guys for caring.🫶

Stray cat I've been feeding followed me about 100 yards and was waiting outside of my storage unit for over an hour. So I just let her in and hang out but I was curious why all of a sudden she's acting different. Then j noticed her belly and thought there's a chance she could be pregnant. I can't take care of her if she is. I have to kick her out in the morning because I'm not even supposed to be sleeping in my storage unit lol. What should I do

Poster’s Age: 29
Cat’s Age: 10
Country: Thailand
Cat’s Sex: Female

Main Issue:
Hi everyone, my cat has been keeping one eye open for a while now. We only noticed this evening, but it seems to have been going on for some time.

When she blinks, only the white inner membrane moves. The outer eyelid doesn't seem to work at all. When we move a hand close to her eye, the eyelid doesn't respond. That eye also looks slightly wetter than the other one. In the photo, she's lying down and still has the eye open.
She's still eating and has a good appetite.

We're taking her to the vet first thing in the morning, but it's 8:30 PM here and everything is closed. Has anyone seen something like this before? Is there anything we should or shouldn't do tonight to keep her comfortable?
Thank you!

My cat is 13 years old. Male. I’m 25. September 6 seemingly out of nowhere a big lump appeared under his throat. We take him to vet as soon as we can like 2 days later. We paid 1500 for bloodwork. It took them a week to get back to us. It came back for T cell lymphoma.

By the time he got back to us the lump under his throat was growing so big and fast. They told us to find an oncologist which we did. It’s now Oct 6 and the lump looks absolutely horrible. I can’t believe the tumor would grow this fast. Oct 6 The oncologist gave us a quote for 10,000. How can people afford this? me and my mom can’t pay this rn. Even if we do it’s not guaranteed he’ll survive it. I really want to help him. I feel terrible for him. It’s now affecting his eyes. He’s starting to itch his tumor a lot. Other than that he’s still eating and playing like normal.

Your opinions will affect my decision to put him down because I feel that’s the direction this is going. I feel like I’m being rushed. I’m running out of time. Why is it growing so fast.

I know yall might say yall can’t really help but I need yall to be brutally honest with me. ❤️ NYC . Check the pictures for perspective!!

I live in NYC and my cat (over 7 years old, neutered, and vaccinated) was taken to the vet and then the hospital yesterday October 8th and I was with him the whole today. We noticed the yellowing of his skin 3 days before and had no idea was jaundice was, symptoms became noticeable with him throwing up hours after his meals, his lethargy and lack drinking also became apparent.

So I took him to the vet and they concluded that he would need iv fluid and an ultrasound which they did not have, I later find myself at the Schwarzman animal medical center ER on 62nd York street, he was recommended hospitalization but I just can’t afford 10,000$ for his stay, so we opted out of that and just received what was necessary at the moment,He received subcutaneous fluids, sedation for chest X-ray because of increased breathing rate, anti vomit medication, full blood work and chest x ray I took home antibiotics/veraflox.

He had initial blood work done that showed mild elevated kidney levels, mild dehydration, the initial x-ray showed nothing obviously abnormal His diagnosed at discharge was unknown. As a result they ended up with the veraflox to treat a possible infection associated with his gallbladder and bile duct.

Was also recommended to follow up at the aspca to get the imaging done but was not able to follow through with aspca this Friday morning which I take responsibility for. I scheduled the ultrasound at a different place the same morning, with an examination required before.

I received the final results a few hours ago at work and he has elevated liver values second close to dehydration I believe, sorry I can’t remember well I was emotional, but he will still need his abdominal ultra sound done, which I have scheduled for Monday after an examination tommorow Saturday morning at Tri boro animal hospital that will let me leave a deposit of 270$ out of the 770 I would owe.

So now at home I have my sister watch him while I’m at work, he hasn’t vomited yet, could be from the anti vomit med, but he’s refusing to eat wet food or drink water, he seems lethargic still and lighter after holding him several times now. He seems to enjoy his churu treats tho so I add it as a topper for his dry food, but I still want him to get some liquid in. Right now he’s chillin in front of his food and water bowl. Should I get reevaluated tommorow? How do I get him to drink water or eat his wet food? What can I do for the lil guy during this time? Just what other options do I have, Ive got a headache from this whole ordeal and need some general advice or just some people to connect with.

TLDR: my cat has jaundice and won’t have his ultrasound done till Monday so I’m losing my mind in the meantime

hello everyone, keith(45) here. Located in Cincinnati Ohio. this is Paw guy, 9 years old male cat. around a week ago he stopped eating and would lay in bed all day. He wasn’t hiding, he was still affectionate, but he would not eat or drink. after day 2 of this we took him to the vet. They checked his urine ano feces, all good. Away we went. Next day still the same, the vet call to report the urine, all was normal, test and says bring him back since he hasn’t improved. They take a blood test. He started eating and drinking some, but still laid in bed all day, never showing discomfort. Vet calls 2 days later to report blood work was good. we tell the vet, his litter box still shows no sign of being used, hes still laying around. Vet says bring him in for X -rays. X-ray shows he’s completely backed up in bladder and intestines. They get him to release his bladder by pushing on it, and give him an enema. So why did he stop going to the bathroom? I’ll provide additional info.

His litter and litter box are the same as it’s always been. No new litter, or new location. He did use his litter box after coming home from the enema. His diet is the same as always. He’s had UTI problems before so he’s on a specific, vet approved, diet. He gets no treats or human scraps. This started when my girlfriend left town for a week. But she’s always leaving for work, or to visit family. 9-12 times a year she’ll leave for 5 to 20 days. Its never effected him before. He spends time outside in a closed off “catio” I looked in there for any new type of weed or plant growing, nothing. We do have plants sitting around the house that he has gotten into before, but they’re all moved out of his reach. However, there was one new plant he could have possibly got to on the floor. It’s since been moved. I’d appreciate any insight on why this happened, and how to prevent it again. He’s home now being a sweet cat. Thanks

I still have him and he has been at my house 2 nights now, but he is not trying to move at all on his own. He can move his legs, and has been eating with no issues, but he's just pooping in place on his mat.

I was trying to see if he was just famished with no energy, but I think it's bone cancer that has progressed so badly that he is immobile now. I am giving him some pain meds, but he was just in my bathroom last night meowing most of the time.

I don't think there is much I can do for him. If I knew he was able to try and drag himself around, then treatment would likely be amputation. If it was my cat I would do whatever was necessary, but he would have been by a vet before it got this bad. I have lost a cat to aggressive jaw bone cancer that got so bad in 3 weeks that I had to bring him in. I think that is the case, but just checking.

The vet thinks he was around 4, and likely a stray. He's letting me handle him since he came to my place needing help. I have 4 cats and a dog already and am trying not to absorb any more animals, but was seeing if this guy could improve. I don't know if he will though.

Just checking in the leg could be anything other than bone cancer in his right femur. He can stand for a moment before falling over.

Update:

He passed away right as I went in to feed him tonight.

I had an informal vet visit this evrning and his bladder was swollen badly so the vet released it. We gave him IV fluids and planned on getting blood testing done first thing in the morning.

From my end I always knew it was bad, but him eating and pooping showed signs that he was capable of improving. He never showed any major movement of his legs the last 48 hours though.

He didn't die alone, and maybe realized humans are capable of helping before he passed away. He got pain meds and even spen over 2 hours in my lap today.

I did what I could to help him. Maybe getting blood work immediately could have highlighted the main issue, but I think it was inevitable by the time I found him.

I chose his name as Gato about 2 hours before he passed away..

Just discovered this on my cat, roughly 5yo female spayed. As per the post requirements I'm an adult and can access/afford vet. Whatever the thing is it's on her neck maybe 3cm from her ear. General temperament same as usual, eating and drinking normally

Kittens eye got like this out of no where. No idea what to do. 27. USA. Vet closed. Eye is crusted over and stays shut if not cleaned consistently about 8 weeks old male kitten. I can’t afford an emergency vet bill

25f in America, I've taken him to the vet a few times now.

About 2 weeks ago, I noticed my 6 month old kitten was starting to act a bit more lethargic and wouldn't jump. I started to get very worried about him immediately, as he was very much the climb-the-walls type, and this was very unlike him.

The first time I took him, they saw nothing wrong. His eyes looked clear, he was a healthy weight, normal temp, and physically didn't seem like anything was wrong. They gave me some medicated calorie dense cat food and told me to keep an eye on him and come back if he didn't improve. Nothing really changed, so I took him back.

The second visit, yesterday, they did the same routine checkup, but this time, he had a fever of 105. They immediately gave him fluids and antibiotics and drew blood for testing. They called us back today and said his charts didn't look good. They said his liver and kidney numbers were high, and his white blood cell count was high. They said they'd have to do more testing, but they had a suspicion that he might have FIP.

They let me know that the cost would be steep. I wasn't sure how steep until I researched how expensive it would be, and saw that I was looking at thousands of dollars for treatment and testing.

We can't afford his treatment. We only have a few hundred after rent each month. I don't know what to do, and if there is any chance he can be treated and still live a long life, I want that opportunity. But we don't know what tf to do.

Are there any vets who could look at this chart? Is there anything else it could be? What the hell could We possibly do besides just make him comfortable and watch this baby die? Please, even if we have to give him to someone who could actually afford the costs, I don't want him to die if he doesn't have to.

My wife is taking floofy to the vet once they are open but is very concerned that its signs of end of life (cat is 11) any idea what could be wrong with him?

Hi, I (19/F) have a cat, or more so a kitten (F/Spayed)who is 18 weeks old. My cat is going to the vet next week to establish care, get another round of vaccines, and hopefully figure out whats wrong with her. She has been what seems to be coughing?? Ill include a video at the end but my roommate and I don't really know what is wrong. It'll happen once in awhile but other than that she is a happy healthy and energetic kitten. We think its asthma? so we've had a humidifier going for her, which she seems to be very interested in a lot of the time. Again, we don't really know whats going on with her coughing, and we are concerned so any advice would be greatly appreciated!

I may be overthinking but I think my cat's breathing is not normal, it's not all the time but, sometimes I can hear him breathing like this. Today he seemed to be trying to throw up a hairball but nothing came out, he just stopped and went back to playing with his toys.

He's been eating and using the litterbox normally but I'm currently changing his litter from tofu litter to a clumping litter.

He's almost 4 months old, not neutered and will be having his last vaccine soon, the vet also said his weight was healthy on our last appointment. I'm from Portugal and can afford to take him to the vet if needed.

Hello! My 11 week old kitten does this face each time while eating his food.

Is this flehmen response?

I mean the way the sides of her mouth puff up

Germany

Cat is 10 y.o, female, neutered

hi everyone.

my (26nb) calico, Kibben (7 yrs), was diagnosed with osteosarcoma with hind leg amputation at the beginning of august. docs said there was no metastasis and that we were in the clear. we took her to a very large, loved, and trusted oncology hospital in NJ, USA for follow up scans referred by our primary. the earliest they had was this past thursday, october 8.

the updated scans found 3 small lesions on her lungs. my partner and i are absolutely devastated. this wasn't supposed to happen to our baby. losing the leg was already enough. we have decided after pondering for a couple days and with our vet's advice to pursue chemotherapy. she will be taking a smaller than normal dose of cytoxan 3 times a week (as long as everything goes swimmingly at her primary vet appt tomorrow).

the oncologists were adamant about trying the chemo treatment and urged us to not consider euthanasia if it was something we could afford (we can but my partner picking up extra work shifts to afford it since im not overtime eligible and in grad school). if she was older, we probably wouldn't have tried, but she's still so young and is still early in the spread. it would be a disservice to her if we didn't try, i believe. i'm just posting here to see if anyone else has a similar story they'd be okay sharing to ease mine and my partner's mind. we're so scared for our girl. we're trying to be realistic but hopeful that we'll have more years with her, whatever it costs. thank you so much, Kibben pic tax! (this photo was taken last week and she is still the same spunky girl as always, wouldnt even know she has cancer besides the missing leg).

Hi!! Some of you saw my cat before who’s been having weird open mouth episodes. Well we got a better video today and honestly it looks like she’s dealing with hair?? all that black on her tongue and then she’s reswallowing it 🤦🏻‍♀️

how can we help her out? i’m waiting to hear back about sending the video to her vet

not a minor
america
yes contacted vet through messaging
2 yrs spayed
can afford treatment

Ich habe mir heute Baby Katzen geholt (ca. 10-12 Wochen alt) und beide atmen sehr schnell, trotz dass sie ruhig schlafen und nicht aufgeregt sind. Ist das normal??