don’t know if it would help at all. but we can’t afford a necropsy. ($1,300 at our vet)

we were out of town and our roommate called to let us know she found our cat dead when she came home from work.

fine in the morning, dead by 1pm.

throughout his life, he did deal w upper respiratory issues, and did just finish a round of Clavamox a couple days ago.

the picture that was sent to us shows black on the inside of his mouth and his hind legs wet from what seems like licking. and when he was moved, there was a lot of saliva coming from his mouth.

(photo here, NSFW, please use care https://photos.app.goo.gl/zBDGDyZPJgRfBwgM8 )

no medications, ointments, or flowers that he would have been able to access.

but he is indoor ONLY and we DO NOT use rat poison or any kind of poison around the house.

we loved him so much. this sucks so much

6month old kitten we had for a week and a half and our 3 year old cat is doing this. I’m concerned if this is bullying or play. (Both male both neutered)

it's kind of just blocked there, not only in this paw but the other one too.. isn't bleeding and it doesn't seem to be hurting because she walks on it. what could i do? should i be worried?
(she's 11)
EDIT: read the replies to the comment with the award (if u're lazy, immediately got an appointment with the vet, checked the claw again and it's gone. welp..)
EDIT 2.0: we have gone to the vet and she has gotten a good manicure and pedicure. wish i was her lowkey. all good now!

Male, 1 yr
He’s always been like this 🥲
Sometimes, I do notice conspitation

Doc said it was either something he ate in the grass or poison. But as of right now he looks pretty high off the meds but he’s alright for now. Second photo is how he was before.

My 3-month-old kitten,has been experiencing recurring episodes of excessive drooling, lethargy and refusing food for the past three weeks.
Strangely, he’s completely normal between episodes — playful, active and eating well.
We’ve visited multiple vets, had blood tests done, and tried antibiotics, deworming and anti-nausea medication, but nothing has resolved it. One vet with 30 years of experience said she’d never seen symptoms like his.
Has anyone experienced anything similar? What was the diagnosis? We’re desperate for answers and just want our little boy to get better. ❤️🐾

Our 8-year-old cat, Momo, passed away on October 9, 2026. I’m sharing her medical timeline to understand whether there were opportunities for earlier diagnosis or treatment that might have changed the outcome.

** Friday, October 2 • Started vomiting 5–6 times and developed diarrhea. • She had a history of diarrhea while receiving oral steroids for asthma since Jun. 2026, so we initially suspected a medication-related problem.

**Monday, October 5 • Stopped eating and was taken to urgent care. • Temperature was 104°F. • Bloodwork showed low albumin (2.7) and high globulin (6.0). Fecal testing and feline pancreatic lipase were normal. • Received subcutaneous fluids, anti-nausea medication (maropitant), vitamin B12, and Convenia (antibiotic injection). Mirtazapine was prescribed to stimulate appetite. • Her oral steroid treatment was discontinued in favor of inhaled fluticasone.

**Tuesday, October 6 • Developed multiple mouth lesions that appeared to be spreading. • Drooling and nausea worsened, and she remained unwilling to eat.

**Wednesday, October 7: Emergency hospitalization • Presented with a temperature of 106°F, severe drooling with blood-tinged saliva, multiple ulcers on her tongue and lips, and unequal pupils (anisocoria). • Bloodwork showed anemia, inflammatory changes, and low platelets, although platelet clumping complicated interpretation. Her albumin/globulin ratio was approximately 0.5. • Initial ultrasound screening (POCUS) showed no obvious abdominal or chest fluid. • Hospitalized for IV fluids, IV antibiotics (Unasyn), anti-nausea medications, antiviral treatment for suspected herpesvirus, pain management, and supportive care. • A nasogastric (NG) tube was placed because she could not eat.

**Thursday, October 8: Suspected FIP • Her fever temporarily improved but later returned. She remained unable to eat because of painful oral ulcers. • Eye examinations revealed right-sided uveitis and corneal changes. The ophthalmology consultation raised strong concern for dry-form FIP, with concern that neurological involvement might develop. • FIV testing was positive, although she had tested negative in 2019. • Treatment with GS-441524, an antiviral used for FIP, was started. Prednisolone acetate eye drops, pain medication, antibiotics, famciclovir, IV fluids, and NG tube feeding were continued. • Her prognosis was considered guarded. An esophagostomy feeding tube and transfer to a specialty hospital were discussed.

**Friday, October 9: Continued deterioration • She remained unable to eat independently, with persistent painful mouth ulcers and drooling. • Her fever returned, her eye abnormalities persisted, and her vision appeared potentially impaired. • A gallop heart rhythm developed overnight.

• We transferred her to another ER that could plant an E-tube to assist with her feeding in the afternoon. • Her PCR panel confirmed FIV and feline calicivirus, and the vets were highly suspicious of aplastic anemia, and her condition was not suitable for a surgery under sedation. Given how much pain she was in and how poor her prognosis was, they gently advised us to let her go.

Momo ultimately passed away later that day.

I'm struggling to understand how a seemingly healthy indoor cat deteriorated so dramatically in just a few days, and how she suddenly becomes FIV positive. I also keep wondering whether the outcome could have been different if we had acted sooner or pursued different treatments.

For those with veterinary experience or who have been through something similar:

1. At what point, if any, might earlier intervention have changed the outcome? I noticed since Jul. 2026, a very small wound on her nose had never healed.

2. Could the steroids for her asthma have contributed to her condition or worsened an underlying infection? Her asthma started in May. 2025, and we started her steroid treatment in Jun. 2026, completed 22x prednisolone and switched to dexamethasone (completed 10x then another 9x since her asthma was not suppressed), plus fluticasone. However, she would have diarrhea each time she took the pill (even 1/4 of the pill every two days).

3. Was there anything else we could realistically have tried to save her, or was her condition likely already beyond recovery by the time the severe symptoms appeared?

I'm not looking to blame anyone. I genuinely want to understand what happened and whether there was a window when we might have saved her.

Hi everyone, this is my buknoy. Just wanna share this photo for u guys to see how handsome he is 🥹 He's a puspin and been with me for 2 years now, unfortunately his eyes are getting worst and he keeps on having issues with his breathing. We can't afford the vet and I can't accept the fact that he's having a hard time :(

Say hi to my baby

Shes a 3yo recently retired barn cat now indoor-only cat, visited her/known her since 3-4weeks. She was used to pretty much just relieving herself on the floor in a corner, sometimes burying it with hay and sometimes not. shes learned the tray is for excrements, its just the aim...

Obviously i dont think shes actually stupid, shes my baby, but why isnt she pooping in the hole she digs 💔

Her stool is always healthy as well as her urine so its more just a little inconvenient because the smell isnt covered and also next time she steps into the litter and goes to pee, she hits the poo while buying the pee, and its not like her paws get covered in it and she just shakes the excess litter off and cleans herself but how can i help her "aim better"? Shes generally good at reading me and learning, but i have no idea how to correct her at this lol

I empty the tray 1-2times/day, idk

i dont think country and vet appointment status is necessary info for this. I am not a minor.

Tldr cat doesnt position herself properly when pooping so she struggles to bury it properly afterward

Edit: thank you all for sharing tips and stories about your own silly goobers!! https://imgur.com/a/iqcKutB this is her current littertray and i'll look into finding a bigger one which hopefully will solve it:') and thank you for loving the animation

I can't tell if I am being overly protective and these two are play-fighting or if my black male cat is bullying/attacking my ginger female cat.

The black cat has been neutered, the ginger cat is not yet spayed. They are both still kittens, he is around 4 months old and she is around 3 months old.

If this is not play fighting, what would some suggestions be to stop him from doing this?

Cats are 3 and 2 both fixed.
My boys have always played rough, but it seems to have gotten more intense and aggressive since my old lady cat passed. I don’t interfere unless they start biting hard by the bum because I had a cat get a major infection from a rumpus bite.

Ignore the mess please, I’m unwell.

Hi everyone. My tabby kitten is around 2 months old, and 5 days ago she got her first dewormer pill.

After 2 days, she pooped a lot and got rid of most of the worms, of which she even threw one yellow up.

We brought her to the vet(in Bosnia), told him that she threw it up, and he said it’s best to give her one more pill so we make sure we kill those bastards, so he gave her one more this morning.

It’s 22:00 now, and for the whole day she only ate a little, had a little water BUT IS SLEEPY AND TIRED AF.

I’m super worried why she’s sleeping so much and wants to be close to me the whole time. Please help

It's mouth is closed, the lip is falling away from its gum

Because I can't tell if he's injured or not, I have chosen this flair. I'll change it if needed.

I can't tell if he's swollen or muscular. Both his arms look the same and he's a pretty active indoor/outdoor cat, although I've never noticed his arms being so big. I don't want to take him to a vet if it's just normal muscle (and I don't have that much money right now). He's un-neutered (not/intact) and has a lot of land to explore, often going off for days at a time in the summer and he's around 4 or 5 years old. If I touch or press on his arms he doesn't seem to mind but they are a bit squishy for muscle.

why cat is breathing weird. he doesn’t usually breathe like this, he seems to be puffing out his whiskers when he purrs. this only lasted about 2-4 minutes with no other signs of breathing or medical/behavioral issues.

he usually does the little chirping bird sounds when he sees a bug or a bird when he’s play hunting, and this sounds a little bit like that. however, this time around he’s just laying in bed staring at the wall and making these weird noises.

i don’t wanna jump the gun and convince myself he’s having a medical episode, but i also want to err on the side of caution and make sure everything’s ok.

it could very well be the sign of an incredibly relaxed cat who’s too lazy to purr properly, or it could be something more serious.

i’ll definitely take him to the vet in the coming days, but if anyone has seen this before, let me know if this is something i should take him to the vet for ASAP.

Hi all! I adopted a pregnant cat about a month ago as her previous owner abandoned her when he found out she was pregnant. She had her kittens on October 2nd, and while I’ve raised multiple cats this is my first litter. When is best to get them in for their first shots and such? Mama cat had fleas when I first got her, she was flea treated and doesn’t seem to have passed it along to the kittens, however shortly before birth I noticed she had tapeworms and I gave her dewormer. The kittens have been gaining weight steadily and officially doubled in size yesterday, so i don’t think they got worms from mom but i would like to give them dewormer when they’re old enough just in case. They’re currently 277g, 267g, and 255g respectively. Pics from birth up until today :) their eyes are just starting to open too!

24f
United states
Vet is accessible and affordable
Not fixed waiting to spay until done breastfeeding
Cat is 1yr and kittens are 1.5 weeks

I adopted a 6-month-old male cat who looks like a Devon Rex. When I got him, he had a long vertical line on his belly that looked like an old healing scratch, plus a few smaller similar lines under his armpits and some large pimple-like bumps on his head.

About 3 weeks later, his skin got much worse. He developed:

• More large bumps/pimples on his head and back
• A rash across his body
• More of these strange lines on his belly and under his armpits
• The original long line on his belly split into two and became dry

I took him to the vet. His bloodwork was normal, but skin testing found ringworm in some areas and a bacterial infection in others.

He was prescribed:

• Oral antifungal medication
• Medicated shampoo
• Antibiotics for 1 week
• Allergy medication because the vet suspects the rash may be allergy-related

He has been on the allergy medication for 2 weeks. The rash has improved, but the lines aren’t getting better, the large bumps on his head are still there, and new random pimples keep appearing on his back.

He’s now on his second round of oral antifungal medication (1 week on, 1 week off, then another round).

The vets I’ve seen aren’t sure what the lines are and think they may be related to allergies.

Has anyone seen lines like this on a cat before? Any idea what they could be or what I should ask my vet to check next? thank you in advance <3

that’s pretty much it she will not stop obsessing over looking there i just don’t get it. her box is clean 100% there is some litter behind the box but she kicks it out daily so that’s not new at all and shes never cared abt it before. she looks like she’s making the same face and posture as when she sees a bug or something. normally if it was a bug she would just stare and not hit or anything but I LOOKED and there’s nothing there everytime! she’s been doing this for a couple weeks now tbh but i just noticed it as a habit not too long ago.

in this pic u can see i even moved the box to let her go behind it and she just stares.

she’s 12/13, i have a vet tech chat-line that comes with my pet insurance. i could take her to the vet if needed (in USA) but she gets really stressed and i don’t like taking her unless it’s 100% necessary. her last appt was a dental cleaning earlier this year so she is super anxious around things that sound like carriers now. took a while to let me hold her again ):

Today I noticed our normal blue eyed ragdoll (7 months) left eye has been red. Also indoor cat to be noted.

She plays hard with our other cat so not sure if she got scratched or not, but I do not see a noticeable injury. There is no discharge or wateriness, she seems otherwise fine not lethargic.

Anyone encounter this before? I plan on taking her to the vet in the morning.

Last month, I brought my girl (5yr old) in to the vet and she got diagnosed with mild bronchitis and Calicivirus.

Had to go back and forth into the vet for it like first getting her azythromycin and the xray, then my second vet recommended prednisolone about a week ago.

She looks better some days, but other days, she looks like she's heaving. I swap to shredded paper for litter but she doesn't want to use it. I bought unscented tofu and she's breathing even heavier than before. I clean the room obsessively. I check her every 30min-3 hrs. I turn on the AC to 24-25c since the Philippines is humid and hot. I spent 80% of my income to get her medicine and tests.

4-5 days ago, I fucking fucked up with her prednisolone dose and gave it to her too quickly. She coughed hard. I watched her like a hawk but she didn't seem in distress.

On her good days, she doesn't look like she's sick. She's playing, swatting, eating. Not breathing hard. When she does breath a little more visibly, she'd cough and then her breathing would return smooth again.

On the worse days (other than the fuck up dose) where she's straight up stomach breathing, I rush her to the vet every time and she's fine. She's breathing a little quick, but she's not heaving anymore.

Today was one of those days. She didn't eat her morning kibble (she ate last night). She was gasping for air. So I run to the vet again. She hates car rides, so she hyperventilated and panted for like 5s. Did another xray. No fluid, no enlarged heart, and her bronchitis is improving.

What am I doing wrong? I feel like I'm on a thread lately. Is she OK?? What should I do? What could it be?? I'm still at the vet, and they just cleared her to get back home.

My cat has always had a spot in his eye. When we initially got him vet said freckle or birth mark. He is now 7 and it seems like the spot has grown a lot. The first Pic is 2023 and the second is today..I am going to make a vet visit but wanted to ask for opinions here too.