Hello, today my cat threw up white foam he's a 6 month old unneutered male, it has only happened twice in the last month so I was wondering if it's something serious?

My dog, Bruiser, is 10 1/2 years old and was about 61 lbs last time he was weighed at the vet. He had a check up about 4 1/2 months ago and I mentioned he lost 9 lbs without us changing his diet or exercise. They weren't concerned at all and didnt say much about it. He also had bloodwork done then and they said it looked normal. Recently it seems like he's possibly loosing some muscle and sometimes I can see his last rib and I can feel it very easy. Should I take him back to the vet and get some more blood work done? I was going to take him in the next month or so for another checkup but I was wondering if I should take him sooner.

• Species: Canine
• Age: 8
• Sex/Neuter status: Female, spayed
• Breed: lab/spaniel mix
• Body weight: 55 lbs
• General location: Texas
• Medical history: Hypothyroidism and dilated cardiomyopathy, being treated. Her thyroid levels were recently checked and are normal.
• Clinical signs: painful skin lesions, ear infection, eye infection
• Duration: last 2 months

We recently moved to Texas, and since the move, our dog has developed a series of unexplained skin and infection issues.

It started with an eye infection that caused thick yellow discharge. Our vet prescribed an eye ointment, which seemed to clear it up. But afterwards, she began developing lesions on her back. One lesion will start to heal, but then another one will pop up somewhere else.

She has been on cephalexin for about a month and a half and got Cytopoint two weeks ago, but we haven’t seen any improvement. She has also developed an ear infection since starting treatment.

We recently found another lesion on her back that was scabbed over and appeared to be healing. I sprayed it with Gentaved topical spray, and afterward it seemed to spread and become much more inflamed. It has now has some sort of hard, plaque over it.

Our vet is completely perplexed and isn’t sure what could be causing this. She is trying to get in touch with a veterinary dermatologist and will get back to us once she hears from them. She also did a did cytology, but we haven’t gotten the results back yet. We can’t do a biopsy because she can’t go under anesthesia due to her heart condition.

We’re inclined to think this may be some type of reaction to allergies after moving to Texas, but we’re confused about why Cytopoint wouldn’t be helping? Is it a hot spot? What other testing would you recommend at this point?

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Long post and I apologize in advance but would like to be as thorough as possible. We have been to 3 different vets and in contact with the breeder. No one from his litter is having anything similar happen. Breeder has been very helpful referring us to other vets and answering any questions we have.

Brought him home at 12.5 weeks 7/27, everything was good for the first 2 days. Pooped and peed within an hour of being home and everything was perfect! He took him to the vet for his initial kitten check up. I gave the vet all of his paperwork and vaccination records and help certificate. He had already gotten all of his doses of the FVCRP vaccine. I didn’t know that there was not a fourth dose so I didn’t say anything when the vet ended up giving him another dose when he had just had one the week before and did not need it. They insisted that that was not a problem, but that was kind of the start of all of his health problems following that vet visit he started having chronic diarrhea. We tried Albon dewormer but he ended up being negative for coccidia. His poop was pretty much liquid at least three times a day. He was still eating playing behaving normal, but he started to lose weight. On 8/17 he threw up (this has been the only time)

8/18 We switched vets to another vet that has more experience with ragdoll kittens and cats. She was extremely concerned that he didn’t look right, his coat was dull, he just did not look like he was thriving. He went from 2.79 to 2.7 pounds in 3 weeks. They did a bunch of bloodwork and they did an ultrasound. I’ve done countless stool samples. All of the stool samples came back negative for any parasites. I did multiple kinds, PCR, a specialized Trichomonas test, etc. all negative. When she did his ultrasound, she said that his intestinal lining looks good. His kidneys looks good, but his lymph nodes were slightly enlarged and there was a small amount of fluid present. She was not concerned about FIP due to the amount and his bloodwork. She said sometimes kittens have fluid. She ended up prescribing him a 5 day course of flagyl and the Hills and micro biome wet and dry and told us to give him food whenever he wants. He hasn’t had diarrhea since. He also went from 2.7 ->3.75 pounds since 8/18!
Flash forward to today 9/1
2 days ago he had an unsuccessful trip in the litter box. I was concerned about a blockage, but then he ended up having a full pee hours later (poop still normal). Next day everything normal. But today he has been going to the litterbox in the morning and has been unsuccessful randomly just going in and doing nothing. Meowing before so we thought he was blocked. We rushed him to the ER today and based on their quick ultrasound and their exam feeling his bladder they said he wasn’t blocked. He doesn’t have a fever but they wanted to conduct more testing. The last vet said he had fluid in his abdomen, but it wasn’t enough to think he had FIP. This vet thinks there may be more fluid than last time but it’s not significant enough to remove but they wanted to test it now for FIP. Here’s the notes from today:

Emergency exam for straining/possible urinary blockage
Physical exam and vital signs
Palpated his bladder and found it small and soft, so he was not blocked
Abdominal ultrasound
Found dilated/enlarged intestinal loops
Found abdominal fluid/effusion
Saw firm stool in the intestines
Collected abdominal fluid for fluid analysis/cytology
Sent FIP PCR testing
Took chest X-rays
Sent the X-rays for radiologist interpretation - came back normal
Ran CBC + comprehensive bloodwork/chemistry
Found no current evidence of infection or organ dysfunction
Sent a GI fecal PCR panel
Sent B12/folate testing to look for evidence of malabsorption
Sent a pancreatic profile
Collected urine by ultrasound-guided cystocentesis
Sent urinalysis/urine testing
Sent a urine culture
Gave him a sedative
Gave him an opioid/pain medication
Gave/prescribed Drontal dewormer for tapeworms, hookworms, and roundworms
Recommended repeating the Drontal dose in 2 weeks
Recommended keeping him on the Hill’s GI Biome diet
Decided not to give antibiotics because there was no current evidence of infection
Recommended monitoring him at home for vomiting, diarrhea, lethargy, appetite loss, urinary straining, or worsening symptoms
Recommended follow-up with his regular vet in 7–10 days
Discussed intestinal biopsies as a possible future next step if the GI problems persist or he regresses
We’re still waiting on the testing that they sent out, but they didn’t wanna keep him. They don’t think anything is urgent they found a lot of good stuff main concerns are the inflamed bowel and fluid in abdomen.

I tried to attach any lab work I have. Are we missing anything!? I feel like there’s something underlying going on and the flagyl put a bandaid on it but the fluid is very concerning to me.

Any ideas what this could be from? We're located in the east coast of Canada. Just noticed it today. She is 7 years old, 8 lbs, domestic short hair and in good health. She's an indoor cat, we moved about a month ago. We lost my older cat about 2 months ago and it's been a change for her. She's acting normal otherwise, happy and playful and eating.

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To start, I do have a vet appointment and I'm just looking for a little piece of mind to calm my anxiety till then.

I have an 12ish month old kitten from a shelter. In the last two weeks or so we've started to notice that shes losing weight. I thought it was maybe the food weve been buying so we switched it up, got some pate, chunky, and shredded wet food. She eat the wet food, but she wont eat a lot, less then a spoon full at a time. Other then this, she behaves completely normal. Doesn't hide, still using the liter box, still asks for attention, still comes when its meal time, and isth lethargic at all.

The shelter said she had mild tartar, but I'm starting to think it isn't so mild.

gave him my two sick 6 month old kitties, they were sick a week ago, fever, lethargy, they got treated for it, they were lethargic and drooling again, same symptoms as before, when he did the cbc even he was surprised he had to repeat it again.

low platelets, crazy high wbcs and two kittens, who have a high fever.

is this a bad prognosis? i dont have a job and my mothe/sister will be paying for them which already makes me feel like shit but thinking they wont even make it is making me circle the drain. gemini is telling me some crazy diagnosis and its not helping.

Hi,

My dog’s stool tested positive for EIMERIA OOCYSTS 2+.

Google said that no treatment is necessary and that dogs are not hosts for EIMERIA.

My dog seems normal but should I still go to the vet and get treatment for it?

Thanks!

In desperate need of advice here. My kitty was prescribed Prozac for her anxiety, just a tiny little half pill daily. I have tried the just placing it down her throat method, crushing into food method, pill pusher method, pill pocket method, the list goes on. She will not do it. She will trash her head around until it comes out (even if she’s in a burrito), and will purposefully avoid treats that she likes because she knows that her medicine is in it. She knows when it isn’t. She’s outsmarted me and all my methods. She’s anxious, I’m anxious because she’s anxious. Please help! 🐈‍⬛

Over the past week, my 13-year-old cat has had four episodes. They consist of her pulling her head to her chest, putting her arms over her face, and sitting there frozen for a very short period of time (under a minute). She’s sometimes contorted her body to the left side as well. Afterwards, she’s had trouble walking/with her balance, but she is always quickly back to normal.

I took her in to the vet and had bloodwork done, and it’s all come back normal. I have another appointment set up, but so far there isn’t an answer we can point to. It’s very frustrating, and I’m really scared. Does anyone have any thoughts?

Hi there,

I have an annual checkup for my kitties tomorrow. I currently have pet insurance, but the plan is set to renew a week from now (9/6/2026).

I'm getting paranoid that if my kitties get diagnosed with something at this appointment (on 9/2/2026), that my new policy cycle won't cover it. Is that a real risk or am I overthinking? If something comes up should I ask the vets to wait to record it in their charts ?

I’ll try to be as short and to the point as I can.

 1. We adopted a cat from a shelter at the end of January. Initially, we were told that the cat was around two years old (later, we would discover that this was not the case). She still hasn't been spayed as we were advised to wait until September, because of the medical procedures she had received.

 2. We took the cat to the vet. She was checked for all cat viruses, had ultra sounds and X rays, and all the results came back negative. All her blood work was great, but we were told that her teeth looked bad, which meant that she was much older than we had been told (nobody knows exactly how old she is). The cat had a great appetite, and the only problem was her right eye, which would water on and off. Sometimes it would be fine for days, and then it would suddenly start watering again. She was given antibiotics and eye drops, but they didn’t help much. The pattern remained the same.

 3. In late May, the cat started drooling, so we took her to the vet. The vet suggested extracting all her teeth. We agreed, and the surgery went great (three fangs were left). Everybody was happy, and all her results looked great. She remained on oral antibiotics for 10 days.

 4. In June, she started vomiting, probably because of the oral antibiotics. We took her to the vet again, where she was put on a drip, and all her blood work was still great. After a few days, she looked completely normal. We continued with Pantoprazole (for stomach acid) for three weeks and then discontinued it. Everything seemed fine.  Her appetite was great.

 5. A week ago, her eye started watering a bit more. We bought some eye drops, but they didn’t help much. Then, suddenly, one morning she refused to eat. However, when we gave her another brand of food, she ate normally. The next day, she refused that brand too. I bought a third one, and she ate well. The following day, she didn’t want that one either, so I boiled some chicken, and she ate that well.

 All this time, I thought she had somehow become spoiled, so I wasn’t particularly worried. The day after that, however, she refused the chicken as well. I bought a new brand of food; she ate a little and later threw up in the afternoon (that was on Monday).

 On Tuesday, she ate a little, then refused everything, and later in the afternoon she ate two spoonfuls of the 100th brand of food I had bought and ate a bit more late in the evening. The vomiting did not happen again.

 She comes into the kitchen, seemingly interested in food, puts her head in the fridge, meows and... nothing. She sleeps, uses the toilet, purrs, comes to me, makes biscuits, and even plays with a piece of string. Everything seems completely normal if it weren’t for the fact that she refuses to eat. Oh, yes, she may be drinking more water but not a lot more.

 I’m taking her to the vet tomorrow, but I’m at the end of my wits with worry. We love her dearly. She is the sweetest, cuddliest cat, but I am emotionally exhausted, and we are financially exhausted as well. I really don’t know what to do.

 If anyone can offer a piece of advice, share some thoughts on what this could be ( her eye problem included....oh, yes her eye seems to be watering more after eating), or suggest anything we could ask the vet to look into, we would be incredibly grateful. We just want our cuddly cat with a great appetite back.

 Thank you in advance.

So a month or two ago I found a small marble sized lump on my cat. It feels soft and slightly squishy, and doesn't seem to cause him any pain when I touch it. Due to this, I waited until his appointment for his updated shots last week and asked my vet to check it out.

She wanted to get a sample of it to look at under the microscope to see if she could see any cells that may indicate cancer, but said it was most likely fatty because it was soft.

After getting the sample she said she could only see fat cells and wanted to send the other slide to a local college to have them review as well because they are better equipped.

We got the results back and the lab said they only found fat cells as well.

My vet is recommending we remove it because she said when she got close to the center of the growth she felt that it was more hard there which could indicate cancer. She also wants to do X-rays of his chest prior to see if there is anything additional in his chest.

Total estimate is about $3k worse case to do the x-rays and remove the lump.

I love my cat obviously but I also don't want to put him through all that for no real reason.

I guess my question is, it seems unreasonable to do all that if both her review and the lab review said it was just fat. Does it seem reasonable to do all this to him (and spend a lot of money) if its more than likely just a fatty lump?

I'd just like some opinions on the situation.

3 year old fixed male, healthy weight 45 lbs, no other health problems. Has been eating Purina Pro Plan for years and has Bernie’s Perfect Poop every day. Once or twice a month he has a very gurgling stomach, isolated vomiting or diarrhea, then seems fine. Thinking about switching to Hills Perfect Digestion or Wellness Core Digestive Health.

My 19 year old yorkie chihuahua mix was diagnosed with a liver problem at 4 years old. He would throw up bile sometimes and act afraid and like he was hallucinating at times. Finally after many ER trips and bloodwork etc and 4 vets, finally found one who did a bile acid test and he failed. He was put on a hepatic diet and did great all these years.

Fast forward to 6 months ago. I always titer him and we only get vaccines when necessary, if his immunity is low, which has been very few over the years. Well 5 months ago he had to get the d2app vaccine and ended up having his first ever seizure ever as a result. He temporarily went blind and I.rushed him to our vet who gave him a strong long lasting steroid shot that caused extreme muscle wasting and bile puking again for the first time since puppyhood. Then he was given metronidazole and ended up having toxicity from it or something because he walked like he was drunk and could barely stand. Once he stopped taking it he got some strength back, gained 1 pound (he went from 9 to 6.5 during all of this) and I cant get him past 7.5 which is still a little underweight.

Since that seizure and all the meds and trauma after it is a nightmare getting him to eat what he needs!! 6 months of playing doggie chef and begging him to eat and feeding him smelly mush by hand and when he refuses he ends up puking and I AM TIRED AND LOSING MY MIND!! It is so frustrating trying to find the right combination to convince him to eat every day and night and it changes each time. I am wasting so much prescription food too! I crush hard food and put it on the wet food, warm the wet food, soak his hard food in warm water and mix that in, add parmesan cheese on top, etc etc!!!! I have burst into tears or erupted with frustrating anger over stupid food more times than I want to admit!! He will smell it and walk away. Smell it and walk away ugh!!!! Any tips on what I can do to fix this problem?? I already give him slippery elm to coat his stomach in the morning since he won't ever eat breakfast which helps him not puke bile but then there is that stressful timer knowing if he doesnt eat within 5 or 6 hours he will be sick!!!

Please help this exhausted mama! This boy is my soul dog and I would do anything for him, but my life has become timers and measuring and charting food intake and making and cleaning plates and starting over all damn day and night!!!

Thanks for any help!!!! I am not sure why the steroid seemed to cause this and if he will go back to how he was before or if we can fix it somehow!😭

She is a 10yr old tortie. I noticed this patch on her back today, I'm sure it was not there yesterday. There is no redness or scratches or bleeding. Just a patch of hair loss with black tiny dots. She is flea-free as she takes the flea drops regularly. Is this ringworm? Should I take her to vet immediately or observe for a few days?

Species: Indian Domestic Shorthair Age: 10yrs Sex: Female (spayed) Weight: 4kgs

We took our 9 year old Female Bug to the vet last Wednesday for daily, morning vomiting and weight loss. She never throws up food, only bile and foam. Blood work was taken and came back normal and we were advised to start her on 10mg of Prilosec before bed which we started that day. We were encouraged to try and keep a little food in her tummy as much as we can throughout the day but she has no interest, I'm assuming due to nausea. Before even going to the vet we researched and suspected it might be bilious vomiting syndrome and had been giving her bits of boiled potato before bed and in the AM but it doesnt really seem to be making a difference. I know its only been a week but there's been no real improvement.

We will be taking her back on Thursday but I'm looking for insight in the mean time on any ideas on what else it might be. Would pancreatitis or something more severe show up on basic blood work?

I have a seven-year-old labrador retriever who tore both of her CCL’s a month ago. She has already had TPLO surgery on one leg, and I am waiting to secure the funds to have it on her second leg.

The surgery itself went well, but she had some gastrointestinal issues related to the medicine afterwards. I am seeking a natural supplement that will be easy on her tummy, but also help with future arthritis concerns as well as aid her in conservative management with the leg that has yet to be operated on, until I can afford the procedure.

I welcome any and all advice.

Yesterday I took her to the vet because I’ve noticed some behavioral changes in my 5yo unspayed rottie (got her from my mom who refused to spay her for whatever reason) like increased sleepiness, lack of appetite, and nonstop panting. I also noticed a bit of vaginal discharge running down her leg for the first time that morning which is the main reason I decided to take her in. I’m broke so we just started off with an ultrasound to see the urgency of the situation where they said everything seemed perfectly fine and they realized she was also lactating. It’s confirmed she’s experiencing a false pregnancy at this point but she still keeps producing a lot of discharge that’s a very milky yellowish green.
I was thinking about taking her in today again to do blood tests because I hate not knowing for sure whether she’s is life threatening danger or not but I was thinking it might just be cheaper if we just get her spayed right now instead of doing all of these tests.
My issue is that I’m not sure if I can just skip to the ovariohysterectomy part without doing further tests. Since she didn’t seem to have swelling or any issues in her uterus through the ultrasound does that mean she’s safe to be spayed? Or would I still have to run all of the tests before moving on to a spay. Unfortunately I am incredibly broke and trying to find an apartment as my lease ends soon so I’m wondering what’s the best move.

Hello everyone

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We consulted with a specialist on soft tissues. He was very kind and lifted our mood. He is very experienced with these kind of surgeries.

She had another ultrasound. The left kidney looks done, it even looks like a bladder. The stone is in left ureter. We don't know if the stone blocked the way or the kidney lost its function long before.

Tomorrow she will undergo a contrast enhanced CT scan under anesthesia. We have three scenarios. If the kidney still functions even a little bit, stent If the kidney functions but the ureter is too narrow for stent, removal If the kidney doesn't function, removal In any way she will have the surgery right after scan.

She unfortunately has another stone in her right kidney. The vet found the kidney smaller than usual. We don't have any plan for this stone right now. He said it could move anytime to the ureter, we can't know. It scares me a lot. But she will be on urinary and renal cat food.

He was very surprised that she is still very active. He said she must be in great pain, unable to jump but when we returned from the vet she jumped to catch a fly. She is still fine but eats less in the last days.

I don't know which one could be better, her body produces stones a lot or her kidneys don't work. I'm very scared. Surgery in 15 hours. Please send her best wishes.

I contacted my vet to get preventatives since we've been going outside a lot more and when I got there they gave me stuff for tics. When I asked does this work for heartworms they just told me "cats dont get heartworms".

I've googled this alot and almost every vet website says yes they do get it, but it's different than dogs.

Just wanted to opinion of other vets.

My wife and I adopted a 12 week old puppy last week and just found out she's got coccidia... We also have a 4 year old, both female. Understanding is non - zoonotic so no issue for humans or cats in the house?

She's been doing a great job on potty training and 99% pooped outside but i had not been picking up after each one.

We're getting her a course of medicine but my understanding is older dogs generally fight it off fine - more worried about reinfection of the little one. I'll give her a course if the vet recommends.

I can steam/ bleach the house, but what can I do about the yard other than pick up the new poops? A lot over the last couple days were liquid so I'm not even sure what to do about those in the future either?

Hi everyone, cat just threw up and i found this. Looks like the foam and bile separated. The outer part seems yellowish brown and the food content looks green.

She's acting normal and no pain in belly. She even went to go eat while I was cleaning up.

Should I be worried?

Female Cat, 12 years old, vomits hairballs often and we live in Southern California.

Thank you in advance for any help. Happy to provide more info.

he’s 2 years old and i adopted him earlier this year from a cat cafe (that did not do the best in providing veterinary care for their cats but i digress). looking through his vet paperwork today i see that they wrote periodontal disease grade 3, but i remember from his earlier visits this year that they said we will have to provide oral care and add anti plaque powder and give him dental treats and they made it sound like it wasn’t a big deal. but at a glance online, there’s a few sites that say it’s not good. i love my cat (obviously) and i want him to be healthy and safe and live a long healthy life with my husband and i. he’s still acting as normal and eating as normal, his breath kinda stinks but im assuming its because of the disease. how can i introduce tooth brushing to him? am i too late? what else can i do?

please be kind, this is my very first cat and i’m feeling so guilty for not realizing it was grade 3 and im now worried. for further context: he’s a gray mixed breed 2 year old gray cat. he weighs about 13 pounds.

thanks in advance 🙏🏼

Since I have gotten my dog going on 3 years now she has had this small skin tag like appendage on her back quad/ hip area. It has not bothered her at all and still seems as she does not even know it is there. Recently i noticed there is what would best be described as an ingrown hair sticking out of it as well is red and appears as if it is bleeding but Is not. Any input would be very much appreciated.