I have tried everything. My DSH tabby sheds all of the time. I groom, brush her fur and even use a clipper to shave off some of her fur. I’ve tried adding products to her food with omega oil and supplements which are supposed to help with shedding. She has no underlying health conditions. I have a lot of health issues and I know pets pick up on things like that and they get stressed. Which could be a contributing factor. But I honestly do not know what to do anymore. The vet isn’t any help either. Any suggestions?

My cat has this bald ring around his neck where his collar sits. I don’t know if it’s hurting him or how to make the hair grow back. He’s goes outside during the day (I don’t wanna hear it) so he needs to wear a collar, but I also don't wanna cause him discomfort

Hey yall! I've been thinking about getting a cat, but every house I've been to who has a cat or two has that "cat smell", idk if it's because of the litter or uncleanness or the cat idk. Do any if yall have advice so my house doesn't obtain that smell😭

Took my cat in for an oral procedure, she needed some teeth removed. When I got her back in November, I suspected her teeth were not good but I didn’t expect to her oral health to be so deteriorated. We went in today, expecting to have a cleaning and a few extractions but unfortunately, they found this mass underneath her tongue. She is only 4 years old so I am very surprised that she could possibly have SCC. They ended up only doing a biopsy but I am so anxious and honestly already expecting the worst. Is there any chance that this is just a cyst or perhaps from her oral health being so bad that it caused an irritation bump?

Pic of him normally to show off how cute he is

She has stopped using the litter box, and it is a MAJOR problem. Please understand that I have exhausted all options to fix the litter box issue in the house, moved it to every place that is a possible option, tried different boxes and litter and put down pee pads, she has been to the vet, etc. It is a behavioral issue, because it happened right after a loud noise startled her, and immediately after she started only pooping and peeing all over the basement floor.

I have 3 young kids and also recently had a baby. There are lots of other problems in our lives we are trying to deal with. This problem has completely pushed me over the edge and I am not ok and feel out of options. I am barely sleeping (because of having a newborn), barely able to take care of myself and my family, and this is not ok. So, I am not looking for advice on what else to try inside the house. Assume I tried it already.

I don't think I could ever rehome my cat. She is 8 and super sweet, but extremely anxious, and it would be way too traumatizing for her to move. We love her too much.

However...she always begs to go outside in the morning. She got out a couple times by mistake, and came back really soon after. I'm wondering if a last option I might try is letting her outside at the same time each morning, as cats prefer to do their business outdoors. Of course, I'd keep her up to date on vaccines and dewormers. I also doubt she would even leave our yard, though I can't be sure. Has anyone had a similar problem and tried a little outdoor time for their cat?

they appeared seemingly out of nowhere overnight, doesn’t seem to hurt (for context the four black dots over her black spot aren’t supposed to be there, just the black spot on her nose)

i really would like to avoid the vet, she suffers from bad anxiety and she’s never done well with carriers/going outside.

Riding on the train and just noticed these fun scratches on my arm. Took me a second to think of where or how I got these. Then I remembered my kitty last night discovered bicycle kicks during belly rubs. She was giving me love bites (not breaking skin) so I'm not worried.

So i know cats bathe themselves but lately my kittens have been smelling like poop (which part my fault, i got sick and their litter hadnt been cleaned enough. Its clean now. Until they are bigger are confined to the laundry room for safety)

I did want to wash them at some point anyways. Just a water bath to desensitize them since they are longhair and also, shit can happen and i want them to get used to it young just incase.

But i realize ive never washed a cat, and while i love my parents they arent the kindest when it comes to bathing animals. I know you cant be perfect but i feel theres s better way than manhandling a scared animal.

So any advice would be helpful! As well as advice on the doodoo smell...

I dont have any non medicated pet shampoo (ones flea stuff for dogs, a strong NO on that one. The other is antiseptic and anti fungal cause our adult cat had fleas so bad she had mild bald spots from licking and biting. Thats fixed now)

Added photos of the kittens cause i dont beleive in mentioning a cat without showing it, also the adult kitter st the end.

Lots of orange spotting and a single stripe along the nose bridge: Gnochhi

Half orange face and less orange spotting: Tatertot

Both about 12ish weeks old give or take

Orange cat: Tora

Hey everyone I’m just posting because we didn’t not have the money to get our boy neutered so the neighbor took him as a TNR. Well I wasn’t exactly aware of the whole ear tipping thing and now that’s he’s home it seems like half his ear is gone. 😢😢😢 he is not a stray or a feral he’s never even been outside but a couple times as a kitten. I feel terrible. It’s such a big chunk. I just feel so bad is he gonna be okay? Is the chunk always going to look so noticable

One is clearly a copycat.

About a week ago, I noticed my kitty’s mouth sitting funny, I didn’t think anything of it at first bc sometimes she looks normal so I took it as her slightly opening her mouth to assist with taste/smell. I decided to check this evening & noticed an incisor is missing — after having my husband help take a picture it looks like it’s more than one!

She hasn’t had any issues with eating. She generally eats 1 wet meal & 1 dry meal per day. I took her for a check up not too long ago for an ear infection, they did a regular exam at the visit but didn’t mention anything about her teeth — only the possibility of a murmur. She already has FLUTD and is on a special diet for that. She’s only five and it seems like one problem after another lately. I haven’t found a tooth laying around anywhere either.

Please help! First time cat mom here. This perfect little angel is between 5-6 months old and I just realized she has peed on MY PILLOW!!! She has two litter boxes that get cleaned at least once a day, we’ve never had an issue before I guess yesterday is when it’s happened. This is literally my worst nightmare. I don’t think she was locked in my room or anything for her to need to pee out of the litter box. Is this going to be a problem? How do we make sure she doesn’t do it again… and WHY MY PILLOW??!! I’m her mom, I feed her, I clean her litter box. And what’s even worse is that I thought I smelled something but didn’t realize what it was until I got home from a doctors appointment and I’m terrified I walked into the office smelling like pee. 😭 Please help, I adore this cat.

TLDR: You don't get one. Don't wanna read? Leave.

She was my baby girl. I had her since she was a kitten. When I got her and put her into my apartment she just kept screaming her head off at me. In the bathroom, in the shower, she followed me everywhere. Cleaning my house she sh!t on the wall. She was the only good thing I got out of my marriage. I had her for almost like 7 years. I got her when she was just old enough to eat solid foods. She was like my daughter, every day when I came home shed run up meowing at me, tail raised high ready for uppies.

She had 2 other family member like her, Cheeto (still here thank God) and Lucy(Lucifer), a pure black kitten she adopted. Lucy passed away a few years ago.

Recently I found Jesus. Edgar didn't care much what I did as long as she was there, either being held or sitting on my lap but when I got saved I immediately tried to figure out if she was good to go. Psalm 36 the one line of verse 6 "both man and beast you save, O' Lord" was plenty enough for me to believe whether if it was me or her we would see each other again.

I noticed she was wobbly. I'm disabled I had 2 weeks before I got paid. Her wobbles were more than enough to make me say "vet visit." She was tough as nails, about the dumbest cat you'dve seen, absolutely fat too. The next day I found her in her cupboard she liked to sleep in, she was very mad at me when I moved her. Like always she ran towards the screen door because she loved walks, but she was pacing, like she was in a rush to go do a thing. I picked her up and didn't go outside, she yowelled at me and peed in my arms. I took her outside to finish peeing and just let her be in the grass. No harness nothing. She just sat there, staring at the house. I changed my clothes when I got back outside she was still there, marvelling at the house. She layed down to sleep and I layed my house coat over her so she'd be warm in the early morning. She walked like 10 feet then stopped and loaded, starring at the road, I moved out of the way so she could have some sunlight as cats cat ya know? We sat staring at the road, I just drank my coffee. I was broke, there was nothing I could do. She walked towards the back yard, around the rose bush, and just stopped, and stared at the woods. I picked her up and put her back in the original spot I put her after she peed on me. I went inside and I got her the last canned chicken I had and some water, but when I came back out she wasn't there. Shed moved just passed the rose bush starring at the woods in the backyard. I set her food down and when I did that she layed down and fell asleep in the sun. While she slept I combed through her fur and I could see the tip of her tail wagging. She got up, and looked at my truck, so I pulled down my tailgate to let her up and sure enough she jumped right on in. Tried to. She fell, I had to catch her and put her up there. She layed down on the warm truck bed and I just took a nap too right next to her like every other night. My mom woke me up to give me cake, I told her what was going on she offered me to take her to the vet. Then she woke up, panting, overheating so I turned my truck on, full blasted AC and before putting her in there she sh!tted on my arm(not as bad as the wall) obviously I took care of it, cleaned myself up as fast as I could and put her in my lap and in the ac. Before we left for the vet I put her in a cat crate and asked if she was ready. She meowed and we were off. Driving down the road I prayed "my Lord if my faith is strong enough let me move this mountain." I felt a hand on my shoulder and I got the feeling it was all going to be ok regardless of what happened. So I just sang her songs. She always loved it when I had my autistic vocal fit because she'd sing along, and I know it because it seemed like she was trying to follow the beat. She didn't meow 1 time the whole car ride. We got to the vet and again "are you ready big girl?" "Meow" so we went inside. She had a severe allergy to fleas. They told me a normal cats red blood cell count was 35-45% she was at 5%. She needed blood transfusions and I couldn't afford it so I had to put her down. When it was time I had a sharp pain in my left hand, I held her head in it and I told her "don't worry baby, I'll see you soon" and I got 1 last "meow"

I was born 07/19/2000 2:45pm, my Edgar died 07/19/2026 3:16 PM. Me and my dad walked around the rose bush and to the woods, same line she walked. Her first outside adventure was outside on a little plateau on a hill, she was buried on the same plateau. First time I saw her she yelled at me, the last time I saw her she whispered. Mom gave me a piece of cake for my birthday, I buried her with her favorite toy, a piece of jingly crinkly cake. For my birthday God gave me one last afternoon with my daughter and for my birthday she gave me a concrete faith that she is in my Christ's arms. Like concrete it takes time to set, and it's taken me a long time for it to set and I still got a ways to go. I'll see you soon Edgar, I have faith. Btw, her actual name was Espoir and IDK what it really means but when my ex named her she said it was French for hope. My hope was lost, so I may have faith. I'm happy for her, her burdens are no more and she has the biggest fields to run in and so many new fields and forrests to run in. Oh how I can't wait for my turn.

Just going to leave this here. It's an oldie but a goodie! Happy day yall!

I have a friend, let’s call her Anna, who loves cats and apparently took care of many of them in her home country, but now she lives with a partner who is allergic. I’ve known her over a year and she always talks about how she misses cats. For her birthday, she went to a cat cafe.

I had her and some other friends of ours over the other day and they got to meet my tortie, Ursula. confess I talk about my cat a lot so they call know that she is high-maintenance and inclined to bite when provoked (or bored, or overstimulated [she was four when I adopted her so I can’t be blamed]). She is a sweet, funny girl but consent is key, and she will stand her ground rather than leave what she sees as her space.

Anna was the first to arrive and when Ursula came into the entryway to investigate, Anna immediately crouched down to greet her. She tried to pet her and Ursula shook her off, but she kept trying, laughing and touching her. I warned her she was annoying the cat and reminded her that Ursula bites. She just laughed and kept at it so I got some treats out to pacify my annoyed cat, who refused to take any from Anna.

Later, Anna sat next to the cat in the living room and kept teasing her by poking her in the head while she was looking elsewhere, clearly annoying her. I was honestly surprised that someone with so much experience with cats was so bad at responding to their body language. My husband’s grandchildren understand that cats need consent, how is it that a 50 year-old doesn’t? I honestly did not know how to address it with her. I want to continue to have these friends over but I don’t like having my cat disrespected like that. To make it harder, Anna is herself very sensitive and would hate to feel she’d offended me.

So this is one of my cats. He's almost 7 years old. I don't know a medical history on him as I found him outside when he was like 5 weeks old. I've noticed him twitching a little before mostly when he's resting/sleeping, but I've never seen it this intense before. A little context: he's at my grandma's house tonight (apt check tomorrow we can only have two cats) so I'm thinking this may be because he's anxious/stressed? But he does always twitch a little bit. Should I take him into the vet? He could use a checkup anyways. He never seems like he's in pain or anything. My grandma says she doesn't even know what a vet could do for him. I'm wondering if he's just twitchy like some people are twitchy?