This morning is Hades’ yearly vax and check in. My bf was showing me some research that says indoor cats probably don’t need the rabies vax every year. Most are ok between 3-5 yrs especially if they don’t go out. He’s actually thinking we can go without it since Hades never goes outside.
I was trying to explain that since the apt is made and confirm we’ll get this done and we can do research together and he made me feel like taking the car in for “a jab” was unnecessary stress.
I pleased and try to explain Sphynx need check ups not just for rabies, but even if we agreed on no vax for it, I’d still take him in for yearly check for his eyes, teeth, breathing, etc.
he insists it’s stressful and unnecessary, in his defense, we do have to gabapentin the cat every time we go to the vet, but I have mixed feelings. I don’t want to cause unnecessary harm but I don’t want to neglect something I may not be able to spot at home without yearly check ups.
Any advice or educated arguments other than “it’s the right thing to do for your cat’s health” cause he seems to think somehow his 2 weeks of research trumps my 4 years of having said cat AND 2 previous years of researching Sphynx before even getting one.

Thanks in advance and I’m just looking for some guidance on comfort, heath and mostly balance.

Edit: Visit done. Vax taken. Thank you for your input, experiences and knowledge. We’re going to talk about it but I am going to continue to do regulars and rabies vax regardless. We do live in a wooded area full of critters and that’s always been one of my reasons why I think we should.
Anyways :) thanks again ✌🏻

Bonjour ! Je suis un nouveau propriétaire d'un Sphynx. Elle a été recueillie et je ne sais rien de son passé, en ce qui concerne son régime alimentaire. Elle a commencé par avoir de la diarrhée et je l'ai emmenée chez le vétérinaire, où un examen fécal a été fait et elle a été testée négative pour les parasites et les infections. Ils m'ont vendu la nourriture Hill's biome, que je pensais utile, mais elle a continué à avoir ce problème. Maintenant, j'ai remarqué ces éruptions. J'ai utilisé des lingettes pour animaux sans alcool et certaines ont été enlevées (ce que je pense être de la saleté) et d'autres non.
J'ai pris rendez-vous pour les prochains jours. Mais quand je l'emmène chez les vétérinaires, ils me disent que c'est à cause du stress de son nouvel environnement, mais cela fait presque 2 mois et elle est à l'aise avec moi maintenant.

Merci pour vos suggestions ou pour quelqu'un qui a des problèmes similaires pour m'aider.

It was a joke, but I decided to commit to the bit. Yarn spun by Provenance Yarns and Textiles in Ontario, with lamb added to give it more length as my husky has pretty short fur.

Is it stupid? Yes. Am I tickled by it? Also yes.

Before getting this cat I researched them extensively. From my understanding these cats may be high energy but they are generally social and affectionate. I purchased him with the intention of having an emotional support animal. Now I understand that cats aren’t the same as dogs and knew going in that it may not turn out that way but this is different. He isn’t just not an emotional support animal, he is straight up evil and causes me regular emotional distress.

This cat is living in essentially a cat mega mansion. I have a 4 bedroom house. He has access to 6 cat trees, 4 litter boxes, 3 filtered fountains, a wheel to run on, endless beds, an endless supply of toys and play opportunities, scratching posts, heated beds, LITERALLY EVERYTHING A CAT COULD EVER ASK FOR….and he’s still straight up evil. I have had him since a baby. He was delightful as a kitten, sweet, loving cuddly. Everything I wanted and as he matured he just turned malicious. He never scratches or bites me bc he knows I’m not gonna play that but the second I even touch him it’s growling and hissing. He is insanely aggressive over food. He relentlessly stalks and attacks my other cats. Like corners them and chases them and just relentlessly beats on them. I have to keep them separated because he stresses my other male with urinary issues out to the point he has flare ups and gets sick. He destroys furniture and pees down the vents in the home (he does not have urinary issues). When he’s cold in the winter, he likes to go up my shirts and sweaters to get warmth which is fine when i’m not busy. When I refuse to let him up, he gets violent with me….even though he has a million blankets and a heated bed. The only way I’ve been able to manage his behavior is by clothing him and it’s not “calming him down” I can tell he just feels so restricted and uncomfortable that he doesn’t feel free to move as normal, so when the clothes come off…he’s even more of a terrorist. I feel bad clothing him because it’s clearly a stressor but I don’t even know what I’m supposed to do at this point. He is just unbearable to deal with.

Pic of the evil f*cker is for tax. His name is Mushu and YES HE IS NEUTERED.

I have a 1 year old neutered male Sphynx called Kenzo. I’ve had him since he was 8 weeks old. He’s honestly a really sweet, social and affectionate cat, but this problem has been going on since he was a baby.

He scratches, attacks and bites way too much. I’ve had kittens before so I know this can be normal kitten behaviour, but with Kenzo it feels way beyond that. He climbs my curtains, scratches all my furniture and rips my wallpaper. I’m honestly not bothered about the house getting ruined, it’s mainly my daughter’s safety that I’m worried about.

My daughter is almost 3 and Kenzo will attack her, scratch and bite her badly enough to break the skin. Even if she’s just sitting on the sofa watching TV and completely ignoring him, he’ll sometimes run over, bite or scratch her and then run off.

He does attack me and my husband too, but obviously we’re adults and can defend ourselves or move away when he attacks. My daughter can’t do that, which is why it’s becoming such a serious problem.

I feel like I can’t look away for even a second because she’s at risk of getting hurt. Obviously I don’t want to rehome him, I absolutely love him and really want this to work.

He gets plenty of stimulation. He has lots of different toys, a cat climbing frame, scratching posts and plenty of affection from both me and my husband. He’s also been to the vets and has been checked over and is completely healthy.

I do try to redirect him when he starts getting too rough, and I’ve also tried putting him in time-out when he attacks and hissing at him to tell him no. But nothing seems to be making a difference.

I thought neutering might calm him down, but if anything he seems to be getting worse.

I’m really looking for genuine advice because I desperately want to keep him, but if this continues I unfortunately don’t think I’ll be able to because I have to put my daughter’s safety first.

Is this something he could grow out of? Has anyone had a Sphynx or another cat behave like this and managed to improve it?

Any advice is appreciated, please tell me there's hope 😭

After years of trying to get people to lock the cans with the straps we have due to the little gremlin inserting themselves in there for trash, I finally bought a double tilt to eliminate the problem. Now just to build it....

He is almost 10 weeks old and so perfect ᵕ̈ i love my precious boy so much 🥰

She seemed a bit sluggish today and was sneezed. Also sounds like she has a stuffy nose? Is this a normal rate of breathing? It’s 3am so wondering if I should take her to the emergency vet or wait until her vet opens at 8 or if it is normal.

*Update: Got back from the vet. Breathing slowed down back to normal. Everything checked out fine according to them. They said to monitor her over the next week incase it is the beginning of a respiratory infection. If she starts breathing through mouth or stops eating to come back in. Also, I am moving so they said the packing could have stirred up dust.