u/No555Bee

Started on Monday night — 7 week old kitten was constipated, had some poop hanging out his butt so I put his lower half in warm water to get things moving.. Succeeded, was drying him off, he started licking himself and hair started coming off easily.

At first I thought maybe it was dried wet food, despite syringe feeding him so I knew it wasn’t super messy… but no. In a matter of maybe 10 minutes, he licked all the fur off one of his paw fingers.

Contacted shelter via email, shelter said bring him in anytime, so I brought him to the shelter and the vet was currently in surgery. I had to leave him there but figured my email would be relayed.

Went to pick up later that day, staff said the vet gave him a checkup, dewormer and a bath — He’s been pretty snotty due to a URI so not surprised, but the vet did not comment on his hair loss (or constipation/straining). Got home and he’s lost even more hair, on his legs and belly. He’s still licking hair off now, but he’s not scaly at all.

I will be calling to see, the vet had already left for the day so maybe her diagnosis/thoughts weren’t written down, but does this sound familiar to anyone?

(Last photo cat tax, about 5-6 weeks old, pre-hair fallout)

Edit: his medical history is as follows:
He was found on August 4th about 5-6 weeks old. Vet gave him a flea med and dewormer. Went to the vet on Monday and Friday last week, recieved sub-q fluids both times for dehydration due to upper respiratory infection. On Monday was prescribed 0.25ml of Albon for 9 days in case he had Coccidia due to experiencing pudding-like stool. On Friday he was given antibiotics to prevent secondary infection. I given an oral syringe of liquid vitamins, maple syrup consistency to administer to him over 3-5 days. He was also switched to baby food on Friday night, and his stool started becoming solid instantly. Then he was dewormed again yesterday.

Started last night — 7 week old kitten was constipated, had some poop hanging out his butt so I put his lower half in warm water to get things moving.. Succeeded, was drying him off, he started licking himself and hair started coming off easily.

At first I thought maybe it was dried wet food, despite syringe feeding him so I knew it wasn’t super messy… but no. In a matter of maybe 10 minutes, he licked all the fur off one of his paw fingers.

Contacted shelter via email, shelter said bring him in anytime, so I brought him to the shelter and the vet was currently in surgery. I had to leave him there but figured my email would be relayed.

Went to pick up later today, staff said the vet gave him a checkup and a bath — He’s been pretty snotty due to a URI so not surprised, but the vet did not comment on his hair loss (or constipation/straining). Got home and he’s lost even more hair, on his legs and belly. He’s still licking hair off now, but he’s not scaly at all.

I will be calling tomorrow to see, the vet had already left for the day so maybe her diagnosis/thoughts weren’t written down, but does this sound familiar to anyone?

(Last photo cat tax, about 5-6 weeks old, pre-hair fallout)

I’m super stumped on her name. I created a post for name suggestions, but I tried all of them and none seemed to fit except for one she may have responded to.

Can a psychic please talk to her and let me know if she has a name she wants to be called? I know this sounds silly but I’ve had her for a few weeks now and I can’t keep going without a name! 😆

Hi there. Just recently adopted a new kitten. Fortunately, she seems to love my dog Rowen. Unfortunately still stuck on a name, I would love to name her something that pairs well with my dog’s name! (Rowen)

I generally enjoy old-people and nature-related / alien-related names, and im also thinking “a hero’s trusty sidekick” vibes, but I am open to anything! I think her most fitting name will be an “I’ll know it when I see it” kind of situation.

Thanks in advance!

I live in an apartment. I previously had a full ring camera system with 5 cameras at my old place, but I haven’t gotten around to setting them up yet here.

I found a camera in one of my moving boxes so I plugged it in to use as a pet cam when I left tonight. I didn’t realize until I left that I maybe had to set it up, because it was still showing as Device Offline. No worries, I’ll just set it up another time, I thought.

I get home late and take care of my pets. I go to sleep. One of my pets wakes me up at 6am for another meal, and I oblige. Then they go potty and I help clean things up. Then I walk past my camera and noticed it was red, so it was recording, right? I checked my setup in the app and it still said Device Offline for all of my cameras.

I had another recent incidence that creeped me out so I’m already paranoid, but this would creep me out to the max.

So please help calm my fears. Was it just showing red despite not appearing as online because I haven’t repurchased a plan? I thought that I would still be able to see my camera feed in real-time. Or is there a chance that someone else has connected to my camera and has a recording of me in my bedroom taking care of my pet?

I thought cameras could only be set up if you scan the QR code, or enter the 5 digit pin. No one else would have access to this camera. Literally no one. There is not a chance that anyone I know would seek out or have the information needed to set up this camera.

Also, if someone else did connect, could I contact Ring Support and find out where the connection is coming from? TIA!

Hi! I have an iPhone 16 Pro (IOS 26.5) My birthday was yesterday and I accidentally left my phone at home when I left to celebrate. When I came home, I called/texted two of my family members and they both said they called me earlier and I answered but they couldn’t hear anything on my end.

Obviously I was not near my phone, so there’s no way that *I* could have answered.

- No one else was home
- I was sent proof of my family members’ call logs showing that the calls transpired
- My phone was NOT on Do Not Disturb

I’ve never had this happen before. I was wondering if my phone was tapped but when I dialed *#21# it said that every forwarding system there was disabled. I’ve also seen the orange mic dot appear recently and was concerned that it may be connected.

I went to the AT&T store and they were stumped on what it could be. This subreddit is honestly my last resort, I was hoping someone could tap into my situation and tell me if there’s a spirit that wanted to talk to me (or family) maybe, or if it’s just a mundane network error.

Picture is me before going out, along with some of the messages/call logs.

Thanks in advance!

I made 2 pans of brownies. Our ~25 guests helped themselves to one pan and left the other pan alone (presuming since it hadn’t been touched)

At the end of the night, one guest took the centers from BOTH pans of brownies to-go. Texted us this morning to thank us and suggested we get together more often. Right.

The lump is kind of shaped like (0), it’s not a solid circular shape, more irregular, not hard like a rock but firm when I put two fingers on it like 3rd photo. It does not hurt her.

I do not recall this lump being on my dog yesterday, or any day before. I definitely would’ve noticed it within the week.

Dog’s behavior is normal, eating, drinking, playing with my family’s dogs, asking for attention from me.

My dog has had a runny nose the past few days, and today woke up with green goo/gunk in one of her eyes.

My stepmom is saying it could be a swollen lymph node, and to wait a week and go to the vet if it’s still there.

I am worried that it is a mammary tumor. Seeing as mammary tumors are 50% cancerous, I worry that waiting would only hurt my dog.

However, I just moved across the country and am currently unemployed (trying to find a job) so money is tight right now, and I don’t have any credit so my Care Credit application would be declined, which is the only thing that makes me hesitate.

Is there any way to tell if this is a lymph node, cyst or tumor without going to the vet? I will make a visit sooner rather than later (today) anyways, I just want more peace of mind that it’s not cancer.

Thank you in advance

Panda tax.

So here’s the issue: I have two dogs, one being Panda, who is an intact elderly 11 or 12 year old Pomeranian (inherited from my family, potentially too old for me to be comfortable undergoing a neuter but open to it) — He loves to sleep in bed with the family, but he pees too much all over the place. I’m having difficulty because:

- He is somewhat pad trained but will also go on carpet. My bedroom is/will be carpet, and I can’t put pads everywhere. He also will find places with NO pad to mark pee on

- Every time he pees on a pad, he steps on it and tracks it all throughout the house unless I catch him early on, right after peeing.

- I tried some reusable diapers on him a few months ago and here were my issues with that: I worry about him getting an UTI. Also, When he’s free range at night, he likes to pee RIGHT before bed, when everyone else is in bed. Then he comes into bed and tries to cuddle with a piss full diaper, it’s really freaking gross. So someone has to get out of bed to change him, and then in the morning I’ll wake up and he’ll already have his diaper off for an undetermined amount of time.
(When he’s not wearing a diaper at night, he’ll sometimes get in bed with piss paws)

- Its also really hard to take him out with my other (big) dog as I operate alone and my big dog is cat + squirrel aggressive, and has a tendency to try and eat unknown natural matter so I really do have to keep an eye on her (and Panda likes to eat rocks, so…) Plus, most of the dogs in my neighborhood are dog-aggressive, which is already a problem I encounter on the daily with avoiding during walks with my big dog, but I don’t want to risk it with tiny old man Panda.

Soon we’ll be moving to a place where we will be on the 2nd floor, which I know will make going outside just that much more difficult if I chose to bring Panda, but it is still an option to reduce pee problems during the day.

Basically I’m having trouble with what to do with the him at night. I want him to sleep in bed because he’s an old man and I know it’s what makes him happy (him being in his crate at night deeply upsets him, he knows he’s missing out) BUUUUT when I move to my new place, I just can’t keep doing this whole tracking-pee-around-the-house and soggy-diaper-in-bed thing.

I think the easiest option would be to use diapers on him during the day and to crate him at night - maybe to make it easier I would give him a treat to distract him for an hour or two.
- But the biggest conflict with that, is if he has a bed or any padding in his cage, he’ll pee on it. Then lay in his pee.

So he cant have any bedding in his cage, which I worry about will be even more harsh on his joints since he’s already in his cage up to 10hrs a day while I’m at work.

I feel like there’s options I’m missing. Does anyone have experience with these issues?! I just feel incompetent at this point as someone who has only been otherwise raised with labradors (including current big dog)…

I’ve even shamefully considered rehoming, but quickly decide otherwise as I remind myself that dogs are a life-long commitment, and it would not be fair for him to be uprooted and placed in an unfamiliar family/location in his golden years. I just worry I’m not doing him justice, but this is really just one of his biggest issues. He isn’t a bad pup apart from that, I just feel resentment sometimes when I’ve had a long day at work and then I have to get up to consistently clean piss paws and piss tracks. (Which I know the diapers would help with)

Please give me some advice because I’m genuinely at my wit’s end and I just want us to all be a happy family with no piss issues

Edit: I do want to add that he’s only currently in his crate while I’m at work because I’m packing to move, and there isn’t enough space to set up his fenced-in pen. I’m thinking having a pen with an off-the-ground cot would probably be the best solution for night time, but I won’t be able to have it in my room due to my room being carpet unless I wanted to have a waterproof liner underneath, not sure how that would work? So I could put it in the living room/kitchen area. Maybe diapers during the day when he’s out, and into the padded pen when he’s unsupervised / it’s bedtime. Thoughts??

She came to me as a stray so I’ve always been curious. We’ve been a pair / package deal for 3 years now!

Also, I would appreciate optional details — insight into her age, recent thoughts and feelings — I feel like she’d have so much to say to me if she could talk!

TIA!

I keep going back and forth and I’d love suggestions. I will update with what I choose to go with. TIA!!!

I have my own interpretation but I’d love to hear y’all’s thoughts as I am still a beginner reader.

All five of the cards flew out at once, so I put them in order of seeing them and where they landed (and intuition)

When I first asked this question, my mindset was— I felt apprehensive about his intentions, and questioned to myself if he was genuinely interested in me as a person (as I do with everyone on dating apps, I’m admittedly jaded)

My initial interpretation felt jaded as well, and I was looking to confirm my fears. After a 3 hour long phone call with the potential partner, I sat down and reevaluated this reading, and it feels much more clearer to me now.

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My interpretation:

The top three cards feel like they’re talking about / describing me —

4 of Wands - The vacation I just went on to pick an apartment to move to; when I was on the flight back home I matched with this guy on a dating app (who lives where I’m moving to). Feels like it is symbolizing the start to new foundations and harmony within my life, and possibly with this partner
4 of Cups - Advises that I view the situation from a new perspective, that I am too focused on looking for red flags to see the opportunities of this relationship (like it’s literally being handed to me) because of my fear of being disappointed.
7 of Swords - How I feel I need to be wary of this partner, which may really just be a reflection of how I subconsciously feel unworthy of a genuine, harmonious love so I self sabotage by using my own “strategies” (like feeling a certain way about him when he doesn’t ask me a question back after he answers my question, all while just texting)

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The bottom two cards feel like they’re describing him and/or our relationship.

3 of Cups - Emotional fulfillment and lighthearted fun. I feel like this also relates to the timing, as I had just celebrated finding the right apartment for me.
6 of Cups - Could relate to me moving back / returning to this place, where I experienced part of my adolescence, and the beginning of a blossoming romantic connection. May suggest he has innocent intentions with me and is not just looking for a fun time. Feels like it also relates to how I detailed a good amount of my fond childhood with this person during the phone call.

Overall: I do feel like this relationship will bring me emotional fulfillment and a feeling of success, which is established when I am in a long term relationship. I just need to stop the self-sabotage, I need to set my guard aside and be vulnerable instead of strategic and guarded. This feels aligned.

What do you think? TIA!

I have my own interpretation but I’d love to hear y’all’s thoughts as I am still a beginner reader.

All five of the cards flew out at once, so I put them in order of seeing them and where they landed (and intuition)

When I first asked this question, my mindset was— I felt apprehensive about his intentions, and questioned to myself if he was genuinely interested in me as a person (as I do with everyone on dating apps, I’m admittedly jaded)

My initial interpretation felt jaded as well, and I was looking to confirm my fears. After a 3 hour long phone call with the potential partner, I sat down and reevaluated this reading, and it feels much more clearer to me now.

—————————

My interpretation:

The top three cards feel like they’re talking about / describing me —

4 of Wands - The vacation I just went on to pick an apartment to move to; when I was on the flight back home I matched with this guy on a dating app (who lives where I’m moving to). Feels like it is symbolizing the start to new foundations and harmony within my life, and possibly with this partner
4 of Cups - Advises that I view the situation from a new perspective, that I am too focused on looking for red flags to see the opportunities of this relationship (like it’s literally being handed to me) because of my fear of being disappointed.
7 of Swords - How I feel I need to be wary of this partner, which may really just be a reflection of how I subconsciously feel unworthy of a genuine, harmonious love so I self sabotage by using my own “strategies” (like feeling a certain way about him when he doesn’t ask me a question back after he answers my question, all while just texting)

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The bottom two cards feel like they’re describing him and/or our relationship.

3 of Cups - Emotional fulfillment and lighthearted fun. I feel like this also relates to the timing, as I had just celebrated finding the right apartment for me.
6 of Cups - Could relate to me moving back / returning to this place, where I experienced part of my adolescence, and the beginning of a blossoming romantic connection. May suggest he has innocent intentions with me and is not just looking for a fun time. Feels like it also relates to how I detailed a good amount of my fond childhood with this person during the phone call.

Overall: I do feel like this relationship will bring me emotional fulfillment and a feeling of success, which is established when I am in a long term relationship. I just need to stop the self-sabotage, I need to set my guard aside and be vulnerable instead of strategic and guarded. This feels aligned.

What are your thoughts? TIA!