u/Patient-Stranger1015

I love charcoals so much, and I had been dreaming of a charcoal lynx like my first boy I lost young since 2017, and she has been an absolute dream come true!

She refuses to let me clip her nails—for background, two weeks ago she was brought to the emergency vet 3x in one week, and she was poked and prodded a LOT and really did not tolerate it (sedation, x rays, ultrasound, injections, fluids; she is totally fine now and they believe it was gastritis as all her imaging/labs were clear! I just wanted to make sure nothing was wrong internally) and since then she has refused to let me hold her to get her nails done, and has been more skittish at unexpected touches (still a big cuddler and lovebug though!)

Her nails are getting so long, and I have had no luck getting more than one done at a time before she yells and wiggles so hard I can’t safely cut (and also get scratched to hell). Towel method doesn’t work either (and they wrapped her up in one at the vet so she especially doesn’t tolerate it now)

Any advice welcome! Really want to get her nails properly done at a higher frequency than 1 every (I have 5 bengals, so I’m used to getting nails done but she is an absolutely whole different story)

Love my “not a lapcat” girl

One is my bengal, one is Bruce

Took my 1 year cat in to the emergency vet due to blockage concerns. X-rays found nothing, but did note splenomegaly. Unsure if I should bring her back for more imaging (I work in pathology, so I understand the report, but I am not familiar with cat medical issues specifically and what I should be concerned over vs waiting with observation)

Pasted report (also last image):

The cardiovascular structures, pulmonary parenchyma, pleural space, and cranial mediastinum are normal.
ABDOMEN.
The colon contains gas and fluid as well as fecal material. The stomach is small and contains soft tissue opaque material. The small
intestine is normal and uniform in diameter and contains gas and fluid.

**The spleen is enlarged, visible in the ventral abdomen on both lateral projections. Paucity is noted in the region of the spleen on the VD
projection in the left caudal abdomen.**

The liver, kidneys, urinary bladder, serosal detail are normal.
Unremarkable musculoskeletal structures.
Assessment:

1. Gastric contents may slowly represent fluid, however small foreign body is not excluded. Abdominal ultrasound can be considered for
   further evaluation if clinically indicated. Alternatively, medical management is recommended with recheck radiographs and/or ultrasound if
   clinical signs persist.
2. **Splenomegaly is nonspecific, and may be due to sedation. Splenitis, infiltrative disease are not excluded. Gas in the region of the spleen
   is atypical and this may represent a small abscess or may be superimposition of extra-abdominal structures. Abdominal ultrasound can be
   considered for further evaluation.**
3. Impending diarrhea.
4. Unremarkable thorax.

She’s pretty independent and not affectionate with people other than me, but she adores my roommate (and my roommate loves her ofc haha)

They moved in last weekend and the introductions have already gone very well, very happy🙂‍↕️ love our colorpoint gang (she’s a charcoal but she’s still a lynx!)

Love to share the comparison! Extra slide is my other three boys. Very cool to compare my snow lynx and mink with my charcoal lynx and mink!

Papered, purebred cat with a less “known” coloration, take your guess on their breed (added her brother in the second slide)

Just a break from the usual posts for fun (delete if not allowed mods!)

She’s (obviously) not an actual siamese, but she shares the same color point genes! I have a huge weakness for colorpoints (4 of my 6 are haha!)

She is intrigued by the dark dots on the lights and I have them unplugged until she realizes it’s not a bug

Makes for great modeling photos though!