Someone with a reserved parking spot at my apartment had their spot stolen by someone else. Spot Stealer left their reply on my car.
I’m only mildly annoyed. Please don’t pull me into your parking spot beef. If you’re gonna reply, put it on the right car!!
I wanted to show off our recent addition to the family. Her name is Nimue and she is some sort of Manx baby. I’ve never had a tailless cat before so this is new to me.
I love how fascinated she is with her brother’s tail. She is only 13 weeks right now, but she eats, plays, and sleeps as good as the rest of them. At her last vet visit, she weight 3.7lbs! She’s so playful, affectionate, and chatty. She’s also mellowed her brother out significantly (and I’m very grateful for that).
I also love her pink toe beans. Her brother has black toe beans (coffee beans?) so it’s a good change of scenery lol.
I feel like a failure of a cat parent.
At the end of April, I adopted an 8 week old kitten. She is so sweet, playful, and affectionate. I discovered she had a mild prolapse and we’ve been dealing with diarrhea. She is a Manx mix and the vet explained this as the reason for her prolapse. We’ve been monitoring. The diarrhea has not yet resolved itself - we appropriately transitioned her onto her current regimen (75 % dry 25% wet 3x day) and she is taking a probiotic powder. This has done nothing to change her stool. She eats well, drinks regularly, and acts like a normal kitten for the most part.
Prior to adoption, the shelter did not disclose this diarrhea issue to us. They had disclosed to me that they had bathed her because she had poo all over her butt, but did not disclose if this was a one off thing or a constant problem. They also failed to disclose the prolapse.
It all came to a head this past weekend. She has left skid marks on the couch, the chair, my bedding, my clothes while I’m wearing them and my pillows. She uses the litter box so her skid marks are more a result of runny poop/not realizing she has poo in her butt rather than her trying to tell us she’s having a health concern. We tried giving her a bath and we bought diapers to help contain her skid marks during the night when we can’t be on hand with wipes to clean her. She fought the diapers and clawed us up so she’s just been banished to the living room and that makes me sad. I know it’s not her fault.
I am just so overwhelmed and at a loss of what to do. My friend says she could grow out of it, but what if she doesn’t? I work full time and I can’t dedicate the time she deserves for round the clock care to keep her butt clean and prevent skid marks. I know diapers are a risky game because they need to be changed frequently and would need regular bathes. She has another vet appointment on the 18th soon to get more answers hopefully. Her older brother struggled with diarrhea when he was a kitten, but he grew out of it (for lack of a better term). I feel like I’m just letting her down. My boyfriend and I love her so much. My biggest fear is having to rehome her/surrender her to a special needs cat rescue if that becomes the situation.
I have never had to rehome/surrender a cat before. I had my previous cat since my freshman year of high school and I euthanized her this past February due to old age/quality of life (19 y/o). It’s not a decision I take lightly if it comes to that.
I just needed to vent. I’m scared. I feel hopeless. I feel like I’m doing a bad job as a cat parent.
Hello, I may just be a nervous kitten mom but I need a little support from fellow cat moms. No vet advice requested - she’s already been and will be following up as needed.
Adopted this sweet beeb two weeks ago. She is my first kitten in 4 years. Noticed she had a very mild prolapse after adoption and her poops have been anywhere from loosey-goosey to formed but soft.
We had her first vet visit yesterday and I mentioned her prolapse and tummy tissues. Vet didn’t seem wildly concerned with her prolapse - she is bobbed (congenital defect likely) and he mentioned the lack of a tail may explain a bit of her prolapse. Sent us home with probiotic powder and gabapentin to help the inflammation/help her pass poo with less pain.
Just seeking comfort and hope that she’s going to be okay and that I need to trust the process of the probiotic powder - she only started it yesterday. Her butt is still runny and it just makes me nervous (the gaba likely doesn’t help).
She is still very playful and loves playing (read: annoying) her big brother. She’s eating a mix of wet and dry (Hill’s dry but transitioning to Purina One kitten and Blue Buffalo kitten wet). Drinking regularly. Potting regularly and in her box like she’s supposed to.
Sorry for the long read. Just a nervous kitten mom!