r/catcare

I’ve noticed these moles changing on my cats nose since April. When I went to the vet to get his nails trimmed I asked them to take a look and they said these moles are fine but I didn’t give them the context of these photos. I read online that these moles can be normal for light/orange coloured cats but the frequency of them changing is having me feel a bit worried. My cat has started to go outside in my backyard for a bit but it is pretty shady and he usually sits in the shade. I think he started to go outside in April and my mom thinks it’s just dirt.. Should I try taking him to another vet? Or is this normal and happens to other cats??

We found this on my cat's head. He is an outdoor cat; he found us that way, and we can't change him. He's about 14. Has anyone seen anything like this before?

She’s purring so i don’t know if that’s affecting her breathing but she seems to be breathing pretty hard with her stomach. She’s acting fine otherwise though so I might just be paranoid but idk.

Hi, my cats name is Twinkie and he is 16 years old.

As of a couple weeks ago, he started having some health problems. He seems to have difficulty breathing and is having coughing fits. But those coughing fits have turned into wheezing and him only being comfortable laying on his side. When he's not laying on his side, he seems like he's having trouble breathing.

We took him to the vet this Saturday (5/16) where they gave him antibiotics and an allergy pill to take. So far, it does not seem like the antibiotics are helping him. In fact when I woke up this morning to go check on him he seems to be bleeding down there and I'm not sure if it's because he's straining to poop or pee. But his food bowl is untouched and I'm honestly not sure how much water he's drinking right now. He just honestly seems very lethargic and I don't see him move from the spot very often. A couple weeks ago he was still very energetic, playful, and talkative, senior cat. Now we're even lucky if we can get a meow from him. Please help out!

Hi! I have this outdoor cat I see near where I live. He has a collar and hangs out near one house only, so he isn't feral. Very friendly and his fur is soft and well groomed (although I do think having an outdoor cat is abuse)

This is definitely not an adult cat. I know some cats are a bit skinny growing up, but my cat wasn't so I'm a little concerned for this guy. I can feel the ridges in his spine, and he has just a little bit of a belly. I only spent a minute with him, but he is very energetic and playful. He ran up to me and has last time (the first time) I saw him.

Just worried. If he is too skinny, should I leave a note at the house or something? What could I do? Or is it probably fine since he's still growing?

I have two well-fed indoor cats who are chunky BUT a healthy weight and those are my comparisons.

Cat milk is an obvious must. But idk if I can help if it can't poop on its own

Hi everyone! I have a 3yo male neutered cat who has these strange bumps on his front legs. They’re both in the same spot and about the same size, and they don’t seem to bug him at all. My other cat doesn’t have anything like this.

It’s not the ankle pad it’s just above that.

They feel bumpy and have small hairs growing out of the spot.

Thanks in advance

I got this for my cat and I was wondering anyone has used it and if it is a good product. If so were there any side effects. I’m a bit of a worry wart as this is my first cat. Thank you

Black fleck stuff around female cats nipples…. She’s not itching or anything.

Lulu went outside very briefly this morning for about 10 mins and ate some grass off our lawn. She’s never had a problem after, mostly just throws it up and goes on with her day.
Today though she started coughing and heavy swallowing. She did throw up a small amount of white foam (will post in comments) and had a cough here and there but now it seems to have amped up.
She also is recovering from Cat Flu/URI/Feline Herpes has been cough free for 3 weeks from it tho and considered recovered as of last week when she had a flu shot.

How long do I let this cough go on for before I make her an appointment with our vet? Cause I’m in a tricky situation with work right now.

I have 4 cats. All eating, drinking, and (until I found this) using the restroom properly. No behavioral changes. Age range 2-6 yrs. None have had health issues other than one having to get their teeth cleaned, resulting in tooth loss.

he is currently on his second treatment, with a different type of eyedrops.

he has already had a one week course of treatment that he finished a few weeks ago, and then i went back in as it still didn’t fully heal his eye.

now he is mid way through his 2nd one week course of treatment, but i’m still not seeing any improvement.

he is an only cat, that is indoors. he has previously lived with other cats (3 different ones from different flatmates i have had in the past).

attached are photos from the day i noticed, and a few from the first course of treatment, and some recently. it includes the date the photos were taken. (left eye in the pictures)

his eye just seems slightly swollen, and his third eyelid is covering his eye a bit, and is a bit pink.

any advice on what to do??? i’m really confused as to why nothing has been fixing this issue, especially considering visually wise, its quite a minor irritation.

Poster Age: 22
Country: UK
Vet info: eg: registered to medivet and has gone to the vet twice for this issue
Cat Age: 3 years old, tuxedo
Cat Sex + neuter info: male, neutered
Financial situation: can afford vet care

TLDR: cats eye is still not fully better after nearly two different course of treatments

So my female kitten, whos around 6 months breathes really fast. Around 120 times per minute while sleeping. She’s otherwise great, really active and plays, eats normally. Something I noticed when I got her (4-ish months ago) was that her belly was unusually large but the vet disregarded it. Her breathing rate is really fast even when she’s in a cool, air conditioned room.

Her breathing looks abdominal and not as effortless. I’ve got another cat (3.5yrs old) and he’s totally normal.

I know this is not normal. I’ve been to the vet again and they’ve again disregarded my concerns saying it’s probably stress or because she’s in heat. I don’t think it’s that because even if shes in heat then the breathing shouldn‘t be so abdominal.

Can anyone please tell me what this possibly is, or what I should do next?

Hi everyone! This is my last hope to get some help.

About a month ago, my cat suddenly started drooling heavily, so we immediately took her to the vet. The vet said her teeth did not seem to have any major problems, only that her gums were a little inflamed, so she was given anti-inflammatory medication.

After one week there was no improvement despite the medication, so we took her back. She had blood tests done, and everything came back normal. The vet removed one inflamed tooth at that time. For about a week her condition and mood improved, but then suddenly she started drooling even more out of nowhere, stopped coming out, and stopped eating.

We took her back to the vet again, who rechecked her teeth and found everything normal, then sent us home saying they did not know what was wrong with her.

It has now been four days since then, and she refuses both food and water, seems lethargic, and barely comes out anymore.

What else could we do? We are taking her to another vet on Monday, but we are very worried something serious could happen before then…

Hey guys, (also dont know whybher photos are labeled NSFW cause they are sfw.)

It seems my entire life is a dumpster fire lately. From losing my younger cat to SCC been cancer 2.5 weeks ago, a failed kitten adoption, and now my senior cat of 18 needing a tooth extraction and cleaning.

I noticed this morning that her rught fang was missing! I have no idea when that mught have happened! I took her to the vet and they think she has mild dental diease. A cleaning and possibly an extraction might fix it. She apparently, has lost another tooth without me knowing it.

gonna be honest, im terrified she will come back with oral cancer as well- though they dont think that's the case as she isnt showing symptoms like my poor orange baby did.

Shes a spicy purrito so they only got a brief look. Ive scheduled her appointment for this Monday and they will be doing a light gas sedation.

What i need is a little uplifting stories of your cats dental and how they came out of it. Im so scared its cancer again but I cant speak about my fears at home anymore. So, any support would be great.

The only known issue she has is arthritis in her back legs and a spicy personality. ​​

Wife started seeing these all over her last few days, and she’d wake up itchy at night. Usually one of our cats sleeps on / next to her, but tonight he slept on me, and I woke up itchy / have these all over.

They seem too small to be fleas? And they aren’t jumping or biting, just running around. Can crush fairly easy with a finger. I’ll buy a flea comb today and see what I can comb out of the cat.

These are indoor cats, 8 months old, but we did have them outdoors in the grass once 5 weeks ago. The cat that I think might be carrying these is bright white (but super fluffy), I would think I would see these black specks easily on him but I don’t.