Sorry this video doesn’t really show much but my cat accidentally ate some dawn soap when I was washing her ( bc she has fleas) and ever since she has been gagging. Her body is hot and she makes meowing noise as if shes in pain. Her body seems to be in pain whenever we hold her. Shes breathing loud and sometimes has her mouth open often. She ate a less than usually and drank less than usually. Does Anyone know what this could be? Is it just a regular sickness or something I should take care of asap?

UPDATE: before you guys come at me im at the vet rn and currently waiting as they are monitoring her. PLS STOP SAYING I DONT CARE/LOVE MY CAT.

UPDATE PT2: we made it back home and she is feeling a lot better. She is still breathing a bit loud, but her energy is up and no longer breathing from her mouth. Based on what the veterinarian said she has a fever as well as feline asthma or an infection (which i need to get her checked up again for). They prescribed her medication which would help with the gagging. They also said the secondary issue could be because she has a lot of air inside her lungs which was caused by her panting. My cat is so much better thanks to your guys advice! Thanks for worrying about my cat and giving me helpful advice. Although some comments did make me feel a certain way they did keep me in check and I will make sure to never do stuff like that again. thanks again!

This is something my mom and I have wondered for a while now. For a couple years now, whenever we pet her, she begins to lick us. And we both pull our hands away because we don’t really care for being licked by her. So that begs the question… is she politely telling us to stop petting her? Or are we accidentally reacting negatively to her trying to groom us?

I know that cats are usually pretty obvious when saying “no”, but this isn’t a behavior I’ve been able to decipher with my own research. She’s also fairly shy, if that helps with anything.

For some additional context, she began to lick her fur where I was petting her right after I stopped the video.

Additional info: I live in the US and vet care is accessible if needed, she is around 6 years old and is spayed.

TLDR: My cat has been licking me when I pet her for several years now, and I always pull my hand away when she does. I want to figure out if she is telling me to stop petting her, or if she’s just grooming me.

Hey all,

Rescued an abandoned kitten yesterday. I (24M) was wondering if anyone can tell me what this sound (see video) means.

Thanks in advance!

Country: USA
Vet: First visit scheduled in a couple of days
Cat age: 4-8 weeks I think

Me and my bf have been fostering the small cat (now 2 months old, also just adopted him!), Lenin, since he was 2 weeks. The big cat is not ours, but we are taking care of him because his owners (our friends) are planning on traveling and thought it’d be best to give him to someone else for the duration of that. Big cat is 5 years old. Both are neutered, though Lenin only got neutered yesterday so we aren’t sure if he’s calmed down now or if this situation will continue.

I’ll jump straight into the situation. Lenin is very energetic and also was a single kitten and the only cat in our care until we got the older cat about a month ago. It took a week for the older cat to allow Lenin to be in the same space as him without hissing, and now he’s fine with the kitten. However, the kitten will constantly try to attack him. Sometimes the big cat is unbothered and will even play with him for a bit, but the kitten gets very rough very quick and the big cat often ends up trying to get away. He is very gentle and won’t hurt Lenin even when he is being way too rough and very persistent in his attacks. This has lead to the kitten sometimes chasing him around, and I’ve even seen Lenin walk around with a little tuft of the big cat’s fur stuck to his mouth. The big cat will sometimes make that sound in the video while Lenin is going after him. I’m wondering if this is normal or if me and my boyfriend should try to intervene in some way? I don’t think the kitten is doing it to be mean, but this is also the first time I’ve had my own cat (and a kitten at that) and though I try to educate myself I’m unsure on whether this is harmless or not.

TLDR: 2 month old kitten constantly attacking 5yr old cat.

Update 1: Getting a ride to the ER for the cat bite and finding a vet to look at him after I'm taken care of 🙏

Update 2: In my county they need to quarantine the animal for 10 days. The sheriff called and told me we also need him to get 3 vet appointments. I'm so heartbroken but I'm on antibiotics at least.

Me:

I'm an adult, 30. USA.

Vet is hard not a lot of vets here do weekends. We live in the middle of no where. We can afford it it's finding one with availability is the issue.

Cat:

5 years old, long hair ragdoll (looking like a long hair Siamese), neutered

I catch my little guy doing this about once a month or so. But I never see a hairball come up.

Update:

Thank you all for your advice. I sent this video to the vet and they think it is asthma. They are calling to discuss it this week. My little guy is doing okay and is currently sitting beside me purring. He is the love of my life❤️

Male

10-12

Yes

TLDR cat (15F) eating less and less. Don’t know what to do…feel so worried and stressed but I want to be able to appreciate the time I still have with her 💔

please excuse any typos formatting issues as I’m on mobile. I noticed my cat wasn’t eating much in February and she was diagnosed with gastrointestinal disease shortly afterwards. since then she‘s had multiple vet visits, including with specialists, thousands of dollars spent, and it feels like it’s always been one step forward, two steps back. the issue is she’s just not eating enough no matter what’s she’s offered, not responding to medication much, and she’s eating less and less lately.

Over the past few months, I’ve tried 4 different types of dry kibble, including prescription food, and will be onto a 5th one once the vet approves the prescription. Probably tried over 20 different kinds of wet food flavors across multiple brands and types (mousse, pate etc), also including 4 different prescription wet foods. She will either reject something outright or eat it for a few meals and stop. I’ve had to toss probably half the wet food offered to her. when I can, I bring the food to her multiple times a day to see if she’ll feel like eating at that moment. she has never been food motivated and doesn’t like Churu etc…not that it would be enough to sustain her. she was eating royal canin prescription rabbit kibble pretty well and it seemed to help her weight a little but it’s been untouched the past few days, along with pretty much everything else

She was on transdermal Mirataz and then got a bad reaction so the vet switched her to the pill version which has been difficult to get her to eat. we tried anti nausea medicine, prednisolone, and will try a different nausea med and steroid next. she gets a B12 supplement daily…she used to eat Tiki Cat Silver Comfort pouches without much effort mixed with the crushed B12 pill and recently with the liquid steroid mixed in too, but now it’s even hard to get her to eat that. she used to eat a good amount the meal right after getting Mirataz but it is less effective now and she’s barely eating with it

behaviorally, aside from not eating and drinking more (likely due to the steroid), she is pretty normal. Good energy level until recently. Seems less active the past day or so but maybe I’m projecting. she hasn’t vomited or had diarrhea. Her coat is beautiful and luxuriously soft still…

she has a follow up vet appt in less than 2 weeks and I’ve been in communication with her vet over email/phone about her treatment plan in between visits…so not giving up but things are not looking good

I guess this post is maybe more trying to get help for me than her. I want to be able to enjoy the time we have left together but I feel so awful and guilty that I’m just stressed and worried all the time. she’s 15 years old and has lived a full life so logically I know it is likely her time to go soon but it’s like I’m mourning her while she’s still here. I want to push the negative feelings aside and just take in each moment I still have with her and try to make more positive memories but my mind is so clouded with anxiety and grief. She doesn’t appear to be suffering but my heart is filled with pain. I don’t know what to do.

Hi everyone! I have adopted this beautiful queen, Yasmine, approx 5 months ago. We are in England, she is from Bahrain, however she came to us from London where she was with a family for around 8 months. She is nearly 4, neutered, microchipped, vaccinated, dewormer and flea prevention treatment up to date and also spoilt rotten.

She has chronic rhinitis, vet says its very common with adopted stray cats from the Middle East, secondary to early age cat flu or viral infection, etc. So she is a sneezy little queen, some days are worse than others (i cant see a pattern/trigger just yet), sometimes she has lots of snot and tears, other times she is okay and goes days without a single sniff or cough! Cardiac/respiratory health all clear and okay.

However I have noticed now 2 months ago these black spots all over her little face. Started on chin, now its under her eyes, on her cheeks etc. I clean her eyes several times a day (well not her eyes but the tear stains), and I have been using this gel- photo attached- with zero difference to her skin. If i do little scratch under her chin, all these black spots come/peel off.
She is indoors, eats and drinks well, dental all ok too, she gets enzyme gel every day. I brush her every day, de-shed once a week. She has stainless steel bowl and a water fountain that I keep clean.
What is this and how can I help her?? I dont use candles, aromatic oils, air refreshener etc so tried to minismose potential allergen triggers. Interestingly, we went on a holiday to an airbnb for 5 days to a very rural location (we live in a big town now), and her nasal and eye discharge decreased while we were there.
Vet saw it and wasnt concerned at all but at the same time didnt really give any advice.

Thank you!🫶🏻

They do this daily, my 4 month old and 5 year old (both spayed/neutered) are always brawling but never hissing, its instigated by both sides but mostly the elder. My little tends to run away for a break before coming back to fight. Airplane ears but they are very good with each other mostly, sleeping in the same single bed etc. I hope its just playing and it looks like that to me as she always comes back for more and he is the main instigator.

Hello, today he was doing well and acting normally, but I fell asleep. When I woke up to give him his feeding, I noticed that he wasn’t moving much and refused to nurse. Then, four hours later, I noticed a mild tremor in his legs. He’s still lethargic and isn’t playing like he normally does.
I thought it might be because his room was cold, but I had the AC set to 25°C, which made me confused.
For reference, his body is warm, he’s urinating normally, and he also had a normal bowel movement. Does anyone know what could be causing this, or has anyone experienced the same thing before?

Hi there, me (28) and my boyfriend (28) just adopted a cat for the first time. He is a big old boy of 14 years. We've just had him for three days and the first two he was really interested in us and wanted to cuddle a lot. But after I came home from the gym (I showered at home right away and put on my clothes from the day before) I sat next to him and he suddenly jumped up and ran away to the opposite side of the room while making loud noises. The same scared noises he made on the car ride home... He hid in the corner for a while and we decided to leave him alone for a bit. Today he seems a little less scared, but still not as comfortable as he was before.

He has been eating, peeing and pooping well, but as a first time cat parent I just wanted to ask if we can do anything to help him and/or if we should be worried.

Should we leave him alone more? Or just hang in the same room? He is a very social cat and likes humans a lot, especially if you're the one giving him food.

(We made sure the inside of the crate is safe, no sharp things are sticking out and we put his blanket from the shelter on top of another towel for comfort)

(Sound on)

These two have been coexisting for the past two years. Orange was the latest addition to a two-cat household. Clearly the most dominant personality. What you see only happens with this one cat out of the two resident cats. For 90% of the day, they all sleep close to each other, eat together, do things together. Then this happens once or twice a day, until orange loses interest.

I haven’t been able to figure it out. Both resident cats seem otherwise not stressed, healthy, and the household doesn’t feel tense at all.

So what’s going on?

Remi, neutered 6 y/o male,

Should I be concerned? I know this could be melanoma but I don’t know if I’m just being paranoid or what. I’m 24 from the US, I have not contacted a vet about it but he often gets check ups and just recently got a dental cleaning done. He has been dealing with this head shaking behavior where he itches either inside his ear or on the side of his head. I don’t know if that’s because of allergies or this issue necessarily but it started about 2 years ago when we had to live somewhere with mold for a few months but then we moved.
I’ll definitely have the vet check this out the next time I take him but I’m just worried and wanted to get other perspectives just in case. I can’t afford vet care at this moment but I will be able to very soon in the next upcoming months

(MIND THE DOGS)

My cat is a male and 17 years old with hyperthyroidism and has been going blind at night time, which I noticed about 2-3 days ago, he had a routine appointment at the vets less than a week ago (I started noticing it the day after the vets) and the vet checked his eyes and apparently they were fine? I’ve been researching and I think he could have high blood pressure as a result of the hyperthyroidism but not too sure, I hate seeing him like this and I only want the best for him :( also my mother is away on holiday for 2 days and we are going back to the vets asap

TLDR; nighttime blind kitty

PLEASE READ TILL THE END!!

I have three cats (all female and spayed)

13 yo (siamese cat) , 12 yo (black cat) and 5 yo ( white tabby) .

We found our 5 yo on the street when she was a few months old and she's been with us ever since.

We seperated them until she was vaccinated, gave them time to adjust, made them smell each other's stuff before meeting etc.

In the beginning, 5 yo wanted to be close, but she also kept attacking them. And now 13 and 12 yo hates her.

I asked vet multiple times thinking we did something wrong. However, she said this is how my 5 yo character is. She is known for doing crazy stuff.

I want my 12 and 13 yo to walk around freely in the house with no fear. They are already old and now my 5 yo keeps disturbing them. I also want my 5 yo to be at ease, i feel like she feels the need to attack others to show her dominance.

I thought of finding 5 yo a new home, but im afraid they will abondon her since she is very active and not affectionate. Also, we love her so much.

Letting her roaming on the street to relieve her energy is also not an option. We live in a very crowded area where cars pass super fast.

Is there anyone who had a similar problem or any suggestions? I'm open to do anything for them to get closer.

Ps: We're aware getting a new cat when other cats are adult is not a great idea. However, she was so young and extremely sick. She couldn't even stand by herself. We couldn't leave her to die. Also, my older cats wanted to be close to her but she caused this problem.

(29f, Ireland, kitten is maybe six or seven weeks old we think female)

She was in a bush crying and crying, we got some chicken and she came right out, poor thing was starving

We brought her in and set her up in a little dog crate in the bathroom. We gave her some kitten food and she ate it up, she also peed and pooped and drank water

I’m worried because her belly is very hard, she seems to be moving fine and is very affectionate, she keeps climbing into our laps for pets

She’s very tiny, and very sweet and cuddly and we don’t want her to die

I’m 26, my cat is about 3 years old, male and neutered.
As of today my cat just started exhibiting this behavior where he holds his ear lopsided, his balance is fine and I haven’t noticed if it bothering him or not and when I looked in it with a flashlight nothing seemed abnormal.
Video attached.
Anyone know if this is a concerning behavior? Should I take him to the vet? Thank you.

Hey Everyone [F 30, Canada]

My baby boy is 2 years and 8 months old and I could tell something was off yesterday, so i took him to the vet as fast as i could and they diagnosed a complete urinary blockage. They were able to unblock him and then he was transferred to the Animal Hospital for 24 hour care. I just got a call and he’s doing okay at the moment, no concerns from the vet overnight. He’s staying for 2 more nights.

I was hoping to hear some success stories from other owners whose babies have went through a urinary blockage and were able to come out happy and healthy, and I would love to know what routine you have them on now in terms of food, water, litter, etc. and what’s worked for you. Please also share a photo of your baby for good measure.

Of course, I will be following the vets guidelines and I know they are going to recommend hills urinary food, but it’s also nice to hear what others have done and what’s worked.

If anyone is going through something similar or has concerns about urinary blockage, I am happy to share the symptoms I saw in my boy as well.

Hi all, new here. My fiance and I have two cats who both have had 8 teeth extracted in the past, and one has full blown stomatitis now and needs all teeth extracted. The other one isn’t as bad yet but should also get a full mouth extraction. They are ages 4 and 8.

We’re in Maine, and our local vet dental specialist quoted us upwards of $12k for both cats. We simply can’t afford that, we could probably manage up to 6-7k but even that is chewing up most of our savings.

We’re searching around for other people who might be able to do it for less. I hate the idea of not getting them the best of the best care, but we both have student debt that also needs paying.

Any thoughts on if 12k is normal for two cats, or if anyone has any recommendations I’m all ears!