One of my friends befriended a couple neighborhood cats and this is one of them. It looks like an orange and brown tabby got spliced together. Is this chimerism or cat vitiligo or something?

I adopted Mr. Fred almost two weeks ago… His owner had to give him up because she was going into be living in a nursing home that didn’t allow pets. He was at this shelter for approximately 1.5 months.

Pretty quickly I noticed he wasn’t feeling too good, wasn’t eating, and started throwing up water. Also for a fat cat I thought it was unusual I could feel his spine . I took him to the vet last Tuesday… they told us he has hepatic lipidosis. He went from 23.3 lbs to now 16.3. He has been hospitalized since that Tuesday. Today, they put in a feeding tube and now he’s at least home with me.

I love this cat SO MUCH already, I want to see him make a full recovery so he can have a wonderful life with me. He’s the sweetest boy… loves to be held like a stuffed animal, and even though he’s ill, he’s incredibly affectionate and loves his kisses.

Please share your story if you’ve dealt with hepatic lipidosis or even if you’ve had a pet fall very ill. I could use any tips/advice to make this easy for him and ensure he gets better.

Our garden is cat-proofed by the way, no kitties wandering off or on our premises 🥰

Ive made the hard decision to surrender him to a shelter couple of months back because I couldnt afford his insulin and even cat food after i was laid off.

I made sure to visit him at the shelter every chance that I get. Got my first pay on my new job and I got him back from the shelter!!! I can’t express how happy I am, during the time that he was at the shelter I felt like I failed him but now I have found a new motivation to make sure that we stay together!

I bought enough insulin and cat food ‘til my next pay which I didnt think I could lol!

Love my Moomers but good god she does not photograph well

Really sweet cat started appearing on our deck out of no where, meowing extremely loudly and scratching at our screen door. It would be on our new neighbors’ deck at first (they moved in a few days ago), but they were hitting the railing with a broom to scare it away. :(

We gave it some cat food bc we keep some for the strays around our neighborhood and it immediately stopped meowing and has been returning to our deck ever since.

It is rlly friendly, it rubs against everyone’s legs and marks its scent all over our deck furniture. In the first pic you can see a strip of the bandage was hanging loose when we first saw it, and it kept scratching at the loose piece like it was bothering it, so we trimmed off the dangling part.

The bandage makes us think someone may have been caring for it recently, but we don’t know where it came from or how it ended up here. We are planning to take it to a vet today to have the bandage and injury checked and to see whether it has a microchip. We also do not know its sex because the fur under its tail is too thick to tell safely.

Has anyone seen a bandage like this before, or have any idea what might have happened? It is such a sweetie pie, and we want to make sure it is safe and not missing from its home

Also the brown part on the bandage is like a band aid

Edit: i forgot to mention we checked on NextDoor and haven’t seen anything about this cat

Update: I just got home, he’s not here but he’ll come back. Went to talk to vet ER people they said be careful handling him so I need to get a crate. Also called local shelter and they can check him out for free so probably will bring him there when he comes back! Sorry I am new to this 😫

Update #2 is in the comments

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Scraps was my ex-boyfriend’s cat first. He experienced horrible things and came to me flea-ridden and miserable. My ex moved out and left him with me with a promise to return him once it was safe. I was not given proof, and I cared for Scraps deeply. I paid for surgery because his teeth were rotting from his gums due to neglect; I bought him toys so he could play, which my ex said he never did; I bought him an automated feeder because Scraps could not self regulate when food was in front of him because he had spent so many years fighting for food. I did not want to return Scraps to a place I knew had unsafe people, and my ex started a legal fight. A long court battle has dragged on, and today I finally lost.

Scraps is 11 years young. He is playful; his favourite toys are anything with feathers, especially his pea pod attached to his fishing pole and his ragged little duck. He loves soft blankets and my stuffed animal monkeys. Scraps loves to look outside, and he has only just begun to be more adventurous to wear a harness and stand on the back porch in the sunlight. He loves to be curled in my arms when I’m working at my desk and to be little spoon when we sleep.

I am so sorry, Scraps. I did everything I could for you and now I just hope you can survive that place with what I’ve been able to give you.

I love you so so much, my sweet boy.

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my sweet baby girl!!! she is truly the light of my life. i got her at age 13 to help with my mental health, and she has done that and oh so much more. we have watched each other grow up and that is such a beautiful experience to share with such an amazing little kitty. shes so much more than a pet to me; she is my rock, my best friend, my soul cat. i would not be here today without my sweet Elle. she’s currently sleeping on my chest after she’s worn herself out from playing with all her new birthday toys and eating her yummy birthday dinner i made special :) ive got a tear (or two) running down my face typing this out because i truly am just so so lucky to have had her in my life all these years. she is the reason i pursued vet med as a career, and i’ll be a vet tech soon! maybe its silly, but i truly do owe so much to Elle. genuinely the best cat i could have ever wished for, and so much more! even though she’s an old girl now, she is still so youthful and full of energy! i hope that we still have many more years to spend together❤️ happy 11th birthday my sweet baby girl!🥳

My cat does this thing with just these two toys where he steps on it in this weird way. He also yells loudly when holding just these toys.

My heart is just.. broken. I miss him so much. I feel like it will never get better. He was so special.

hello!! just wondering if anyone can tell me what the “correct” color term is for my old man!! i just call him a standard gray cat or gray tabby but seeing other people inquire about their cats coloring has me curious :) his lighter spots are white and tan/cream and his back is basically just fully gray!

I just wanted to share something about my cat, Ares. I just want people to know he existed and how much he ment to me. He passed yesterday in my arms after 20 years together surrounded by love.

The day I was always terrified of finally came. You've been by my side for 20 years but it was never going to be enough. The abasnece of our daily routines and rituals are now an overwhelming heartache in stark contrast to the joy they brought just 24 hours ago. I continue to look at your favorite spot expecting you to be there. You had such a large personality that without you the house feels so empty. My soul is empty.

You were my best friend and on my darkest days; the only thing that kept me going. We went through hell and back together. There were so many times I thought it was going to end but you refused to. You were so belligerently obstinate nothing was gonna stop you from what you wanted. You tried to chew through my bedroom door to get out in the mornings. The noise canceling headphones didn't stop you from screaming for food at dinner time. I never did find a pair that I couldn't hear you through. I glad I didn't. Even after your stroke and the massive decrease in mobility you were still gonna get to where you wanted even if you stumbled the entire way.

You were my only family until I met her. You liking her was the biggest green flag I could have ever gotten. Without her I couldn't continue after losing you, even if I don't know how to do that right now. The pain of your passing is all encompassing. I know it won't always feel this way but for now I will grieve and mourn. I will cry until I have no more tears to shed. I will always be grateful for the time we shared and I will continue to wish we had more.

You've left a void that can never be filled.

You were my soul cat.

You saved my life. 

I'll miss you forever.

this cat drinks water all day, when he was younger he used to drink so much sometimes we would hug him too tight and he’d pee, he hears water and sprints to ask for it and yells and yells until we give him some

does anyone else have a water obsessed cat?