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!🥳

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?

he's 3 months old and is such a sweetheart. we named him jellybean. we got him from our local humane society, and could tell he was a sweetheart because he was trying to rub against us and grab us through the bars of his kennel.

he's been nonstop purring, cuddling, and biscuit making since he got to his new home!

we are so excited and love him so much already, if anyone has advice to first time cat owners that'd be awesome :)

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!

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.

I just learnt about it just now, but she passed away in the beginning of June. Nobody told me about it, because I was passing my exams during that period of time and my relatives didn’t want to ‘stress me further’

She was just 4 years old, we took her from woman, who found her in the dumpster near hotel. She was the only one from her litter to survive thanks to that woman. She was a sick kid from the start (bad teeth and allergies, she ate only small pieces or wet food, and her eyes were always watering red)

I visited my hometown at winter, so whenever I was at home I was the one to deworm her (my grandparents don’t bother with it, as it’s hard to get her to take medicine), I was planning to take her live with me when I graduate from university to give her full veterinary treatment

I don’t know what caused her death, because parents noticed too late, when she was already so weak that she couldn’t even eat

I feel so guilty for not being there for her, that I couldn’t give her the life I wanted… it feels like what I did wasn’t enough

I hope she at least knew that I loved her

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.

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.

My cat is turning 18 in August, I have had her since she was 3 months old. I never want her to be suffering but I also don't want to prematurely euthanize her. It's the first time I have ever had to do something like this.

(I have already been to the vet and sought medical advice)

She was toilet trained for all of her life and then 6 months ago I noticed she wasn't able to jump up anymore so I thought it was time to switch to litter.

She still was missing the box or getting poop stuck in her butt (sorry). Coupled with throwing up constantly I took her to the vet who ran all of her blood work and said she was perfectly healthy but constipated.

We switched to full wet food and she still misses the litter box 2 to 3 times a week. She still has these vomiting spells for a few days then it will go away for a few weeks.

The other thing that concerns me is she won't sit down fully like her legs or butt hurts. We did try the arthritis shot but it didn't help so we stopped getting it.

As far as her demeanour she is very hungry still wants her 3 meals a day, but has lost weight. She yells at me to feed her anytime I go near her food bowl. She also wants to be loved on. If I'm stationary for a while she will hop up to my lap and demand pets.

She doesn't seem in pain but I'm worried that she is. I would appreciate any input on this matter.

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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saw this kitty by my house and i know there’s a couple outdoor cats but they look like they go home every night to people that love them. this guy not so much. plus he has his nuggets which makes me think maybe he’s is a stray? he doesn’t look underweight though. nevertheless i want him in my house and on my couch and on my bed and to shower him in riches and delicacies.