Hello, I've made a few posts about my male cat Balerion, but this is about all three now.

The cats in question:

Balerion; Male, 2 years old, neutered.

Juniper; Female, 2 years old, spayed.

Acinamoon; Female, 14 years old, spayed.

I have come to the point that my mental health is causing me to directly neglect my cats. I can't put them through this, it's not fair to them. I struggle doing the catboxes still, and I'm not really interacting with them much. They are bored, stressed and generally unhappy. They also have had worsening relations with eachother.

What have I done to improve this? So far, I have tried setting a schedule for the catboxes. This has helped some, and made the situation slightly better, but I still fail sometimes. I got several different kinds of toys, silvervine sticks, and other enrichment. This has helped their boredom, but not all the way. I have taken Balerion to the vet for his urinary issues multiple times, and got him treated. His peeing habit has improved but it sometimes happens, now a result of the neglected litterbox. I've separated the cats the best I can, Balerion is isolated to my room by my parents request (he kept peeing on my mom). Juniper and Acinamoon have the rest of the house to themselves, but sometimes Juniper causes problems with the older one so she is sentenced to the room with Balerion when this happens.

They are eating and drinking well. Acinamoon likely has heart disease, so I am more worried about her with this ongoing stress. I am from the U.S., and I have access to vet care. Affording vet care is a differenr story, I am suffering financially, but it is slowly improving. Some questions below;

1. Do cats feel abandoned when they are given away? Do they feel hurt?

2. At what point do you decide to give a cat away?

3. Should I keep trying to improve? What are some options?

TLDR: I am neglecting my cats due to my worsening mental health. Should I give them away or keep trying?

hey guys,

i just moved into a new home with my cat (4 years) and we’ve been in a 1 story home ever since. the home that we’re in currently has this arch open area with a ledge around 1.5 ft wide and drops down very high, maybe 20 ft or more. he’s made it a habit to sit and relax on the ledge and while the ledge is big i’m worried about him getting startled or losing balance and falling off. he’s already gotten curious and squeezed his head thru the stair railing and fell, which was a shorter fall but still relatively high.

is this something i should be concerned about? if so, how can i go about blocking this off or catproofing it? any suggestions would be very helpful

Hi everyone! I’m really worried about my 4-year-old male cat and would love to hear from people whose cats have had pancreatitis.

He was recently hospitalized after multiple episodes of vomiting and was diagnosed with pancreatitis. He improved after receiving IV fluids, pain medication and anti-nausea medication, but unfortunately, he relapsed a few days later. Last night he started vomiting again, was very lethargic and seemed to be in a lot of pain.

We took him back to the vet today, and he’ll likely need daily injections for pain and nausea over the next few days. The biggest concern right now is that he’s barely eating. His follow-up ultrasound also showed some fatty changes in his liver, possibly related to not eating enough.

He’s currently eating Royal Canin Gastrointestinal, and I’m wondering what other cats have been fed during recovery.

For those who’ve been through this, did your cat fully recover from pancreatitis, even after a relapse? What treatments and foods helped them get better?

I’m terrified of losing him, and seeing him get worse again after seeming to improve has been heartbreaking. I know every cat is different, but hearing some recovery stories would mean a lot right now.

Thank you ❤️

TLDR: My 4-year-old cat has pancreatitis and relapsed a few days after treatment, with vomiting, severe pain and lethargy. He’s receiving medication again but is barely eating. Looking for recovery stories, treatment experiences and food recommendations from people who’ve been through this with their cats.

Hi Everyone! I’m 24, in Scotland, CAN afford vet care and both cats are neutered/spayed.

I have 2 cats - a two year old female (Juno) and an almost two year old male (Winston), they get on very well. This issue is regarding Juno.

When we first got her as a kitten, she peed on our bed twice - which we deduced to her not being litter trained yet. She then began using the litter box and all has been fine… until recently.

We moved house in May this year and I was prepared for any potential stress or behavioural issues, but both cats settled in very easily.

About a month ago, Juno peed on our bed for the first time since she was a kitten - so we bought an additional litter box. They’ve both been using it fine. But she has since peed two more times on our bed, on the spare bed, and on a small pile of my partner’s clothes.

We clean the litter boxes religiously, she doesn’t seem stressed or in pain, she’s eating and drinking fine, playing and running constantly. I don’t know what’s causing this behaviour!

I am making a plan to take her to a vet, but first wanted to see if anyone here has been able to fix this behaviour in their cats and hopefully offer some advice.

Thank you!

TLDR; 2 year old female cat suddenly peeing on beds and clothes after 1.5 years of normal litter box use.

My cat (8yrs old) had 5 tooth extracted back in July When she shakes her head or moves a lot she will have a couple of drops of saliva. If she just not moving or sleeping she doesnt drool (at least I havent noticed). She is eating and behaving normal.

Is this normal or should i be concerned?

Hi everyone!
After reading the article I got super worried and decided to change my cats’ food. I’ve been giving them Royal Canin Sterelised bor wet and dry. They have been shedding crazy (two Brits) And I been thinking that food could be the problem.

We have been thinking about Animonda Carny for breakfast (we always give them wet food for breakfast), and for dry food Brit Care.

We live in Budapest and options from zooplus would be the best!

I am ready to hear all suggestions.

she has a small wound on her right front leg and refuses to lean her bad leg. i dont think I'll be able to bring her to vet as of lately. what's the best i could do

I'm going to be adopting a kitten in a few weeks, and I plan to feed her Purina LiveClear to manage some very mild allergies in the household.

For Purina LiveClear to work, it has to comprise 70 percent of her diet. From what I can tell, it isn't the absolute worst thing nutritionally, but it's not exactly top-shelf, it's a dry food, and the kitten formulation only comes in one flavor (chicken).

So what would you recommend feeding her for the other 30 percent of her diet to maximize nutrition and balance out any nutrients missing from Purina LiveClear?

Once we bring her home, I'll ask our regular vet the same question, and I'm open to taking her to a kitty nutritionist to get the best possible expert input, but I figure it can't hurt to go in with some idea of what the recommendations might be.

Hello. Cat is elderly and has had diabetes for quite a while. He's treated with insulin and at some point went into remission. We ceased treatment based on the doctor's advise and he went through Diabetic KetoAcidosis a few months later. Long story short, he's healthy and back on insulin but has chronic kidney disease that is low grade. In the last two months he's lost patches of hair all over his body but mostly on his chest and around his neck. He's not really grooming and we've added a packet of Churu to his diet evey afternoon. Even if it's not great for his blood sugar, he's very skinny after the hospital stay from his DKA and I prefer he gets calories vs being kept on a diet that's only every 12 hours. He grazes anyway so his "dinner" or "Breakfast" takes him a long time to eat. Anybody have any real experience with cat hair loss? I"m trying to understand if it's the churu, the kidney disease, or what could be causing his hair loss.

I got a new cat after moving in a new home. I have a male dog (Keeshond) named Nano who is very energetic and kind and playful. The cat, on the other hand, is a male Turkish Angora who I named Vanil. I have a lot of experience on handling cats tho. I knew a lot about cats since I was about 9, now being 15-17. ​Any tips or tricks I should know tho???

My 3-year-old cat has been struggling with recurring soft stools and diarrhoea for months, and I’m starting to feel a bit lost. I’m hoping to hear from anyone whose cat has experienced something similar, especially if you eventually found something that helped.

Her symptoms:
- Chronic soft stools, sometimes progressing to watery diarrhoea.
- Very foul-smelling stools.
- During the worst episodes earlier this year, she strained and had some blood in her stool. She couldn’t relieve herself in the litter box so she did it on the carpets. This got better after the initial Giardia treatment.
- Otherwise, she seems well: she eats, plays, is affectionate, has a shiny coat and hasn’t lost weight.

What I’ve tried and tested:
- She received a short course of Metrobactin (metronidazole) earlier this year. Her stools became completely normal for a while, but the diarrhoea eventually returned.
- A faecal parasite test was negative.
- Giardia, coronavirus and parvovirus tests were negative.
- Her bloodwork was mostly within the reference ranges, although her folate was elevated.
- She has been eating Hill’s Prescription Diet z/d for several weeks. Her energy and general behaviour seem better, and her stools are sometimes more formed, but she still has episodes of diarrhoea. She may occasionally get into my other cats’ food, so the diet hasn’t been perfectly exclusive.
- She had a course of Proplan Fortiflora but I didn’t see any meaningful improvements.

My vet suspects IBS, but we haven’t established a definite cause yet. We’ve discussed seeing an internal medicine specialist, although I’m trying to work out which next steps might be most useful at this point.

For anyone who has dealt with something similar, did you eventually find a cause, even after negative stool tests?

I’d really appreciate hearing what helped in real cases. I am starting to feel the desperation and I cry sometimes because I cannot help her.

Thank you!

My cat has had this type of coughing episode three times now, about once a month the past three months. He’s total fine afterwards and it lasts less than a minute. Anyone else seen this on their cats? Any advice? I am wondering if it’s allergies vs asthma. Thanks!

We have had our cat for 5 years. Since we got him, he has frequently had jelly blood and mucus in his poop. Poop has ranged from cow pie to normal. There is some straining but he is fairly regularly pooping twice a day. No noted weight loss and no vomiting.

We have done:
*steroids - no real impact
*fecal panel (positive for corona and clostridium) and course of metronidazole, some improvement
*hydrolyzed protein diet with hills z/d wet and probiotic at night and royal canin hp dry in the morning for months
*ultrasound, no noticeable intestine issues
*just recently started Metamucil, noticed improvement but now there is blood again

Internist recommended colonoscopy. Is there anything else I should be asking about, trying, or testing for?

I recently found a feral kitten in the road. It has worms. Is there something I can give it from the store without a prescription? I’m in college and can’t afford a vet. I’m also having a hard time rehoming him but can’t afford treatments.

I used Hartz gentle hairball shampoo on my cat days ago and she’s been fine since, do I still have something to worry about? What should I do?

Hi,

I just picked up my cat from being neutered and I'm waiting for a call back. From the paperwork I cannot tell if they gave him revolution or not. The thing is I gave him a dose of topical nexgard on Oct 3. I cannot get ahold of my vet or the rescue (left them a message). I did not know they were going to do the otherwise I would have pointed out that he was already on prevention.

As soon as I get home I'll check if he's greasy at all from the revolution and carefully wipe it off with a damp cloth and dawn.

Anything else I should do I'm freaking out right now!

I am an adult with about $300 saved in the event this is something more serious but I would like to avoid the vet if possible. I am posting from the US. Vet can be accessed today.

Kitty is about 6 years old, a tad overweight. Definitely spayed haha. She's been licking at her butt more often and I noticed scabs so I immediately bought advantage 2 large cat flea medication the next day to apply to her (i had forgotten it was still warm enough for fleas I know i did this to her). But I've noticed she's still been itching and licking. She has lots of dandruff too which I know is bothering her and she's been bathed before so if anyone has any recommendations for a shampoo / conditioner for a domestic medium-hair that would be awesome as well.

Do not worry I know not to bathe her so close to having ointment applied!

Our 1-year-old spayed female cat has been urinating everywhere in the house. She had been using the litterbox well. There is no straining, sometimes she is doing marking behavior and sometimes she just goes a lot in a corner, the couch, or a bed.

I took her in and she had protein and crystals, no bacteria. We have 2 other cats, her brother and a feral. The vet wants her on a prescription diet, but it will be very difficult to prevent the other cats from eating it too.

What could be causing these crystals? She was diagnosed with Corona virus 8 months ago. She has been very healthy, with no colds, no diarrhea, and is eating well. She does catch and eat things outside, mostly moths and lizards. Actually I think she just plays with the lizards, I've never seen her eat one but she does eat the moths.

All was normal except this: UA (cystocentesis): USG 1.052, pH 7.5, protein 2+, crystals 2+ amm mg phos (6-20/hpf)

and Urine Protein 2+
They want her on Gabapentin for pain for 2 weeks.

Is this bad? Is there another treatment besides prescription food? She is also very picky - hope she will eat it.

It is strange to me that if it is caused by her food, that the other two (both neutered males) aren't suffering the same.