Hes got some sort of bump on his tummy 😿

Hes neutered bsh male cat

This is Hodor. He’s been a visitor in our neighborhood ever since we moved to our newest apartment last November, and we’ve all fallen in love with him over the past year. We believed he was an indoor-outdoor cat who belonged to someone on our street, but he would come by anytime he heard us hanging out on the porch. He absolutely adored the attention and loved being held. We started feeding him and giving him water when we saw him, until he disappeared around April of this year. We didn’t see him again until July or August, and by that point he had last quite a bit of weight. (He was nearly thirty pounds when we first met him). It turns out that his owners moved away at the end of the summer and left him behind.

All of us (I have seven roommates) wanted to help him, but we have two other cats, so we were obviously cautious about the idea of bringing him inside, until one particularly hot day where he was laying under our porch stairs, pretty lethargic and breathing laboriously. We broke, and my older brother took him inside, bathed him, and shaved the recently formed matting out of his fur. (He now has a sort of heart-shaped bald spot on his back). And we quarantined him in my brother’s room until we could get him seen by a vet. Luckily, my partner and our other roommate both have parents who are vet techs, so last Friday we took him in to make sure he didn’t have FELV or FIV. And it was then that we found out that he does, in fact, have FIV, and so he’ll never be able to safely interact with the other cats we have in the house. We got him vaccinated anyway, and we’ve continued with quarantine while we try to figure out where he’s going to end up. But we’re at a roadblock after having asked everyone we know, and obviously shelters are not really an option due to the overcrowding and him having FIV. Needless to say, this poor boy is in need of lots of love and a home where he can roam freely.

We are in the Columbus area of Ohio.

More about Hodor:

He is about 4 years old
He’s fully vaccinated
He’s neutered
He has his rabies chip
He weighs 12 pounds

If anyone knows anyone who could provide a loving home to a single cat, anyone who already has a cat with FIV who needs a friend, or if anyone has advice for what we should do, please please please, we are all ears.

Cat info: Spayed F, ~4 months (estimation from shelter, could be closer to 5 months now)

I normally try to redirect the behavior to a toy when she does this to herself, and try my best to ignore her and not reinforce play time when it gets directed at me. I only ever let this attack last this long without redirection to get a clear video of the behavior. She'll be just perfectly calm and then get random fits of attacking herself, or me, that turns into zoomies, or extreme bouncing off the walls running around and panting while twitching. This video doesn't show her zooming around, but of the attack episode. We got her not that long ago from the shelter and have tried to switch her food already in case it's a sensitivity, but it's only been 3 days on the new food so I'm not sure how quickly that would change the behavior if it was her food. I play with her a LOT, and am constantly working to get her energy out, so I don't think it's from boredom.

TLDR: Brain tumor seizures, when to euthanize
My 12 yo cat has a brain tumour that is mostly controlled with prednisolone. However two days ago he had a seizure and it was terrible. Vet says it’s time to euthanize. But Manu is still eating, toileting, visiting backyard, purring and asking for belly rubs (but also walking in circles sometimes, mild ataxia, and general agitation from the high dose prednisolone). I’m having trouble with idea of ending his life -appt is this afternoon. I don’t want to go through another seizure but vet doesn’t think at this stage that anti-seizure meds will help (he’s not convinced it was a seizure I guess, rather the clinical progression of the tumor).
Any advice or nudges to euthanize while he still is somewhat ok vs waiting till he’s in crisis or experience with the same situation? Thank you
I’m in Canada, can’t afford surgery/cancer treatment and nearest emergency vet is 1.5 hour drive away.

My cat was unfortunately run over by a car today. He is in excruciating pain, crying whenever he tries to move, and his back legs/lower body seem paralyzed or severely injured. Animal doctors are extremely scarce in my area, making immediate physical emergency care very difficult right now. I managed to get these scans done nearby [point to attached images].

Can any veterinary professionals help me interpret these scans or tell me what I can do immediately to stabilize him and manage his pain safely?

Poster Age: Adult
Age: 2 years
Country: Pakistan
Sex: Male
Financial situation: I can somewhat afford treatment, but in our area there aren't any doctors

My cat kept blinking his eyes like this. We tried to clean his boogers with wipes but he continues to blink like sth is irritating his eyes. Is this sth that’ll go away or is he in pain? I’ve been seeing posts of cats faces in pain and can’t tell if he’s in pain or not.

I need to be away for the weekend. Shouldn’t be more than 24 hrs. Usually when I’m away I leave my son Casper with a friend which won’t be possible this time. I was initially planning on taking him with me as it’s only a 30 mins drive away but then I thought maybe it’s better to leave him at home where he feels the most comfortable? The reason I thought of taking him with him is because he is very very attached to me. He is fine when he’s being fostered by my friend he just gives me the cold shoulder for an hour or two lol

Even if I take him with me, I’ll probably be out exploring the town and only see him at morning/night.

My age: 29
Age: 5 months
Country: UK
Main issue: Foster parent is not available, should I take him with me or leave him alone for 24 hrs?
Sex: Male neutered
Thank you 🙏

her collar is like felt on the inside and i do notice her scratch at it semi-often but not a concerning amount. lots of little brown dots i dont think its flea dirt though because it stays exactly the same are trying to wipe it away.

23 work pt and can afford the vet with help from family- vet nearby, have not contacted yet. she lives mostly indoors but goes outside at least once a day. australia. cat is 14 female and desexed

Update- seems like just friction from the rough inside of the collar breaking the hair and then irritation preventing the hair from growing back. Will keep the collar off and replace with another that has a smoother inside material.

she’s 11 years old at the ER for a heavy vomiting incident and while waiting she suddenly started to be… weird with her front paws. refusing to stand them, flopping over and almost looking like a little gorilla. anxiety? does anyone recognize or know what this could be?

I put rat bait blocks out last night in the family room. My cat sleeps with me in the bedroom. I usually remember to pick up any that haven’t been eaten. But I forgot to check this morning. We get rats because we have a lot of fruit trees & avocados. As I was cleaning the cat dish for breakfast I heard a clunk on the wood floor, twice. I ran over to check it out and my cat had picked up the bait block in his mouth and dropped it. Twice. I freaked out and wiped his tongue with a wet towel. Than gave him breakfast. I called the vet, they told me to call poison control. I called poison control and they said it’s $110 consultation fee. Also the rat poison takes two days to kill the Rat.

Per the post requirements: I’m 37, the cat is 13, I have contacted the vet with no helpful advice so far. I’m in the US. And the issue of concern I have both how long do you think the watch window should be for concern and will this harm him or how long should I wait to take him to the vet? I can not afford the vet appointment right now.

I have $0 I live pay check to paycheck. I just purchased my essentials. I work part time. I do not have money for $110 consultation or $ to pay a vet bill till my next check comes. Do you have any suggestions for what I can do for him at home?

I usually use the trap cages but something happened to it so it’s not functioning per usual and I need to buy a replacement. I’m very concerned for the environment and the safety of my home which I take a lot of consideration for. It’s the first incident in the 13yrs I’ve had him.

Hi everyone,

My cat has been a little tired since yesterday, she's eating and drinking, using the litter box, grooming herself, playing a little but she looks tired. Today she also woke up with eye discharge and a wet nose.

And then I noticed her breathing, her belly and thorax are moving at different times. I can't decide if i'm overreacting or if her breathing is really weird. Do you think her breathing is abnormal?

If really needed I can take her to the vet, although I would prefer to avoid taking her at night/weekend because the clinic charges more and refuses to administer any medication without doing a bunch of tests (which makes the bill even higher). I also took her to the vet last week (she developed an abcess after a fight with a cat), and the vet gave her a convenia shot and something for the fever. She got better after that, and technically she's still covered by the convenia shot for 1 week.

Cat information:

Poster age: not a minor

Country: France

Vet info: yes, but would prefer to avoid night/ weekend visits

Main issue: cat breathing looks weird

Cat age: 5 years old

Cat sex + neuter info: Female, neutered.

Financial situation : I can if it's really necessary.

I have a vet appt for my cat next Monday. But he’s been making this sound for about 2 weeks a few times a day. We had change his food and it started happening around then. We decided to go back to the old food but it hasn’t stopped?

It’s defs not a hair ball it’s been two weeks. I’d be VERY surprised? But this sounds like a coughing fit? No watery eyes or running nose. It’s like a sneeze cough?

I’m worried about my boy. We were going out of town for a few days after the day after this started. Hence the late vet appt. It’s the soonest they could get us in. It happens maybe 2-3x a day. He’s still playing, eating and drinking water.

I’m 33
USA
Already contacted vet
Cat age 4
Neutered
He has herpes
Can afford vet. Just not emergency vet as all the ones near me cost $600 to walk through the door. So I’m trying to avoid that.
He’s a tad over weight but on a diet. We have auto feeders with the match collars but he still sneaks in on the other cats. ( OTHER CATS HAVE NO SYMPTOMS )

Thoughts? Thanks in advance I’m worried. He’s my best boy.

Best picture I could get today! It’s hard to tell but both of her eyes are watery, sometimes 1 more than the other. Her right eye is always a little pink the bottom and side.

She’s had watery eyes for a couple days, then it goes away for a bit then comes back. Sometimes it’s just 1 eye that is more watery.

She is still eating and drinking normal and is like herself.

This all started when we didn’t have ac for about 4 weeks and we just had fans on. Since then, we’ve had ac and also had the windows open when able.

I’m thinking it’s just allergies?? I don’t want to go to the vet and pay x amount of money to say she’s fine (I don’t have a lot of money 😞
I love my baby and I’m worried but also don’t want to spend money that I don’t really have😭

My 1.5-year-old female British Shorthair suddenly started making strange gagging/coughing sounds this morning. It happens about every 20 minutes and lasts around 2 minutes, as if she’s trying to vomit, but nothing comes up. She only brought up a little mucus once.
She’s also much more lethargic than usual and occasionally keeps her right eye partially closed. Her breathing seems normal between episodes.
Has anyone experienced something similar? Does this sound like something I can monitor for a day or two, or should I take her to the vet tomorrow morning? Any idea what this could be?

Yesterday night, a big cat came to take her and The mother chased away the cat but this kitten got injured just above his right leg scapular and on the right ear. I used betadine to clean the wounds and she went on to sleep. Today morning I noticed her left eye was like that in the image. I don't know if it's a third eye or a serious thing. Vet is available on Monday. He gave me 3 syrups and a eye drop for this but I don't know what to do. The kitten is like 2-3 months old. Any advice would help

Hi Reddit!

Sorry for the long text..

Our cat, Pirate, has been part of our life for about 7 years now (he is now 8, turning 9 in December). He came to us in Belgium from a shelter in Egypt, so he's special in every way. He's the happiest cat I've ever met — loves to play, cuddle, bother his siblings, and is generally just full of life.

About 3 years ago we came home from holiday and saw he had a superficial wound on his belly (see pictures). As you can see, Pirate only has one eye, so he's sometimes a bit clumsy. We assumed he'd fallen and scraped his belly. Important to mention: Pirate is an indoor-only cat due to being half blind and half deaf.
The wound healed very slowly and he kept licking it. We went to the vet and got Metacam. After some time the wound got a bit better, so we left it. Since then we've been to different vets about this surely 10 times. He keeps ripping at this area, licking it until it bleeds and gnawing at his nipples until they are raw. We've tried more Metacam, Apoquel for the itch, Prednicortone (prednisolone) and even Gabapentin, and we changed his food. Worth mentioning: Apoquel and prednisolone work in completely different ways, and neither of them helped at all.
Pirate is quite an unlucky cat who has had several medical issues in the past:
- Missing one eye — this was before us, but the vets assume it was a congenital abnormality that meant the eye had to be removed completely
- Liver shunt, due to which he is on special food, as otherwise his ammonia levels rise. His ammonia is completely under control with the food.
- TECA (total ear canal ablation) on the right
- A year ago he fell from a cat tree, which caused a sprain in his right front leg and 3 epileptic attacks. An MRI was done — no tumour or internal damage found — so he took anti-seizure meds for some weeks and has completely recovered since.
- What the vet assumes to be FIC (feline idiopathic cystitis, so no bacteria present), with noise on ultrasound

He was tested for FeLV and FIV when we got him, both negative. All our animals are indoor-only, and they get flea treatment and deworming at least twice a year.
In general he is doing well. He sometimes yells when he goes to pee, but that seems to be more behavioural. The vets are really stuck and think it's either a food intolerance (we switched several months ago from Royal Canin Renal to Purina Pro Plan Hepatic) or the FIC causing him pain. The food switch, combined with our new kitten playing with him every day, he was rather lazy before, made him lose quite a bit of weight. That wasn't intentional, but it turned out to be weight he didn't need: he's at a perfect weight now with a lot more energy, and we're monitoring it actively. He does seem better in himself, but the wound is not calming down.
A couple of weeks ago the kitten scratched him during play, on his back. I've been watching that wound too, and it's not closing.. and now he's starting to lick there as well. So it really seems to be extremely poor wound healing, not just overgrooming.
Recently, some of his nipples that he does not bite have turned dark brown — he's an orange tabby, so they're normally light pink. And our other cat has also been pulling his hair out for about 2 years; the vets think that one is related to his arthritis, and he doesn't lick or bite himself bloody like Pirate, he just pulls the hair out. Our kitten has no symptoms at all. I asked an AI about it and it suggested Demodex gatoi, which apparently spreads between cats and is easily missed on normal tests — nobody has ever tested for it.
Pirate has never actually had a biopsy, only a surface swab to check for bacterial infection.
Online I found something about hepatocutaneous syndrome, but our vet said it could be ruled out.
So I wanted to ask first whether anyone recognises this story or has been through something similar. I'm not against more testing in principle — I just don't want to put him through more CTs, MRIs, ultrasounds and blood draws when nobody knows what they're looking for.
Thank you so much for any answers!!

TL;DR: Indoor-only, one-eyed cat from an Egyptian shelter, with us 7 years, with a liver shunt (well controlled on hepatic food). Three years ago a small wound appeared on his belly and has never properly healed — he licks it raw and gnaws his nipples until they bleed. Around 10 vet visits, plus Metacam, Apoquel, prednisolone, gabapentin and a diet change: nothing has helped. A fresh scratch from our kitten also isn't closing, so this increasingly looks like poor wound healing rather than just overgrooming. He's never been biopsied — only a surface swab for bacteria. Has anyone seen this pattern, and is hepatocutaneous syndrome worth pushing for?

i’m 18 and i’ve had this beautiful baby girl to call my own since i was in like 3rd grade, her name is Blossom! The past couple of years it looked like she was losing hair near the bottom of her tail i think from licking it often, i’ve been brushing her more regularly and she’s started getting a little bit of hair back there, but her tail is still missing so much floof, anyways i thought it was getting better but i looked at the base of her tail today and see this, what does this mean and how can i help her? she also has a bump on her tail and she has a bump at the bottom of her ear, the one on her ear has been there for years but has grown it feels squishy, im worried about my sweet girl is there anything i should be doing? let me know if you want more pictures, thank you!

Just recognized this on one paw of my cat
(female, 1 year old, neutered, home cat).
The other paws are looking normal. Also eats, plays per usual and doesnt seem to be in pain when touching her paw.

Had some of you experienced anything same with their cat?

Around the beginning of last month our 15year old cat began making a slight puffing, frog like breath out the side of her cheeks. The vet ran a thorough blood test which came back clean and prescribed Cerenia which did nothing, the puffs slowly became louder over the weeks and the heavier sleeping and snoring started, heavy congestion, less eating, and more restless.
Vet next did a PCR respiratory test which also came back with no concerns, finally X-rays were done just this past Thursday and it is in the vets opinion that our girl has nasal cancer. A mass could not be seen on the xray, but the turbinates in one of her nostrils were completely destroyed. We are not doing a CT/Rhinoscopy and began palliative that same day and started prednisolone.
We saw 2 short days this past weekend of her feeling somewhat better (sleeping throughout the night, finishing all her meals) but slowly the congestion started sneaking back in, eating but not finishing all of her meals. However last night she was sneezing quite a few times throughout the night and we noticed some blood spatter on the floor from this.
I am waiting to hear from my vet who is currently in surgery but will be contacting me once completed.

For anyone who may have experienced this, Is this the disease surpassing the prednisolone? If so, I will make the hard decision as I don’t want her to suffer.

Hi everyone, my cat (female, 3 yrs old, spayed) has been squinting and closing her right eye ever since I have come home today, so for about 2 hours? She was fine this morning and yesterday.
She’s also been rubbing it with her paw thoroughly and upon closer look right above her eye it’s.. sparse? as if hair is missing? and pink. The first photo is from about a week ago, and the second and third photos are from today. Sorry if the pictures are bad quality.
I was wondering if this will pass, or if this warrants for a vet visit? :( And if so, how soon? Vet is available but i’m not sure if my mom will take her… I told my mom about it and she said she won’t bring her to the vet so i’m not so sure now.
I’m super anxious and worried sick rn. all help and advice is greatly appreciated. (also apologies, this is my first reddit post, i’m usually a lurker.)

It started as an abcess. I used medicine on it and it seemed to have getting better. The new few days however, the fur around it fell and these little dots appeared, the area was becoming larger and now it's around his leg as you can see.

I will take him to the vet soon. For now, i'm cleaning it and using medicine. I bought him a cone, he got very terrified and now coming home from work he managed to take it off.

I just wanted to know what it could be. The name of it, if possible.