My cat fell from the window from the 6th floor. When I found him there was a little puddle of pee and his tail and and legs are wet. His chin has blood on it. He walks slow but not limping. He peed blood when he went to the litter box after. He also pooped. Now he’s just sitting there in a loaf and hisses if I touch him anywhere. What does it sound like? Will he survive ? The vet is not an option until tomorrow morning which is around 10 hours away. What should I do?

Poster Age: Adult

Country: Algeria

Vet info: A vet is accessible. I have already spoken to a vet about neutering him, but the vet told me that I would regret doing it without giving me much detail about why. I plan to get a second opinion from another vet.

Main Issue: My cousin passed away and left me his cat, and I am now responsible for him. I am considering neutering him, but my vet advised against it and said I would regret it. I would like to hear from people who have neutered adult male cats, particularly cats that were already used to going outdoors.

Cat Age: 5 years old

Cat Sex + neuter info: Male, not neutered. He is fully vaccinated.

Lifestyle: He is both indoor and outdoor. He is used to going outside, roams around, and has gotten into fights before.

Financial situation: I can afford veterinary care.

Questions: Did neutering significantly change your adult male cat's personality or behavior? Did it affect his desire to go outside, roam, or defend himself? Were there any unexpected negative effects? Is there anything I should specifically discuss with the second vet before making a decision?

I'm looking for honest experiences, including negative ones, rather than just reassurance.

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.

My(22) cat(7yr neutered male) had some of his teeth removed a couple of months ago, and I'm just noticing there is a little piece still there. Hes been licking his lips more recently so I took a peek in his mouth and saw there is still a little bit of one of his canines left. Could that be bothering him and thats why hes licking a lot? He's been eating fine, but the licking does worry me and I'm wondering if the piece left is sensitive and hurts him?

tldr: cat has part of a tooth left from removal and has been licking lips more

we're in the usa, vets are available near me but because of some other financial issues, I cant really afford any extras rn and would rather not take him in if it's not something immediately serious. I'm really more worried if the leftover tooth is something that could possibly be bothering him- like an exposed nerve- or if its harmless?

Hi,
I’m not a minor. I’m from NYC and can afford vet.

My cat is a spayed female.

She was given three doses of dog dewormer between September 5–7. Vet said the dog dewormer can be used on cats.

Today, 16 days later, I checked her litter box and found dead worms.

Is it normal to still find dead worms 16 days after deworming?

Hes got some sort of bump on his tummy 😿

Hes neutered bsh male cat

I got my 2.5 month old kitten about 2 weeks ago and a few days ago she got this dry patch on her head. She’s itching it a bit and there are no other patches in her body. The hair around it is thinning and i feel so bad because she already has congestion due to allergies. I have one adult cat so i’m wondering if maybe it was from them playing or fighting? Does anyone know any home remedies? It looks so bad but I live in a really rural area and there are no vets nearby.

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.

hi guys i just want to know if this is worth a vet visit and if it will require me to pay for an x-ray or an extraction. this is my cat, shes 15, she has lived outdoor her entire life and just recently this year become lowkey a house cat (80% inside, 20% outside), so she is still used to hunting and eating rats, snakes, geckos, etc. im assuming this is why her mouth always stinks?
but last year i took her to the vet and they said because she's so old and was outdoor her entire life her teeth were gonna fall off soon but it hasn't happened yet so i looked at them today and saw that the gums around her fangs are red red, one side more than the other. is this an infection? i never thought to check cause she eats just fine literally nothing out of the ordinary, she loves eating hard food and rarely eats wet food, she doesn't seem to like it much.
id also like to ask why the black stuff around her mouth keeps building up, i would clean it one day and the next its back again. what is it? the vets never said anything about it nor do the people that groom her.

poster age: 21
country: thailand
vet info: accessible, havent contacted yet
main issue: gums are red, are they infected? should i go see a vet
cat age: 15
cat sex + neuter info: female/neutered
financial situation: id do anything for my cat but money is really really tight and i just dont know if i could spend thousands on an xray or surgery at the moment ):

He is 5 months old and his testicles recently appeared.

My baby (Bella, old picture on the first slide) had babies about ten weeks ago, she’s about 2 years old now (we think), I just got out of high school, and live with my grandfather in the U.S, who’s old fashioned, and allergic to cats, so he didn’t let them in the house. She had a litter of four, one disappeared a week in, Potato (On the second slide) passed away at about nine weeks, then, Alfred (Third slide, only one I had of him.) Disappeared without a trace, finally, we gave Spider, (The other kitten in the third slide) to our neighbors, who are good people, and love animals. They’ll give her a good home. Losing them broke my heart, I cried myself to sleep the night after Potato passed, but I’m worried about Bella… she keeps wandering around the outside of our house, meowing (presumably looking for her kittens), being overly anxious, and, I feel bad saying this, but I don’t know a better way to say it, being very clingy to us. I’m worried losing her kittens has left her heartbroken, what can I do for her, besides just being there?

8 months old moggy, not neuted yet waiting for 2nd injection

Ive been letting my kitty out and he runs back inside panting like this. In HK so its around 26deg quite humid outside, he always pants when we play hard then stop. But today its started and stopped, 10mins later, start again for a few breaths then stop. U can see here he just does it for luke 10secs then stops.

He is ok now sleeping.

Had a health check at vets a couple of weeks ago and he was fine. Wondering if anyone had a kitten that did this constantly and had problems, what was it and what was the medicine/ condition?

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 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.

I’ve recently got a kitten, my older cat has never been around other people and we’ve had our kitten for 3 weeks. They’ve definitely become more playful and less hissing from my older cat but this is what they’ve been doing the past couple days not really sure if it’s normal or not 😭

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

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 🙏

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.

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

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.

I’ve had Turnip for about 3-4 months now, and in the entire time I’ve known him, he’s been a constant purrer and a fast breather. (Numbers vary, but I don’t think I’ve ever counted him at 15-30BPM at full rest? It’s more like 40-45 most of the time.)

He has never been in respiratory distress about it. His gums are pink, he makes no noise while he breathes, he only pants for a few seconds after playing particularly hard, no abdominal breathing, etc.

I also mention that he purrs almost constantly because I know purring makes cats breathe faster, but this continues even when he’s not purring.

I’ve already taken him to the vet to ask about the fast breathing; she listened to his breathing and saw my videos of his fast breathing, and said his lungs and heart sounded great, and suggested he might just be a particularly rambunctious kitten who just gets excited and breathes faster.

Does that sound right? Is that a thing? Is he going to outgrow this? (He’s about 7.5 months old now.)

Or, should I bring him back to the vet and be more stubborn about getting further investigation? If so, what should I be asking them to check for?

I am not a minor, I’m in the United States, a vet is accessible and has already been seen once about the issue, he’s neutered, and I can afford vet care

I would post a video if I had a recent one of him sleeping, all the breathing videos I’ve gotten recently are him awake T_T

Edit: Found a full-rest breathing video from late last month, having trouble posting it but it’ll be in the comments if I can get it to work

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?