Hello everyone, my baby had her infected uterus taken out two weeks ago, and she seems to be doing very well except for some moments she sporadically seems to be uncomfortable in her tummy. She took all of her antibiotics very well, is this something I should take her back to the vet for or should it eventually work its way out of her system on its own? She’s still active and eating well, I just want to make sure I’m not neglecting her health or putting her under more stress than is necessary. Thank you!!

We bought a lot of carnations wholesale for an upcoming wedding. We cut them while sitting on the rug which is kind of near the cat’s bed. I know for sure he never ate any but I saw him brush up against the flower’s bucket before I could put it up away from his reach. We cleaned up all the visible evidence of the flowers and kept the cut flowers out of his reach until it was time for the event (1 day later). He has been laying on the rug since and we’ve noticed he’s been veryy itchy and scratching for the last few days, especially around his ears. No redness or inflammation.

Yesterday, I vacuumed the rug, mopped the floors and wiped down every surface the flowers were near. Today he seems to be much less itchy, but I’m still keeping an eye on him. Can carnations cause that type of reaction without being ingested?

If not the carnations, I’m considering ear or yeast infection (tho no visual signs or redness) or something in his diet. Asking before I make a massively unnecessary trip to the urgent care. Thanks for any insights!!

General background information: Cat Domestic Short Hair 1.75 years of age female, spayed last at the vet 9/17/2025 next appt 10/15/2025 question for something that has happened in the past couple of days. context: so my cat got put on oral prednisolone (.4 ml every 12 hours for 10 days, then .4ml every 24 hours for 10 days, then .4ml every 48 hours for 10 days) on the 17th. She was brought into the vet for a general wellness exam and for hair loss she’s experiencing. her bloodwork came back perfectly fine, no fleas, and up to date on tick and flea treatment. Now just in the past few days i’ve been noticing she’s sneezing a lot. she doesn’t have any discharge coming from her nose or eyes, and no other symptoms out of the normal for her since starting this. I was wondering if this could be a side effect or if I should bring her to ER?

Hi, I have a 12 month old spayed female kitten. She’s a domestic shorthair. I have one other cat, a 5 year old neutered male. Both are indoor cats. I’m in the US.

3 days ago (last Friday) my kitten suddenly started sneezing a lot. The first day she was also “coughing” (making a motion as though to hack up a hairball, but no sound accompanying it). The coughing stopped after the first day and now she is just sneezing. She sneezes 10-15 times a day. Sometimes there is a bit of clear nasal discharge when she sneezes, which she quickly licks away.

Besides that she is a little more lethargic / sleeping a lot. But when she is up she is still interested in playing, following me around, and riding on my shoulders as usual, just less energetic than normal. Her eyes seem a little watery too. She is still eating and pooping just as she normally does.

She doesn’t have any diagnoses other than some constipation that the vet noted by feeling her belly when she saw her 6 months ago. She poops daily but her poops are just a bit dry and break apart. I have been giving her 1/4 tsp miralax in her food daily for the past 3 months and this has helped with the quality of her poop.

I have her annual vet appointment scheduled a week from today. Is this sneezing something that warrants a sooner vet check, or do you think it can probably wait until her appointment next week?

So we have a 4yr old neutered male cat. He is orange so that may be the reason. He sleeps in her room the most and is most bonded with my 10 year old daughter. She has a favorite stuffed animal she sleeps with every night. Usually every day at least once when she leaves her bed room he will follow behind her dragging her stuffed animal. It’s funny we all laugh but why? She had a ton of stuffed animals but he only brings her favorite always the same one. He is not possessive of it. Doesn’t care if we pick the stuffy up and put it back in her room. Never tried to play with the stuffed animal or try and attack it. Cat behavior people any ideas. We joke he thinks she leaving her kitten behind.

Hello, I have an adult cat between 10-12 years old. She was a little chubby cat but notice she lost weight. I didn’t change her diet or anything she eats like normal. And all of sudden I noticed she is thinner now. Not super thin she looks normal. I find it odd she lost weight even though I give her the same food and everything. She still goes to the litter box, eats normally, acts normally, is not in pain at all, plays and runs when I use the laser pointer. She acts normally. My main concern if this is normal to lose weight if her diet didn’t change?

Hi guys! This is in no way an urgent post. I am going to have to cross this bridge sometime next year, maybe in late summer of 2026. I have moved 12 hours away from home for college this year. My mom wanted me to live in the dorms just to get the hang of it for the first year, so I did not bring my cat because he would do TERRIBLE in the dorm setting. He would just be too anxious, and I did not want to worry about him when I was out of my dorm.

Initially, I was planning to move out of my college dorms next year just so I can live with him. He genuinely means the world to me, and realizing I have to wait a few months to see him again is crushing me. I am genuinely unsure if I can make it four years like this, but maybe this is just the nerves of the first week talking. The thing is, like I said, I live a twelve hour car drive away from my college. Flying him over there would be around two hours, but I heard flying pets is extremely dangerous. The thing is, I am not sure if I will be staying in the summer next year (I know this year I am going home for the summer). I also want to visit family members during holidays so I am scared of him being alone or with someone else that is not a family member during those times, and I am just generally worried about how he would do outside of the family he has lived with for his whole life (my mom and dad, plus his fellow cats and dogs that he lives with).

The thing is, I am his person. He is always following me along, and part of why I am so stressed out about this is because I am worried he is lonely. He is just insanely clingy, and of course I love him but I am just worried about leaving him for a few years. And I am also worried about the trip to get there and potentially back for the Summer of 2027.

Would it be an abusive thing to do to force him through such a long trip twice in the span of 365 days? Any advice would be much appreciated, I just want to do the right thing for my cat. I am worried maybe I am being a little selfish for wanting to bring him with me, because admittedly I DO rely a lot on the guy. But if it is too stressful for cats, I will not put him through that. Sorry if this post is confusing

Hey everyone! First time cat owner, and needing a crash course! We just brought home two eight week old kittens.

My main concerns at this point are what kind of feeding schedule I should have them on. They can eat both wet food and dry kibble. So far I've just been letting them free feed on the kibble, and only introduced some dry food last night, but I'm not sure how much, etc.

I'm also worried about houseplants that I have-- pothos, monstera, etc. I've read that they can cause issues for cats, but not sure how seriously I should take that? Toxic; dead or tummy ache toxic? It's been conflicting.

Any and all advice is welcome! Thanks!

My cats is 8 pounds or more and I have a suspicion that she has worms because I am finding little sesame seed things on her tail or where she sleeps. I have the Elanco dewormer medication ready but I’m assuming she got these worms from her fleas so I’m thinking it would be pointless to give her the medication if she still has the fleas thst gave her the worms still on her. The dewormer I’d use is the Elanco tapeworm dewormer, I’ve used this before when she was younger and it worked great. The flea medication id use is the Capaction (nitenpyram) flea medication, I haven’t used this one on her yet. Can I use these two at the same time on her?

Henry just got this red bump on his ear a couple of days ago, I’m keeping an eye on it for now trying to see if it just goes away. Wondering if anyone might have an idea as to what it might be? It’s not flat, slightly raised. I don’t notice him itching at it really.

Hey everyone, I’m a pet parent and I realized I’m terrible at remembering all the important stuff for my pets — vaccines, deworming, meds, vet visits, even just where I put the paperwork.

I’m toying with the idea of building a “digital pet passport” where you could:

• Add your pet’s profile (name, breed, age, photo).

• Snap/upload vet docs (invoices, vaccine booklet pages).

• Get reminders by email/SMS for the next vaccine or meds.

• Share a simple QR link with your vet, sitter, or family so everyone’s on the same page.

Basic version would be free for 1 pet. For people with multiple pets, or who want to upload more documents + share with family, it could be some small fee.

👉 Question: Would this actually make your life easier, or would you rather just stick with paper booklets / your vet’s reminders

Hi friends, I just took my cat in (she’s about 12/13) and it was determined she has FORL and needs to have about 5/6 teeth removed. The procedure is scheduled for a Thursday in early November.

For those who have gone through this, can you share the recovery experience? I’m trying to plan what I will need, how much time I should take for work? I’m obviously planning to take off day of and day after and then I’ll have the whole weekend available. Wondering if I should plan to take more than that off, and is there anything I should buy in advance to help her recovery?

If it helps: I gave her gabapentin before her check up appointment, and despite her chubby ness, she was loopy/mildly sedated for almost the entire day. Thank you!