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“I live in the UK and have 2 kittens, both 7 month old, both have diarrhea and have had diarrhea for most of their lives. One is male, neutered, the other's female, not neutered. They are both indoor cats so I know they're not getting into anything outside and I keep my space pretty clean so they're not getting into any waste food or anything. I've been to the vets multiple times with them, I've tried gastro food, worming treatment and a short course of steroids. These treatme”

“I have a boy cat that is around 5 months old. His last vet appointment they told me he only has one ball, and to bring him back in a couple months to see if it has dropped. I took him back today and his other ball has still not dropped. The surgery is $500, which I don’t care to pay, I just want to make sure he’s safe. They cannot feel his other ball, and she told me they would have to cut up in his abdomen. I’ve never even heard of this before, and am terrified of anything that could go wrong,”

“I have three cats (all domestic short hairs), two male (one is ~2 and one is ~ 5 years old) and one female (~5 years old), all of them neutered and spayed and up to date on vaccinations. My younger male cat (I’ll call him Sprout) and my older male cat (I’ll call him Moose) have been having more animosity between them recently, where previously this hasn’t been an issue. They’ve gotten along well and continue to aside from these small instances. Sprout will sometimes hiss and growl at Moose. Moos”

“We have 9 cats in our household 4 male 5 female. The oldest is 4 and the youngest are a litter of 3 kittens 5 months old. We have had all of them since they were young kittens around 3 weeks or so. They were foster fails from an animal shelter after being found on the street. They were all spayed and neutered when they were two months and the shelter let us adopt them. Most of them get along great since they have been raised together. The issue is with the oldest female 3 years old. She is very”

“Hi, My 8-month old kitten is cryptorchid. His balls have not dropped, either of them. Today my partner and I took him to the vet for his castration. They did the surgery and opened my boy up. The vet only found one testicle. They could not find the other. They say it’s because he’s too fat and needs to go on a diet. Like, they couldn’t locate the other ball because of the “lumps of fat”, was the wording from my partner who did the pickup. Is this common? He’s still a kitten and all the advice I’”

“Hi all, I appreciate the chance to ask about a situation with a nearly 3 year old neutered male cat I recently adopted. He was brought to the shelter I adopted him in New England from a shelter in FL so while I have his medical history, it more or less starts in July. He had fur loss/alopecia and it looks like they suspected flea allergy. They treated him accordingly and by the time I met him in August, he was on prednisone and the fur was regrowing nicely. They tapered the prednisone down and I”

“My puppy was recently released from the hospital & is healing from parvo, I was wondering what the risk of my cats getting parvo from my puppy would be? submitted by /u/chocomelon12 [link] [comments]”

“One of my cats is a 5yo neutered male medium/long hair. He is a great groomer but he also seems to have pica -- if there is a fuzz or bit of fur (his or from another cat) on the floor he will eat it as fast as he can. Every month or so he seems to have a hairball, which is usually preceded by a slightly decreased appetite before it comes up, and also seems to come with a big increase in his fuzz-seeking behavior. Years ago an old vet told me cats really shouldn't have hairballs & it usua”

“4 days ago, my partner and I adopted a cat. He is a domestic long-haired cat estimated to be around 3 years old from his teeth. He is neutered and around 8 pounds. He came in to the shelter as a stray with another cat believed to be his brother. We took him home from the shelter and gave him his own room with everything he needs in there and more. We were prepared to keep him in the room until he seemed to feel safe and confident. From the moment we opened the carrier he has made himself at home”

“Hi everyone. My siamese kitten is about 5 months, and big at 8 ish lbs. Everyone who sees him says he looks huge for his age ever since he was 16 weeks. Not overweight just growing fast. I am figuring out where to get him fixed soon, which is where my question comes in. At his appointment at about 19 weeks, the vet said she heard a very soft heart murmur. She told me that congenital defects usually cause a loud murmur, and so his is most likely innocent and he will outgrow it. I also read online”

“I got a kitten 3 weeks ago, she’s was about 6 weeks when I got her, now she’s 9 weeks. I took her to the vet the day after I got her and they said she had a mild prolapse, they didn’t seem concerned and basically told me it’s not common but they’ve seen it enough and she should be okay. I feel like it’s getting worse and I’m being told to just put animax on it and it should get better. Has anyone else dealt with this? What are some things I can do to help her? She’s eating a mix of wet and dry f”

“Kitten info: Jesse is 7mo domestic shorthair. Indoor only with leashed outside time. Fully vaccinated. Neutered 3 weeks ago. He was found in our neighborhood at 5 weeks. We also have his brother. We have 2 other adult cats. One indoor only 13yo and a 5yo outdoor indoor cat. All of them are up to date on their shots. Last night we took our kitten to the emergency vet because he was bleeding from the mouth and bruising in his ears. The vet found bruises all over his body. He is very anemic.He had”

“Hi everyone. I’m really desperate for some advice from people with experience in pelvic fractures in cats. About 1–2 months ago, I found a stray orange male kitten, only a few months old. He was clearly injured, and I assumed it was some kind of car/crash trauma affecting his back and front legs. He could still walk and even “run,” and he wouldn’t let me catch him, so he hid in bushes and under an abandoned crashed car near my home. Looking back, I realize I made the mistake of assuming the inju”

“my cat monkey just lost his brother from the same litter, likely due to manx syndrome, he had a lot of issues from birth and unfortunate passed a couple days ago. monkey was okay for about half a day, then he started hiding, acting weird, hardly eating, and his unique personality is completely gone. i understand that these are both signs of grief and sickness. i am mostly worried about the fact he is not getting up to go to the bathroom, hes just going where hes laying. this started today, hes d”

“He got neutered Tuesday afternoon hes playing normal but not eating? My 7 month old boy cat was neutered on Tuesday he also got his rabies shot and FVRCP vaccine and revolution plus treatment. He was completely fine the night of his surgery eating drinking and playing even sleeping purring all of it and than Wednesday about the same but a little bit more tired and now Thursday he’s super sleepy most of today he ate dry food a lot of it but he puked it up and he didn’t eat his dinner which is fre”

“My male neutered cat is lactating from one nipple He's 6yo and got neutered 5 months ago. He wan on corticoids for 5 months because of gingivistomatitis (he had a partial mouth extraction 20 days ago. I did notice he was lactating a few months ago and took him to the vet and she told me it was because of the corticosteroids. He's overall fine,eats well,drinks water,plays and bites and is incredibly active. I noticed that one nipple persists and is still lactating. It's not red,or inf”

“I have a little tortie. She’s about a foot long from nose to butt, and maybe 5-8 pounds. She gave birth to a hairless kitten earlier this evening that, at the time of me making this post, already hasn’t made it. Now I’m worried if anything may be wrong with the mother. I wouldn’t be surprised if she only had one kitten because of her size before, but she’s had a litter of three before. I just need an idea of what’s going on and what to do, especially since a vet won’t be open until the morning.”

“Long post and I apologize in advance but would like to be as thorough as possible. We have been to 3 different vets and in contact with the breeder. No one from his litter is having anything similar happen. Breeder has been very helpful referring us to other vets and answering any questions we have. Brought him home at 12.5 weeks 7/27, everything was good for the first 2 days. Pooped and peed within an hour of being home and everything was perfect! He took him to the vet for his initial kitten c”

“So, my parents have 3 indoor cats. Cat A (black cat, neutered, 2-3, about 11 pounds) has been inside a year, he was feral before but once brought in trained and neutered. Cat B (tabby, not neutered, 2-3 11 pounds) has been inside the longest about 2 years. Cat C (orange, neutered, 2-3, 11 pounds) has been inside since July 24th of this year and while not feral was only neutered after bringing brought in and given shots and tests. All cats tested fine, but the week of Cat C being brought in he go”

“my cat rocket is almost 3, is only 9 pounds, neutered, and has allergies. he just recently moved from florida to live with me in arizona after moving and has just started his antibiotics for his allergies about 5 days ago. we aren't sure what he's actually allergic to, but he's taking prednisolone and cefpodoxime. he's been eating, drinking, and playing as normal. i'm thinking constipation but he just has diarrhea about two days ago. he also was attacked by dogs almost 2 year”

“Hello, I got my kitten neutered yesterday. Is it normal for a male kitten (4 months old) to only have one incision? cat neuter He’s 4 month old British short hair 4lbs 7 ounces submitted by /u/pancakeebutt [link] [comments]”

“hi everyone! recently i adopted two male bonded 4 month old kittens, and they got neutered this past wednesday 8/26. the handout from the vet clinic that i received, which was the same for both spayed and neutered kittens, said to keep a cone on your cat for 10 days after the procedure. my impression is that neutering is a significantly less intensive procedure than spaying, and that no stitches are involved, just a small incision thats then glued. the rescuer who i adopted the kittens through t”

“Hi all! Just wondering if I could seek some input if anyone has experience something similar with their cat or kitten. I adopted 2 kittens who are brothers. They are 4 months old, I've had them about 2 months now. Rescued from a farm with 20+ cats and kittens. They have been on Millbemax, Revolution Plus and finished their 3 FVRCP vaccine boosters. 2 weeks ago one kitten was squinting his one eye. He also had a little grey/white discharge coming from the eye and it was a little swollen on th”

“I got a 4 to 5 month old kitten in 2023 when I initially got him they told me he was around three years old so when I got him, he was neutered everything like that I brought him home turned out. He had worms and he was leaving like fecal matter all over my house for the longest time we kind of got that the worms taken care of, and you know him being able to just use the litter box with the occasional like mess and he seemed to be like doing OK for a little bit for quite some time and I don’t rea”

“I’ve had my cat for two years now. He is neutered so I’m really not sure what is going on. I dog/cat sat for one of my neighbors about a month ago (all of them are fixed) and now my cat is being so weird. He will make biscuits on my bed and his whole meowing his ass off or trying to shred my feet through the blankets. In the last week I’ve noticed his penis coming out of that makes sense? Like he’s trying to breed the bed? And he’s been doing the biting and holding thing they do when they breed.”

“I (30f) live in the US with my cat (9f, spayed). I’ve had dogs in the past who have had anal gland issues…but I never knew of it happening with cats. Well, my girl sometimes squirts a speckled splatter of what I assume is anal gland fluid. It could be if she gets startled, or if I just scratch her back too good, but it’s made me afraid to touch her or move her. The issue really is that she is CONSTANTLY trying to get me to touch her butthole. Like, I just want to chill and pet her and she will c”

“Hello! My dogs got neutered about two weeks ago. The one in concern is 4 years old. 18 pounds and it a mini Aussie doodle. All is going well but one (Chewie) is having a bit of redness near the incision site. I want to be sure this is normal post op. It does not smell, no discharge and it doesn’t feel hot. He is acting normal other than the redness. He has zero health issues in the past. The other pup is doing fine [file:///var/mobile/Library/SMS/Attachments/b8/08/7618C5AA-2661-4A9E-A9E9-8AAC1AD”

“My brother's kitten, almost a year old now, has been acting strangely. She was a stray he found out near the Chick-fil-A where we work, but she's since been neutered and received shots. This is in Northern Virginia. We first noticed it on Monday, when my dad saw her acting like this at the bottom of the stairs. Weirdly enough, this was the only instance she did this when not in the presence of food. As far as we know, ever since Monday she's only done this when there's food to ea”

“I have a cat named loca, shes 3 years old and we barely realized she is pregnant. I think we found out too late because she is now bleeding from her genitals, I hope thats normal but my dad won't let me keep her kittens and said i had no other option but to spay her. Am I able to spay her while shes pregnant and If I can how long until they stop accepting to spay a cat. is there any cheap clinics around Arizona i can take her? submitted by /u/Vivid_Ad_280 [link] [comments]”

“Hi all, I genuinely appreciate any insight into this complicated situation. * Species: dog * Age: 9.5 years * Sex/Neuter status: Unknown (source of post) * Breed: mutt (GSD, AST, Sharpei, Hound, Unidentifiable Mixed Breed) * Body weight: 56 lbs * History: healthy pet, no chronic illnesses * Clinical signs: Urinary issues - dribbling/dripping after urinating (I can see the spots as we walk away - I am not yanking him or encouraging him to be done) - about several times a week for several months;”

“Hi, sorry, I don't know how to explain this properly. He is 7 years old, neutered, no specific breed, around 5,5 kilograms. Back when he was born, he took 30 minutes to arrive. His siblings were very quick. He's always been scared of everything so I try to move as quietly and slowly I can. These Episodes started about half a year ago. They last about 5 minutes with time to "get out of the episode". It starts with him hitting the other two cats, which he normally gets along perf”

“hello long time lurker here, i have a 5 year old intact dachshund that i just now noticed has 3 little white bumps on his testies. he seems to feel perfectly fine and im not sure how long the bumps have been there since his long hair usually covers his undercarriage. i am worried since it doesn't seem normal, and do plan to take him to the vet as soon as tomorrow. here's a couple pics, is it worth taking to an emergency vet asap? 😖 https://ibb.co/p6crXQvF https://ibb.co/C5fJ31rz s”

“My girl cat (age 1 year 8months) is suddenly acting weird. For context, she isnt neutered but we are planning to do it this month. She's a tabby cat. Rescued and a local breed( Bangladeshi). She weighs 2kg and is very active and healthy. I was studying when this happened. She usually sleeps right next to me at the corner of my desk whenever i study. Today was no different. But while sleeping, she suddenly woke up and started meowing frantically. I felt like she was hungry so i took her to th”

“Hi all! I’m in a pretty niche situation I’d say but bear with me. There were 3 kittens born in my backyard. I fed them daily and got them neutered and vaccinated. At around 14 weeks old one started to lose mobility in his back legs. (Mainly his left leg but even his right started to get weird). He went from 0 to 100 within like 3 days. It was horrific and terrifying. He immediately moved into my house cause we could not watch him live like that outside. We took him to a neurologist and without s”

“Hi I have an 8 month old kitten that has dwarfism currently my wife is caring for her and for context I'm from a small poor country with limited medical knowledge and tools still my vet is honestly very smart for my country anyways recently her mobility has diminished to practically nothing and she's been struggling to breath had my wife take her to our vet her blood oxygen dropped to 73% me and my wife have been torn and struggling to come to the realization that we might be losing her”

“https://imgur.com/a/PvsqPO5 Cat, 9 years old, female, spayed, domestic shorth-haired, 13LBs. Surgery was three weeks ago. It was for a bladder stone removal. They're little hard bumps, showed up within the last day, first saw them a couple hours ago while giving her prednisone. She did get her last dosage of cheristin last night as well. MO, USA. submitted by /u/TheGrouchyGremlin [link] [comments]”

“Hi! My friend adopted a stray cat after an earthquake. He noticed that the cat was limping. cat X-ray is here Do you guys see something? Edit: Species: calico cat Age: under 1 year Sex/Neuter status: boy, no neuter submitted by /u/mycatsaregrumpy [link] [comments]”

“Hey! This is my first time using reddit. 9 yr old male black cat Recently moved in with me roughly 3 weeks ago Backstoryish: So I just got a cat from my friend who moved out of country 2 weeks ago. I had taken my cat in to the er cause something felt off 12am, he was going to the litterbox a lot and making hisses and uncomfortable sounds. They said he was fine and sent me home with him, he continued so I felt to see if he was still ok. I felt towards his belly and it felt something was wrong and”

“i have 3 cats, all male & not neutered yet (i have an upcoming appointment in august to do so). i noticed weight loss in 2 cats, weight gain in 1 cat, i took one cat to the vet because of his weight loss and now i noticed it in one other cat. all of them are acting themselves, no signs of pain or discomfort, no vomiting, no diarrhea, and they do eat. the vet said it’s that they need to be neutered to gain weight. submitted by /u/sweetenedkitty [link] [comments]”

“My boy cat (10 months) just got neutered today and he is running around the house, jumping on everything, and super aggressive. I know this is technically normal after the surgery, however he can’t seem to calm down or get comfortable. He was prescribed gabapentin for his aggressiveness by his vet for when he came in to get neutered but I ended up going to a different place to get it done. Would it be bad if i gave him a dose now to calm him down for the night and sleep? submitted by”

“I recently took my 5½-month-old Maine Coon to be neutered. I purchased him from a reputable breeder in San Diego, and this is my first time owning a Maine Coon. While my cat was on the surgical table, my veterinarian called to let me know that she could only find one testicle in the scrotum. When I informed the breeder, she told me this was "totally normal" and said that testicles in Maine Coons can continue to descend until they are about a year old. However, my veterinarian told me t”

“Hey guys. So i just came home from the vet. My 10 yr old boy Pinocchio was diagnosed with a heart murmur and an enlarged Valentine heart. I have the X-Rays if needed. I was told to go to the cardiologist and get seen ASAP. I am pretty devastated right now. The doctor told me he could have heart disease which is why he needs to be seen. I just wanted to ask here if he was diagnosed with such thing, what steps do I need to take? How long do cats with this disease tend to live? And is it painful if”

“I've been fostering a Sphynx cat for about 5 months and he's been in and out of vets trying to figure out what his issues are. Before anyone gets mad that I dont know everything,please be aware the rescue I'm working with is extremely stretched thin volunteer wise so I don't always get my questions answered and I live in Quebec and french is not my first language so things sometimes get lost in translation. Here's what I know: He was surrendered because his owner passed away”

“I got a female cat from some lady on facebook found her as a stray, she dewormed her and I did a flea treatment and took her to the vet and they found she had ringworm and isn’t going to look at her more till I get rid of the ring worms I have 2 other kittens that are around 4 months and they didn’t have the round firm belly when I got them 2 months ago. I plan on getting her spayed when the ringworms are gone The lady said “she loves playing with her brother” so could she be pregnant? Isn’t she”

“so I recently adopted 2 adult cats from a shelter in Melbourne Australia. I’ve had them just over 2 months. Girl is 2yo, boy is 10yo - they met the day we took them home & they don’t really hiss or attack each other, they scrap pretty playfully but when it starts looking less playful I break it up. There’s no other behavioural issues that make me think they are not comfortable in the home together. they occasionally sleep next to each other and groom each other so I’m not worried about their”

“Species: cat Age: 9 Sex/neuter: male, neutered Breed: domestic shorthair Body weight: about 12 lb Location: East Coast US (small town) Short history: Indoor only. No major health issues in the past. Up to date on vaccines. I am the kind of person who likes simple routines and clear rules, and right now I feel like I have neither. Clinical signs: For the last 3 to 4 days he's been more withdrawn and sleepier, not as into play, and eating more slowly. He is still eating some and still drinking”

“My boy got neutered yesterday. I’m posting at 11pm for reference. When I picked him up, they said he had just woken up about 20 minutes before I got him which was around 5:45 in the evening. He peed last night at 9:30, and then didn’t pee again until 9 tonight. I was careful with his water yesterday as I didn’t want him to fall asleep in the bowl or knock it over with his cone so I’m like maybe he just didn’t get that much water yesterday. I called EVS and the person I spoke to told me that if h”

“My family recently brought one of our outdoor kittens inside because we saw our male cats mounting her. Shes about 3 months old and she’s super energetic, her belly has seemed a little full and I’m not entirely sure if she potentially has worms or not. Her meow is also super raspy and not like our other cats but she does meow super often. She knows how to use her litter box but every time she comes into my room she pees/poops even if I bring her to her litter box cause she looks like she’s about”

“I am posting this because I, myself am a bit too worried and I don't know if I should be or not. I got 2 kittens last Friday. Both turned 12 weeks old on Saturday. They are 2 Ragdolls. The male (Haku) seems fine. The female (Yuki) is the one I am worrying about. She is a bit more on the talkative side, but she is also talkative when on the toilet. She also cried once after leaving the toilet, which made me worry. I have a urine sample at the vet already, but I onyl get the answer tomorrow. T”

“Anybody have any theories/ideas on how to fix on why a 9 year old male neutered dog would suddenly start want to go after a spayed female cat that he’s lived with with no issues (they Ignored The Shit out of each other) for about two years now? Dog is a staffy mix; he’s been approaching the cat with a stiff, held out tail, hair partially raised on his back, movements are stiff when he approaches her. He has growled and tried to bite her once. No known/obvious health issues with either, dog just”

“Long post incoming. I adopted a pair of kittens about 3 weeks ago. They're both 13 weeks old now. One of them is doing great. The other one is a medical mystery. On 7/26, about a week after I adopted her, she threw up some dry food. Then proceeded to throw up at least 10 more times that night and throughout the following day. At first I assumed it was just nausea from changing her food over or something. I took her back to the shelter that Sunday and they gave her Cerenia, subq fluids, and g”

“My 3-year-old male cat was neutered yesterday. After surgery, he seemed completely fine. He ate his dry food, drank water, and slept most of the day. Today I gave him his first dose of amoxicillin-clavulanate and multivitamins after he ate. A while later he threw up his food. He later had a normal poop, but then vomited again and started having diarrhea. In the evening, he tried to poop but only bloody mucus came out. He also vomited bile that had a faint red tinge. I rushed him back to”

“Hi everyone! We adopted a 3-4 year old neutered male cat two days ago. He’s adjusting surprisingly well: he’s eating, drinking, affectionate with us and interested in looking out the windows. He is currently being slowly introduced to our 11-month-old cat, so it’s been a stressful couple of days for probably everyone living in this house atm. This morning we found the something on the floor near his food bowl (not near the litter box, we just put it in there afterwards). We can’t tell if it’s vo”

“Hi for some context: my family just adopted a domestic longhair cat named Gary, he is 11 months old and weighed 3.8kg. We adopted him at noon on Saturday June 27th (today is wednesday July 1st for me). We feed him First Mate cat and kitten formula as kibble and Scrumptious from Scratch tuna dinner with chicken in gravy. He gets 1/4 cup of kibble and half a can of wet food mixed with 3 teaspoons of water twice a day, once at 6am and once at 6pm. The shelter he was at runs on donations so they fed”

“Sorry this is long. Firstly I’d like to give some history in case it helps. When my cat was a kitten he had an operation because his intestines were twisted and had some removed. I take him for regular check ups and he seems to be well since This morning my cat was eating and drinking normally, he had his wet food and some water. This afternoon he drank some water and ate some biscuits. Straight after eating the biscuits he was retching, almost seemed like he was choking but couldn’t bring anyth”

“My dog had a lump on the back of his neck for a few months but it has never caused him any discomfort or pain however after coming back from holiday my wife felt like it had grown slightly in size so we took him the vets where they suggested an FNA to determine if it's a concern or not. We happily did so for peace of mind however we got the results back and they said the results are in line with either a keratin growth or a cancerous cyst so the only option to confirm this would be to remove”

“Hi everyone. My 13F, spayed, long haired, inside-only cat who weighs 9.8lbs has diabetes and is recovering from acute pancreatitis. She is on Senvelgo, not insulin. I’m in the US. She was diagnosed with diabetes 6 months ago and it is very well controlled. Her fructosamine is always in the normal range (normal in general; not even just normal for diabetics), her glucose is always within range, and she’s never had ketones. About 3-4 weeks ago, she became insatiable. In the past month, I have had”

“i adopted my new kitten three days ago and noticed the same day he was avoiding using his back leg. i booked the earliest available appointment on tuesday and got xray done. they said it was a clean break. xray here i’m waiting to hear back from the radiologist but they are now saying options between splint and possibly surgery which would be thousands of dollars. pretty lost what to do in this situation and would appreciate any thoughts submitted by /u/foliana [link] [comments”

“Hi! I got a kitten recently, ive had her for a month now. Shes around 2 months old. Day before yesterday she was walking and then she let out a very loud weird meow and picked up her hind leg and started panicking and running away (I thought she got a current!). Then I picked her up and petted her but she was still panicked. She was fine in under a minute. Then the same thing happened again, a much milder version which lasted maybe 3-4 seconds (weird meow, picked up her hind leg and panicked) an”