My all black 6mth old kitten (Norman) has one white whisker. I love it so much… he’s such a little derp and it compliments his personality. Will this root continue to grow white even if it falls out, or was this just a special fluke?

I’m feeling quite discouraged right now as my cat has been struggling with soft stool on and off for a while now. Usually it will start as soft formed but at the end turns to soft/liquid unformed. I don’t necessarily have a medical question and or am needing advice. I know other people have struggled with these issues and just want support.

May was the first significant instance where the vet said she had increased bacteria in the gut which was treated with antibiotics and resolved. A couple weeks ago we had another instance where another vet at the same location said there was a decrease in bacteria in her gut based on a fecal smear. We also did a fecal test and X-ray which came back normal. She was prescribed antibiotics again and mentioned potential IBD. Also recommended probiotics which she was already on and she said it was good she was on a hydrolyzed diet.

It didn’t resolve with antibiotics so I went back into the vet. Got a different vet again. They did X-rays that they said were normal but sent them to a consultant. The X-ray was for her GI tract as well as heart since he mentioned that he thought he may have heard a very faint heart murmur. I mentioned the potential IBD but he said it could be many things so he prescribed hills biome diet, endosorb, and gave a b12 shot. He did no additional tests. Needless to say, so far the endosorb hasn’t helped and I am still transitioning to the new food so that hasn’t had the opportunity to help yet.

I’m having to go out of town for the weekend and I feel so stressed about this whole situation. I would never put a price on my cat’s health and would go into debt to keep her alive and healthy. That being said, I’ve spent close to $2,000 in the past 3 weeks on her and don’t feel any closer to an answer. The thought of having some unknown potential health issue going unresolved has me so concerned.

So I (20,F) own 2 senior cats who I grew up with in a different state. I moved to go to university and when my parents decided to move to a different country, they flew the cats down to me and the share house I live in. I’ve had Pepper (tabby, healthy weight just a big Tom cat, 12) and Coco (small tortie, 12) for 4 months now. I love them very much however I have an issue…
Pepper loves to poop in the bath tub no matter what I do. He has done this all his life and I thought moving would help retrain him but no, he pees in his litter tray (which I keep extremely clean) and poops in the bath. I’ve spotted him pooping in the litter tray a few times mind you but nothing hits like the bath apparently.
Pls send me tips or ways to help him stop. I’ve been cleaning it really thoroughly but it’s still gross lol

Fred has 7 up front and 6 in back.

I'm interested in giving my cats a creative outlet. We recently painted Halloween decorations on our front window using acrylic paint and our babies were quite interested in this. Has anyone here tried layering plastic over paint with treats on top? My thinking is that with adequately thick plastic, nontoxic craft paints and supervision it should be safe. Thoughts? Ideas?

This was the most recent order I did and it took about 4 days to do.

My little girl, Rosalie, after being sedated at the vet today 😂😂😂
(She’s fine; it’s just annual shots and she is very rude to vets)

So i have a 10 week old kitten who i got a water fountain for because yup didnt want still water no issue. But noticed the cord has bite marks. Dont really have a way of hiding its cord but am i able to use the sour tasting bandage stuff to wrap it ir is that a fire hazard? Or anything else i can do. She has toys and everything but i know its just her being a kitten. Any tips? Thank you!

Probably no… but I’m struggling to let go of the dream :’)

I saw the cutest little kitten from the same rescue where I got my first (and soul) cat. I had that same spark of connection with him as I did with my first cat.

I live with my husband and three year old daughter in a 3 bed/2 bath apartment. We are a family of animal lovers and we have three cats already and two guinea pigs. One cat (7 years old) is my first cat from before my husband and I met, and the other two (10 years old) were his before we met. I’m a stay at home mom with no intention of going back to work any time soon, and we’re not planning having another kid, so I have a lot of time to do caring and bonding with the animals and my daughter.

My husband’s two cats don’t really like any people besides us, they were feral as kittens and bonded exclusively to my husband. My cat is incredibly cuddly and also very playful. All three of the cats tussle with each other on occasion, but often the reason is when my cat tries to play with the other two and they’re just not interested. I don’t know if it would stress the older two out more to add a kitten to the mix, or if it would help because the younger one would finally have someone to play with.

Financially, we could afford it. My husband is interested in getting another. Please talk me out of it TT_TT

I present Fudge
She’s a stray I found outside of work and she’s so sweet!
She’s always laying on her back and is one of those very rare cats that loves her belly being rubbed.
She’s very chatty and always trilling.
Honestly this has been long overdue as I love cats and my partner has many cats that adore me.

He hears the sequence start and comes RUNNING in to watch it fog the tank. Why? Who knows. Ideas to why welcome

Went for a walk, found a stray litter, and ended up picking up this guy. Very skinny, very flea infested, and very loud when he purrs. I've never actually done this before. Other than food, water, and the vet, what else is there that I've missed?

Fat orange cats count as pumpkins so…..

This is Fitz. He came to us about a year ago when he and a female kitten ran up to my husband and his buddies at the park one afternoon. It was gonna get cold so they came to stay with us and are our cats now. (Yes, we checked for a chip and tried to locate anyone missing them. They appear to have been dumped. )

Since then, we've had him neutered, shots, and on a wellness plan at banfield. He's a sweet boy, but it seems he might be having trouble moving past his food insecurity. He's hungry all the time. We feed him 3 times a day, a total of 1 1/2 cups of Performatrin Ultra weight control dry food (our older cat has been eating it already so that's what he has been getting). He scarfs down his food, then goes and tries to eat the other cat's food like a bully. We do our best to police him, lol, which means we have to monitor feeding time. If the other two cats don't finish, we just have to put it somewhere Fitz can't get to. We have to do this with the dog's food too. He'll pretty much eat anything he can.

Over the weekend, Fitz had to be hospitalized for a urinary blockage. He came home with prescription food and medications. He seems even hungrier now, maybe a side effect of the mess, and also super clingy.

He's overweight in spite of our efforts. Still, I don't want him to be always hungry. I've had cats my entire life and I don't know how to help him.

For context, we have two other cats including the one he was with when he approached my husband and a dog. They are all female. The dog was a puppy when we first got her and isn't fazed by cats. Thanks, sorry this is long.

Tokyo, Japan Supernatural Cat Festival

This is my newest baby Olive 🫶🏻 she’s a long hair brown tabby that I rescued back in August. This is her nightly routine with me and honestly she does this just anytime she snuggles with me. She’s super affectionate towards everyone but only suckles on me. I have two other cats that are very connected to me but they never did this as kittens despite being teeny tiny, makes me sad thinking she lost her mama too early:/

Hi guys/gals! Please remove if this isn’t allowed here. I’m helping some colleagues with their product research by sharing their survey. Feel free to participate only if you would like to. They are part of the group that developed the feeders on the Purrr app. Here’s their message and link:

“Hi friends,

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But how do I know if they are bonded?
I have 2 girls that are 2 years old, adopted together, separate litters. They could care less about each other. I have one girl who is 1 year and 3 months old. She is so smol. Don’t worry. She is vetted, was the runt etc, but is full grown at just over 3 pounds.
We have one more who is about 8 months old. We adopted her 5ish months ago so she had been similar size to our smol girl. She really connected with our smol girl, they mainly play together, they groom each other etc. I thought. New babe is outgrowing smol girl, which ultimately is ok they have so much space but now they are drifting apart. My daughter just turned 18 and is still in high school so we have time, But,,, out of the four, how do I know if two are bonded. We will have to split up our fur babies eventually.
My smallest girl seems to be bonded with everyone.

Any tips on how should I care for this two-months old gentleman are welcome

Hey! Momma feral here, she does not allow the pets yet but she’ll get somewhat close and go into a loaf to fall asleep or she does these little meow mix with purrs all the time lol her little chirps. She’s constantly at my back door now. She still hisses like crazy and growls but comes out of it decently fast. She always rubs against things as well, I saw a video someone said she’s getting overstimulated and irritated that she wants my attention / love but doesn’t know how to process it yet?? Either way, I let her in as it’s freezing outside and tonight she just plopped right down to sleep 🥹🥹 she looks so peaceful I hate to move her.

Last two pictures are her two babies I decided to keep out of her 6. Calico baby acts so much like her and is basically her spitting reflection 🥹 obsolete sweethearts I swear. Easiest kittens I’ve ever had to take care of.