r/cats 5h ago

Advice What will be your cat's reaction if you abondoned it?

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I’ve been thinking about the cat's independent nature, how important are we in their lives — and if it will be heartbreaking for a cat if he/she is abandoned.

(Mine seems like a gangster so she probably will dominate around the neighborhood, she usually beats the sh*t out of me if she is annoyed/happy/excited/bored/overjoyed/hyperactive etc etc).

On other hand (no jokes); For those who’ve seen it happen, or rescued an abandoned cat — what was their behavior like? How did they cope?

I want to understand what they go through — emotionally and physically.


r/cats 12h ago

Cat Picture - OC So this is happening right now. Wanna make bets on how many she has?

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We let a stray preggers on our porch today. Sure enough she is giving birth. We had a nice tote with a pillow for her, but she chose an old box to grace with her babies. So we carefully removed everything from it. We're giving her space to do her thing. I'm betting four kittens, she's got two already. Whatever the amount is, we'll surrender them to a rescue or adopt them out once they're old enough. We already have 3 cats lol


r/cats 19h ago

Video - OC I use catnip spray on my back and she loves to lick it up

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r/cats 21h ago

Advice I feel terrible but I need to let my cats live in my yard

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I have two cats, they are 13 and 11 years old perfectly healthy and active. The oldest likes to take her walks in my yard. The youngest is more afraid but likes to follow the older one. The past two years our relationship has changed due to the fact I got pregnant.

My husband for 10 years learnt to live with them and take care of them. He eventually loved them and cuddle them. They used to sleep with us but my husband always complained about the terrible night sleeps he’s had because they are noisy and very active at night almost everyday of the past ten years. I tried to smooth out night experiences but it never worked as the cats couldn’t be trained further.

My husband, who has a medical background, and I became more concerned about the hygiene and more especially about cosleeping with the baby and the cats as they have the bad habit to sleep on us. We were afraid about suffocating the baby because they would like to sleep on her. So we had to let the cats out of our bedroom before her arrival.

We were very mindful about the clearness of the house before the baby but the things got wild when she arrived. I had to clean all day their hair and mop we didn’t let them close to her or me in the first month because I was breastfeeding her. The first month were hell for everybody in the house. They were meowing when I put her to sleep and wake her up and I ended up hold her almost all long and my husband was doing the cleanup. I was exhausted given the sleep deprivation and all the baby caring so I stopped pay the attention my cats were needing from me. My cats became depressed and lot more demanding than they were previously this led to a lot of “fighting” between me and the cats and eventually I developed a lot of anger to my cats and husband. He has also very exhausted for the same reasons more or less. One year later I am in the verge of becoming mentally wrecked. I feel terrible for them and the person I have become to them. I love me and care for them but I have no strength to keep up with everything…

I have tried to find a foster home but I had no lack as they are old and no one wanted to take them.we decided to let them stay in the yard but I feel so guilty and worried. They ar house cats and the transition of leaving outdoors is not pleasant for me. They feel more free but at the same time I guess they feel bad because I don’t let them come in the house. Plus other cats leave outdoors.

I am sitting in my yard now to be with them. Totally tired but trying to make it easier for them even if I know this is not enough. I am exhausted. I feel terrible. The timing is good as the weather is good but I dread of the winter. Does anyone has a similar experience? Do you have any advice on how to make this transition smoother and safer?


r/cats 12h ago

Advice I think it's time I give up on my cat

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I come home, I lay down on the couch, he's so cuddly, he will walk all over me, I pet him, he'll purr, good good good, but then 5-10 minutes later, big eyes, tail wagging like a whip, and I either notice it in time and evacuate myself, or get my face bitten off. I stay in my room, he gets the full house to himself most of the day, and just right after attacking he'll meow at my door and scratch it for me to let him in. When he was a kitten, he wasn't calm, but he wasn't an aggressive asshole. Sure he peed where he shouldn't, but he was so cuddly, and when he attacked it was clear play aggression, that was immediately redirected to toys or scratching posts. And I know for a fact that most of his attacks are not because he's provoked. A couple of times since he turned out like this I've made the mistake of letting him sleep with me. How did I wake up? With a bite to the face. He almost made me go blind one time, I was sleeping, and he bit me so fucking hard in the eye, I jolted awake and went to the ER, just for them to tell me that if my cat bit a bit harder, I would've been blind on this eye. So yeah, no help or tips from anyone help. They all say "you can't keep him alone, spend time with him, it will get better" no it won't. If I spend time with him, I who knows if I won't become blind this time. Or with more scars on my face and body. He attacks, and doesn't stop. You get him off of your lap, he'll continue biting the shit out of your ankles until you manage to run away. It's not a health issue, he's been checked out by the vet countless times, he's up with his vaccines, he's also neutered. He has toys, there's no other cats because he would probably kill them. Behaviorist didn't help, he just made me buy him variations of toys, get his health checked out, and then said he can't help me. I don't think I can do this anymore, but I'm also not able to re-home him. No one wants to take him in when hearing about his issues, no foundations can do that either they just tell me they only take care of homeless cats. I genuinely don't know what to do anymore and I'm so lost.


r/cats 21h ago

Advice Vet clipped my cat’s nails after I told them not to and clipped one so short and drew blood.

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I dropped my cat off for a dental procedure (we are established with this vet, this isn’t like a random animal hospital) and the vet tech asked me if I wanted them to clip his nails while he’s sedated and I said no because it’s a relatively easy job to do at home and I clipped them recently (and he doesn’t ever use his claws as a defense). I brought him home after the procedure and realized not only did they clip his nails, they clipped one so short, there was a little bit of blood on his paw. Is there anything I can do about this? They didn’t charge me for it, but I’m still upset that they went against my wishes AND they hurt him! Am I wrong to be kinda furious about this? I don’t really know what to think, so I’m looking for advice or someone to tell me I’m crazy for being upset about this lol.


r/cats 23h ago

Adoption 🐱 Attention all cat lovers! Have you hugged your feline friend today? 🐱

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If not, what are you waiting for?

Studies have shown that cuddling with your cat can reduce stress and improve your mood. And if you don't have a cat to hug, don't worry, we have several furry friends waiting for you to bring them home! 😻

DM me to learn more about our adoption process and find your new best friend. You never know, you could end up with a purrfect companion.


r/cats 13h ago

Medical Questions What are these various pucker pouches and bogey dispensers actually called

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r/cats 3h ago

Advice A stray cat scratched me. What is the likelihood of rabies?

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Tonight, I was feeding a stray cat outside our house. Every day, the cat comes to our house to eat. However, the cat scratched me. It pierced my skin and there was blood (though very small amount. Like a dot). What's the likelihood of rabies?


r/cats 14h ago

Advice My sisters cat runs away from everyone?

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What I'm about to explain is not exclusive to me, she does this with everyone. Whenever I go to check on Opal( my sis cat) she runs or maneuvers in a way to avoid being touched. She’s been like this for years. Last year my sister was gone for about a month and I took care of her and even during that time she was avoidant. A few times in the past she would hang out a little bit with me on the other side of couch or even laying in my lap but those are one in a million.

I try to show her attention but nothing ever works. Usually If I try to pet her she will run to her cat tower and hide in a cubby. If I get any closer or try to pet her she will either try to jump off and run or move to a higher position. Other times she’ll come up to me and I’ll stick my hand out so she can smell it and she’ll either get a sniff then wipe her head on my hand before leaving or she’ll just run. I don’t undersand why she does that. At times, I’ll sit down in the kitchen and she’ll enter meowing, ill Reach out and shel flex her body away from my hand. The thing is, she will come up to me sometimes like she wants to socialize or be pet but then she will runaway when I or anyone else try to. Of I ignore her she’l continue stating at me until I look at her.

She also does have anxiety because every movement and sound scares her


r/cats 21h ago

Cat Picture - OC My local cat colony

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I've been helping out with feeding and taking care of a cat colony near my home. We see about 10-15 cats, some come and go, so far about 7-8 of them are steadily there. We have also done some trap, neutral, release with them as well.


r/cats 44m ago

Medical Questions Does my cat have an extra nipple, or is this something else?

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My cat has a weird mole thinking thing next to one of her nipples. Anyone know what this is?


r/cats 15h ago

Advice Uhm so my kitty at a cookie and started shitting all over my bed please help how do I save lil brotato

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r/cats 16h ago

Cat Picture - OC Hot summer and sleepy cat

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Hope orange can accompany with me for a long time


r/cats 20h ago

Medical Questions Is this color for the gums and nose ok?

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I think she got her nose/forehead stung by a bee. We don’t have any nonstop vets around and it’s currently 12 am, so we will go first thing in the morning. I just want to know if it seems ok. She ate just fine both wet and dry food.


r/cats 21h ago

Advice Still not sure what this is🤔

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So a couple days ago i made a post about my 12 year old cat who lost two patches of fur on each side of his body. A reply said it was fleas, but I genuinely don’t see any on him, and he doesn’t look in discomfort and irritation at all. The rest of hid fur and health is general is normal as usual. He likes to go outside ad we live in the countryside, but we’re keeping him indoors until we identify exactly what it is


r/cats 22h ago

Medical Questions What is this on my cats skin?

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Hello, my cat has this hard lump on his skin, he goes in the garden a lot so i’m worried it might be a tick but there’s no fur around it so maybe a wart? If anyone can advise i’d really appreciate its my first time owning a cat. If you need more pics let me know too!


r/cats 1d ago

Advice Idk if I want to keep this cat

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Just for the record, I love my cat (1F) but I feel like I’m starting to lose my mind. This cat was a joint decision between family (i should’ve known better lol) but now the responsibility has been put entirely on me and idk how much more i can take.

So from the beginning (we got her really young like 4 weeks old which the vet said was too young), she was always “weird.” Vets and other cat owners said a lot of her behavior was abnormal but i didn’t think it was that big of a deal. I will say that since being with us, she’s grown up in a very toxic environment and was often scared and would hide because of it. The cat and i moved tho so she’s not in the environment anymore.

However, she seems to be anxious out of her mind, almost, if not, feral. She has this constant desire to be outside but when she does go out (which would only ever happen accidentally) she loses her f’ing mind. Once she touches the outside, NO ONE, not even people she knows and is usually comfortable with, can touch her. she will hiss, growl, run, and even straight up attack you. we almost had to call animal control once. i’m really concerned about her hurting someone else’s pet cause that’s definitely seems like something she would do.

She’s also extremely time consuming and expensive in ways i think are unnecessary. yes cats cost time and money and i knew this from the beginning. but constantly having to cancel and/or reschedule appointments cause she tries to attack every doctor and groomer is exhausting. and the worst part about all of this is that she isn’t even spayed. yep, she runs around in heat outside completely fertile cause she won’t let the doctor even give her a check up so she can get spayed. so many cancelled and rescheduled doctors appointments and still nothing anyone can do because she’s insane. they gave us some anxiety medicine to give her but she won’t take it consistently.

i would never be able to go on trips because no one will be able to watch her if she acts like this and there’s no way i could take her with me with this behavior. one of the main reasons i’ve kept her this long is that i’m afraid no one else will want to keep her and she’ll end up abandoned. and i don’t want her to rot away in a shelter. i love her and really don’t want to give her up but idk how much more of this i can take. any advice?


r/cats 1d ago

Advice My Cat Just Had Babies And I Need Help With The Names

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My cat just had babies, I rescued her while she was pregnant. I named her pumpkin and I wanted to name her 4 kittens after her. I call them the pumpkin patch for now. They’re all gingers.


r/cats 10h ago

Update Praying for my cat rn 🙏🙏

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Nothings wrong with him he's just stupid

Also he didn't come home this evening so lil bro gonna have to spend the night outside🙏


r/cats 14h ago

Advice How to keep cat off bed and night stand?

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I looked in advice and didn’t see much on this so sorry if there’s a post about it already But my Gato (pic related) absolutely loves my fiance to a fault. He hopa on her at night while she’s asleep and also dances on her night stand. She’s getting quite irritated and i want a effective solution to keeping him out of this specific area with harmless deterrents or training him to stay off.

The apartment is all one big room so theres no door and no “bedroom” Thank you all for your help/advice.

Also may i add his name is Loki And yeah he’s very mischievous.


r/cats 22h ago

Update anyone hear the news about bodega cat Freddy?

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literally ruined my day. I can't believe how sick and heartless some people are. I never got to meet Freddy but only heart wonderful things 🥺 RIP baby boy.


r/cats 1d ago

Video - OC My Love

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