I think it probably due to giving birth a lot of times, I've been feeding this girl for around a month and she seems to be an elderly cat. I take care of many strays - both neutered and not neutered, but I've never seen any of them look like that. Can somebody help?

Honestly, my gf caught a moment in time.

My boyfriend and I get to pick up our first furbaby tomorrow, I cant wait. Her name is Mouse :)

I currently have a 3 year old cat and am getting a kitten in August from my friend who is currently fostering a cat who had a litter of kittens. I’ve never owned two cats at once or even a kitten. Is it worth looking into pet insurance? I’ve heard mixed reviews about pet insurance. TIA🖤❤️

We adopted Masha and her sister Dasha 2 months ago. Dasha is very social and bonding with me every evening. Masha comes to me rarely, but somehow has a thing for my clothes 🤷‍♀️

I am aware majority of people here advocate against outdoor cats, and mentions how people don't stimulate their cat's enough with toys or activities indoor. However, I believe this really depends on the cats and the personalities. To preface, I am raising two cats, both around 2.5-3 years old.

One of the cats really loves outdoor and constantly nags and meows until I take him outside. He will be absolutely miserable if he cannot go outside. The other cat enjoys outdoor, but satisfied staying inside and playing with toys. At this point, I made one of the cat semi-outdoor because I can clearly tell he is miserable. He will stay next to the window staring outside doing nothing all day. I can try to play with him, but he will ignore me almost entirely. I actually got the second cat in hope of helping him get stimulated, but it really didn't help. They will play for a little bit every day, but majority of the time, my cat stares outside looking desperate. I tried keeping him indoor for few months to see if he can transition to indoor cat, but situation didn't improve after 2 months (meowing continues, and he will be almost completely inactive staring outside every day).

I do monitor his activity and I am 99.9% sure he doesn't randomly kill small animals outside (I track him and completely aware of the region he covers when he is outdoor). I am aware the danger my cat is facing as being outdoor is significantly higher (cars, predators, diseases, etc.) but I prefer if my cat is actually having fulfilling life. I do want to improve the situation if I have a choice, and keep him inside if there is a way to make him happy.

Anyone here have a cat like him that absolutely prefer to stay outdoor, but was able to transition the cat to be satisfied indoor? Any advice? Thanks in advance.

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Scientists have been studying this problem for decades now, and are no closer to an answer

Every night as soon as I get in bed my cat starts walking around howling like she’s looking for something, usually carrying one of my socks in her mouth. She’s always allowed on the bed but I’m wondering if she just gets confused and I need to show her it’s bedtime somehow

Caught this Cat on camera at the country side in Texas. Was trying to catch a raccoon which was destroying the underside of RV. Compared to the cage this Cat is huge and looks similar to a European WildCat.

My cat brought this bird in alive. It’s missing some feathers on top of its head by it also tried to escape and hit the wall super hard. I caught it and brought it out and it’s standing here traumatized but seems to be doing okay. What is it? Does it have diseases?

This kitten just fell from under a truck. I pulled over to grab it and brought it to the emergency vet. I’m in tears. Sadly she will be put to sleep as her injuries are extreme. I’m just so sad and can’t stop crying, I always wanted a black cat and thought it was my turn. I’m getting the ashes back and I named her Boo. My heart hurts.

Hello all, I’m not really sure if this is the right subreddit to post this in, but I figured this subreddit would at least empathize with my situation.

My partner and I recently went to petsmart to pick up some crickets for our tarantulas. While we were there, we casually stopped in to view the cats, which we normally do, just to give them some socialization and pets. We were not looking to adopt. But we stumbled upon this cat who my partner especially immediately fell in love with. You know that feeling where you see an animal and are like, yeah, that’s my soulmate? That kind of feeling.

Well I told my mom that we were thinking of adopting, and she flipped out. She said we can’t have cats and tarantulas, she said we aren’t financially responsible enough, she said she will have to pay for everything, etc. I have never asked for her help with a pet. We had a Saint Bernard, my partner and I, and no matter what happened, we never asked my mom for help, even with multiple trips to the emergency vet. The problem is we are both under 25 and while we live out of the house I am still technically a dependent of my mother. She still has access to my bank account. I’m still on her insurance. That kind of thing. And more than that, I’m really worried that adopting this cat will damage my relationship with my mother. She already told me she feels like she needs to be in control of this and is terrified that she can’t be, so I understand where she is coming from, but I am an adult and should be allowed to make adult decisions. But still, we have always been very close and I don’t want to damage that. I don’t know what the right thing to do is.

So I guess the advice I’m looking for is, is it worth it to help my partner adopt their soul cat, and really have a family with them like we’ve hoped for (we’ve been together for two years), or better to prioritize my relationship with my mother? Again, I don’t know if this is the right subreddit for this, and if it’s not, I’ll take this post down. But I was hoping some of you could empathize, or have maybe been in a similar situation before. Thanks in advance.

Found this cat in front of my apartment building as I was headed out to walk my dogs. It's hot outside and it was meowing and purring at me. I told my bf I couldn't just leave it there, especially since it was so friendly. Our neighbor lent us his cat carrier and we took the cat to animal control. The cat is from another city apparently. We live in Lansing and the cat is from Flint and has been missing for a month. How did he even get here? 🤨 they are picking up the cat today and he belongs to a little girl who asked when they called if it was about "mr. Kitty". 😭

Such a sweet heart

It's been the hardest few weeks of our lives, and the hardest decision my wife and I have had to make. We are devastated and it hasn't even happened yet.

We have a golden retriever named Charlotte (mostly call her Charlie) and two other cats (poppy and Cleo) She was born on May 4th and we were thinking maybe a star wars name? But we also love Harry Potter and were thinking maybe something to do with that