r/catcare • • 1h ago

What is this? NSFW

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For context, I think this came out of my cats ear. He has been to the vet several times. He's been battling an upper respiratory issue, on antibiotics, on antivirals. He had an ear infection that they tested, and we put him on a topical in ear antibiotic. Nothing has made him better. Today, I started him back in the on ear antibiotic, animax. He flipped his head and I believe this came out, but I did not see it until later. It looks like it has eyes. He does go outside mainly supervised. He has not been very active in the past two weeks and he is 13. He is treated with feline bravecto.


r/catcare • • 2h ago

Cat allergies or something else? NSFW

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My cat has been really itchy in this one spot and i noticed she started scabbing there from scratching so much. Shes on flea and tick medication, it doesn’t seem like ring worm cause there’s no hair loss or ring/ circle, her ears also have no smell or weird color so I feel like it may be a food allergy? She eats a fully raw diet and has a rotation of different proteins every couple days from turkey to pork to rabbit and beef. I am not sure how to start investigating if it is a food allergy or something else??? I have an air purifier running 24/7 for dander and dust.


r/catcare • • 5h ago

Sore under cats chin - advice NSFW

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Has anyone seen anything like this before under their cat’s chin?

My husband just found this tonight and we hope it’s nothing serious! Will ring vets to get it checked just to be sure.

I wonder if it’s just from scratching and itching repeatedly? Any advice or suggestions welcome :)


r/catcare • • 9h ago

13 year old with possible ibd or lymphoma

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i brought my 13 year old kitty into urgent care last week after she had been having diarrhea for a few days and had a good amount of blood in her stool the day i brought her in. the diarrhea was initially caused by a food change. we did blood work, a fecal test, and a test for pancreatitis, which came back with nothing except for slight indications of hyperthyroidism and slightly elevated sdma levels. vet chalked it up to being the food change and gave me metronidazole and proviable-forte to manage symptoms. she had one solid poop a few days after our visit but diarrhea otherwise (no blood). she’s been acting completely normal throughout all of this. eating and drinking fine, not hiding, acting like herself, and no vomiting (except for driving there and back, she always gets a little car sick).

i brought her back in today for some further testing since she was still experiencing symptoms. vet did an x-ray as well as a t4 test. x-rays show small intestinal and colonic thickening which indicates either ibd or lymphoma. i am taking my kitty back in tomorrow for an ultrasound to see if we can figure out more. vet said we could possibly need a biopsy.

what are your experiences with this? any advice? i am kind of freaking out


r/catcare • • 9h ago

Question about my old cat?

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So a few years back maybe 4 or so my Male Tabby started getting seizures occasionally and we took him into the vet, got him Phenobarbital and after a few weeks, we took him off it and his seizures just stopped all the way until he passed away. My question is, why or how could have his seizures just stopped even without giving him medication? Obviously it was probably neurological but I’m curious if anyone has any ideas as to what may have caused them, and why they ended up stopping after awhile?


r/catcare • • 12h ago

Cat not eating after vet visit

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Did anyone face a similar situation?

My senior cat went for a review and after the vet consultation, she's been especially picky with food and over the next few days just lick gravy, nibble on some kibbles but does enjoy her churu and party mix .

She was eating well prior to the vet consultation..i took her in for an idexx blood test as a review of her ckd.

DAY 0 : vet visit

Day 1: sad, ate less

Day 2: ate very well for breakfast but got picky for dinner.

DAY 3: Picky

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DAY 8: Eating lesser and lesser.

I contacted the vet who prescribed miratax, antacid and anti nausea. She even suggested maybe change vet if my cat feels so mood?

Anyone faced this situation of pickiness?

I'm so vexed..i've been throwing away as many as 5 to 6 cans of food daily because i'm offering her different foods begging her to eat.


r/catcare • • 16h ago

cat with tummy troubles

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last week i took my 13 year old cat to urgent care because of diarrhea and blood in her stool. blood tests came out clean, as well as her fecal test. she was prescribed medication to help manage it but we did not come to a clear conclusion.

a week later, she is still having diarrhea. she had one solid poop 2 days after i took her but no other ones. vet called me today to check in (i was gonna call them when i got off work anyway) and they want me to bring her in tomorrow.

i am wondering if any of you have dealt with this in your cats. what was the issue? what other testing might they do? what did you end up having to do to manage it?

i am not looking for veterinary advice but more so similar experiences. thanks!