Sphinx

he's my kitty

This was shortly after he had surgery because of an injury in his leg, he was sleeping on our terrace. I still hear his purring when i look at this picture. This is one of my favourite pictures of all time by far.

My 7 month old Siamese got into the closed packet of Jaffa cakes with 3 of them remaining. Ate them all, I definitely was worried.

I contacted ER vet straight away, they gave the advice to keep an eye on him as the amount of semi-sweet chocolate he ate (2-3g per cake) should not get him in the threshold of toxicity.

Kept an eye on him accordingly. No change in behavior whatsoever. Wanted to share this for people experiencing a similar situation. Remain calm and call the vet for advice! Reddit is a great place for advice, but in these situations it’s better to stay calm and contact your vet immediately. They know what’s best.

My neighborhood has always had cats roaming around, and usually it's fine they end up going back to their owners house being clean and fed. But recently i've been seeing cats, TONS. of cats surrounding this one house, i think they recently moved here with cats, and of course, the cats went outside. I didn't care until i noticed these cats are constantly dirty, look ill, and having kittens.

I remember i was on a walk, and saw a baby kitten nearby, it was a tiny cat right outside their door and it was super friendly letting me pet it, at the time i didn't know it was their cat so i was planning on taking it and takin care of it since it was just a kitten. As i picked the cat up, someone came out and said it was their cat.

Now i see this cat, still going outside, it's much older now but still. Why have so many cats go outside and not even fix them? It makes me feel awful going on walks and seeing 3-4 cats waiting outside this one house's door. It's like they WANT to go in but they don't let them.

The female constantly goes outside, and she always looks so sick. She's just going to have even more babies because she's outside with males and not fixed.

I just feel horrible seeing this all whenever i go on my walks, is there anything i can realistically do? I've never talked to these neighbors before. I was thinking of leaving a flyer of a spay and neuter program i've heard of, but i don't want them to be offended. Any advice?

I may be too literal as a person or perhaps there’s a cultural piece of info I don’t have since I’m not from an English speaking country. But :

Everywhere on the internet where people talk about their cats, you can find someone describing a specific situation involving their cat « crying ».

I’ve never seen a cat cry. What do people mean when they say their cat cries ? Is it just another word for meowing really loud ? Do cats actually shed tears ? Are my cats sociopaths for not doing that ?

Thanks in advance for your answers

This is my cousins cat and he normally just does his own thing.

The cats and the staircase in question. We really love the home, but we are worried about the wooden spiral staircase. Our two oldest cats are 8 and 7. They’re both healthy but our stripey boy is not graceful at all. We worry about him falling or struggling on the stairs and don’t want to limit his movement throughout the house.

My sweet boy, making this terrible illness somewhat bearable. 🌻

I’ve been a longtime lurker on this subreddit and have cried many times reading the rainbow bridge tributes to many others beautiful kitties. I thought I would share this short story of the start of our journey to also pay tribute to the countless beginnings with our furry friends. This is ours.

My husband took this first picture last night while he was driving to pick up our teenager from her prom mani/pedi appointment. While almost to his destination he called and told me he that there was this black kitten that was walking in the middle of the road. Another car in front of him had stopped and moved the kitty off to the side and he just waltzed right back into the street in front of my husband’s car and sat down again in the road.

While parked and waiting for our daughter to come out to the van he said the cat walked alongside our van and walked underneath it. He had our daughter grab him and put him on the side of the road and he just sat there and stared at the car as they were preparing to leave. My husband called me and told me that he sees a lot of stray cats, but that this one actually worried him because of how unafraid he was of cars and the road. Without him even having to ask and after thinking for a second I sighed and told him to bring him home if he would come to them. Our daughter got out and he walked right up to her and into her arms.

He is probably a few months old and he’s very bony and thin. The whole ride home my husband said he sat perched on our daughter’s shoulder curled up against her neck. He was unfazed by our dogs in the backseat and not afraid of the experience at all!

Our daughter gave him a flea bath while we set up a quarantine area in our bathroom. Went to the store and bought a litter box, cat bed, and wet kitten food and after watching him voraciously eat his little 3 ounce can I put him in his bed and he looked so confused and just climbed into my arms and clung to my chest. So as any sane person would do I spent the night camped out on the bathroom floor (something I haven’t done since my young twenties lol) with him purring on my chest or in my arms all night.

So anyways that is our short, simple story of our most expensive mani/pedi appointment as it will lead to hopefully many, many years of kitty cat treats, vet appointments, toys, pet sitters and lots of love. We will be taking him to the vet tomorrow and working on a name in the meantime!

She always joins me when I go for walks and strolls in the forest. She walks on her own, makes regularly a lot of noise, runs around, climbs in trees and is 12 years old. Sometimes she decides to stay behind and returns hours later just before I turn into bed.

Mr. Meow-Meow came for snuggles in my bed because it’s been very cold and rainy lately.

so my cat recently passed away from a urinary blockage, i have mostly males and 3 of them are his children. i wanted to do better to try and prevent that from happening again so i did a bunch of research and now i am switching them to wet food. i need to know the correct amount for a single cat please! thank you guys (:

My baby Oreo passed away April/17/2026 and wanted to share a silly picture of him

Hello, this is my gremlin - Eepy. What pattern is she? Just if there was a name for it

I hope this doesn't go against the "Posts asking about your cat’s breed or gender are not allowed" rule..

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I hope she's gonna be okay, I'm really worried about her 😭

I really need some outside perspective because this is weighing on me a lot.

My friend (41M) has a 17yo diabetic cat. Since last Wednesday (so about a week now), the cat has been peeing blood. He’s also started isolating himself and doesn’t seem well.

For context, this cat is diabetic but his glucose hasn’t been checked in about 6 months. When I last saw him, he was drinking a lot, eating dry food freely, and overweight.

My friend did go to the vet last Friday, and the vet suggested doing blood tests, thyroid check, urine sample, etc. But my friend refused the blood tests, saying it felt like they were trying to take all of his money, and only agreed to do a urine sample at home. He hasn’t managed to collect one yet and is currently waiting for special litter to arrive to help with that.

In the meantime, he’s now decided to start antibiotics without a confirmed diagnosis because “it’s probably cystitis anyway.”

He’s also told me that he “knows his cat” and that because he’s not vocalizing or showing obvious signs of pain, he should be fine.

More generally, he’s said he wants to handle this on his own and doesn’t want advice, and even said he wants to manage it “his way, whether it’s right or wrong.”

I tried to express concern and suggest that he should do proper tests (especially blood tests given the age and diabetes), but he felt judged and told me he just wanted support, not advice, and has now asked me to leave him alone.

I feel really distressed because it’s been a week with blood in his urine and the cat now seems to be withdrawing. I’ve known him since he was a kitten and have a bond with him - not as close as with my own pet, but I still feel bad for him. I also feel like this could get worse quickly, and it’s stressing me out a lot.

At the same time, I don’t know if I’m overreacting or if this is genuinely concerning, especially since my friend gets defensive when I try to share my perspective or suggest anything.

Am I right to be worried about this level of care and delay? What would you do in this situation?

It's kind of cute that she still does this. I love that she comes to find me when she's overwhelmed. It puts her at ease until she's ready to engage with new people. Working on getting her a cat tree which apparently helps with confidence because she has the freedom to climb to a tall perch. I hope it does but does anyone have any other suggestions?

She doesn't like to be picked up, but she likes to touch and harrass everybody at home 🤷‍♂️

In full sunlight, my cat can only be seen with sunglasses!

What do you think, does my boy like belly rubs or not?