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Bubba is by far the most photogenic cat I've ever had but I love seeing those runway model cats. Show them off!

My cat, Jilly Beans, turned 18. She is the most friendly cat, even in her old age. Obviously she needed a party and it was a huge success - she ate and played more than she has in months!

Pics of her treats and her reaction to a new cat nip pillow!

Zoe reluctantly accepted the hat, which shows in her eyes.

Zara flat out refused and asked for brushing.

For 16 years, they've been my best friends, my loving little angels, my couch straight jackets, my reasons for living. They've moved to Mexico with me, and back. They're 2 of the small number of creatures I love unconditionally.

I'm so grateful to have them in my life, and have no idea how I'd survive without them. To many more birthdays to come! 😻

For the past few days, the heat is turning bad here and this diva was rejecting all her meals and surviving purely on creamy treats and occasional kibbles. But today she finally emptied her bowl and you have NO idea how relieved and proud I felt 😭💞

I literally clapped for her 🫶🏻👏🏻

She was 2 and half year old Maine Coon .

She was sleeping on me just fine on the couch at 930 am this morning. Then she moved to sleep on the couch around 11am apparently.

Well I am getting ready for work around 345pm I go to the kitchen door to let my dogs out turned around to see her life less body next to one of the litter boxes.

I screamed her name in horror. I went to pick her up and she was stiff like she been there for days.

OMG MY POOR BABY!!!!! 😭😭😭

She showed no signs of being sick or nothing prior

I checked to see if there was anything she could have gotten into but didn't see anything out of the ordinary.

Are brown eyes rare?

I recently stopped in Sylva, NC during a road trip to visit this fun cat museum, it's a private collection, which is really incredible and even had a few living mascots!

hello, its midnight where i am hence im asking the question here, will take my cat to the vet first thing in the morning.

He is almost 8 months old and we got him neutered today. the surgery happened around 2PM and it is 11:30PM now.

first two hours after surgery - he remained still with both eyes open (we had to put some eye drops so they don’t dry out). he had erratic breathing during this time.

3rd/4th hour - started twitching trying to get up

5th hour - still could not get up. peed himself on the spot. we took him to the vet and he cleaned him up, said he looked fine.

7th hour onwards- he is now moving a little, limping. not drinking water yet. we gave him a treat and he was able to take small licks of it. he is however not able to open his mouth at all.
i gave him some dry food mixed in water to soften it, and then grinded into a paste for ease of eating. it seems like he is hungry because he dunked his face into it and got it all messy, barely able to eat much (due to not being able to open his mouth).

he peed again on the floor. we got the litter for him inside the room and he very clumsily went to it and peed inside it. i will try to give him the food that i made again in a bit.

ive attached a photo of his face right now in this moment. one eye is droopy. he isnt sleeping either. but he isnt panting also. he is not meowing since hes not able to open his mouth. the vet seems not bothered when we took him late in the evening saying that the cat will be fine by tomorrow.

is this someone elses experience too?

is this normal after neutering/anesthesia? i am panicking so much and trying to find 24 hr vet options near me but i need to know if this warrants a look or if it can wait till morning before we take a look?

UPDATE - I found a vet 40 mins from my place that was luckily open and they were so kind. its almost 2AM and we are just returning home.
So he has eye ulcers due to his corneas drying during the procedure (cats eyes remain open under anesthesia). they have given some eye drops and it will be fine in 3-4 days. he also has 104 degree fever, which is why he was so low. they gave him an injection for that. other than that, they said he is fine. he started being active at the vets, even jumped on the counter and had an entire treat.
we are headed home now and i am praying that my little baby boy feels better soonest. i was literally in tears on the way to the vet, this has been such a long day for us.

thank you to everyone who encouraged me to go to the vet, if anything, i have peace of mind for tonight.
we will go tomorrow morning now for his post op care (antibiotics, wound cleaning, etc).

I don’t think it’s a big deal, but my girlfriend is worried something might be wrong because of the way Daisy is laying down. Is this normal looking?

I work from home so I see the cats more than she does. I thought it was funny, so I took a picture and sent it to her. She replied that Daisy (cat) has never done that before. But I haven’t noticed any behavioral changes or concerns. Neither have we seen any changed in her poop. So I don’t think it’s a big deal.

What do you guys think? Is this normal or okay?

When Daisy sleeps like this I like calling her my little Kiwi because she looks like a Kiwi bird.

Finished this pet portrait yesterday! Thought this sub would enjoy!

long story short: my friend had a family of cats (parents + 4 kittens) stay in their backyard for a few days, and had eventually left without her (2nd photo is when she found her alone) and never came back. due to her circumstances, she was unable to bring her in. so my husband and i decided to take her in. we have been thinking about a kitten for a while, and this whole scenario was a sign for us to take care of her.

best decision we could have made. already grown so fast in the past 20 days of having her! 🥹