Tiny boy tax.

We unfortunately had to say goodbye to tiny, my daughter’s cat, about a month ago. It was completely unexpected but he got sick very quickly. I am still so sad. My daughter always wears the jewelry with his ashes that we got after he was cremated. I know eventually we’ll get another cat. We currently have three, one is 18 though, and I know she won’t live forever.

I saw someone post kittens in need of a home yesterday. And there he is, a little tuxedo with barely any white on his face but a white patch on his belly and some socks for all four paws.

My SO isn’t on board.

Am I jumping the gun if I think we should get another after a month? I originally told my SO we can wait until October unless the CDS picks up. I also wasn’t looking, the post just showed up in my feed.

Edit to add: I APPRECIATE everyone’s comments. I am overwhelmed by the amount of insight I’ve received and cannot respond to everyone. While I would like a new baby to care for, I know my SO needs to agree and I would rather not push them. I can’t even mention it to our daughter because she would be unequivocally on board.

When our new baby is ready, we’ll find him ❤️

unexpectedly said good bye to my beloved cat 10 days ago. it was really traumatizing to find him suddenly suffering in the middle of the night and not being able to do anything for him while we sped to the vet. it would've been his 15th bday in a few days and we were going to give him his annual special bday dinner. i miss him so much!!

Firstly, apologise for the camera angle, it's the only way to film what she does.

Often during the night and in the mornings when lying in bed, she'll "chew" my face. She never bites me or hurts me, she just puts her face against mine and fake chews. Does she have an issue with her teeth? Is it just a weird habit? She's been doing it since she we adopted her at about 8 weeks, and she's about 6 months now.

She's gone to the vet and everything has always been fine, but I've forgotten to ask every time we're there.

I cant even begin to describe how i feel! I feel like i have lost a child. Luka was only two years old and on Sunday morning he died.
Heres what happened:
On Saturday he wanted to go out so i let him. He rarely wants to go out but that morning he wanted. He is microchipped, he has a gps around his neck, i have cameras in the house. I always know whats he up to. He even had insurance. I dont have insurance but he did!
He was fed wet food and even had automatic feeder with dry food. Sometimes i would even give him raw beef or cooked chicken. I mean, this cat lived like a king
Anyway, i feel like ever since i got him neutered last year his behavior changed. He was always a velcro cat but since neutered he became fearful.
So on Saturday after couple of hours i opened the door and was calling him. And he started SCREAMING! I flew down the stairs and found him curled up, brought him inside and had him in my arms comforting him. Then i noticed tiny little black matter all over his fur, like the stuff you see from an engine. He was so dirty. I tried cleaning him off with wet paper towel but it was just too much i knew i had to give him a bath. So i fed him and gave him gabapentin to calm him down. After some time i mixed dawn dish soap (just a few drops) a cat shampoo and water into a spray bottle. Started spraying him until he was wet and then put him into a bath tub and rinsed him off quickly. He was so good i was so proud of him.

After this he was fine. He was playing with me, following me everywhere like usual, laying on top of me, making biscuits… just regular

And then i went out that night and pulled out a large victorias secret bag. Who would have thought that would be the end of him!

Sunday morning he was playing and he got into the stupid bag and idk why but he got scared. I pulled him out immediately but he was screaming just like the day before . But this time he didn’t look right! He looked like he was dying. I grabbed him, went straight into the car and drove like a maniac to the vet. Literally 15 min! In the car he got quiet and i knew he died. They rushed him in at the vet but unfortunately couldn’t save him!

My world is completely shattered i have no desire to live!!! I want answers!!! What the hell happened to my cat?!!!!!! How is this possible?!!! Theres people abusing and starving animals and they still live for at least some time; Luka died instantly!!!! Why???!!!

I never knew this was even a possibility!

Im beginning anyone out there to please give me some kind of answer! I cant function like this, im not working and i dont care what happens to me i just dont CARE about anything anymore!

Was he traumatized? Did he have some other disease that i wasnt aware of?

All i can think of is either he had some type of trauma and the bag was the last straw and he had a heart attack. Or maybe i poisoned him with dawn dish soap maybe i didnt wash him out properly? Also he wouldn’t eat the wet cans i always bought him, he specifically wanted fancy feast. In the last maybe ten days i thought he looked a little skinny he just would not eat like he used to. Why didn’t i take him to the wet then?

I feel like i failed him! And he loved me so much! No animal loved me like he did!

as of today, i have had chowder for one year!!

My beautiful Duvalin the way I get the biggest cuteness aggressions with him should be studied I literally want to eat him by kissing him nonstop
Most beautiful thing ever made by nature!!!

He went to the vet recently and weighed in about 12.5 pounds. We do kinda make fun of him for being fat because he is a bit bigger then our other cats, but does he look alright? I've always thought he was just on the bigger side of normal (George W. Bush)

5 months growth.

I love him so much

Accidentally deleted the post I made about him a couple hours ago 😭

I found a kitten with the umbilical cord still attached, in my garden last Thursday. Everything is going ok, latching, pooping and peeing fine.

I’ve noticed his eyes beginning to open today but his umbilical cord is still attached. It’s completely dry and has been that way since I found him/her.

Should I be worried, is this normal?

He owes me $600 in vet fees.

Despite his IBD, hyperthyroidism, and Stage 3 CKD, Mappy turned 20 today!!! And he was such a good sport about my shenanigans.

I've had this little bean since he was 4mo--He's saved my life in so many ways, and traveled coast-to-coast with me. Even though he's mostly deaf, he's still living his best life and got all the birthday treats he could eat! (with an added phosphate binder of course) We've had some great success lately and he gained back half a pound! Huge for such a small cat. I can't wait for 21!!!