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He did have a big reaction when he got that shot, so who knows? He's collected his share of bodily oddities over the years.

Anybody have any injection-site tumors that never really did anything scary? My cat got some kind of random cheap adjuvanted vaccine at a rabies clinic like 17 years ago before I had standards for that sort of thing, and he's had a lump there ever since. Going on 19, and it's all good, but all I...

I took my cat in expecting to get a dental, and came out with a terminal sarcoma diagnosis. She only has days before I bring her back in to be euthanized. I love doing trees on top of plots, but tbh I am out of room for new trees! She's so young that this really snuck up on me. I've had the 18yo...

He does well for a cat that doesn't have eyelashes or creases, and can't really blink fully. He might get drops when his skin grafts look angry occasionally.

I hope it doesn't freak anyone out. It's not that graphic and it's kind of blurry tbh because he doesn't like me messing with his face right now. You can see the cleft in his nose. And his sightless eyes! Those are looking much cleaner today.

And now he's got some thrush in his nose, because of course he does! This poor boy. He's getting both pill and drops of antibiotics, so it's not totally out of left field, but oof, another thing. I'm gonna post a pic later because it looks so scary, considering my cat does not even care about...

My covid test was negative, so that's a mercy

He got blood and urine panel. I had to wait on the poop sample since I'm feeling a little sick, and I'm not gonna risk anyone's life by traveling. But we discussed it, and his values mostly look good other than what comes with dehydration and fasting for a day or two. He does have a bladder...

Wow! Sometimes it feels like we're stuck doing the hard work of cleaning up the actions of terrible people. It's not fair. These cats are stuck feeling scared for years so some human could get their kicks hurting something small and defenseless. I'll never understand it.

The boy is back, and he got very loved on by the vet staff! He was so sweet and drugged-up. The whole thing took an extra 20 minutes so everyone could cuddle him. He's a plush toy after 600mg of gabapentin.

The boy in better days. He's a looker! Once you get in close, the scars and deformities get more obvious, but you gotta admit, he's got curb appeal.

I often find that intense medical stuff like this brings me closer to a cat, so I hope he sees me not leaving him and trusts me more. I've been swaddling him against my chest like a wee baby.

Lots of good stuff in here to try, but you reminded me that I have a heartbeat toy in my stash of art supplies. I got these weird little voice boxes and stuff from a surplus, like a dino voice box that roars, and there's a beating heart in there. I'm gonna try that one.

I got to hold him for ages and rubbed his little belly. He purred so much omg... I think he might have some gas, so it probably feels good, but I never got to rub his belly before. He has an outie belly button, so the temptation is always there ha.

I wanted to take video. He was pacing for maybe seven hours, and the whole time I was upset and just never did it. I lost my cool tbh! I have taken videos in the past, and that always works out well.

He has pretty obvious post traumatic stress, but I can't ask him what he's feeling. Sometimes when he gets hit with an unexpected stressor, he gets this terrified look in his eyes and is just inconsolable. It's like he leaves his body and just screams high and loud like a hungry kitten, and I...

This is interesting! I didn't know that could happen. My other cat had diabetes and has recovered, and it was always really straight-forward. We're still looking at other possibilities, but that would explain the paranoia for sure. He has mental health issues to start with, so it's not much of a...

Better! He's resting, although he got put through his paces at the vet. We decided urinalysis and a physical exam were enough, so we're getting blood tomorrow. So, I don't have all the answer yet, but unfortunately, his stress is a factor as per usual.

It's hard to tell without seeing the claw in profile. Some cats gets really thick nails. Others, very thin. If the cat scratches to pop off the shed often, then their claws will be way shorter. One of my cats has arthritis just from advanced old age and can't remove his own claw shed, and I cut...

Maybe, but it's below freezing, so I'm gonna have to wait on that one.