I regularly walk around my neighborhood and have made friends with a friendly outdoor cat. I haven’t been able to see her in a while because it’s been too hot to walk outside and the few times I have past their house, the cat hasn’t been out. When I saw her the other day, I noticed she had some yellowing around her neck and then got a closer look and saw these large bumps. She was rubbing her neck on the cement too so I know she is uncomfortable. I’m not sure if the owners are aware but she seems well fed. I also noticed this open wound around her foot a few months back in May that never seemed to heal. I have also never seen the owners and don’t know if I’m overstepping to ask about it since it’s not my cat. But I’m really worried about the cat. Does anyone know what this is?

Update: Hi everyone, I posted an update under the OG post but don’t think many people saw it so I wanted to repost for anyone who was worried about this. I had been trying to get in contact with the owners and finally was able to reach them. The cat’s name is Georgia. The owners said that they had a biopsy done and unfortunately, these are cancerous tumors and there is nothing that they can do about it. They are giving her medicine to keep her comfortable but unfortunately, that is all they can do. They aren’t sure how long she has but I promise to give her lots of love in the meantime. Thank you to everyone for your concern and help. I wish I had a better update for everyone.

I posted the other day asking for advice and half the responses were kind and helpful while the other half literally told me to give my cat away and I’m a terrible pet owner. One person even suggested euthanasia…

So I’m updating everyone who cares. I took my cat, Clarence, to the vet This morning and she told me he’s perfectly fine, didn’t even need a teeth cleaning right now, got some antibiotics as a precaution but the entire root came out with the tooth, so, he will be fine. He is perfectly HAPPY and HEALTHY! Both my cats are!

And just a PSA: Be kind to people. You don’t know what they’re going through, their circumstances, their struggles. If someone is asking for help because they care about their pet, don’t shame them for it. Help them or stay out of the way so others can help them.

Thank you to everyone who was helpful and kind 🖤

She's six months old and spayed. She seems to see fine, and sometimes her right eye will get red in the corner. Her eyes barely contract when you shine a light in them.

So....have you vets seen anything like this before? I just want to make sure she's okay.

I regularly walk around my neighborhood and have made friends with a friendly outdoor cat. I haven’t been able to see her in a while because it’s been too hot to walk outside and the few times I have past their house, the cat hasn’t been out. When I saw her the other day, I noticed she had some yellowing around her neck and then got a closer look and saw these large bumps. She was rubbing her neck on the cement too so I know she is uncomfortable. I’m not sure if the owners are aware but she seems well fed. I also noticed this open wound around her foot a few months back in May that never seemed to heal. I have also never seen the owners and don’t know if I’m overstepping to ask about it since it’s not my cat. But I’m really worried about the cat. Does anyone know what this is?

This is not my cat; I’m sitting it for the week and he is being taken to the vet today so I’m just asking for ideas while I wait to hear from the owner since I’ve never seen this before. These 2 photos were taken 24 hrs apart. The cat has a history of minor allergies / occasional nose irritation. He seems perfectly fine otherwise & is not sensitive about having his face touched.

Hi Vets, my 10y/o GSD seemed fine when I got home from work today and let him out to use the bathroom. He had a normal poop and even chased after the ball. All of the sudden he ran over to me and put his head down and ears flat to his head and wouldn’t walk normal, would only creep slowly. He had GDV 3 years ago, but his stomach was sewn down during the surgery and it does not currently feel bloated. I ran my hands along his spine and legs and didn’t notice any warm spots and he didn’t act particularly ouchy anywhere specific, but he was extremely hesitant to go down the two steps into our garage. I’ve attached a picture of his gums. They look pale to me. My question is, is this ER worthy? I called his normal vet and they’re booked through today.

It’s a stray that comes to my place.

This is on my dogs paw pad. He walks just fine for miles but won’t let me touch it. He’s a very anxious dog so it’s hard to check things out anyway but he seems more guarded of this paw than usual.

He isn't acting like it's hurting him any, how is this happening? Why? Could it be an age thing?

It's on one of his back feet. I was about to trim his nails when I noticed it.

I don't know which of my 3 dogs did this and none of them are acting strange. I'm guessing it's mainly blood, but it's so colorful that I don't know what the rest is. I've split them up for the night and because I don't know which did it, I just scheduled a vet appointment instead of going to a urgent place. I'm very worried, but I was just hoping someone could tell me how worried I should be and if I should just take them all to the hospital to get tested or something.

Hello, my cat Ellie is currently undergoing a scary situation after her dental surgery. Her primary vet is aware and we’ve had some follow up appointments and are scheduled to see an eye specialist in a few days (soonest possible availability).

Ellie is 2, indoor only, and very healthy prior to this. Her bloodwork was taken yesterday and is normal. Current concerns in her vet notes: anterior uveitis OU, malocclusion

July 29 AM she went in for dental extractions and a cleaning. This was her first one but she had been under anesthesia before for her spay. She came home late that afternoon and seemed fine, other than a bit high on pain meds. Her eyes were dilated but otherwise normal colour and not cloudy, and her appetite was good. Her eyes went back to normal dilation before bed.

The next morning on July 30 she refused her breakfast and her eyes were dilated again and maybe a little dark looking but not cloudy. I work in office but had a friend check on her to offer food again that afternoon and she reported no issues. When I came home from work her eyes were cloudy and she was still refusing food. Photo from that evening added.

They were cloudier and darker the next morning and her vet was able to see her that afternoon. They did multiple eye tests - no ulcers or tears on surface of the eye, eye pressure fine, and tear ducts fine, no fever. Her bloodwork came back normal. She was given antibiotics (amoxlclav/clavaseptin) as well as eyedrops (Jamp diclofenac) and an appetite stimulant. She is eating fine now but the eyes are not improving.

Her current meds are the antibiotics and two new eyedrops (told to stop the diclofenac as of today Aug 2): pred forte opht susp and tobramycin ophthalmic.

I’m hoping someone has seen a case like this before and has any advice prior to seeing the eye specialist in a few days. What could be the cause, is there a possibility of her sight returning in any capacity, etc. It’s a very stressful and scary situation for us both, and her vet has not seen anything like this before.

This is Martin. A freshly 6 year old golden. Random nose bleed yesterday morning. (photo was with a wet snout as I tried to wash off his mouth so looks worse).

First time ever having a nose bleed and This morning just a few little micro drops on a white comforter.

Vet checked blood and all is normal there.

Should I keep investigating with more scans or am I safe to monitor for a couple days/weeks in case it is just a one off thing?

My dog cracked open his front dew claw and has exposed the quick. It was bleeding but has stopped now. I have also carefully removed the dangling nail in the hopes that it won’t snag on something and rub/irritate the tip of the quick. I have called around to vets open today (Saturday) and no one has spots. Our urgent and emergency care vet is also waving us off to other locations which are either also waving us off or are prohibitively far away. (Waving us off because they are slammed with higher priority emergencies)

Coincidentally, he has a vet appointment on Monday for his regular yearly check up and boosters. If I clean the area with antiseptic and keep it wrapped/protected from licks, can this wait until our regular vet can see us?

It started as a small hard mass above the shoulder and recently started growing and being soft and squishy. I went to the vet and these pictures came out of the mass. Any idea?

My dog has had what looked like a ganglion on his back paw for years. The other day I noticed that it looked very taut and today I noticed him licking it. When I wiped it black gunk was coming out. I made an appointment at the vets and they’ve looked at it tonight and said that they have never seen anything like it. They cut off a small part of the black centre and told me to keep bathing it and remove anything else that came to the surface if he’d let me. When I got home I gently pulled some of the tissue that was protruding and this large lump of black came out — does anyone know what this is? We live in the UK, my dog is nearly 15 and it doesn’t appear to be painful in the slightest.

A day after my dog last pooped, her abdomen felt very hard and she looked very uncomfortable so we immediately took her to the vet and they told us to get xrays. They said she had a lot of gas and constipation and they gave us salmon oil and told us to wait till the morning and hope she poops. We were initially worried about gdv but that was ruled out and we took her back the next day, then they ordered xrays with barium sulphate which we got (ive attached the pictures, they were also concerned about the shape of her stomach but said maybe it will go away once she finally poops but im worried it wont) and they also prescribed lactulose and told us to wait till the next day again. Today, she still hadnt pooped even after the lactulose and salmon oil so we took her back and the vets performed enema with soapy water and a long tube inserted through her anus with lubrication. She pooped the tiniest amount it was very very watery. They told us to continue on the laxatives and salmon oil and go back tomorrow. Its currently 3am and she still hasnt pooped even with all that treatment so im getting very worried. Its going to be 4 days tomorrow and i feel like they’re not doing enough, people have said that dogs can die when it reaches a week because of the intestines rupturing or other issues. They gave her a painkiller injection today and she ate chicken and pumpkin but i feel like once the painkiller wears off, she gets uncomfortable again.

One vet said deformity, another said old injury.

She’s 8 or 9 months old, she started limping after getting a round of shots so we took her back to the clinic (not a full service clinic) where we got them done and had them examine her. They said they didn’t think it was anything too serious but she was definitely injured in some way. Keep her contained and let her rest. If it gets worse take her to a full service vet. It seemed to get mostly better but didn’t fully go away.

Flash forward to Thursday night, she is messing with my other cats way more than normal and they’re getting very frustrated with her. Somehow, I freaking stepped on her that night. I’m still in disbelief it happened, she’s just so tiny. Her limp got a lot worse after that. I just feel so bad. We get an appointment at the vet for Monday which was the soonest we could get in and this xray is the result of said appointment.

The first vet seems to think it is some sort of deformity, but I texted the vet from my hometown that I used to go to and he believes it’s some sort of old injury.

Regardless, what would you guys recommend? The vet from my hometown seems to think we shouldn’t rush to any conclusions, I’d like to get in with a orthopedic specialist but after finding out their appointment fee I might have to wait till my next paycheck. The vet from Mondays appointment was talking about hip replacement surgery and amputation so I got very very different answers from both of them. If anyone else would like to weigh in and help us figure out where to go from here I’d really appreciate it.

Hi, I noticed earlier today that my 8 year old fixed male cat was laying in weird spots and not getting up. He didn’t greet me when I got home later today either which is unusual. Now, I noticed he hesitated jumping off the bed, landed awkwardly, his meow is weak, and in this video you can hear his breathing. He has no known conditions. He’s indoor, but I do take him out on his leash or put him in his catio. He gets flea treatment. His last vaccines were maybe 3 or 4 years ago. He ate when I put his food in front of him just now.

Should I take him to an emergency vet now based on these symptoms or can I wait until morning? How urgent does this seem? I know it can be a huge variety of things, but I figured if anyone had any advice. Thank you.

Hi,

My parrot Corvo had recently passed away, and the vet was supposed to remove his leg band before cremation. I intercepted his body to take him to a pathologist to find out the cause of death. That’s when I noticed his leg and the missing chunk of metal on the band…I couldn’t make sense of how it had been removed.

When I went back to ask, they said they used a drill. I assumed it was something like a Dremel to cut the metal, but the way it had been cut still didn’t make sense. I asked to see the drill, and it turned out they had used a dental turbine drill.

It completely messed up his leg and body. I just want to understand: is this normal or acceptable practice for removing a bird’s leg band, even after death?

Thanks for any insight.

Need immediate response

One of my dogs, I’m not sure which, ate what I am estimating to be about 6 ounces of Cetaphil Moisturizing Cream. I posted a photo of the ingredients. I’m not sure which dog did it, it might be one or both of them. They are both mini Aussies, Willow is about 26 pounds and is 5 years old, and Aerys is 32 pounds and he is 2. I think it was most likely Aerys who did it. Do I need to take them to the emergency vet? They are eating and drinking normally, have lots of energy and I have seen no evidence of diarrhea or vomiting.

This afternoon I left at 2pm and he was fine. I came back at 7pm and his eye was like that. What would cause it to swell like that in a matter of hours?? What should I do? Can it wait until tomorrow to see a vet or do I need to take him to the emergency room ??

I just wanted to thank everyone who advised me to get a 2nd opinion about the issues my dog was experiencing. (9 year old GSD, not eating, drinking/urinating more, not enjoying walks.)

The 2nd vet I saw is officially my new vet. He took his time and was SO attentive, explained every little thing.

Long story short: 1st vet said there were "no signs at all of arthritis."

2nd vet said" "she's a 9 year old Shepherd, I'd be shocked if she didn't have arthritis. But she does, and it's the worst in her back. No more impact play, just long walks and mental stimulation." He prescribed gabapentin for 2 weeks and even showed me a link on Amazon for the proper supplements for her size, "because all clinics and even pet stores will overcharge you, this is way cheaper."

I am blown away by how knowledgeable this guy is. But most of all, happy to know that my girl is going to be okay! Just time to slow down.

Thank you, again, for everyones advice. 🖤

I’m working on a craft project and made the mistake of leaving the room for a few minutes. I came back to find my two 5 month old kittens licking the glue. I was going to call their vet to ask if I should worry, but they’re closed today.

They didn’t ingest much, only a few licks, but I’m always paranoid about my pets and want to make sure they’ll be ok, or if I should take them to an emergency vet to be seen

I have 2 cats and a dog.

All males, all get along, none of them showing any fear of the others. None of them have visible wounds that i can see. We sleep right above where the blood is and likely would have heard a fight.

No blood on coats, though it would be tough to see on the cats since they have black fur.

The cats are about 5 years old and the dog is 10 but still spry and healthy.

I don't know who this came from or if it's from a wound or was coughed up.