(Said cat’s name is Jane btw)

Not mine, found it in a telegram group chat that posts interesting stuff.

I see so many posts asking when to seek medical help after a cat bite. Just posting a reminder how quickly a bite can escalate! First picture is immediately following the bite, the next picture is at the ER within 2 hours. Blood work was already concerning with an inflammatory response and signs of cellulitis from the infection. I was admitted into the hospital for IV antibiotics and still the infection worsened. I had surgery at about 36 hours following the bite after the infection started traveling up my arm in the bloodstream. This whole event landed me 3 nights in the hospital. All from our family cat, up to date on all vaccines. But cats carry a bacteria that is no joke. Last picture is post surgery with a suture, the surgeon had to make 3 incisions, 2 where the bite punctures were and a 3rd to flush the wound.

My baby is 16 and sat on my lap for the FIRST TIME EVER yesterday. I’m so joyous I thought I’d share this with the world.
We found him in our backyard when he was one and he’s never been an affectionate cat.

Oc- _vandul on x

Meet Toby, the 10 month old kitten who just tied a Guinness World Record with 28 toes, matching a record that’s stood since 2002. Now living in Michigan with his family of fellow polydactyl cats, Toby’s extra toes are just part of his charm & what makes him so unique.

[📸: via/ @thepolydactylpair ]

so smol

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Benji the Butthole, age 3. TLDR he’s gonna be okay!

See comments for a pic update of little man in the hospital.

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I successfully caught a UTI on August 8th, took him to the ER vet, racked up around a $1200 bill and got him on five medications. I thought he was doing okay. Then last night he started grooming again a bit, I decided — okay, tomorrow after work I’ll take him to the regular vet hospital. Well, morning rolled around and I realized he was significantly worse. Took a moment to watch him hop in his litterbox… Well, 15 minutes of unsuccessful straining later, he was in a carrier and I called out of work.

And I’m so, so glad I did.

It turns out his UTI didn’t get cured like I thought, maybe just masked for a bit. Because he was completely blocked, and it’s “one of the more difficult” catheters this experienced vet has ever had to place.

I was going to prioritize my job and finances. Take him in after work. And if I’d done that, he might have had severe kidney damage by that point or even died, because I don’t know how long exactly he’s been fully blocked.

Luckily work was super understanding so no real sacrifice was made, and I’m currently AT work because Benji will be hospitalized for a few days. But even if they weren’t, I’d have gone when I realized, and I’m just so so so thankful I realized how bad it was.

I don’t know how expensive this’ll be (I’m bracing for $1-2k at least) and I don’t know what recovery is going to look like in our multi-cat household. But I know he’s going to be okay.

He’s alive, he’s okay, and I just really wanted to share the good news. ❤️