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  1. sphynxjinx

    Reaper has had pink vomit twice today

    Hi everyone, Just want to start this off by saying I have a vet apt booked for tomorrow morning, but in the meantime i’m feeling very worried for my baby. Woke up today to reddish pink liquid and wasn’t sure if it was vomit or pee, until 7 hours later i saw reaper throwing up a bit more of this...
  2. sphynxjinx

    both of my kitties are having runny stool and have vomited twice this week

    i’m really worried and waiting for my vet appointment this tuesday. I’m at a loss for what it could be. I haven’t changed their diet, they have been on Purina Gastro dry food for a long time and i haven’t changed or added anything to their food. no extra stress or change to their environment...
  3. S

    Here is a bit of a vent/background on my first sphynx Shiloh any help/insight would be great!

    Normally I don't come on here to complain about things that can't be fixed. But today stuff has just not been going right or adding up and now I AM MAD... Everyone knows I had a horrible experience with Shiloh's "breeder" well today Shiloh went into her first heat, that shit is WILD to me...
  4. W

    Ring Worm Treatment/Cleaning

    Hi guys- Feeling overwhelmed. Found this spot on my boy and am afraid it might be ring worm. I put a sweater on him to keep it covered and have been applying lotramin cream today. Called 2 vets so far and neither can get me in for at least 3 weeks. I bleached the floors and surfaces to things...
  5. Bluethesphnyx

    Severe rhinitis? but no answer

    Hello all I’m very concerned for my sphynx blue over the last couple weeks he has been gagging coughing and reverse sneezing up untill about two days ago when he has had very difficult time breathing. We immediately brought him to the vet on Friday because of the recent weeks and finally had...
  6. KreaturesMum

    Sphynx is suddenly drooling excessively

    Looking for advice The last couple days my 3 year old sphynx has been excessively drooling. I woke up with a huge wet spot in my bed this morning from him sleeping next to me. It isnt just when he sleeps either. I checked his mouth and teeth and everything looks normal, he didnt show any...
  7. sphynxjinx

    help - blood in grims stool

    hey lairians i’m posting here to see if anyone had a similar experience / knowledge about this. grim is turning 5 this month and has had mostly regular bowel movements his whole life. he has been on purina vet brand gastrointestinal food for over a year and it’s been going well. a few weeks ago...
  8. Yana and Osiris

    Weird Squeak while Yawning/Meowing

    Hello everyone! I'm kind of on the fence, would like to hear a second opinion and your experience before calling vet. Like 2 weeks ago our cat was playing and when somebody goes to the kitchen he immediately starts meowing, you know sphynxes, they love eating. But that time he was yawning...
  9. GatosLocos

    Urinating outside litter box/urinary crystals

    Hello everyone, I’m in desperate need of some advice for my 3 years old sphinx boy (neutered). He recently started urinating outside the litter box (he’s never done this before so I thought maybe it was an accident) he urinated on the sofa. Couple days later he urinated under the dinning room...
  10. D

    My sphynx survived parvo, but...

    Hi all, happy to be here! :) so my cat Salem, 8 months male, and I went for a check up at the vet for what I believed was a fever. I also asked the vet to check his vaccines and he told me he is vaccinated against parvovirus, but he is showing all the symptoms (soft stool, vomit, fever, not...
  11. B

    Help I I’ve never seen this before

    My sphynx just had two kittens Tuesday night and I’ve never seen this before I’m thinking it’s mama over cleaning her baby? I’m not entirely sure though I wanted to get some opinions before I take her to the vet due to the closest vet being a long ways away
  12. Raleo

    Raw I’m clueless and new

    Hi, So Sully has the most sensitive tummy! He’s currently on royal canin prescription Gastro buscuits. He’ll be good for a few days and then not (he scavenges) I’m ready to try raw against the vets recommendation but I know a lot of you are pros. I don’t know where to start. Today I’ve...
  13. LoonyLuna

    Long Day

    So, I don't know if anyone will see this in time. But I keep going back and forth on what the best thing to do would be. I need to pick up my parents from the airport, but it's a 4 hour drive away not including stops for gas, etc. Which would mean Luna would be home along for a lot longer than...
  14. Bcnlm

    Rapid onset skin issue in 2yo, help??

    I came home from work and noticed my cat has a worrying irritation on her chest that was not there when I left this morning. Details - no new diet changes, no defecation changes, no eating habit changes, no behavioral changes, no litter changes. She has been with me with no issue for 4 months...
  15. Yana and Osiris

    In a dire need of advice ! Leaving cat home alone!

    Hello everyone! A friend of my husband has invited us to his wedding which means we will have to spend 2 nights at hotel (very far from our town). The hotel doesn't accept pets, already asked. Mother-in-law agreed to visit our home to feed cat 3 times a day (and to clean his litter box). But...
  16. LaneeMo

    HELP: 14 year old constantly throwing up

    About a month ago my 14 year old male began throwing up a few times a week. When he did it was brown in color and caused a bit of a mess but he was relatively unaffected. Slowly things progressed such that he was throwing up once a day and he was loosing weight (spine showing). When he was...
  17. A

    Right eye looks cloudy

    Hi guys , i just entered this community , hope i will get some help with my little babygirl , so , her name is Bastet , she is almost 6 months old and in this evening my wife noticed that her right eye is cloudy , i read on this forum different posts about the same thing but i don't know if it...
  18. Socky

    Help! White cluster bumps on my cat?

    Im sort of freaking out for my cat!! He’s a rescue and we’re trying our best as we’ve never owned a sphinx but lots of experience with cats. It’s on both of his front legs. Right is bigger than left. I’m fearful for ringworm or soemthing that could be transmitted to humans but it doesn’t look...
  19. Yana and Osiris

    Is neutering a sphynx really necessary ?

    Evening paw family! Given that Osi turned 7m not so long ago we have made an appointment for his "losing dignity" day. Our vet assessed his state as a very big and healthy boy as he can be. However I don't see him peeing in the corners marking places or being annoying, in principle I don't see...
  20. Yana and Osiris

    Question for Black Sphynx owners

    Morning everyone. I really would love to hear from more experienced moms and dads how you treat scars after the wounds have been healed up? I find them very noticeable on black skin. And afraid Osiris will eventually look like he wound go through a meat grinder machine, and I will be suspected...
  21. Yana and Osiris

    Brown crusty spot

    Hello everyone! Having checked the similar posts I'm still unsure if this is a burn, which I first suspected to be. The spot appeared yesterday out of the blue. But today it's kinda peeling off and I noticed 2 other smaller spots on the back. My other guess is allergy or maybe even skin fungal...
  22. Umeandmomo

    HELP chronic URI symptoms with no cure

    Hi Sphynx fam, We picked up our kittens, Ume and Momo in April, and within a week Momo the calico showed symptoms of a URI: puff breathing, loud congested breathing, excessive sneezing and snot. I took her to the emergency vet one night and they prescribed an antibiotic. It didn’t work. Then I...
  23. M

    Is this a scab/skin burn? What to do?

    Hello everyone! I got a new 12 week old kitten, his name is Moon, almost two weeks ago now. Everything has been great, he started eating the same day, running around, and being very affectionate with my husband and I. About 3 days ago, his eye started having issues and he started shaking...
  24. Lankiefrankie

    Smelly manure lady - Help

    Hi everyone!!! Im new here and have done my fair share of research about sphynx care before buying my new baby - Ive bought ear cleaner, an exfoliating glove, high quality food w fish oil, cat wipes, everything you can think of! So heres the thing, ive washed my new 12w old (Frankie) twice...
  25. MamaCosma

    Swollen lmyph node maybe???

    Hello! New sphynx momma here! Just got my boy 3 days ago, and I am a worrier, so naturally I am freaking out a little bit. He is 14 weeks old, has a vet appointment booked for his last set of vaccines in a couple weeks, but I have just noticed this (new?) bit of loose skin on one side of his...
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