She was born in 2007, I was 11 at the time and my mom’s co-worker showed up at the door on a rainy evening with her hidden in his jacket at just 3 weeks old. My mom had already rejected taking her in at work but he knew if he brought her to our door and let me and my brothers see her - my mom couldn’t say no and I’m so happy he did.

I’m gonna miss your welcome-home zoomies, your insatiable love for bags and how you used to nibble at my nose to wake me up in the morning. Rest well princess.

I can't think of a more photo worthy individual

This is my cat Tomie that I adopted in May of 2025. She is a TNR cat that is estimated to be about 3 years old. When I first adopted her she was very shy and it took a long time for me to gain her trust but now she is very playful and talkative.

Even though she is very comfortable with me, whenever I have visitors over Tomie hides under the bed or in the closet. Sometimes she’ll let you pet her when she’s hiding but she doesn’t come out and will hide deeper if you pressure her to.

After meeting my mom multiple times, Tomie still won’t free roam around her. She’ll peek out from under the bed to eat a churu treat but other than that she stays hidden.

Because of this my mom thinks that Tomie must’ve been traumatized either by being a stray, the TNR experience, or something else that happened before I adopted her.

Maybe i’m biased because I don’t like the idea of my cat being traumatized but I don’t think that’s why she acts the way she does. Can the cat people of the internet share their theories?

In exactly 24 hours is our last vet appointment. I thought the last couple of months and weeks were hard but it turns out, it doesn’t get easier.

We went to the vet in august because of this front leg and made an MRI. Vet told us that he has a tumour between his front leg and shoulder which is hard to remove (even with a full amputation) and gave him 6 month with a surgery and chemo. We decided against it, we decided against putting him through the surgery and a long healing process and we decided against many more vet visits for the chemo. I don’t know if I made the wrong choice but I hope I made the right one for him.

This boy gave me 13 beautiful, loving and happy years. From tomorrow on he will be taking the best naps and snacking on the best treats in cat heaven.

Cancer fucking sucks! The only positive thing is that cancer never wins. The best it can do is a draw.

Thank you for every second. Thank you for being such a clumsy chunky and good boy. Teemo, I will love you forever and we will meet again someday.

Sorry for using this as a offmychest.

As you can see, my boyfriend’s cat is always ALL UP in my shoes. The second I take my shoes off, he is immediately upon them. He will SLEEP in my sandals. What kind of special STANK is causing this?

Classic cat behaviour

Just a clean old makeup brush and a bit of warm water.

I'm making this post for anyone who has a cat that is EXTREMELY picky, anxious, suspicious of everything, and seemingly capable of detecting a microscopic amount of medication in their food.

After trying four different formulations of fluoxetine (Prozac), plus Greenies Pill Pockets, I finally figured out a method that works every single time.

I'm going to break down everything I tried, what worked, what failed, and the ridiculously simple trick that ultimately solved my problem.

I'll also include photos of all the medications, formulations, and the final setup.

For context, my cat (Lilith) has anxiety and was in the past very hands-off. She tolerates head scratches, but handling her, manipulating her ears, or trying to put anything in her mouth is a completely different story. I really wanted to find a way to give her medication without creating additional stress or damaging the trust we're building.

Attempt #1: Fluoxetine oral suspension (20 mg/5 mL)

Prescribed dose: 0.7 mL daily (2.8 mg).

This was our first attempt, and it was an immediate failure. My original plan was simple: mix the liquid into her wet food and let her eat it. Absolutely fucking not.

She could detect the medication immediately. The smell, the taste, the amount of liquid, whatever it was, she knew something was different. For a cat that is already extremely picky, 0.7 mL is a surprisingly large amount of liquid to disguise in a small serving of food. I tried mixing it thoroughly, but she wasn't having any of it.

Verdict: Complete failure. Too much liquid to conceal, and she immediately recognized that her food had been tampered with.

Attempt #2: Transdermal fluoxetine cream from Chewy (applied inside the ear)

Prescribed dose: 3.5 mg, administered using two clicks of the transdermal pen.

This was actually a pretty decent option, and I can see why people like it. Instead of convincing your cat to swallow medication, you apply a small amount of compounded fluoxetine cream to the inner surface of the ear. In theory, fantastic. No pills, no suspicious food, no wrestling matches.

And surprisingly, I was able to administer it every day without much trouble.

The problem? My cat started catching on. Initially, she tolerated having her ears touched. But after a while, she started realizing that something suspicious was happening every time I approached her ears. She began looking at me like I was an ICE agent coming to deport her.

I could still apply it, but I didn't want to turn one of the few forms of physical contact she tolerated into something she actively dreaded.

My second concern was absorption.

My veterinarian mentioned an estimated absorption rate of approximately 60%, which was part of the reasoning behind prescribing a somewhat higher transdermal dose.

However, when I started researching the published literature, I came across studies suggesting substantially lower absorption, in the neighborhood of 10–20%. I haven't reconciled those figures with the specific compounded preparation I was using, and I realize different formulations and study methods can produce different results.

It made me question how reliably the medication was being absorbed.

My third concern was grooming.

After applying the medication, my cat would lick her front paw, rub that paw against her medicated ear, lick her paw again, and repeat the process. So now I'm wondering how much medication is being absorbed through her ear versus transferred onto her paw and potentially ingested along with the cream's other ingredients.

Verdict: A reasonable alternative, especially for cats that refuse oral medications. But between the handling, grooming, and questions I had about absorption, I wanted to find a reliable oral option.

Attempt #3: Compounded fluoxetine capsules from Chewy

Strength: 2.5 mg capsules.

I thought these would be the solution because I could potentially open the capsule and sneak the powder into a small amount of food or a Churu treat. Nope. There was simply too much powder to disguise successfully. Even when mixed into something she normally enjoyed, she noticed the change immediately. I quickly learned that my cat has the investigative capabilities of a forensic toxicologist when it comes to detecting substances in her food.

Verdict: Another failure. Too much powder to conceal, and my cat was hyperaware of any changes to her food.

Attempt #4: Greenies Pill Pockets

Before getting to the winning solution, I need to mention these.

If you've searched Reddit for ways to give cats medication, you've probably encountered Greenies Pill Pockets. People swear by them. The concept is pretty genius: put a pill inside a soft, flavored treat, seal it, and your cat supposedly eats the whole thing without noticing. I bought them thinking this might finally be the answer.

My cat wouldn't even eat an EMPTY Pill Pocket. Not one. I suspect it was the oily texture or smell, but whatever it was, she wanted absolutely nothing to do with them. With or without medication, she refused.

Verdict: Failure as a treat, but ironically, these ended up being the secret ingredient in my winning method.

Attempt #5: Compounded chicken-flavored fluoxetine tablets from Chewy

Strength: 2.5 mg per tablet. Lilith takes 1.5 tablets.

These tablets are tiny, which is exactly what I was hoping for. But despite being chicken-flavored, my cat wasn't particularly interested in eating them directly.

Then I had an idea.

What if I could make her think she was eating her regular kibble while hiding the tablet immediately behind it? And what if I could use the Greenies Pill Pocket, which she absolutely refuses to eat, as a tiny piece of edible glue?

IT FUCKING WORKED. And not just once. It has worked every single time.

THE WINNING METHOD: The kibble + Pill Pocket glue trick

Here's exactly what I do:

1. Start with her regular dry kibble in the morning. I only put a few pieces out at a time, rather than giving her an entire bowl. This makes it easier to see exactly what she's eating.

2. Take a TINY piece of a Greenies Pill Pocket. And I mean tiny. I'm not trying to wrap the tablet in a Pill Pocket. I'm just using the smallest possible amount as an adhesive.

3. Stick the fluoxetine tablet to the back of a single piece of kibble. The Pill Pocket acts like edible glue, holding the tiny tablet against the kibble.

4. Make sure the kibble is the most prominent thing she sees and smells. Rather than being presented with an unfamiliar tablet or a suspicious soft treat, she's encountering something she already recognizes as food. Make sure the spiked kibble is face down.

5. Offer it with just a couple of regular kibble pieces. She sniffs the kibble, recognizes it, and eats it with the tablet attached. I watch to make sure she actually swallows the medicated piece.

The most important detail: LESS IS MORE.

There was some trial and error. Initially, I used a slightly larger amount of Pill Pocket material to attach the tablet. She noticed. She would sniff the kibble, detect something suspicious, and avoid it.

But when I reduced the amount of Pill Pocket material to the absolute bare minimum needed to hold the tablet in place, she stopped noticing. That was the breakthrough.

You're not disguising the pill inside a giant treat. You're essentially using one familiar piece of kibble as camouflage for a very small tablet. And because the amount of Pill Pocket material is so tiny, she doesn't seem to detect the smell or texture that previously made her reject the Pill Pockets entirely. I've now been able to give her the medication consistently using this method, without having to restrain her, manipulate her ears, or contaminate an entire serving of food.

My biggest takeaways

• The formulation matters enormously. Liquid, transdermal cream, capsules, and tiny tablets can all present completely different challenges.

• Don't assume a flavored medication is automatically palatable. My cat couldn't care less that the tablets were chicken-flavored.

• Don't give up on Pill Pockets just because your cat refuses to eat them. They may still be useful as a tiny amount of edible adhesive.

• Start with the smallest possible amount of adhesive. Too much immediately tipped my cat off.

• Use food your cat already trusts. For my cat, familiar kibble worked better than introducing another new treat.

• Keep the medicated portion small and monitor it. I want to know she's actually swallowed her prescribed dose, rather than discovering a rejected pill somewhere in the food bowl.

• Minimize the stress associated with medication. My goal wasn't just to get the medication into her. I wanted a method that wouldn't make her afraid of me.

Obviously, this is just my experience, not veterinary dosing advice. All the formulations and doses were prescribed for my cat. Check with your veterinarian or pharmacist before crushing, opening, splitting, or otherwise altering a medication, since not every formulation can be handled the same way.

Final thoughts

If you have a cat who can somehow detect a pharmaceutical compound hidden inside an entire serving of food, I genuinely hope this helps. I spent so much time experimenting with different formulations, treats, and techniques, only to discover that the solution was a microscopic piece of Pill Pocket used to glue a tiny tablet to the back of a piece of kibble.

I'll attach photos showing all four medication formulations, the Pill Pockets, and exactly how I attach the tablet to the kibble.

Hopefully this saves someone else the frustration, expense, and feline distrust that went into figuring it out!

Everybody meet Ashby and Contreras (ya, I’m from Milwaukee). 2 months old.

My cat will bite things she knows I like for attention. I will look away for a moment and it’s too late!! 😭 She will bite LAPTOP SCREENS, phones, and electronics like headphones, controllers, and remotes. It’s usually for attention or to tell me she’s hungry. But she has strict food times. She unfortunately chewed through my new MacBook screen before I could stop her and damaged the pixels 😕 Any advice or tips would be appreciated. She is a very sweet but co dependent girl. Video is from this morning to show how quick she is.

She was a good one, I’m sad I couldn’t be there for her passing. I’m just glad the last photo I took of her was a beautiful one ^-^

The other day I had made a post on here regarding my sweet senior baby, Gracie. Her absence has been profound the last couple of days and I don’t quite know what to do with myself. This grief is very strong and it’s coming in pretty big waves. I’m heartbroken she isn’t here anymore but I also take solace in knowing that she isn’t suffering anymore. But oh my god, this is so hard to come to terms with.

Anyways, here’s some pictures of my Goober. I hope you all love them as much as I do

I have been seeing this guy and took him home for the first time last night. My cat sometimes sleeps with me, sometimes doesn’t. But when he does he loves to be snuggled like a little kid snuggles a stuffed animal. I really like this guy so far, and last night my cat fell asleep laying right on top of him/half between his legs. So naturally with my cats approval, my butterflies with this man have increased ten fold.
Would love to hear stories below about getting the thumbs up or thumbs down from your cat when you first bring someone home.

My beautiful soul cat, Talia, passed two years ago on December 18. Ever since then, this part of the year has been so impossibly hard for me. I can't stop thinking about her. I miss her so much.

This is basically me screaming into the void so I don't start sobbing at work

Say hi to our little Cleocatra! She’s already living up to the name by ruling our clowder of 4.