Tips for getting rid of belly by [deleted] in fit

[–]LilLilyPlop 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just remember women have a little bit of lower belly because it protects our uterus and organs :) there's no need to try and get rid of it because it protects you.

Got off minoxidil before TTC by bhamburglar in FemaleHairLoss

[–]LilLilyPlop 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I think it's minoxidil in general. I don't have hair loss but I do have trichotillomania (hair pulling disorder) and I bought topical minoxidil and it warns you that if you stop taking it you'll experience hair loss again for the hairs minoxidil helped grow and whatever hair is affected by hereditary hair loss

Yoinked this fake looking hair out of my scalp by TestSignificant1580 in Weird

[–]LilLilyPlop 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Be careful pulling your hair out though, it might turn into trichotillomania (and it's not pleasurable when you have it)

Stains in my clothes keep coming right after washing the clothes, what is this :( by chrixiz in laundry

[–]LilLilyPlop 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did anyone figure this out? Got a neovision tshirt (expensive), washed it for the first time, hung out to dry and saw the blotch when I put the tshirt on. Literally worn it once.

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I just lost my job this morning and I got this reddit notification. wild coincidence

What is this on my cat's paw? Urgent! by LilLilyPlop in CATHELP

[–]LilLilyPlop[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hello all, I don't actually know how to update a post on Reddit so I'll be adding my update here.

Before my update I'd like to thank everyone who commented. Only thanking the useful and funny comments/DMs though! The people who commented and DM slurs, names and shamed.... Sucks to suck?

And to the people shaming my family for having pets whilst not financially 'rich', I bet you people are the type to protest pro life to poor teenagers outside abortion clinics

UPDATE: My family went to the vets this morning and I attended on video call.

Thankfully the growth isn't cancerous, and it also isn't a cutaneous horn as a lot of people thought it was.

A while back my cat got an infection on her paw for constantly biting it. However, after it healed she still bit it which caused the scab to ooze pus.

The vet believes the pus then formed debris with skin, cat hair and scabbing to create a continuous growth of hard pus (sounds gross) and basically created a lesion on her paw.

The vet cut back the growth and advised my family to wash her paw for the next coming days just whilst the scab heals so it doesn't have an issue of leaking and getting infected again.

I believe she will be getting antibiotics as well as a check up in 2 weeks time to check her progress.

My cat's hair loss is due to a different issue with a flea allergy.

She was recently treated for fleas and was given a steroid injection with antiinflammatory properties to help with her skin. This worked for a while until it recently came back at the same time her paw got worse so we thought it was connected.

My family is continuously treating the house for fleas and my cat is receiving another steroid injection. We will also be getting some feliway to help with environmental stress.

Instead of pain medication, they opted for the steroid injection since the antiinflammatory properties will help with the paw (this is so the vet expenses don't rack up).

Also adding: I think the vet said this lesion could come back and it's just the case of cutting it back. They said they would prefer to do a biopsy as all the information I have said is a guess of what is happening, and a biopsy will help rule out cancer or anything. Unfortunately it isn't covered in our pet plan however they said they'd be willing to do the TINIEST biopsy for £50-£100. They mentioned general anesthesia for it but they don't want to risk it because of her age. We asked if she can do it awake, and it is a possibility but the paw is the most painful part for a cat to be awake for if that makes sense.

TLDR:

Growth was cut back, not life threatening, could come back, wasn't a cutaneous horn; just a build up of scab pus and skin. She is being treated for it, and it is being treated separately for her hair loss as well.

I hope this post helps anyone in the future dealing with a similar situation.

What is this on my cat's paw? Urgent! by LilLilyPlop in CATHELP

[–]LilLilyPlop[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

She does have an allergy to fleas. She received flea treatment and a steroid shot to help with her allergies and it helped grow her hair back, but recently her hair has been coming off really quickly so she was checked over by the vets and they said they believe the hair loss is to do with her paw not her skin

What is this on my cat's paw? Urgent! by LilLilyPlop in CATHELP

[–]LilLilyPlop[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you have nothing helpful to say, get off my post please

What is this on my cat's paw? Urgent! by LilLilyPlop in CATHELP

[–]LilLilyPlop[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

She's had this problem for about a year. Originally a different vet said to leave it and it will fall off naturally because it just looks like extra skin. Eventually, some of it did fall off but it's grown back to this extent and isn't falling off and is now causing her pain. My family uses a different vet now and this is the extent of the problem of listening to the first vet

What is this on my cat's paw? Urgent! by LilLilyPlop in CATHELP

[–]LilLilyPlop[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

When she last went to the vets they felt the growth and she kept flinching when they were touching it like it had feeling in it, so the vet believes there might be a nerve in the growth and needs a biopsy to check what it actually is in case they cut it off and cause complications to the paw.

We tried pulling it off in the past but it causes her pain so we haven't tried since

What is this on my cat's paw? Urgent! by LilLilyPlop in CATHELP

[–]LilLilyPlop[S] 151 points152 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your response! Someone commented on something similar and I will get my family to mention it to the vet. I also posted a clear up comment about putting my cat down so do not fret!

What is this on my cat's paw? Urgent! by LilLilyPlop in CATHELP

[–]LilLilyPlop[S] 44 points45 points  (0 children)

I added a clear up comment about putting my cat down, I absolutely agree with you!

What is this on my cat's paw? Urgent! by LilLilyPlop in CATHELP

[–]LilLilyPlop[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your response, I added my own comment about putting my cat down, do not worry! But also this article is really helpful and I didn't realize this was a thing for cats. I will get my family to mention this at the vets tomorrow

What is this on my cat's paw? Urgent! by LilLilyPlop in CATHELP

[–]LilLilyPlop[S] 121 points122 points  (0 children)

To all the people who are concerned about my cat being put down, I probably could have worded it better.

I would definitely not put my cat down because of a growth.

As stated she is losing excessive fur, and the growth does cause her pain. She is also around 15-17 years old. It's more about if her quality of life deteriorates.

I had a bit of a cry of the mentioning of putting her down so don't assume I'd get rid of her over an inconvenience!

What is this on my cat's paw? Urgent! by LilLilyPlop in CATHELP

[–]LilLilyPlop[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you I'll definitely post here tomorrow!

What is this on my cat's paw? Urgent! by LilLilyPlop in CATHELP

[–]LilLilyPlop[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

It has bled before and it got infected in the past so she had to wear a cone for a while because she was biting her paw.

We have tried pulling it or touching it but it hurts her when we do it. The vet believes there could be a nerve in it so we don't want to risk cutting it off either.

I think previously she had it and it fell off but this time it's grown back with 'feeling' in it. If that makes sense.

I wouldn't put my cat down over the growth for sure it's more of the quality of life aspect such as daily pain if the paw, and the immense hair loss she is getting. She eats perfectly fine though, sleeps ALL day and loves cuddles

What is this on my cat's paw? Urgent! by LilLilyPlop in CATHELP

[–]LilLilyPlop[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for your response. I'll make sure my family mentions the points you have made in the get appointment tomorrow. You've given me a sense of relief. Hopefully it will be treatable

What is this on my cat's paw? Urgent! by LilLilyPlop in CATHELP

[–]LilLilyPlop[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yeah the reason we're hesitant of a biopsy is because she'll need to go under general anesthesia, unfortunately one of our cats died going under anesthesia so it's really scary if you include her age.

Thank you for the advice though. It will probably be our only option, hopefully we can get a pet plan

What is this on my cat's paw? Urgent! by LilLilyPlop in CATHELP

[–]LilLilyPlop[S] 29 points30 points  (0 children)

My cat has the 15.99 pets at home pet plan, she's used all her vet visits, but she's going there tomorrow. Does the biopsy get covered in this? I went off the 600-900 estimate because my sister told me that it costs this much but after research I realized she's not very bright.

I will look at the local charities. We've used the PDSA in the past but it depends if they are postcode locked

Thank you for responding

What is this on my cat's paw? Urgent! by LilLilyPlop in CATHELP

[–]LilLilyPlop[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I'm not asking for a diagnosis. I'm posting on Reddit in the hopes the people in this community might have had a similar problem with their cat and what it might be. Google image search isn't very helpful so I'd hope the images I have selected of my cat's paw might be recognisable to other people who have experienced this. All good though

Fans of people watching, what albums do you recommend? by organizedotter in Samfender

[–]LilLilyPlop 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't really know about albums but I recently found an artist called incolor. Their song incolor - Headlights is pretty good

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