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

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.

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.

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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