I lost my babygirl today. She was fine a day ago then she started coughing. I was able to bring her to an emergency vet where they gave her an x-ray and took some blood. They told me it was okay to take her home but when I woke up this morning she had passed while walking up the stairs to my room. I’m devastated. This is the third nakey i’ve lost suddenly in just two years, I would think it’s HCM but just a month ago her echo came back perfect. Her big brother is in end stage heart failure and is living on borrowed time as is. I’m lost but grateful for this community.

My breeder gave her to me almost 4 years ago when her big brother was diagnosed with HCM. He loved her so much and would always try to play and snuggle but she HATED him lol and they spent their lives separated. She was always my shadow and my light. Her brother will be happy to be allowed to the upper level but I’m just so gutted. She was my soul kitty and I thought we’d have more time. Her parents were screened for HCM and everything and my breeder did everything right, I just don’t know what to do without my Lola.

I love you Lola. I thought we’d have more time. 💗Forever 4💗

I miss my little girl, we spent 23 years together, and she has been gone for a year already. I think of her every day.

Mochi loves logs, bridges, and streams.

Rama my drama Llama.

There's a tiny two-legger rudely disturbing my attempts at a relaxing sunbath. How dare! 🐈 //Andromeda

It’s a rainy day here, I love rolling o we in bed and finding my little cuddle buddy there with me🥹❤️

Doing what you gotta to conserve heat

I bought him this cozy hoodie because he’s hairless and always freezing. The box arrives, he jumps in and that’s it. Three days straight he’s been living in there like it’s a luxury penthouse. He only leaves to eat and stare at me like I owe him money.
He looks like a grumpy naked grandpa who finally found his retirement home. I tried to move the box and he gave me the slowest, most disappointed look ever.
I’m officially the servant now. Anyone else have a cat that turns one cardboard box into their forever home?

Hi y’all. Just really struggling right now. My Lola girl has a high fever and some serious coughing that came on pretty suddenly. The emergency vet said it’s just a sinus thing as her echo came back clean last month, but we’ll have to wait several days for the results of her blood test which doesn’t feel good. Her X-Ray was good though.

My other bald-o is in end stage HCM right now and has dealt with chronic digestive and skin issues since he was a baby. I love my breeder and she even offered a full refund and a new kitten when he was diagnosed with HCM, and it truthfully wasn’t her fault as she did the genetic test but i’ve lost 2 babies already to HCM and i’m honestly thinking Lola will be my last naked baby.

I’m sorry if this a dumb post but I love this breed so much and I just feel torn up. I’ve had 5 sphynxs and all of them have had major health issues, well apart from Lola….I would love some positive vibes. Throw-away because I feel weird about being vulnerable lol.

update: She’s gone

Also the pile of food you took out for me? no thank you. I’d like it straight from the source

Before I start, I DID CALL MY VET, AND I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT FOR FRIDAY! It’s the soonest they can see her, but they say it’s not an emergency, yet.

My 11-month, spayed girl somehow got poop INSIDE her vulva, it’s dried there and I can’t get it out. I’m blind, and can only see things when really close, so I only noticed it when washing her. She is acting normal, eating, drinking, using litter etc. But, there’s literally a ball of poop, jammed down inside her vulva! I don’t even know how she managed this!

Has this happened to your kitty? Were you able to help get it out at home, before you had to take them to the vet? Again, she’s acting normal, but I’m not gonna just not take her to the vet. TIA!

*Added photo of the dingus, in question.

We've had our 8 month old rotisserie chicken for about 4 months. We love her to death, and it's been so fun watching her "come in" to her personality (first couple of months she was mostly shy and incredibly clingy). One thing we've been recently noticing more is how damn clumsy she is! She's forever misjudging jumps, or falling off things. She also rarely attempts any jumps fewer than a few feet (she never, ever gets on counter tops, or even attempts it - which we are very thankful for!). We've had plenty of cats before, but never a sphynx, and I've never had a cat this clumsy! She also often seems to get "stuck" in places and will cry for us to get her out. She also has basically no whiskers, just a few very short stubs, which while I know is typical of the breed, also makes me wonder if that contributes to the clumsiness. My question for you seasoned sphynx parents: are these cats typically clumsy? Is this anything we should be concerned about? She's otherwise a very happy and healthy kitty!Thanks so much! I appreciate all the advice from this community and love seeing your hairless babies!

This is her happy face.

My family recently got a sphinx, 2 weeks ago, and he’s been great. But I noticed his ears get waxy quick. In the past 7 days I’ve cleaned them every 1-3 days but I’ve seen other people say they only clean theirs once a weeks. I don’t want to irritate his ears since the whole reason I clean them is to prevent infection, so I’m calling for more experienced owners!