Newly adopted long haired cat- how do I help her?

I adopted a long haired cat yesterday. 4 years old, declawed by previous owner. I suspect that they stopped taking care of her- she’s underweight and I noticed that she had flecks like this all over her fur. There are also a few knots about the size of a peanut on some areas of her body. I don’t know what to do for her or how to read her behavior. Yesterday, she was very cuddly and sweet, engaging with me actively and settling for pets in my lap. Today, however, she’s been the opposite. She’s been meowing or low growling and walking around rubbing her side/back against tables and on the floor. She’ll then come up to me and rub on my leg but doesn’t want to be pet as she hisses when I try. I tried brushing her gently and she would run away then come back then run again. She would roll onto her back and squirm a few times but not let me brush her tummy. Finally, the last time I brushed her side she accepted it until it got caught on one of those knots. She bit the brush and ran to hide. I can’t tell what she needs. Is she still just getting used to the environment? Is she itchy? Do I need to try to give her a bath? Do I try to brush her again? I have a grooming appointment scheduled but not for another two weeks as that’s the soonest I can get her in. I just don’t know how to interpret what’s going on, especially since she shifted overnight

My baby got her first shots

Minnie got her first shots yesterday, and today she is acting extremely tired. She’s not her usual playful self at all. She does have an appetite and has been drinking water. Is she gonna be ok? Is this normal?

My cat is getting declawed

My cat is getting declawed and I don't get a say in it. He's around 6 months old, and when we get him fixed, he's probably getting declawed as well. My step mom says she couldn't have nice things before this (she had 4 boys, all of which were chaotic as kids, and a cat.) He clawed this one thing she had (don't know what it was) it wasn't bad, but now she's pissed, and is getting him declawed. It's so cruel, I don't want him to suffer at all. I get why she's upset, and I know how frustrating it can be, but she's dead set on declawing. It is LITERALLY ILLEGAL in some countries. Is there anything I can do to help convince her to give him time to grow out of it? Or make her realize how cruel it is? I'm only 15, and because of that, I basically don't get a say in it, as much as I've been objecting to it. My grandparents cat started biting after he got declawed, and he's a mean, asshole cat now.

Rescued 1 pound kitten

Please help me with my kitten, we rescued her from the grill of our car! She only weighs 1 pound! And I can't get her to gain weight! She eats wet food only won't try the dry! I've even been suggested bye a vet to give her meat baby food!

My demon baby licks my nose until it bleeds, then licks the blood. Any ideas why?

I know cats will lick to show affection/try to groom us, but she is so aggressive PARTICULARLY about my nose. She'll wake me up from her licking it, I have really bad redness/chafing from it. Sometimes she licks so much it bleeds, and then she LICKS THE BLOOD. Any ideas as to why?!

My beautiful old boy, any tips on comforting him?

My beautiful boy turns 23 this year. I remember the day we got him in my childhood and how much joy we all had at getting him and growing up with him. He lives with my mum, who is also older but she tends to his needs like a best friend. My mum is finding his aging process saddening and wants to do everything she can to comfort him, any tips? - He frequently visits the vet and they’ve said he is absolutely fine - just suffering the effects of old age. - he eats a lot less nowadays, finds grooming difficult, my mum grooms him daily.

Toy recommendations

I am the parent of a high energy orange 2 y/o. I try to incorporate as much play time as possible, but because of my work schedule I can't always give her as much play as she wants. Shes not the brightest so independent play isn't her strong suit. Hunting for robo fish in the sink is about all she can do safely. She absolutely loves her lure toy, it's what we play with the most together, but I can tell it's getting old. She loves to stalk and chase it, but after a few catches she wanders off to do her own thing. Are they're any other good toys we can play with together? She's my first cat as an adult and I want to make sure she's getting everything she deserves after being on the streets.

This is the second time he’s vomited up his food in the past couple of weeks, should I be concerned?

Help for Cat

Hello. My one daughter has an 18 year old cat Abigail. We aren't sure how or what happened but the left side of her face is swollen. She hasn't eaten her canned food much today. She may have been injured by her 9 year old cat brother. We can't look in her mouth well enough to see anything. We can't get her in to the emergency vet tonight. We're going to call her regular vet tomorrow. But we are freaking out right now. Any advice will help, thank you. This is a cross post.

She won’t stop peeing in random places

Hi everybody, I have had this cat for many months now but just found this subreddit. This is my cat Gracie. At least 3 times a month she will randomly pee on my parents bed or clothing or on our couches. She uses the litter box just fine but randomly decides to pee on stuff. We have another cat and they are far from friends. We have taken her to the vet and they said that she is perfectly healthy. Any ideas why she would be doing this? Any ideas on how to stop her from doing this?

Why is he puking so much?!