holy shit, Connie.
I, for one, wasn't looking forward to starting my day with a slaughter. Which, really, just goes to show how much I've grown
Anya ,'Sleeper'
Spike's Bitches 43: Who am I kidding? I love to brag.
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erikaj - Dec 31, 2008 10:45:02 am PST #6385 of 10000
Always Anti-fascist!
Laura - Dec 31, 2008 10:50:12 am PST #6386 of 10000
Our wings are not tired.
Whew! Glad we didn't get hallucinations. They gave Demerol to Brendon when he was about 8 and got a washer stuck on his finger. Gave him a shot in the ER and said they would be back in about 20 to get the washer off and that he would likely be asleep or close to it. They got back and he was sitting up chattering like a wind up doll. Then they didn't dare give him anything else. They still got the washer off by winding floss around the finger. Same thing apparently causes him to relax and unwind with caffeine. Weirdo.
ChiKat - Dec 31, 2008 10:55:02 am PST #6387 of 10000
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?
I love demerol. Morphine, OTOH, gives me paranoid hallucinations. No demons with pitchforks. More like blue-gloved suits out to get me.
Connie Neil - Dec 31, 2008 10:55:51 am PST #6388 of 10000
brillig
I think it's the injectible Demerol that caused the hallucinations, but I'm not sure. It was a very long time ago, when we didn't have insurance and the ER said we could bring him in for observation but pretty much all they'd do was let it work its way out.
God bless every doctor and nurse we've worked with in the past 15 years, and may all the insurance governing committees come down with boils.
omnis_audis - Dec 31, 2008 10:57:10 am PST #6389 of 10000
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
Not sure if it was Demerol or Morphine, but when I had back surgery, I had some pretty damn vivid hallucinations. Like having a conversation with my Aunt who never visited me while in the hospital vivid. Very realistic. It was awesome and spooky at the same time.
I just tore my favorite leather coat. (Not the Spike coat, for those who know me f2f, but the other one.) It's in a fairly noticeable place, and I'm not sure how to repair it. Damn it—I really like that coat.OK, I've been watching too much non-tivo'd tv of late. I couldn't find a link to the one they've been pushing, this bottle of glue for fabric, but I found this liquid leather repair: [link] Would that work for you? No clue how good/bad it is.
Jessica - Dec 31, 2008 10:57:32 am PST #6390 of 10000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I know I was babbling like a crazy person the one time I was given Demerol, but I was on about 5 other drugs at the time too (this was in the ER right before I had my appendix taken out) that it could have been any number of biochemical interactions.
Steph L. - Dec 31, 2008 10:59:11 am PST #6391 of 10000
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Morphine is awesome. Dilaudid was decent, but not as good as morphine.
The speed with which I build a tolerance to oral painkillers (percocet, mostly) is disconcerting. Total junkie physiology.
smonster - Dec 31, 2008 10:59:26 am PST #6392 of 10000
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
Calli, I have friends who use a rolling litter box (I assume the same one) and they love it.
Your cat's level of finicky (combined with your own) will dictate how often you need to scoop. KBD's cat is riDONKulously tolerant of a dirty litter box. Bella would pee on everything I own if I tried to let it go that long.
Laura - Dec 31, 2008 11:03:52 am PST #6393 of 10000
Our wings are not tired.
My cat has to be desperate to use the litter box; she much prefers the great outdoors. Bless her.
Never had morphine, and truly am grateful it hasn't been required. My dad had it when they operated on his nose. As kids we loved his spaced out drugged persona. He did say it was awesome if not entirely effective.
WindSparrow - Dec 31, 2008 11:54:41 am PST #6394 of 10000
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
I was wondering if anyone had experience with the Omega Paw Roll Away Self Cleaning Litter Box.
I've used that one. I thought it was brilliant in its simplicity - very easy to use. The one drawback is that the actual area for the cat to use is significantly smaller than in a traditional litter box. And it is not really a huge problem - do try to get hold of the extra large one, and be aware if you succumb the charms of a 20 lb. linebacker of a cat that it simply might not fit.
The main reason I no longer use it, is that I prefer Feline Pine pellets to regular clumping litter. But the clumping litter I liked best, both for it's natural, non-toxic make-up, and for it's superior clumping abilities, is World's Best Cat Litter. It is made of corn, so if your cat ends up with the stuff sticking to its paws after using it, at least it is not ingesting clay plus artificial odor control stuff.