I got my errands run and now I would like a nap. My game is on a weather delay, which is confusing my timetable.
...burning baby fish swimming all round your head.
Drusilla ,'Conversations with Dead People'
Natter 72: We Were Unprepared for This
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
-t - Sep 15, 2013 12:23:53 pm PDT #5322 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Dana - Sep 15, 2013 12:34:31 pm PDT #5323 of 30000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Maybe we need to hope for another rain delay, because it's not working out real well for us so far.
-t - Sep 15, 2013 12:37:35 pm PDT #5324 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Right? More lightning, please.
Scrappy - Sep 15, 2013 1:22:29 pm PDT #5325 of 30000
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
It's so hard trying to figure out what to do with our sickly kitty. He is in kidney failure. We are giving him subq fluids and pills twice a day. He doesn't really want to be petted or picked up--just to be left alone. He is growing incontinent and barely eats. However, he seems comfortable and in no pain. He basically stays in one place all day and dozes.
We want to make the decision that is best for him, not for our convenience or because it makes us sad to see him decline. But it's so hard.
-t - Sep 15, 2013 1:26:58 pm PDT #5326 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
That is hard, Scrappy. Poor kitty. I'm glad to hear he's comfortable, though in a way it makes the decision making harder.
WindSparrow - Sep 15, 2013 1:29:32 pm PDT #5327 of 30000
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.
Scrappy, in your shoes I would have a serious talk with the cat, asking what he wants, and asking that he give a clear sign. I know Harvey would try to hang on until we were ready to let him go, which in so many ways will never happen. So we would have to find some eay to communicate that it is ok for him to go. But every cat is different, and no two animal/human relationships are the same.
beth b - Sep 15, 2013 1:31:10 pm PDT #5328 of 30000
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
My line for the kitties has been - are they eating.If special foods make him eat - ok. but if he really isn't into food, it might be time .
but it is very hard
Burrell - Sep 15, 2013 2:14:16 pm PDT #5329 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
There are very conservative annual and lifetime limits on the amount of exposure people working with radioactive materials are allowed to receive. On the unlikely event he reaches his yearly limit, he'll be pulled out of there and not allowed to work anywhere he could be exposed.
Thanks Ginger, that's very reassuring.
Connie Neil - Sep 15, 2013 2:15:28 pm PDT #5330 of 30000
brillig
I'm so grateful I never had to make that decision, our cats have expired on their own, at home where they were comfortable. But I knew on Koogie's last night that it was time, that I would need to make a phone call when morning came.
Theodosia - Sep 15, 2013 2:15:55 pm PDT #5331 of 30000
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Feline Quality of Life scale: [link]
Linking here because I'm going to need to consult it myself sooner or later.