Andi will be your best resource.
Kitty~ma, and life~ma for all the other crap going on. You've been on my mind but I'm sorry I haven't said anything.
You're not friends. You'll never be friends. You'll be in love till it kills you both.
Spike ,'Sleeper'
Natter 74: Ready or Not
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
brenda m - Sep 03, 2015 3:49:09 pm PDT #4743 of 30003
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Steph L. - Sep 03, 2015 3:51:13 pm PDT #4744 of 30003
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
long-lasting antibiotic shot
Totally worth the extra cost. At least, at the vet we took the kitty to for her ingrown claw, it was $20 more to have a long-lasting antibiotic shot versus 2 weeks of twice-daily pills. It was worth more than $20 to NOT have to burrito the cat and try to cram a pill down her throat twice a day for 14 days.
if anyone has any input
ISTR that Andi has had a lot of good information about pet food in the past.
Burrell - Sep 03, 2015 3:55:06 pm PDT #4745 of 30003
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Oh Maria, that's tough, but lots of folks on the board have dealt with sub-q fluids and can probably give you the best advice.
it positions allies as separate - it's not our issue, you know, we're just good people who ally with you.
Oh yeah, that too! That one rankles.
Maria - Sep 03, 2015 3:57:33 pm PDT #4746 of 30003
Not so nice is that I'm about to ruin a Friday morning for a bunch of people because of a series of unfortunate events and an upset foreign government. - shrift
That's what I thought. I'll head over to Bitches and page her.
Oh, I remembered your praise of it, Tep. Primary reason why I said let's go for it.
Thank you, brenda. For everything.
sarameg - Sep 03, 2015 4:12:57 pm PDT #4747 of 30003
Sub-q is really not bad to do (even did it with Devi!) and bonus, you've got medics who can handle it when you have to travel. And I'm sorry she's got the chronic version.
Maria - Sep 03, 2015 4:19:00 pm PDT #4748 of 30003
Not so nice is that I'm about to ruin a Friday morning for a bunch of people because of a series of unfortunate events and an upset foreign government. - shrift
you've got medics who can handle it when you have to travel
The BF is going with me to the vet tomorrow, because he wants to be sure he's doing it right. He's only been trained to give sub-q to dogs, since the municipality he works for has a K9 officer. I lucked out with this one.
I'm sure I'll get better at it, but I'm nervous right now.
Beverly - Sep 03, 2015 4:19:23 pm PDT #4749 of 30003
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
Brenda, thank you. Even with the best heart and the best will in the world, it's so very difficult to accept that it isn't my issue, that I, personally, goodhearted, well-intentioned me, can't be among the first rank in this fight. I don't like the term "ally" either, because it implies a certain lack of involvement. But, truth: my actual literal involvement is minimal, and so, my pulling focus from the people who live these issues daily, hourly, doesn't help anything except my own self-image.
So hard to accept.
sarameg - Sep 03, 2015 4:20:45 pm PDT #4750 of 30003
Also, it's disgusting I got sweaty watering the damn plants. Granted, involved climbing over the railing, but it is too damn sticky out.
sarameg - Sep 03, 2015 4:27:06 pm PDT #4751 of 30003
It's a little nerve-wracking at first, but remarkably effective. Hardest part is, you know, the intellectual aspect of stabbing your cat. I was pretty inured to it because I'd already been dealing with insulin at that point, but the needle is much bigger. For the most part, neither Devi or MK really minded except the enforced no-wandering, but sometimes you'll get a bad stick and feel just evil. Unless you're luckier than I. But better that passing evil than the alternative.
Ginger - Sep 03, 2015 4:29:58 pm PDT #4752 of 30003
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
It's much easier for me to wrestle packages in from the carport door than the front door. Also, it threatened rain all day, and there's not much of an overhang. Despite my note, the presumably strappy delivery person abandoned the package several feet from the front door. I find it really depressing that I can barely move a 25-pound package.