I had to pull myself together quickly because ltc fell and cut her lip and wanted momma. She's playing with daddy now, and I'm going to try to nap.
Angel: Will you just shut up for once?! Illyria: What? Angel: My God, the speechifying. Has it ever occurred to you that now might not be the best time for when-we-were-muck stories?
'Time Bomb'
Spike's Bitches 49: As usual, I'm here to help you, and I... are you naked under there?
Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
sj - Feb 25, 2018 5:54:55 am PST #3444 of 8218
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
-t - Feb 25, 2018 6:00:58 am PST #3445 of 8218
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Good napping to you.
Laura - Feb 25, 2018 6:28:50 am PST #3446 of 8218
Our wings are not tired.
I do hope the nap is renewing.
Zenkitty - Feb 25, 2018 5:08:48 pm PST #3447 of 8218
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Atropa - Feb 25, 2018 5:21:46 pm PST #3448 of 8218
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Waist cincher/underbust corset, or overbust corset? If she's looking for the former, I really like this one I got a few years ago: [link]
Steel bones, good busk, and the (heavy duty!) mesh panels mean that it's not horrible to wear on warm days.
Nora Deirdre - Feb 26, 2018 6:22:08 am PST #3449 of 8218
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
My sweet Taz cat passed away last night after a horrifyingly swift onset of renal failure. I know a lot of you have been supporting me on Facebook, and I don't need hugs or backpats but I don't know where else to voice this - how could I have missed how sick he was? I did notice that there was a lot of urine in the litterbox a week or so before we brought him in, but since our previous Taz problem was UT blockage and no urine, I didn't associate anything negative with it.
He wasn't eating on Tuesday night or Wednesday morning and I called the vet on Wed and arranged to bring him in on Thursday - maybe I should have insisted on them seeing him that day. But my sister was coming to town and I had so much stuff going on.
I would have done anything to protect him, but I feel so awful that I didn't. I'm so heartbroken and lost right now.
Sue - Feb 26, 2018 6:41:29 am PST #3450 of 8218
hip deep in pie
Nora, I am so sorry.
Remember that cats try to hide if they are ill. None of the symptoms that you're describing would make me think that it would have been a medical emergency, and I would have waited for the Thursday appointment too.
Steph L. - Feb 26, 2018 6:42:07 am PST #3451 of 8218
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Nora, did I see you mention on FB that sweet Taz was maybe 13-15 years old? That's actually old age for a kitty, which I had a hard time realizing with Slinky, because she was active and spry until she was 18-ish. But with a kitty who's older, kidney disease can worsen very quickly, and that's NOT due to any failure on your part. When cats are older, illness just progresses quickly.
Taz was lucky to have you and Tom as his humans. You took excellent care of him. You did NOT fail to protect him, even though it feels like it right now. The only thing you failed to do was stop the passage of time, which sucks.
You know how I know you took excellent care of Taz? Because of what you're wondering right now. Bad pet owners don't wonder if there was something more they could/should have done. I mean that.
Fred Pete - Feb 26, 2018 6:56:48 am PST #3452 of 8218
Ann, that's a ferret.
Nora, what others have said. Cats are experts at hiding the fact that they're sick. Not eating (or losing weight) is usually the first sign that something is wrong, and even then, it isn't always easy to tell until the cat has lost a fair amount of ``````````````````````````````EID
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(Sorry for the interruption. I'm working from home, and Coco had to comment.)
Anyway, a fair amount of weight.
And to follow up on Steph's specific comment, a 13- to 15-year-old cat is equivalent to a 70-something year old human. Taz had a pretty good run.
Glamcookie - Feb 26, 2018 7:42:32 am PST #3453 of 8218
I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister
ION, the drive on my 9 y.o iPod is starting to make a clicking noise when I turn it on or connect it to my laptop. This is ominous, and I'm probably going to need to start looking for a backup, dammit. I don't want an iPod Touch! I just want an iPod that has a lot of storage space and only plays music, is that too much to ask?
PREACH! I really feel like Apple is missing a pretty good niche audience here. DW and I both have classic iPods with a ton of room and we will cry forever when they die.
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Oh, Nora, I'm so very sorry about Taz. You did everything right - sometimes health issues escalate quickly. I had a cat pass away from the same thing and it was very quick. Sending love, friend.