SuprSuprElevated

To be fair, Shep-44 & Taylor-30 are 14 yrs apart (same spread as DH & me, married 32 yrs), Austen-36 & Olivia-31 are separated by only 5 yrs, Craig-34 & Paige-32, only two yrs. Lots of reasons to not be interested in watching outside of that.

Sitting in my garage and watching the car rust is better than that. I can't believe the hours wasted watching HW shows; hours I'll never get back.

Great stuff!

Love love love dahlias! She's a beauty! C'mon over!

~sigh~ Summer is done, and this coming weekend will accelerate the demise of our flowers in large parts of the US, so wanted to share a couple pics of my patio Dipladenia, which really performed after slow start back in May. I would love to see your favorites as well! Autumn kitty flag ftw!

Hah! You said "if".

Yay!

So it's not just me.

😄

DH uses that! --------------------------------------------------------- I hadn't read this b4. birch-sugar-is-the-same-thing-as-xylitol-and-its-toxic-to-dogs/

Ah yes, the Pick-A-Gift books. DH would get these from vendors, back when low-key graft was a thing, lol. They were available in varied $ amounts, though the recipient isn't aware of which $level they are selecting from.

Amazing!

Most know about Xylitol toxicity, but we can't know everything that contains it.

I am probably not someone who will put a squeamish warning on a public service post, because that's sort of the point...to get folks to read and become educated about things. I am also not someone taken to post things with gratuitous stories or images of injury or worse. The above was shared as it was potentially germane to another poster's issues, specifically nasal bleeding.

@secnarf - (From FB - I know many know about this, but just in case...) CAUTION CAT OWNERS I wanted to share the horrors we went through for the past 3 weeks. We first noticed drainage coming out of her right nostril. It was mostly clear in nature and she was sneezing quite a bit. We took her to our vet and they thought she had an upper respiratory infection. We gave her antibiotics and went on our way. One week later, the drainage had increased and turned bloody and her appetite was starting to decrease. We called the vet again and they had us come in an pick up another antibiotic/immune boost to add to her food. That Sunday, she stopped eating, stopped drinking, was isolating herself and I noticed she wasn’t going to the bathroom as much. At this point, nothing was helping. She was dying and we knew it. All day Friday I cried and kept thinking about what we had done differently around the house and that’s when it hit me. About a month ago Adam found these really good smelling plug in fragrance wall diffusers. I immediately unplugged them, opened windows and turned on fans. By Friday evening Mit Meow was able to walk to us. Saturday morning she woke me up at 4:45 am meowing and hungry. Her nasal drainage had stopped, she was eating, her balance was improving and she wanted attention. After further investigation we learned that several of these diffusers are toxic to animals and that they have more severe reactions to cats because they are at nose level to them. Written by Audrey Tucker & Adam Tucker. September 18 at 12:49 PM

@secnarf- I'm sure this is probably an inane suggestion, but if she has a spot that she obsesses about cleaning (licking), perhaps you could put a fractional dose on it to see if she would lick it just to clean it off. Maybe isolate her into a carrier first, so she doesn't spread it around the house with the ick! zoomies? I know, lame.

What a beauty!

Remains to be seen if his um, firehose, is sufficient to quench her thirst.

So truly sorry @secnarf. Wish I had something to contribute. I can't recall if you've sought the advice of a 2nd vet, but if not, you may want to consider it. Sometimes a fresh perspective can help. Continued well wishes headed your way! 🧡

I too thought the crying jag in the car looked pretty real, but I never thought either of them (O & A) were emotionally invested in each other.

Ikr? Prob planning a wedding with Little Craig. Sort of a metaphorical, backdoor workaround.

It may have been, still...