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    Pet(s): Photos & Discussion

    in Everything Else

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    1 hour ago, secnarf said:

    I don’t have much in the way of scents - it’s really just hand soap. Nothing new, either. 
     

    As we are talking about things that could be toxic to cats - if anyone uses Voltaren topically, that is in the same family of meds as Advil, and highly toxic to cats. There is even a case report of an owner who put Voltaren on their feet, and then walked around barefoot. The cats ingested enough from walking on the same floors (and then grooming themselves) that two of the three cats died and the other got really sick. When my doctor prescribed something similar for my wrist/hand/forearm I wouldn’t even use it at home and instead only used it at work. 

    DH uses that!

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    I hadn't read this b4. 

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    Chit-Chat: What's On Your Mind Today?

    in Everything Else

    4 hours ago, Laura Holt said:

    My husband is retiring soon and the company gives a gift to acknowledge "your years of valuable service".  Anyway he just sent me the link to the gifts he can choose from.  It's an eclectic selection that's for sure but one old stalwart was listed in one of the categories - a super nice  engraved "luxury" pen and pencil set.  Would anyone choose something like this anymore?  

    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.

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    Chit-Chat: What's On Your Mind Today?

    in Everything Else

    17 hours ago, shapeshifter said:

    A similar closure:

    In the 1970s in central Illinois, there was a building where university art students and artists could rent studios for $20/month. There was a shared toilet down the hall, and a room to clean paints with a sink. So sometimes I would stay there for a few months when I was between other living situations. I did some oil paintings there,* and experienced several unrequited loves there.

    For 20 years, while living in California, I occasionally had dreams of that place back in Illinois — but it was always empty in the dream.

    Then, while I was employed as a college librarian in Illinois, I needed to attend a meeting 3 hours away, just a mile from the building that still occasionally haunted my dreams. On my way home, I drove past the spot. It was an empty lot.

    I never dreamed about that place again. 
    It was mostly a relief.

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    *A daughter has the one painting from that time that followed me around:
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    Amazing!

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    Pet(s): Photos & Discussion

    in Everything Else

    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.

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    Pet(s): Photos & Discussion

    in Everything Else

    @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

     

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    Pet(s): Photos & Discussion

    in Everything Else

    @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.   

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    S09.E03: He Said, She Said

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    1 hour ago, aghst said:

    but they drive very nice cars anyways.

    Iv'e always speculated that Bravo or the prod company provided automobiles to the cast as a contract line item, though I don't know for certain. Used to be that Bravo shows were heavy with Range Rovers, no matter the show. White Range Rovers. 

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    S09.E03: He Said, She Said

    in Southern Charm

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    I don't really have a problem with any of these women (Madison excepted-not buying this thinly veiled redemption arc), but exactly none of them have a compelling life/storyline for television imo. Same for the men. Despite this episode's conscious effort at steering us away from OGSC (Pat, Whitless, TRav etc.), in an attempt at relevancy for this boring group...

    ...nah.

    The forced filming opportunities are so unnatural and not belivable. (Olivia's new guy with Austen - seriously?) JT facetiming his mom while shooting his ass with insulin, on camera?

    And all these people who pretended to give a crap about Katherine last season(s)- not so much as a mention.

    Really just a weird show now.

     

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    Chit-Chat: What's On Your Mind Today?

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    21 hours ago, JTMacc99 said:

    It's got a "steam dryer" cycle

    Hopefully, yours will be more useful than mine. 8/10-year old Electrolux w/d (I wouldn't give a nickel for either, no matter how highly rated nor what Kelly Ripa thinks about them, if time travel were an option 😏), and the steam cycle has really only managed to leave me with slightly damp wrinkled garments. 

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    Pet Peeves: Aka Things That Make You Go "Gah!"

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    18 hours ago, TattleTeeny said:

    I don't know -- maybe I'll look. The thing is, her table is a great price, discoloration or not. Had she not acted so snottily, I most likely would have gone to get it. Maybe I am screwing myself, as now I will surely be paying more than what she's asking. Eh, whatever. Maybe I'll try once more to fix my old standby (or my old "trying its best to stand(by)."

    I just paid an extra $500 to have a water heater replaced by a plumber that gave my inner smarm detector the green light, vs. the guy who seemed just okay, and whose details were dull, and follow-up was lax. Don't really have $500 to throw around, but sometimes those characteristics matter. 

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