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[–] melbaboutown@aussie.zone 4 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 15 minutes ago) (1 children)

Cleaning, cat TMIWhile it was still dark overnight I went into the back room to try and find a suspected pee spot with the UV torch. No dice. How does a black light not find pee?

But it turns out vomit does fluoresce. Normally I cleaned that on the spot but there had been some sneaky (clear) ones I didn’t know about and couldn’t see without the light. So I got in there with a bottle of biological cleaner and a microfibre mitt. Once I’ve found any stray whiskers to save in the front room (I vacuumed the back before she died) I’ll vacuum and repeat the process there.

My poor little girl. I’ve wrapped her urn in the first blanket I ever bought her plus her fanciest one and put her in her favourite bed.

I’m feeling terrible. Massive headache, cramps, miserable inside. I haven’t been out to look for, feed, or pat the black cat since the paper collar attempt because I just haven’t felt up to it.

[–] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 3 points 2 hours ago (1 children)
[–] melbaboutown@aussie.zone 1 points 25 minutes ago

It doesn’t feel real. I want my baby