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[–] melbaboutown@aussie.zone 6 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

I sent another care package to my friend. They have atypical pneumonia, I haven’t been able to see them and I’m a bit worried.

Sorting Melbcat’s stuff

I’ve returned Melbcat’s unused meds to the vet because someone else can use them. There was an entire box of medication in there that hadn’t been opened yet and the vet specifically asked for the return of the second bag of fluids if they didn’t get used. (There may be a shortage.) I’m still deciding whether to wash and donate the Aerokat.

Still feeling absolutely shattered about losing her and am sleeping holding her urn at night the same way I used to hold her. It was so sudden which makes it really hard to accept. She was such a part of my life.

Black cat has returned

The black cat is back and was sulky about my disappearance. I caved and started patting him again so I’m back on the disinfection treadmill and fretting how to deal with it. Also finding dead birds which I hope was the heat spell and not him… one was a magpie and I hear a kookaburra I don’t want to get eaten. All of this would be so much easier if this cat didn’t have ringworm.

There is one neighbour I might talk to about if anyone owns him. I did give the vet a found poster and am waiting on a cheapie chip scanner to see if he even has a microchip so it would be safer to take him to the vet. If he does have a chip and an owner I could possibly abduct him into the vet for their collection.

Life is so fucking hard. I’m desperately trying to fix something in my godforsaken life and unshittify my surroundings by a tiny amount but everything feels so painful and pointless.

[–] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 2 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

so many hugs

when things are easier thru all your hard work then I think you will enjoy life more , the pay off is in the future 😘

[–] melbaboutown@aussie.zone 2 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

I really hope so. Unfortunately I think when all the work is done I’ll just collapse into deep depression or incapacitated anxiety

[–] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 1 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

i get that sometimes

it's just echoes of people from the past who used to make me feel bad when I had good things going on my life

so hard to get past that feeling

I should be angry and tell them to go fuck themselves I suppose,

and focus on the praise and kisses I get from mr seagoon

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

I’m just overfunctioning trying to claw some control back and outrun my grief