One of the black kittens let me pick them up.
Feels good lol
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So just how many are you keeping? ๐น
It's a real struggle lol
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Melbcat has been seen by the specialist. As an alternative to further hospital stays sheโs home now on daily subcutaneous fluids, pain and nausea relief, and antibiotics. The idea is to support her body and keep retesting her values at least every three days while trying to let the acute kidney injury recover. ๐คIf she worsens she will have to go back into hospital.
Iโll also try to encourage her to drink broth, offer those pouches of soup style meal toppers, and get some electrolytes from the pet shop.
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gentle hugs
rest rest rest
let the body do it's stuff
Juice from a tin of tuna in spring water is very much a fave of the puss puss. We used to do liquid for punky, tuna for my jaffle.
Good idea, she did like tuna juice so Iโll get more mini tins.
Iโve moved a small container of frozen broth into the fridge to thaw and am trying to clean the disaster area of my kitchen to hopefully cook more once Iโve had a bit of sleep.
Sounds like you have your hands full, but they are the best hands for her.
I would much rather have kept her admitted and on iv fluids but the costs of that could get out of control very quickly. And she will need further care.
At least this way she has more familiar surroundings and her own bedโฆ
the comfort of one's own home is itself good care
hospitals can be very stressful even if only because it's different and new
if you can get the care you need at home it's a good idea
so many gentle hugs
we are here if you need to chat ๐
I completely understand the cost concerns. And I'm sure she is getting the very best of care from you. โค๏ธ
The worst thing about changing your diet for the better is when you decide to treat yourself like you used to and your guts decide you've been poisoned and must remove all the offending foodstuff asap. ๐ข
It feels like betrayal.
"why body?!?! I've been so good to you, just let me have this one!!!"
Eeeeeek I walked through a spiders web, right across my face! Mad swiping of face and hair ensued, hoping spider wasnโt present.
I have arranged alternate leave, very slightly later. This is acceptable to me. I would have LIKED it to include my birthday, but Iโll take a few days off just afterwards
Either the heating in this building is totally crazy lately or I'm starting to have hot flushes. Yay peri-menopause.
Has anyone heard from Melbtown and Melbcat?
Hi - because of hospital stay costs Melbcat has been allowed to come home with supportive care and monitoring to see if her kidneys recover. ๐ค If she worsens sheโll have to go back into hospital
No but I just came here to check. If you are listening Melbs family we are thinking of you
Thanks
Couch has been chopped up and removed from the house the easiest and, coincidentally, the most satisfying way: chucked through the window! Dining table has been moved to it's new position and it's looking great in here! I even put up different curtains (my exMIL bought herself new curtains but couldn't get them up by herself, so I did that for her and scored the old ones ๐).
DEFENESTRATE! ๐ค
I was Russian to get it done in one morning
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Heading home from work, my bowels are UNHAPPY
I'd like to give my gratitude to my sympathetic nervous system and the crimson tide for the opportunity to look like a sick fuck at work โ๏ธ๐
I finished all seasons of The Boulet Brothers Dragula that I can access via Shudder (seasons 4-6, and Titans 1 and 2). Gonna rewatch Titans 2, and then investigate how to "obtain" seasons 1-3 and Resurrection lol
I NEED MY HORROR DRAG QUEENS AND KINGS
Edit: no one cares, but Asia Consent's Terrifier drag act (S6) was so fucking filthy, it's hands down my fav look EVER
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Kidcalhoons1&2 current favourite shows.
Taskmaster & The Simpsons spoiler
What a fucking track
My adhd ass has found the track I'll listen to on repeat for the next couple of weeks lol
Thanks, might steal it from you
Edit: it's so smooth!
It's been giving me endorphin rushes all day lol
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yay, I bought a new controller so I can play computer games ๐๐ฎ33
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I'm feeling efficient and have booked appts for both myself and Miss Meow to have checkups next week. Next in line is Mr Woof's checkup and my dentist and the optometrist, then the car needs a service & a visit to the autoelectrician. I've ended up with lots of stuff piling up because I've been putting off decisions about new services for everything now that I've moved. My insurance company has been bugging me about getting a checkup though, which is probably good as it's given me a push I needed to actually start organising things.
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