Melbcat has been eating a little and peed but still seems a bit flat and sort of groans and sighs as if in discomfort. Getting her seen.
melbaboutown
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Are you also finding the recent updates giving you a lot of grief?
Mine is like 6 years old but unfortunately I have updated to the crap versions and still use it for everything
God I hope so. I don’t know if I can handle any more physical labour or mental load.
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The reason I worry is because despite good cleanliness after handling him, I have a sus red circular lesion on my knee that could be from catching it. So I still went for more pats after discovering that but took a Silkwood shower with anti fungal shampoo and soap afterwards.
The knee is being washed with sulfur soap and covered with anti fungal cream and bandaids until the doc can take a look.
Saw the black cat so went out to pat him and pour some food. But yeah, due to seeing his tiny bald spots and seeing him scratch his head I showered completely with sulfur soap and Selsun Gold afterwards.
Mental health, contamination
Genuinely freaking out at the possibility of having brought ringworm into my carpeted house.
Particularly right now while so busy and stressed, my own immune system is so down and Melbcat is so unwell. Particularly as disinfectant and bleach is often highly scented/fumey and she’s asthmatic. Particularly as I remove my shoes and wash my hands when I enter the house but my guests don’t. 😬 Did I mention it’s highly infectious and can last in carpet for two years?
…spiral.
Also if it is - how the hell would I even be able to treat him?
Yeah, like barn cats 🤔
Yeah I’m moving this meat to the freezer as I won’t be able to cook it today. Right now the focus is getting things back up off the floor and doing laundry including the clothes that fell in case of any flea eggs.
My BigDubya stick vac works impressively for the size and quality but it’s too late to use it right now. I wish it was quieter. It’s such a hassle to vacuum with a thing that screams but the quieter stick vacs in my budget don’t pick up a thing.
I wish my sleep schedule would correct
I’m also late with meds because cat won’t come out of the hidey hole. I just had to reach in at a contorted angle to give an oral syringe one handed and blind.
Oh that sucks that they’re poisoning them now. And that makes it less safe to eat them.
It sounds a bit heartless but with cost of living being what it is, it might be useful (and more effective not to mention humane) for more people to hunt them for food
I really hope she is 😭
I’m regretting the choice of surgery and will just have to monitor with bloods to see if the acute kidney damage heals
Yeah that’s the most important thing. The cat soup pouches are expensive and not nutritious but it’s so good that she’s eating. And they’re liquidy. I bought a bunch of them.
I had it fairly under control and then this week hit… Between a mess of pill containers and medical supplies, clothing that fell onto the floor when I grabbed something to head out, cat bowls, and the groceries just brought in… the place looks like it’s been hit by a bomb
Melbcat looked so rough this morning even after meds… but I managed to give her sub q fluids while she was lying in bed with me and we both rested while her tank filled. The Dine melting soups got her to eat a little bit. She’s somewhat perked up again.
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Then I woke up and she’d eaten the homemade broth from last night that I forgot to take away 🤢 She’s just had another half pouch of cat soup and has now gone into her hidey hole. I’ve refilled the bowl with the rest and put it nearby in the hope she keeps on eating.
She partly tipped the litter box trying to get in so I think it’s time I try to saw down the sides of larger containers to make wide shallow boxes. I have a mini hacksaw but will see if I have the energy.
Haven’t seen the black cat much. I’ve been busy and saw him lounging in the common area maybe last week but he didn’t run over for pats. Ever since I started feeding him and gave him a parasite treatment I’ve seen a lot less of him. I can only hope that means others may be helping and he’s okay.
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Speaking of which… there’s a round red flaking lesion on my knee 🤨 It shouldn’t be what I think it is as I usually wore long pants and often showered after patting him but… I’ve washed it with sulfur soap, applied anti fungal cream and covered it with bandaids.
Please do not let me have to deal with decontaminating my house of ringworm on top of everything else. I have a small bottle of F10 disinfectant but I have zero energy to spare and half the place is carpet.
My house has slid back into kaos
Right there with you. But I guess I know why
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That sounds great