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[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Ooooo wind. Melbourne is angry

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

Bunjil is flapping his wings again.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

I survived the electricity. I woulld like to thank my rubber soled shoes. I'm not sure if that's a myth but so far still kicking.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago
[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago

I tell myself that I can't watch stuff until I've done my work, and then sit around for hours not doing anything anyway. The paralysis.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Pakige…

Feeling really bad about buying from Amazon but it’s hard to find some things I need without it

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

Don't feel bad. I love Amazon. For so many decades it was so hard to buy specialist or unusual books in Australia. First we had to find out about a book then order at the local book shop, wait a month or so and then pay a ton on money.

Then came amazon and they had the most amazing catalogues and everything was available to Australia for the first time and it was cheap and fast.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Thunderbolts and lightning, very very frightening.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago
[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

oooh, I heard some thunder

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

My house just lit up like a Christmas tree and got a good rumble

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

We finished watching all episodes of Superstore last week which was sad. I'm gonna start the man on The Inbetweeners which I know I'm gonna get wtf and your kid watched this!!!???? Then Derry Girls I think.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

The Inbetweeners reminds me a bit of Grange Hill which I used to watch with Miss Seagoon.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

Bus Wanker!!

SpEcIaL fRiENd

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

Cultures not back yet. One vet was willing to give Melbcat the stronger pain meds but another has decided against it, so the compromise was giving an extra dose of her existing medication.

They’re saying results will probably be in on Tuesday so baby girl will be going the weekend without antibiotics and only pain relief. She’s got fussy and peed on stuff tonight so I gave her the last dose of the strong stuff.

She will no longer eat wet food if it has extra water so maybe I can try some tuna juice or weak allium free broth.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Crossing fingers for Melbcat.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

So many hugs to you both

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

Ok, after an hour's lie down I've recovered a bit and making myself go in to watch the film. I likely won't have the opportunity to watch it anywhere else, and it's good to expand one's horizons and get out of one's head. Especially prior to a holed-up weekend of reading and rewriting (as now my proposal is somewhat different)... Wearing a mask to at least slightly reduce the chance of getting some new shitty infection. Can't afford that this weekend!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Since seeing Deadpool wolverine recently, fam wanted to watch all the X-Men movies. We started two weeks ago and have made it to Logan.

Haven't seen it since 2018 and remember crying at the end.

Looks like those feels are gonna come back tonight.

On the bright side we'll be watching the first Deadpool flick tomorrow so that'll alleviate the sads

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Logan was such an awesome movie and yes, 😭 at the ending.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

I've cried watching something since but bawling my eyes out at a superhero movie was something I wasn't going to predict

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Back home - blood tests showed nothing abnormal except for higher thyroid which is unusual in a senior cat. They gave us some fluids and that seems to have helped - when I got her home she went straight for the old food that Zooks hadn't finished and then scarfed down the fresh stuff I gave her three mouthfuls at a time - didn't finish it all but spread over three saucers probably a full saucer. So fingers crossed.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Poor bubby.

Edit: I’m hoping no hyperthyroidism but we’ve been through it and I’m happy to answer any questions

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

Poor Sammi. Hopefully the fluid boost has helped her feel good enough to want to eat.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Wait, what? Hyperthyroidism usually happens i. Cats older than 12, it's younger that's unusual.

Good news is it's readily controllable with meds. We used to soak Punkin's in a spoon of churu and he just fucking went for it

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Well that was what she said. I presume she's talking about cats that don't have hyperthyroidism.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I don't know what ratio? I should use to take a video and up load it. Anyway he's rocking out with us.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

Thanks for that!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

they are so adorable

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